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