37th SIGCSE TS 2006
Proceedings |
SIGCSE '06: Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education | |
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Dates | March 1-5, 2006 | |
Location | Houston, TX, USA | |
Venue | Hilton Americas | |
Attendance | 1245 | |
Acceptance | 35% | |
History Blog | Blog entry |
Awards
2006 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Richard Pattis
More than two decades of innovation and influence in providing thoughtful, profound, and concrete examples of teaching and thinking about algorithmic problem solving and programming.
2006 ACM SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
Joyce Currie Little
In honor of her service on the SIGCSE Board, the ACM Education Board, numerous conference committees; and for her contributions to computing in two year colleges, to certification and to professionalism in the discipline.
Publication Acceptance Rates
accepted | submitted | acceptance rate | |
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papers | 104 | 294 | 35% |
panels | 15 | 26 | 58% |
special sessions | 10 | 28 | 36% |
workshops | 37 | 50 | 74% |
Key Notes
- Richsrd Pattis: Can't sing, can't act, can dance a little: (on choosing the right dancing partners)
- Robb Cutler, Chris Stephenson: Working Together to Improve K-12 Computer Science Education
- Bill LaBarge: Make it Look real, make it look cool
Symposium Committee
Symposium Chairs
- Douglas Baldwin - SUNY at Geneseo
- Paul Tymann - Rochester Institute of Technology
Program Chairs
- Ingrid Russell - University of Hartford
- Susan Haller - SUNY Potsdam
Panels and Special Sessions
- John Dougherty - Haverford College
Workshops
- Nancy Kinnersley - University of Kansas
Publications Chair
- Michael Schneider - Macalester College
Registration
- Cary Laxer, Larry Merkle and Lynn Degler - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Faculty Posters
- Dick Brown - St. Olaf College
Birds Of A Feather
- Deb Burhans - Canisius College
Student Volunteers
- Lisa Kaczmarczyk - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Pam Lawhead - University of Mississippi
- Steve Wolfman - University of British Columbia
Treasurer
- Rodney Tosten - Gettysburg College
Database Administrators
- Henry Walker - Grinnell College
- John Dooley - Knox College
Evaluations
- Laurie King - Holy Cross
K-12 Liaison
- Rick Kick - Hinsdale Central High, Illinois
International Liaison
- Guido Rößling - Darmstadt Univ of Technology
- Alison Young - Unitec New Zealand
Local Arrangements
- Dung "Zung" Nguyen - Rice University
- Stephen Wong - Rice University
Doctoral Consortium
- Mark Guzdial - Georgia Institute of Technology
- Orit Hazzan - Israel Institute of Technology
ACM International Student Research Contest
- Ann Sobel - Miami University of Ohio
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