30th SIGCSE TS 1999

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Proceedings	SIGCSE '99: The Proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Dates	March 24-28, 1999
Location	New Orleans, LA, USA
Attendance	925
History Blog	Blog entry

1999 Awards

1999 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Peter Denning - For his efforts in developing a scientific core for operating systems, in formulating a curriculum through the “Denning Report”, and in elucidating Computer Science to the broader scientific community.

1999 SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
Bob Aiken - Service to SIGCSE, ACM-IFIPS, leader of several Computer Science People-to-People exchanges, dedicated mentor, and advocate for computer science in education both in the US and abroad.

Publication Acceptance Rates
Papers, panels and special sessions are subject to a double blind review process with over 1,600 reviews submitted online.

	accepted	submitted	acceptance rate
papers	70	190	37%
panels	15	32	47%
seminars	5	8	62%
workshops	23	35	66%

Symposium Committee

Symposium Chair

• Jane Prey
  University of Virginia

Program Chair

• Boo Noonan
  College of William & Mary

Panels

• Mike Clancy
  University of California - Berkeley

Seminars and BOF

• Ingrid Russell
  University of Hartford

Workshops

• Doug Baldwin
  SUNY Geneseo

Proceedings

• Dan Joyce
  Villanova University

Student Posters

• Ann Sobel
  Miami University
• Mario Guimaraes
  Texas A&M University

Local Arrangements

• Jim Jennings
  Tulane University

1st Timers Activities

• Paul Leidig
  Grand Valley University

Exhibits

• Don Bailes
  East Tennessee State University

Treasurer

• Mark Lattanzi
  James Madison University

Registration

• Frank Young
  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Doctoral Consortium

• Vicki Almstrum
  The University of Texas at Austin
• Marian Petre
  Open University

Evaluation

• Merry McDonald
  Northwest Missouri State University

Student Volunteers

• Jim Aman
  Wilmington College