SIGCSE 2007
Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education	March 7-10, 2007

Updates/News

• March 20, 2007
  The presentations given by invited speakers Judith Gal-Ezer and Jonathan Schaeffer are now available. Click on the names.
• Feb 28, 2007
  Recommendations for high school teachers on Friday, March 9 has been updated with some lunchtime suggestions.
• Feb 27, 2007
  We have added a second offering of the sold-out workshop, "Introducing LEGO MindStorms NXT and its Use in CS Education" on Saturday, March 10. Please email Nancy Kinnersley ( kinners@eecs.ku.edu) by Wednesday, February 28 to register for this workshop and take advantage of a lower rate. You cannot register for this workshop on line.
• Feb 27, 2007
  If you flying in to Cincinnati, you might be able to take the TANK (Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky) bus. Route 2X is the Airport Express, which leaves the airport about every half hour and drops off at the Covington Transit Center, just across the street from the convention center and across the street from the Marriott RiverCenter and the Embassy Suites. The fare is (only) $1.25.
• Feb 26, 2007
  Recommendations for high school teachers who are attending on Friday, March 9 are now available.
• Feb 26, 2007
  Online registration ends this Wednesday, Feb 28. Onsite registration rates take effect on Thursday, March 1.
• Feb 26, 2007
  If you are driving a car to SIGCSE 2007, please remember that parking is FREE in all four of our conference hotels to SIGCSE participants. Please make sure you are not charged for parking.
• Feb 26, 2007
  Participants in Workshop #20, "Teaching with Alice and Media Computation": Please note that this workshop is Laptop Encouraged.
• Feb 26, 2007
  All SIGCSE participants, please note: There will we free wireless throughout the convention center. However, there will be no email stations. If you want to read your email at SIGCSE 2007, you must make arrangements to have a laptop available.
• Feb 24, 2007
  Instructions for Conference Aides are now available.
• Feb 20, 2007
  A printable restaurant map is now available on line under Attendee Information/Local Arrangements.
• Feb 20, 2007
  Accessibility Contact: J.D. Dougherty, Haverford College, jd@cs.haverford.edu, 610.896.4993 office
  Please email or call J.D. if you anticipate the need for any accommodations to fully participate in any SIGCSE event.
• Feb 18, 2007
  Information on faculty poster bulletin board assignments is available for Session I and Session II.
• Feb 9, 2007
  To get from the conference hotels to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, use the the SouthBank Shuttle (Fare: $1).
  
• Jan 30, 2007
  Information about our vendor sessions are posted in the on line program for most sessions.
• Jan 30, 2007
  Please check out collateral activities on the home page.
• Jan 16, 2007
  On line registration is now available.
• Dec 20, 2006
  If you would like to find a roommate, we now have a roommate matching database.
• Dec 20, 2006
  Our list of collateral activities has been updated. Check our home page.
• Dec 13, 2006
  Information on Birds of a Feather is now available.
• Nov 28, 2006
  Information on Faculty Posters is now available.
• Nov 20, 2006
  Information about another collateral activity on Wednesday, March 7 has been posted: The Computing Research Association Committee on the Status of Women Workshop
  
• Nov 9, 2006
  Brief descriptions of workshops are now available on line. Please note that several workshops require that you bring your own laptop.
• Nov 7, 2006
  Due to an inconsistency in published due dates, the deadline for BOF and faculty posters have been extended to November 10.
• Nov 3, 2006
  The program for SIGCSE 2007 is now available online.
• Oct 17, 2006
  SIGCSE is pleased to announce two Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education. One is to Judith Gal-Ezer, Professor of Computer Science, The Open University of Israel, and the other is being made posthumously to John Hughes, Professor of Information and Communication Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. SIGCSE is also pleased to announce that the Award for Lifetime Service will be presented to John Impagliazzo, Professor of Computer Science, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA.
• Sept 26, 2006
  The deadline for submissions of undergraduate and graduate research to the ACM SIGCSE 2007 Student Research Competition has been extended to Tues., October 10th. Research projects from all areas of CS are acceptable. Travel grants up to $500 may be available for students who do not have another source of funding.
• Sept 6, 2006
  The lodging reservation system for SIGCSE 07 is now available. There is also information about the conference hotels and air travel and ground transportation.
• Sept 6, 2006
  Only two days are left to submit proposals for papers, panels, special sessions and workshops to SIGCSE 07.
• April 5, 2006
  The Committee for SIGCSE 2007 is excited and pleased to announce that Grady Booch and Jonathan Schaeffer will speak at SIGCSE 2007.

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