44th SIGCSE TS 2013
| Proceedings |
SIGCSE '13: Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education | |
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| Dates | March 6-9, 2013 | 
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| Location | Denver, CO, USA | |
| Venue | Sheraton Denver Downtown | |
| Theme | The Changing Face of Computing | |
| Attendance | 1304 | |
| Acceptance | 38% | |
| History Blog | Blog entry | |
Awards
2013 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education
Michael Kölling
For the development of novel programming teaching tools, teaching approaches and teaching material.
2013 ACM SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community
Henry Walker
For dedication to the computing education community, including within SIGCSE and APCS, development of curricula and pedagogy, authoring a articles and textbooks, creation and support of conference submission software, mentoring of students and faculty, and consulting with departments to advance excellence in computing education.
Technical Symposium Best Papers
Best Paper
- Leo Porter and Beth Simon. 2013. Retaining nearly one-third more majors with a trio of instructional best practices in CS1. In Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education (SIGCSE ‘13). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 165–170.
DOI:<https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445248>
Publication Acceptance Rates
| accepted | submitted | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| papers | 111 | 293 | 38% |
| panels | 11 | 23 | 48% |
| special sessions | 16 | 23 | 70% |
| workshops | 35 | 84 | 42% |
| posters | 52 | 103 | 51% |
| birds of a feather | 36 | 49 | 74% |
Key Notes
- Ed Lazowska, Bobby Schnabel, Mary Lou Soffa, Lucy Sanders, Jan Cuny, Patty Lopez, Juan Gilbert: The Changing Face of Computing
- John Etchemendy: Online Education
- Michael Kölling: This much I know: thoughts on the past, present and future of educational programming tools
- Jane Margolis: Unlocking the clubhouse: a decade later and now what?
Symposium Committee
Symposium Chairs
- Tracy Camp - Colorado School of Mines
- Paul Tymann - Rochester Institute of Technology
Program Chairs
- J.D. Dougherty - Haverford College
- Kris Nagel - Georgia Gwinnett College
Panels and Special Sessions
- Sue Fitzgerald - Metropolitan State University
Workshops
- Susan Haller - SUNY Potsdam
- Lester I. McCann - The University of Arizona
Publications
- Joel Adams - Calvin College
Registration
- Cary Laxer and Lynn Degler - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Larry Merkle - Wright State University
Posters
- Jodi Tims - Baldwin Wallace University
Birds of a Feather
- Jian Zhang - Texas Woman's University
Student Volunteers and Student Activities
- Steven Huss-Lederman - Beloit CollegeBrianna
- Steven Wolfman - University of British Columbia
Access Services Coordinator
- Mark Wambach - Rochester Institute of Technology
Treasurer
- Scott Grissom - Grand Valley State University
Database Administrators
- Henry Walker - Grinnell College
- John Dooley - Knox College
Webmaster
- Dan Bogaard - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Steve Zilora - Rochester Institute of Technology
Evaluations
- James Early - SUNY Oswego
Kids' Camp
- Susan Fox - Macalester College
- James Maher - Colorado School of Mines
Publicity/Social Media
- Kimberly Voll - Centre for Digital Media
Support/Exhibitor Liaison
- Susan Rodger - Duke University
K-12 Liaisons
- Marilyn Cadenhead - School of Science and Engr. Magnet
- Ria Galanos - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Tech.
International Liaison
- Catherine Lang - Swinburne University of Technology
Pre-Conference Event Liaison
- Adrienne Decker - Rochester Institute of Technology
Local Arrangements
- Jody Paul - Metropolitan State University of Denver
Affiliated Events Liaison
- Sarah Heckman - North Carolina State University
Student Research Competition
- Ann Sobel - Miami University (Ohio)