SIGCSE

• Our entire mission is EDUCATION– Brief presentation of our successful viability

review– Highlights of our year– News!

SIGCSE Goals“forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development,

implementation, and/or evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi, laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy”

SIGCSE perceived to be the premier organization for computing education

Primarily serve

Post-secondary Computer Science Teach Faculty

Computer Science Education Research Faculty

Many activities in making CS1 and CS2 effective

Secondarily serve

Pre-College faculty (relationship with CSTA)

Other Post-secondary teaching faculty in related

computing disciplines

Goals Extend reach and influence of Computing Education

Majority of members on ACM Education committees are or have been SIGCSE officers or large conference leadership

Extend influence beyond US Computer Science

International conferences

ICER workshop abroad and US

NSF grant with CSTA

In cooperation with many conferences, US and internationally

Australiasian, New Zealand, Koli Calling, AAAI

Fund SIGCSE presenters to take conference presentations

to regional conferences, especially CCSC

Major player in NSF funded Computing Education Summit

GoalsLarge Broadening Participation in Computing thread at SIGCSE Symposium -- goal to

increase interest in computing

Kids Camp at Symposium

Support for Doctoral Symposium

Member leadership in NCWIT, NSF BPC projects, CPATH

Provide continuing education for a for members at Symposia

number of workshops continue to grow at Symposium

36 in 2009, 39 in 2010Preparing Students for IPv6

Introducing and Teaching Smartphone Application

Development

New Faculty Workshop

Department Chairs Roundtable

Blogs by members widely read

Member Benefits2600 members

3 conferences and CDs

1200 attendee US hosted Symposium

~200 attendee non-US ITiCSE Conference

~50 attendee research conference (workshop)

Quarterly newsletter (currently 1 issue Symposium proceedings, 3 magazine style including columns, edited articles, etc. and peer reviewed papers from ITiCSE working groups) DL access numbers $56K in FY 2009

Small research grants in learning and teaching (Special Projects)

Very active member list servs – e.g. members.sigcse.org 1200 opt in discussions on all aspects of CS Ed

Chair’s Report

• Membership numbers high (2600)• Two-year retention among highest of the

SIGs (87%)• ACM’s SIG Governing Board found SIGCSE

viable for the next 4 years• Warning – SIGCSE conference fee will

increase in 2011 (NB CCSC 24 hr conference average $139)

• By-laws passed• New website

Website Redesign

Publications

• New Bulletin (electronic)

• ACM Inroads Magazine

InroadsJohn Impagliazzo

EIC

Curt WhiteSIGCSE Spotlight Editor

New BulletinHenry Walker

Z Sweedyk

Recent Conferences

Milwaukee, March 2010Near record attendance

ICER WorkshopUC Berkeley, August 2009

Jester Award for Courage est. Ray Lister 2008, Sydney

ITiCSE 2009

Paris July 2009

SIGCSE ElectionsOutgoing Board

L-to-r Doug Baldwin, John Impagliazzo, Dan Joyce, Renee McCauley, Wanda Dann, Ingrid Russell, Alison Young, Barbara Boucher Owens and Henry Walker

2010-2013 Board

Chair: Renee McCauley

VPDan Joyce

Secy:Susan Rodger

Treas:Doug Baldwin

At Large:Tiffany Barnes Mark Guzdial Amber Settle

Past Chair:Barbara Boucher Owens

Permanent Fixture

Conferences

• ITiCSE 2010

• ICER 2010

• SIGCSE 2011

ITiCSE 2010

ICER 2010

SIGCSE 2011 -- Dallas

This ‘n ThatChina?

Stand on Faculty Governance

Statement endorsing faculty governance of computing curricula distributed to members and placed on Web site, May 2010.