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***Get the Software Development Club traveling more, visiting conferences and hackathons.
== '''Strategy #5: Encourage growth of I&E through incenticvizing students through a competitively based hackaton & research project competition. (HackConf)'''<br/> ==
== '''<span u style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Description</u>Description'''</uspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">: Implement a hackathon + research presentation competition for high school and TTU.</span>== <div span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><ustyle="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Milestones:</u> *<u style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></divu>*February 2016:
**Have core member board meeting. Establish date, involvement, and events to include.
*March 2016:
**Secure location, solicit additional funding, create website/social media profiles, and create agenda for event.
*April 2016:
**Perform classroom visits, post ads, and raise awareness.
*May 2016:
**Host event. Have debriefing session with members to see what went well, what participants did/did not like, and how to improve for next years HackConf.
*June-September 2016:
**Create new core member board group. Establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes.
*October-December 2016:
**Speak with professors/teachers to gain additional support through extra credit points, assigned work, or any other means to drive higher participation for next HackConf.
*January-February 2017:
**Begin classroom visits and pursue outreach channels.
*March-April 2017:
**Contact local news for press release, solicit additional sponsorship/funding, finalize event details.
*May 2017:
**Host event. Have debriefing session with members to see what went well, what participants did/did not like, and how to improve for next years HackConf.
*June-September 2017:
**Recruit more members to establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes.
*October-December 2017:
**Re-establish relationships with professors, faculty, and teachers showing the impact/results of past events. Look to expand to other geographical areas (high schools) nearby.
*January-February 2018:
**Do classroom visits, and pursue outreach channels.
*March-April 2018:
**Contact local news channels/newspapers for press release. Solicit funding from local businesses in similar fields (TimeForge, SmoothFusion, etc.) and give prospects for interns/employment opportunities.
*May 2018:
**Host event. Determine outcomes and how to improve for next year.