38th SIGCSE TS 2007
| Proceedings |
SIGCSE '07: Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education | |
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| Dates | March 7-10, 2007 | 
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| Location | Covington, KY, USA | |
| Venue | Northern Kentucky Convention Center | |
| Attendance | 1250 | |
| Acceptance | 34% | |
| History Blog | Blog entry | |
Awards
2007 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Judith Gal-Ezer
Outstanding researcher and curriculum designer who has carried out pioneering work involving teaching the essence of computer science on both the high school and university levels.
John Hughes
In memory of his forty years contribution to computing education, academic leadership and research in Australasia and internationally. He was an outstanding mentor of students and colleagues and a committed educator.
2007 ACM SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
John Impagliazzo
For extraordinary services to computing education, with particular contributions to the SIGCSE Bulletin, to international conferences on computing history, to accreditation leadership, and to curricula development.
Publication Acceptance Rates
| accepted | submitted | acceptance rate | |
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| papers | 108 | 316 | 34% |
| panels | 7 | 15 | 47% |
| special sessions | 16 | 25 | 64% |
| workshops | 35 | 65 | 54% |
Key Notes
- Judith Gal-Ezer: To teach is to touch lives forever
- Grady Booch: Readn', writ'n, 'rithmetic...and code'n
- Jonathan Schaeffer: The games computers play...: perfectly
Symposium Committee
Symposium Chairs
- Ingrid Russell - University of Hartford
- Susan Haller - SUNY Potsdam
Program Chairs
- J.D. Dougherty - Haverford College
- Susan Rodger - Duke University
Panels and Special Sessions
- Andrea Danyluk - Williams College
Workshops
- Nancy Kinnsersley - University of Kansas
Publications
- Gary Lewandowski - Xavier University
Registration
- Cary Laxer, Larry Merkle and Lynn Degler - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Posters
- Sue Fitzgerald - Metropolitan State University
Birds Of A Feather
- Bina Ramamurthy - University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Student Volunteers and Student Activities
- Tom Cortina - Carnegie Mellon University
- Dave Musicant - Carleton College
Treasurer
- Scott McElfresh - Carnegie Mellon University
Database Administrators
- Henry Walker - Grinnell College
- John Dooley - Knox College
Evaluations
- Dick Brown - St. Olaf College
K-12 Liaison
- Leigh Ann Sudol - Fox Lane High School
International Liaison
- June Amillo - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Local Arrangements
- Charles E. Frank - Northern Kentucky University
- Joe Oldham - Centre College
Doctoral Consortium
- Orit Hazzan - Israel Institute of Technology
- Josh Tenenberg - University of Washington, Tacoma
Workshop for Department Chairs
- Frank Young - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
ACM International Student Research Contest
- Ann Sobel - Miami University of Ohio