How Far Would You Go? 
In order to attend ICSE, would you take a 16 hours bus ride, sell movie tickets, soft drinks and cosmetics, organize raffles, and become a student volunteer? Six months ago, a group of seven undergraduates decided they wanted to come to ICSE. Their college, the “Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez" in Chiapas, the Southern tip of Mexico and where the minimum wage is less than US$100 a month – could not afford their expenses. The founders of their local ACM Student Chapter were not deterred; after all, single-handed they had organized a local symposium at their institution, bringing speakers from the rest of their country. After months of hard work, their efforts paid off. Being part of ICSE has enriched both their lives and their professional perspectives. Their dream, now, is to become graduate students outside their country. In the meantime, they have started planning their fundraising for ICSE'02. For Walter Antides Caceres, Jaqueline Hernandez, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ana Gabriela Perez, Jeanette Rosales, Lizbeth Ruiz, and Carlos Mauricio Sanchez the expression “I cannot afford it” does not exist. Where there is will, there is a way.
— Daniel German