Please join us for the Ninth Annual CCSC-NW Conference to be held on October 12 & 13, 2007 at Linfield College, McMinnville, OREGON. Please consider submitting a paper, panel, or tutorial to the CCSC-2007 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/2007/. Attached are electronic copies of Call for Papers, Call for Participation Poster and Call for Students Posters Poster. Keep a watch out for a soon to be delivered announcement by regular mail. Thanks Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah CCSCNW'07 Conference Chair Computer Science Department Linfield College McMinnville, OR 97128 (503)883-2426 ************************************************************************ Eighth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northwestern Region (CCSC-NW) http://www.ccsc.org/northwest/2007/ CALL FOR PAPERS Due date: March 5, 2007 CALL FOR PANELS/TUTORIALS Due date: March 19, 2007 CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS Due date: September 24, 2007 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 5, 2007 Authors -- please submit papers for presentation at the conference. Papers are peer reviewed 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 2007. Inquiries may be directed to the Papers Chair: Michele Folsom at mfolsom@plu.edu **** Panels and Tutorials Due date: March 19, 2007 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, Brent Wilson at bwilson@georgefox.edu. **** Student Poster Contest Due date: September 24, 2007 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, Judith Cushing at judyc@evergreen.edu. Suggested Topics ... -------------------- o Computer Engineering o Computing Sciences and Software Engineering o Computing Sciences Curriculum Issues o Computing Sciences Education Issues o Courses for Non-majors o Distance Education o Emerging Technologies o Ethics and Legal, Society, Gender Issues o Faculty Development and Support o Graphics, Image Processing o Gaming and/or Animation o Informatics o Information Science o Lab Use of Computers o Management and Administrative Issues o Multimedia Use and Training o Networking o Software Development and/or Use o 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) $160 after September 15 Student registration: $ 25 (does not include meals, proceedings, or CCSC membership) 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, Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah at mdwomoh@linfield.edu. Volunteers Needed ----------------- If you are interested in serving as a paper referee, please contact the Papers Chair, Michele Folsom at mfolsom@plu.edu . Ninth Annual Northwestern Regional Conference Conference Steering Committee Conference Chair: Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah Linfield College mdwomoh@linfield.edu Site Chair: Daniel Ford Linfield College dford@linfield.edu Papers Chair: Michele Folsom Pacific Lutheran University mfolsom@plu.edu Panels & Tutorials Chair: Brent Wilson George Fox University bwilson@georgefox.edu Registration Chair: Tim Rolfe Eastern Washington University trolfe@ewu.edu Program Chair: Rob Bryant Gonzaga University bryant@gonzaga.edu Speakers Chair: David Hansen George Fox University dhansen@georgefox.edu Vendors Chair: Ron Tenison rtenison@verizon.net Student Poster Chair: Judith Cushing Evergreen College judyc@evergreen.edu Webmaster: Ed Gellenbeck Central Washington University gellenbe@cwu.edu Regional Chair: George Hauser Pacific Lutheran University hausergj@plu.edu In addition, thanks to all the members of the NW Regional Board. ********************************************** Martin Dwomoh-Tweneboah Associate Professor/Department Chair Computer Science Dept Linfield College 900 S. 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