42nd SIGCSE TS 2011
| Proceedings |
SIGCSE '11: Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education | |
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| Dates | March 9-12, 2011 | 
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| Location | Dallas, TX, USA | |
| Venue | Sheraton Dallas Hotel and Conference Center | |
| Theme | Reaching Out | |
| Attendance | 1187 | |
| Acceptance | 34% | |
| History Blog | Blog entry | |
Awards
2011 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Matthias Felleisen
For the creation of a design-focused introductory curriculum, for educational outreach programs for K-12, and for many PhD students who continue to merge programming language research and education.
2011 ACM SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
Gordon Davies
For many years of valuable and generous service to the computing education community including contributions through active membership on international committees, working groups, and conference program committees.
Technical Symposium Best Papers
Best Paper
- Guillaume Marceau, Kathi Fisler, and Shriram Krishnamurthi. 2011. Measuring the effectiveness of error messages designed for novice programmers. In Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education (SIGCSE ‘11). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 499–504.
DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953308>
Publication Acceptance Rates
| accepted | submitted | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| papers | 107 | 315 | 34% |
| panels/special sessions | 22 | 38 | 58% |
| workshops | 35 | 78 | 45% |
| posters | 48 | 66 | 73% |
| birds of a feather | 36 | 48 | 75% |
| videos | 7 | 10 | 70% |
Key Notes
- Matthias Felleisen: Teach Scheme
- Susan Landau: A Computer Scientist Goes To Washington: How To Be Effective In A World Where Facts Are 10% Of The Equation
- Luis von Ahn: Three Human Computation Projects
Symposium Committee
Symposium Chairs
- Thomas Cortina - Carnegie Mellon University
- Ellen Walker - Hiram College
Program Chairs
- Laurie Smith King - College of the Holy Cross
- Dave Musicant - Carleton College
Panels and Special Sessions
- Pam Cutter - Kalamazoo College
Workshops
- Ruth E. Anderson - University of Washington
- Adrienne Decker - University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Publications
- Lester I. McCann - The University of Arizona
Registration
- Cary Laxer and Lynn Degler - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Larry Merkle - Wright State University
Posters
- Tzu-Yi Chen - Pomona College
Birds of a Feather
- Deborah Hwang - University of Evansville
Videos Coordinator
- Dennis Bouvier - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Student Volunteers and Student Activities
- Brianna Morrison - Southern Polytechnic State University
- Mary Anne Egan - Siena College
Treasurer
- Scott Grissom - Grand Valley State University
Database Administrators
- Henry Walker - Grinnell College
- John Dooley - Knox College
Webmaster
- Michael T. Helmick - Google
Evaluations
- Kurt Eiselt - University of British Columbia
Kids' Camp
- Kimberly Voll - University of British Columbia
- RoxAnn Stalvey - College of Charleston
Support/Exhibitor Liaison
- Susan Rodger - Duke University
K-12 Liaisons
- Stacey Armstrong - Cypress Woods High School
- Judy Hromcik - Arlington High School
International Liaison
- Tim Bell - University of Canterbury
Pre-Conference Event Liaison
- Kristine Nagel - Georgia Gwinnett College
Local Arrangements
- Jian Zhang - Texas Women's University
Student Research Competition
- Ann Sobel - Miami University (Ohio)