Ada-Europe Workplan 2004
This document describes the work Ada-Europe plans
to undertake during the period January 1st 2004 until December 31st 2004.
Additional activities to those described here may be undertaken provided
that the new activities are in conformance with the objectives described
below and that they are approved by the Ada-Europe Board.
Newsletter and Information Dissemination
Objectives:
To keep the European Ada community informed of events
taking place, new books and products, standardization activities and other
topics of general interest.
Activities:
The quarterly Ada User Journal which contains general
news, information and articles concerning Ada will be distributed to all
members of Ada-Europe as part of their membership either indirectly through
the Associate members or directly.
Conferences and Workshops
Objectives:
To hold an annual international conference and exhibition
where the latest developments which impact the use of Ada and Software
Engineering are presented and new products are shown.
Activities:
The Ada-Europe Conference 2004 will be held in Palma
(Mallorca), Spain, commencing on May 31st. The conference is being organized
in association with the University of the Balearic Islands.
The Ada-Europe Board, through a nominated Ada-Europe
Board member provides a point of contact for all conferences and hence
experience gained is retained and reused. The conferences and exhibitions
are open to the Ada community world wide.
All indirect members of Ada-Europe whose names have
been made known by their Associate member receive a discount at Ada-Europe
conferences.
International Liaison
Objectives:
To maintain contact with SIGAda and other Ada organizations
world-wide, for exchange of information.
Activities:
To establish cooperation with SIGAda, Ada-Europe
has a Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation at conferences.
As part of this cooperation, Ada-Europe invites representatives of SIGAda
to the annual conference as guests of Ada-Europe and similarly SIGAda invites
representatives of Ada-Europe to the SIGAda conference.
Current activity concerning standardization is at
an international level and is focused on the national bodies that are members
of ISO. Ada-Europe has established a category C organisational liaison
with ISO JTC1/SC22/WG9, which will allow for more direct involvement of
Ada-Europe and its members in the standardization effort.
Grants
Objectives:
To support activities that promote the use of Ada,
directly or indirectly, through discussion and dissemination of information.
Activities:
Ada-Europe will consider providing grants to support
activities in connection with the newly established liaison with ISO JTC1/SC22/WG9
for more direct involvement in the standardization efforts. Another
means of providing support is by grants to other organizing bodies. For
example, Ada-Europe has provided grants in the past to workshops in Brest
and York. Conditions that must be satisfied are that the organization is
European, that the event promotes the use of Ada, that it is run on a not-for-profit
basis, and that a report of 4-6 pages is produced suitable for publication.
Applications for grants should be sent in the first instance to the President.
Support of Associate Members
Objectives:
To support associate
members in widening their national activities into the European Ada community.
Activities:
If there are activities
or services, offered by associate member bodies to their members, which
are of interest and benefit to other members, then Ada-Europe will, if
feasible, act as a channel of communication to make those services available
to all other members.
Organizational Matters
Objectives:
To maintain the smooth
running of Ada-Europe, such that it meets the objectives given here, in
a cost effective manner.
Activities:
Ada-Europe is managed
by a Board of volunteers elected by the Ada-Europe membership. The Board
delegates responsibilities to its Members and will be supported by its
Secretariat. Ada-Europe will fund the operating costs of the Board and
the Secretariat according to the agreed budget.
The Board is concerned
at the cost of holding Board meetings which results from the high cost
of international travel which is inevitable given its constitution. Much
of the work of the Board is carried out through electronic mail. Whenever
possible the Board meets at events, such as its own conferences, where
many Board members are likely to be present. In electing directors to the
Board, the members are urged to consider the likelihood of those elected
being able to attend meetings without incurring additional costs on Ada-Europe.
Ada-Europe has a significant
cash balance, in part due to the profits from the past three conferences
and the Sponsorship program established in 2002. As a consequence, the
Board recommends deferring the increase of the membership fees by 5 Euro,
as proposed since 2001, to 2005.
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