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title: Proposal Template
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*Authors are advised to consider how their proposal will be executed in detail. This template is a suggestion—proposal authors can deviate from it. <a target="\_blank" href='/downloads/template.md' download>Download here.</a>*

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# Proposal Title

```
Author:
Creation Date: (YYYY-MM-DD)
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## Thesis

*What's the idea?*

## Motivation

*Why now? What problems does this solve?*

## Specification

*How exactly will this be executed? Be specific and leave no ambiguity.*

## Rationale

*Why is this specification the best way to address this thesis?*

## Risks

*What might go wrong?*

## Timeline

*When exactly should this proposal take effect? When exactly should this proposal end?*