40th SIGCSE TS 2009

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Proceedings	SIGCSE '09: Proceedings of the 40th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Dates	March 4-7, 2009
Location	Chattanooga, TN, USA
Venue	The Chattanooga Convention Center
Theme	Engaging Computer Science Education
Attendance	1176
Acceptance	33%
History Blog	Blog entry

Awards

2009 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education

Elliot Koffman

For an extraordinary record of teaching, curriculum development, publishing papers as well as numerous textbooks, and for helping to shape Computer Science education.

2009 ACM SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community

Michael Clancy

For thirty years of outstanding, lasting contributions and research in computer science education: "Oh Pascal!", case studies, AP leadership, lab-based instruction, self-paced innovation, and mentoring.

 

Publication Acceptance Rates

	accepted	submitted	acceptance rate
papers	100	302	33%
panels/special sessions	24	45	53%
workshops	36	74	49%
posters	47	79	59%
birds of a feather	36	56	64%
videos	19	40	48%

Key Notes

• Elliot B. Koffman: All I really need to know I learned in CS1
• Craig Mundie: Rethinking computing
• Gregory Abowd: Make IT Matter: How computing can make a difference

Symposium Committee

Symposium Chairs

• Sue Fitzgerald - Metropolitan State University
• Mark Guzidal - Georgia Institute of Technology

Program Chairs

• Gary Lewandowski - Xavier University
• Steven Wolfman - University of British Columbia

Panels and Special Sessions

• Andrea Danyluk - Williams College
• Jeffrey Forbes - Duke University

Workshops

• Laurie Smith King - College of the Holy Cross
• Ellen Walker - Hiram College

Publications Editor

• Tom Cortina - Carnegie Mellon University

Registration

• Cary Laxer and Lynn Degler - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Larry Merkle - Wright State University

Posters

• Kurt Eiselt - University of British Columbia
• Cheryl Seals - Auburn University

Birds Of A Feather

• Suzanne Bucele - Southwestern University
• Lisa Meeden - Swarthmore College

Videos Coordinator

• Dennis Bouvier - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Student Volunteers and Student Activities

• RoxAnn Stalvey - College of Charleston
• Dave Musicant - Carleton College

Treasurer

• Scott Grissom - Grand Valley State University

Database Administrator

• Henry Walker - Grinnell College
• John Dooley - Knox College

Webmaster

• Lester McCann - The University of Arizona

Evaluations

• Dave Berque - DePauw University

Kids' Camp

• Pam Cutter - Kalamazoo College
• Kristine Nagel - Georgia Gwinnett College

Support/Exhibitor Liaison

• Susan Rodger - Duke University

K-12 Liaison

• Leigh Ann Sudol - Carnegie Mellon University
• Joe Kmoch - Milwaukee Public Schools

International Liaison

• John Hamer - University of Auckland
• Jan Erik Moströ - Umeå University

Local Arrangements

• Jack Thompson - University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Press Liaison

• Jim Aman - Saint Xavier University

Student Research Competition

• Ann Sobel - Miami University (Ohio)