SIGCSE 2009

The 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
March 4-7, 2009, Chattanooga, TN USA
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/sigcse09

Welcome!

The SIGCSE Technical Symposium addresses problems common among educators working to develop, implement and/or evaluate computing programs, curricula, and courses. The Symposium provides a forum for sharing new ideas for syllabi, laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy, at all levels of instruction. We invite those interested in computer science education and computer science education research to contribute to SIGCSE 2009.

The conference starts on Wednesday, March 4th, with a variety of pre-conference events and the first evening of workshops. The last collection of workshops concludes the conference activities on the afternoon/evening of Saturday, March 7th. The following table shows the dates of some of the major conference activities; plan your travel accordingly:

Activities Wed 3/4 Thu 3/5 Fri 3/6 Sat 3/7
Pre-Symposium Events X      
Workshops X   X X
Papers and Panels   X X X

More details will be provided in the Conference Program when it is finalized.

Conference Theme:
Engaging Computer Science Education

The theme reflects our common desire to create computer science education that engages our students and facilitates learning. The theme also implies a need to engage in a discussion about the future of computer science education. In these challenging times, we need to reflect on how we interest students, how we retain students, how we make our students globally competitive, and how we lead students to succeed in the interdisciplinary settings of professional computer scientists.

Platinum Corporate Supporters

News  


  • (Fri., Sept. 26, 2008) We are now accepting student volunteer applications! Please visit the
    Student Volunteers information page for more information and a link to the registration form.
  • (Fri., Sept. 12, 2008) Intel is our latest Platinum Corporate Supporter. Thank you, Intel, and welcome!
  • (Mon., Aug. 25, 2008) The meta-reviewing process for submitted papers is new for SIGCSE '09. The six Associate Program Chairs who share this task are listed on the Committee page.
  • (Fri., Jun. 20, 2008) Have you been reading the SIGCSE 2009 Blog? If so, you've learned that:
    • Our keynote speaker will be Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie,
    • Our lunch speaker will be ubiquitous computing researcher Gregory Abowd of Georgia Tech, and
    • The Tennessee Aquarium will host the reception!
  • (Thurs., May 29, 2008) We are planning another Kid's Camp this year; watch for details!

Dates To Note  


  • (Tue., Oct. 21, 2008) Author Notification
  • (Mon., Oct. 27, 2008) Birds of a Feather, Poster, and Video submissions due
  • (Sat., Nov. 1, 2008) Updates to Paper Title & Authors due
  • (Fri., Dec. 5, 2008) Camera-Ready Copy due

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