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Welcome
to the Web site of the Consortium for Computing Sciences
in Colleges (CCSC). Whether you are a member of the Consortium,
a participant in one of the regional conferences, or a
professor or student with an interest in the issues pertaining
to college computing, our hope is that you will find these
pages informative and useful. Information regarding the
regional conferences sponsored by the consortium is of
particular interest.
National Partners
CCSC would like to thank our National Partners, the National Science Foundation, Turing's Craft and Wiley for supporting the
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Conferences
CCSC has five regional conferences this fall and we hope you’ll plan to attend one or more of these. See the conferences page to find the one nearest to you. Papers which have been accepted through the double-blind reviewing process to be presented at these conferences also appear in the CCSC Journal and in the ACM Digital Library. While there have delays in shipping the fall Journal issues, the papers are available in the ACM Digital Library prior to the conferences.
JCSC On-line
Did you know that the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges is available on-line? Thanks to the ACM for hosting the Journal's archives.
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From the President
Fall semester is now under way for most of us. In the CCSC calendar that provides two different types of opportunities for professional involvement and growth. The first of the fall regional conferences is Midwestern on September 23-24 and the last is in mid-November as listed in the Conference Calendar. I’ve had an advance look at some of the papers in the fall conferences and find much that interests me. These papers are also posted in the ACM Digital Library before the conference. Look over the publicity at the regional websites and make plans to attend one (or more) of these conferences. In addition to hearing good presentations, my own rewards have often been the colleagues whom I learn to know and with whom I continue to discuss the challenges of teaching in computer-related areas in smaller institutions.
A second opportunity is for you to share of your own experiences and research through presenting a paper at one of our five spring conferences. Calls for Papers are going out as I write this. Either the Conference Calendar or the list of CCSC Regions will take you to more information about submission dates and persons to contact. Maybe you have an idea for a workshop or panel discussion. Some regions offer less formal settings for sharing ideas such as Lightning Talks, Nifty Assignments, or reports on work in progress. The Consortium relies on participation at all levels, attendees, presenters, and committee members.
You will find that online registration is now being used for fall conferences, allowing more payment options. For those who miss a conference one year, online membership renewal is now available at Membership Renewal. You would not use that to register for a regional conference.
The CCSC board holds its fall board meeting this year with the Southeastern regional conference on Nov. 10-11. As we did last year with Northwestern, we are holding an Open Forum during the conference. This is a time both to talk about what services and support the national organization provides to regions and for members to tell us what you would like to see from the Consortium now and in the future. Please keep this opportunity in mind if you’re attending Southeastern this fall. Contact information for individual board members can be found here or you can use the “Contact Us” link if you prefer to send us your thoughts and suggestions.
- Bob Neufeld, President
September, 2011
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