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From: shirley@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: SIGGRAPH pet peeves
Message-ID: <4400041@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 29 Aug 89 20:33:00 GMT
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>/* Written  by herzog@dogwalk.Sun.COM in comp.graphics */
>In article <4400038@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, shirley@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>> 1. The reception costs are bundled with the technical and course 
>>    registration fees.  This way people who are already having their way
>>    paid can get the receptions covered too.  Those paying their own way
>>    are forced to pay for possibly unwanted services. 
>> 
>It would be wonderful if SIGGRAPH could fine-tune each person's registration
>to provide (and allow admission to) only those session and events in
>which s/he wishes to participate.  SIGGRAPH "unbundles" as much as it 
>practically can, as much or more so (I believe) than other conferences of 
>comparable size, and certainly more than small conferences, which are 
>usually all-or-nothing affairs.  At the other end of the spectrum are
>those who would feel they were being nickle-and-dimed to death if they
>had to pay for every little thing.  And others who would object because
>their companies would not reimburse them for the "extra" activities.
>

Let me get this straight-- in the SIGGRAPH '89 registration process, I had
option to get a set of course notes, technical slides, art show slides,
stereo slides, t-shirt, polo shirt, visor, baseball cap, mug, calender,
and mouse pad.  I personally would be willing to sacrafice the choice
between the visor and baseball cap, if I could instead choose to
forego the receptions (list price $40 each).  Since there are already
tickets, this doesn't seem so tough to me.  I can see why the lunches
are harder, so why not unbundle the receptions?

By the way, I think the organizers of SIGGRAPH do a very good job.  I just
don't like to pay $100 for bad food in BOSTON of all places!  Also, I
thank Mr. Herzog for his thoughtful responses from the 'inner circle'.

peter shirley
shirley@cs.uiuc.edu