Please join us for the Seventh Annual CCSC-NW Conference to be held on October 14 & 15, 2005 at University of Washington, Bothell. Please consider submitting a paper, panel, or tutorial to the CCSC-2005 Northwestern conference. Undergraduates are encouraged to enter the student poster competition. Graduates students will have a chance to network with computer science faculty at universities and colleges around the northwest. Student registration is only $25. Detailed information is below and on our website at http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/2005/. Keep a watch out for a soon to be delivered announcement by regular mail. thanks, Carol Zander CCSCNW'05 Conference Chair Computing and Software Systems University of Washington, Bothell zander@u.washington.edu (425)352-5276 ************************************************************************ Seventh Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northwestern Region (CCSC-NW) http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/2005/ CALL FOR PAPERS Due date: March 11, 2005 CALL FOR PANELS/TUTORIALS Due date: March 25, 2005 CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS Due date: September 30, 2005 Conference Purpose ------------------ The CCSC-NW Conference is designed to promote quality computer-oriented curricula as well as effective use of computing in smaller institutions of higher learning which are typically non-research in orientation. Submission Instructions ----------------------- **** Papers Due date: March 11, 2005 Authors -- please submit papers for presentation at the conference. Papers are refereed and those accepted will appear in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. Papers must be original and not submitted elsewhere for simultaneous review. They should be quality work, typically referencing related work, and extend the body of knowledge in the computing sciences. Papers are to be a maximum of six pages single-spaced and the abstract is limited to 300 words. Detailed instructions for submitting papers will be available by January 2005. Inquiries may be directed to the Papers Chair, Sharon Tuttle (st10@humboldt.edu). **** Panels and Tutorials Due date: March 25, 2005 Tutorial and panel discussion submissions should include a two-page proposal, list of participants, and address, phone number, and email address of contact author. Detailed instructions for submitting panels & tutorials will be available by January 2005. Inquiries may be directed to the Panels & Tutorials Chair, Adair Dingle (dingle@seattleu.edu). **** Student Poster Contest Due date: September 30, 2005 Undergraduate students -- please submit an abstract describing your research or project. A faculty sponsor is required. Students present their work in a poster session and prizes will be awarded. Send a one-page abstract via email to the Student Posters Chair, Arnie Berger (aberger@u.washington.edu). Suggested Topics ... -------------------- * Computer Engineering * Computing Sciences and Software Engineering * Computing Sciences Education Issues * Computing Sciences Curriculum Issues * Courses for Non -majors * Distance Education * Emerging Technologies * Ethics and Legal, Society, Gender Issues * Faculty Development and Support * Graphics, Image Processing * Information Science * Information Technology * Lab Use of Computers * Management and Administrative Issues * Multimedia Use and Training * Networking * Software Development and/or Use * Student Research Participation by faculty, staff, and students in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, and other disciplines is encouraged. Registration Fees ----------------- The registration fee includes the conference banquet on Friday evening, the luncheon on Saturday, admission to all sessions, and one copy of the conference proceedings. Conference registration: $135 (includes 1-year CCSC membership) Student registration: $ 25 Registration material will be available on the conference website and mailed in August. If you are not currently on our mailing list but would like to be, contact the Conference Chair, Carol Zander (zander@u.washington.edu). Volunteers Needed ----------------- If you are interested in serving as a paper referee, please contact the Papers Chair, Sharon Tuttle (st10@humboldt.edu). Download Conference Announcements --------------------------------- An 8" x 11" color poster announcing the Call for Papers as a PDF file: http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/docarchive/2005/2005CallForParticipation.pdf An 8" x 11" color poster announcing the Student Poster Session as a PDF file: http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/docarchive/2005/studentposter2005.pdf 2005 Conference Committee ------------------------- Conference Chair: Carol Zander University of Washington, Bothell zander@u.washington.edu Site Chair: Mike Panitz Cascadia Community College mpanitz@cascadia.ctc..edu Program Chair: Rob Bryant Gonzaga University bryant@gonzaga.edu Papers Chair: Sharon Tuttle Humboldt State University st10@humboldt.edu Panels & Tutorials Chair: Adair Dingle Seattle University dingle@seattleu.edu Registration Chair: George Mobus University of Washington, Tacoma gmobus@u.washington.edu Speakers Chair: Bill Erdly University of Washington, Bothell erdlyww@u.washington.edu Vendors Chairs: Creed Jones Elaine Weltz Seattle Pacific University creedj@spu.edu eweltz@spu.edu Student Poster Chair: Arnie Berger University of Washington, Bothell aberger@u.washington.edu Webmaster: Ed Gellenbeck Central Washington University gellenbe@cwu.edu Regional Chair: Phil Prins Seattle Pacific University pprins@spu.edu