[games_access] idea GamesCom 2010: a IGDA GA-SIG stand

[Sandra Uhling]

http://gamescom.de/
18. - 22.August 2010

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-
> bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von D. Michelle Hinn
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 8. November 2009 19:04
> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Betreff: Re: [games_access] idea GamesCom 2010: a IGDA GA-SIG stand
> 
> Thanks, Sandra!
> 
> I will contact the person in charge.
> 
> As to hidden costs...those are the ones you learn about once it's too
> late to back out! ;) That's what's happened to me in the past. In the
> US each state has different labor union requirements.
> 
> Anyway, I'll do a little digging -- do you know off-hand what the dates
> are for that?
> 
> Michelle
> 
> On Nov 8, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> >
> > sorry I do answer little bit late.
> >
> > There should be no hidden cost.
> > I think there should be no problem at all.
> >
> > @Michelle I will send you two contact data:
> > * the person who organize it
> > * a person who had a stand there this year (gameparents e.V.)
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Sandra
> >
> >
> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-
> >> bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von D. Michelle Hinn
> >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. November 2009 21:40
> >> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> >> Betreff: Re: [games_access] idea GamesCom 2010: a IGDA GA-SIG stand
> >>
> >> Hi Sandra,
> >>
> >> That sounds interesting -- what are the costs associated with it?
> >> I've done this before at other gaming conferences and have lost
> >> literally thousand of dollars due to hidden costs (such as the
> >> carpeting for the booth having to be paid to one company, the table
> >> going to another company, and so forth). So we'd definitely need to
> >> find out about that -- the last time I did this was sort of the last
> >> straw for me, as I lost over $5000 personally because the SIG has no
> >> funds and I was forced to cover it AT the conference. Also, we would
> >> need to partner with many groups, as the SIG itself "owns" no
> >> accessibility equipment, which is very important to show. And those
> >> companies that make them (as well as most companies that make games
> >> in this area) are not non-profits.
> >>
> >> The SIG is a non-profit of sorts if we go through the IGDA
> Foundation
> >> but I'm not sure that that "counts" in the EU -- I'd have to
> >> investigate this. That is why we could not participate in Thomas
> >> Westin's EU proposal -- we could not make that case quickly enough
> >> since there were only days before the deadline. We also, as an
> >> organization, are here to support game developers WITH disabilities
> >> so that also is a source of great confusion when it comes to our
> non-
> >> profit status.
> >>
> >> The trouble is that "non-profit" is a legal term and I'm not sure
> >> what proof that they would need to count us as such. AbleGamers, for
> >> instance, is a legal non-profit in the US but is not yet a non-
> profit
> >> outside the US. So anything you can find out would be very helpful!
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Michelle
> >> Chair, IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
> >>
> >> On Nov 5, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> just an idea:
> >>> We have a very nice "non-profit" area at the GamesCom.
> >>> What do you think about it, that this SIG will have a stand there?
> >>> It would be a small place and there are lots of other non-profit
> >>> organizations.
> >>>
> >>> I do have contact to the person who organize it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>> Sandra
> >>>
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