Conference Grants for Educators to Attend SIGAda '99
October 17-21, 1999
Redondo Beach, CA
Goals:
The ACM/SIGAda Conference Grants program is intended to help educators
introduce, strengthen, and expand the use of Ada in secondary school, college,
and university curricula. We welcome a proposal from anyone whose goals
meet this description.
Benefits:
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Full conference registration for SIGAda '99, in Redondo Beach, CA, Oct.
17-21, including one copy of the conference proceedings.
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Registration costs for 2 days of pre-conference tutorials or workshops
at SIGAda '99 (titles to be published after the program is settled). You
may choose to attend any tutorial(s) or workshop(s) that will help you
achieve your goals.
Travel funding is not included in the grant program.
How to Propose:
In order to be considered for a grant, prepare a brief proposal and send
it, by e-mail (preferred), fax, or regular mail postmarked, by September
3, 1999 to
Michael B. Feldman
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-5919
(202) 994-0227 (fax)
mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu
The proposal should contain three specific items:
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Cover Letter: A cover sheet with your name, address, phone number,
and e-mail address (if available). It should be stated that you would not
be able to attend the conference without the support of this grant. It
would be useful to obtain a statement from the appropriate department chair
or dean, to the effect that he/she has read and supports your propsal,
including assurance that the necessary travel funds will be made available
to you if the grant is awarded.
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Proposer's Statement (3 pages maximum): A statement of the proposer's
background, environment, and plans.
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Environment : The current curriculum in your institution
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Plans: What you plan to do with Ada in the curriculum and how these plans
relate to the current environment in your school
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Background : The relevant experience that you bring to the plans
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Course Selection: State which tutorial(s) or workshop(s) you would
like to attend, and if it is not obvious, the relevance of these courses
to the plans above.
Evaluating Proposals:
All proposals will be evaluated by educators who teach and use Ada in their
curricula. Proposals will be evaluated on:
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the quality and appropriateness of the plans
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the appropriateness of the SIGAda tutorials to the plans
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the preparation of the proposer to carry ot the plans
Awards will be announced by Sept. 15, 1998. Grantees will be asked to accept
the grant and to verify their attendance at that time, and arrangements
will be made for registration following their acceptance. All proposers
will be notified of the decision on their proposals.
Last modified by dfh, 2 June, 1999