Post Oopsla Tampa Event Group Four

For what?

• student attendance at conferences
• invited people at PLoP conference (travel expenses, conference fee)
• special projects

• Scope:
  • patterns-related
  • should be pursuant to the Hillside mission statement
  • to add to the quantity or quality of the patterns literature (appreciation and utilization)
    • example of adding to quantity – a synthesis project
    • examples of adding to quality – review body of patterns literature and refactor, a project that promotes the use of patterns, etc.

• Proposal to Hillside must contain:
  1. ) budget
  2. ) motivation
  3. ) plan
  4. ) when and where it will be reported

• Proposal must be short and succinct (example: 2 pages, single spaced)

• When are proposals accepted (any time or only at specific times?)

• Turnaround time must be specified and adhered to (grants officer must keep track of this)

• Transparent – anyone can apply

• Results of the work must be reported at a PLoP and/or some other patterns (see below)

• If Hillside can’t fund, they may help the proposal writer funnel it to another appropriate place

• a budget
• money for grants and scholarships in the budget
• general meeting (at a PLoP or OOPSLA) to create the budget
• a grants officer
• report from grants officer at the general meeting