Allow SIGGRAPH presenters, students no-cost access

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   Name: Kevin Cain on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Kate Devlin on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Mark Eakle on Jan 30, 2007

   Comments: there are already plenty of venues where the exchange of "knowledge" is dependent upon the exchange of money. These are by their very nature, compromised as to the integrity of the presented material. SIGGRAPH should not abandon an opportunity to provide open access to those who contribute, intellectually, the most.

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   Name: Andrew Britt on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Bernard-Marie Mylonas on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Charles Ostman on Jan 30, 2007

   Comments: Greetings: I have been a veteran participant of SigGraph for many years, my first attendance being in 1985 when it was here in San Francisco - then employed at the Droid Works division of Lucas Films. Above all else, SigGraph has always represented the uniquely cutting edge exploratory venue for extreme technology and creativity intersecting with all forms of experiential media. This has always been the classic essence of SigGraph. Of course, it is appropriate to recognize the reality of changes in the industry, and the ability of SigGraph to evolve and flourish in sync with this perpetual evolution. However, to radically change the admissions and fees requirements of this event may yield much more than a temporary restructuring of costs and income stream, and these effects will not be positive. Countless thousands of unpaid hours have been devoted to bringing to SigGraph projects, technologies, and most importantly, creative concepts that are the unique hallmark of the tradition that is SigGraph. I should know, myself having been one of these participants, and many fellow comrades over the years who have provided such input to this event. I would suggest, with the greatest sincerity, that should this policy of the SigGraph planning committee continue along this path, that this unique event which is known throughout the world for what it has been in the past, will be simply reduced to nothing more than a trade show catering to the studio industry. The policy being currently considered may look financially attractive in the short term, but it's long term affect may be to quell the very inventiveness that has made SigGraph the spawning ground for far reaching expressions in the media arts and technologies that it has always been known for. I would respectfully urge you to at least reconsider, carefully, the policy you are currently embarking upon. regards, Charles Ostman

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   Name: Scott Kildall on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Jeremiah Grant on Jan 30, 2007

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   Name: Ingmar Zahorsky on Jan 30, 2007

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    Name: Matthew Highison on Jan 30, 2007

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    Name: Ali Jamalzadeh on Jan 30, 2007

    Comments: Siggraph should be a level playing field where quality and creativity of ideas and research and art are always center stage. The ability for contributors to present their work and share there ideas should be aided and encouraged not discouraged by unfair costs, bureaucracy, and other factors.

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    Name: Mark Pupilli on Jan 31, 2007

    Comments: People attending SIGGRAPH to present work should not be subsidising the executive committee, for whom SIGGRAPH is simply a stop on their party circuit.

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    Name: Jason Porter on Jan 31, 2007

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    Name: Mikael Cleto on Jan 31, 2007

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    Name: Simon Kandah on Jan 31, 2007

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 31, 2007

    Comments: It's hard to get your foot into the door when the door comes with a fee.

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    Name: Anonymous on Feb 1, 2007

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    Name: Star La Land on Feb 1, 2007

    Comments: I have greatly enjoyed the wealth of knowledge available at the SIGGRAPH conferences. The open exchange of diverse and cutting edge ideas strengthens our industry. Only by keeping this mechanism as available to SIGGRAPH presenters are we provided with a way to pool this innovation.

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    Name: Frederic Sautai on Feb 1, 2007

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    Name: Darrell Spaulding on Feb 1, 2007

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    Name: Matt Aranha on Feb 5, 2007

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    Name: Luis Paulo Santos on Feb 5, 2007

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    Name: D'nardo Colucci on Feb 6, 2007

    Comments: SIGGRAPH is fast becoming an academically irrelevant voice of the movie industry.

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    Name: David Beining on Feb 6, 2007

    Comments: We all understand SIGGRAPH has had challenging years recently (9/11, .com bust, San Antonio, Boston) but the asking to rebuild upon the wallets of those that brought SIGGRAPH to prominence in the first place seems short-sighted, even misdirected. Let's find a better way to finance the conference so it's best aspects can continue.

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    Name: Alex Gitler on Feb 7, 2007

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    Name: Isabel C. Valverde on Jun 23, 2007

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    Name: Stewart Mcsherry on Jul 19, 2007

    Comments: no new blood shows up at siggraph - what student can pay 60. for a film or even if they get a paper accepted, pay their own flight, room and board under the new brillant idea that no speakers get any compensation we need to get young fresh blood inside siggraph

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    Name: Frederick C Ross on Aug 6, 2007

    Comments: I am a student and cannot afford to go.

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    Name: Greg Downing on Jun 25, 2009

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