Apply to participate in the
Software Engineering Disciplinary Commons

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To be eligible for a place in the Commons, you must be teaching a software engineering course in 2009/10.

NOTE: The application requires support from your department chairperson.

To apply, provide the following three items:

  1. contact information
    In an e-mail message to Dennis Bouvier (djb at acm dot org), include these details:
    • your name
    • e-mail address
    • the name of your College/University
    • a paper-mail address
    • phone number
    • and contact information for your chairperson (name and email address).
  2. a brief position statement (couple of paragraphs), which can be included with the contact information, or separately
    This should indicate:
    • who you are,
    • where you're starting from,
    • and what you're hoping to achieve.
    • Let me know what courses you regularly teach (name plus one-sentence description for each)
  3. Logistical details
    can also be part of the same email message
    • Are there any periods (even particular days of the week) which you know would cause problems for attending a monthly meeting? (e.g. are you going to be away, or at a conference?). Is there anything else about scheduling I should know about? Also state which day(s) of the week would work for a monthly meeting (e.g., "I can't meet on Monday. I can meet on Wed., Fri.).
    • Estimate your travel expenses for a single round trip to SIUE (Edwardsville, IL 62026).
    • Is there anything else you would like to add?
  4. letter of support from your chairperson
    Participation requires a time commitment over an academic year; neither you or I want to have a problem down the road.

Applicants will selected to provide maximum diversity of background, experience and institutional context.

A firm deadline for applications has not been established; however, decisions will probably be made on a rolling basis beginning in mid-April 2009. A firm application deadline may be announced in early April 2009.

If you don't receive an acknowledgment, I haven't received your application.

There is no cost to participate in the Commons.
The Commons project will pay for all meetings, and for participants travel costs.

last update: 26 March 2009
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