tomt@polygen.uucp (Thomas Tulinsky) (01/10/90)
I know this is late, but I paid quite a bit for a Siggraph calendar ($15 or $20) only to find that it has several problems and should really be considered a "second". The whole thing seems to be printed "backwards". Does anyone else agree?
herzog@dogwalk.Sun.COM (Brian Herzog) (01/11/90)
In article <664@calvin.UUCP>, tomt@polygen.uucp (Thomas Tulinsky) writes: > I know this is late, but I paid quite a bit for a Siggraph calendar ($15 or $20) > only to find that it has several problems and should really be > considered a "second". The whole thing seems to be printed "backwards". > Does anyone else agree? Thomas, I was producer of the first SIGGRAPH calendar in '88, and I know there was widespread praise for the much-improved quality of the '89 version, and hardly any complaints. However, it's certainly possible that some bad copies slipped through, and you were unlucky enough to get one. Please email me directly and I'll arrange to replace your copy. Also, if you include more detail about the calendar's "several problems," I'll be happy to pass the information on to the appropriate people. By the way, the price for the 17-month calendar was $10. If you check your local bookstore, you'll see that was a pretty good deal (in fact, SIGGRAPH merchandise is sold on a break-even basis, and the calendar was sold at a slight loss). Brian Herzog SIGGRAPH '89 registration chair herzog@sun.com ...!sun!herzog
herzog@dogwalk.Sun.COM (Brian Herzog) (01/13/90)
In article <130080@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, herzog@Sun.COM (Brian Herzog) writes: > > [...] > > By the way, the price for the 17-month calendar was $10. If you check > your local bookstore, you'll see that was a pretty good deal [...] Before you, too, send me email asking where you can buy the calendar, please note the usage above of past tense! The only items available after the SIGGRAPH conference are technical material, such as proceedings, slide sets and video reviews. Souvenir items, such as mugs, t-shirts and calendars, are not sold after the conference. Each year's conference has its own organization and lifetime; there is no mechanism (or volunteer energy :-) at the conference level to run a post-conference mail-order operation. Post-conference sales of technical material are arranged under the auspices of the parent SIGGRAPH organization and its parent, ACM. My guess is that ACM is not interested in selling SIGGRAPH (or any other conference's) souvenir merchandise on the assumption that there would be insufficient demand to make the effort worthwhile: how many people would really want to buy a SIGGRAPH '89 mug in 1990? My opinion is that it would indeed not be worth the effort. If you feel otherwise, I suggest you convey your thoughts to the SIGGRAPH executive committee at <EC.SIGGRAPH@Xerox.com>. BTW, since someone will ask, no, course notes are not available after the conference, either. They are notes, not published material which can be referenced. However, this means that if you can find a copy of the notes you want (at your company, university, etc.), you are free to photocopy them, within the limits of copyrights that may be be held by the individual authors. For further information on the material which *is* available, contact: ACM Order Department PO Box 64145 Baltimore, MD 21264 (800) 342-6626 (continental U.S. except Maryland) (301) 528-4261 (outside the continental U.S., and Maryland) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Herzog "Badges? We ain't got no badges! I don't herzog@sun.com have to show you any stinking badges!" ...!sun!herzog - Treasure of the Sierra Madre