[arg_discuss] ARG SIG Conference

[Burcu Bakioglu]

The funding for the tracks in SLCC are found by the group who wants that track. When you want to suggest a panel you find an investor to pay SLCC organizors (who are the community, BTW) $3000, half a day track is half that price. Currently, i see that only the ARGFest organizers are trying to fund everything. Which is exactly why we need to legitimize the activities of ARGFest by making them legitimite research venues for education, business, entertainment. Finding someone to fund Business track should be a breeze, other tracks that the community wants may need some effort, but not a whole lot. And when you have a day or two added, you can actually sleep. The reason why it is so hard to sleep in SLCC is not the extensive panels, but the parties that, again companies fund, that last till the morning. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Senderhauf <varineq at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:06 PM
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG <arg_discuss at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Conference

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Burcu Bakioglu <bbakiogl at gmail.com> wrote:


> Michele, I am not sure you are correct in your perception of not being able

> to add more panels without cutting into the social time.



My perception comes from what the ARGfest coordinators have said.  :)  When
I asked why the panels had to start so darn early on Saturday morning, they
said it was because of the time crunch.  If panels start later in the
morning, they run later and then we don't have enough time for both the
FestQuest and the dinner/keynote Saturday night.  I assume it would be the
same situation if more panels were simply added.  When I suggested they add
a second day (or half day) of panels, it seemed like it wasn't a possibility
without more funding.  An extra day of panels means an extra day of
conference space rental.   So, to be more specific, with the current amount
of funding, it's not possible to add more panels without cutting into the
social time.

Or so I've heard.  :)

Michelle
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