SIGCSE - Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education

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The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) provides a global forum for educators to discuss research and practice related to the learning, and teaching of computing, the development, implementation, and evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses at all education levels, as well as broad participation, educational technology, instructional spaces, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy related to computing.

SIGCSE benefits for FY 2027:

Member Benefits:

  • Community Building and Recognition
    • Voting rights in SIGCSE elections
    • 4 issues of ACM Inroads (magazine for the computing education community), either electronically or physically depending on the membership type
    • Access to the quarterly SIGCSE Bulletin newsletter
    • Free access to SIGCSE publication archives through the ACM Digital Library, which includes proceedings of some “in-cooperation” conferences
    • Access to the SIGCSE-ANNOUNCE, SIGCSE-MEMBERS, SIGCSE-JOBS, and SIGCSE-VOLUNTEERS mailing lists
    • Ability to nominate candidates for annual SIGCSE awards, including: the Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education, the Distinguished Service to Computer Science Education Community, the Broadening Participation in Computing Education, the Early Career Researcher, and Test of Time awards.
  • Leadership Roles
    • Opportunity to participate in SIGCSE committees and task forces on topics of current interest
    • Eligibility to serve on steering committees for shaping the future of SIGCSE conferences and doctoral consortia
    • Eligibility to stand as a candidate for SIGCSE Board elections
  • Financial Support
    • Reduced registration rates for all SIGCSE conferences
    • Eligibility for seed funding to exploring new ideas in the learning and teaching of computing through SIGCSE Special Project Grants
    • Opportunity to apply for travel support to attend the SIGCSE sponsored conferences through the Henry Walker Travel Grant program
    • Access to SIGCSE-supported Financial Hardship Waivers for corresponding authors who are SIG members and cannot otherwise cover Article Processing Charges under ACM Open

Community Benefits:

  • Maintaining access to high quality research and teaching practice artifacts through SIGCSE-affiliated conference proceedings and the website
  • Growing the global computing education beyond SIGCSE conferences through local and regional SIG chapters worldwide and numerous in-cooperation conferences annually.
  • Support for mentoring and continued upskilling for the computing education community, including events like the New and Aspiring Educator Workshop and the Department Chairs Roundtable which are held every other year at the SIGCSE Technical Symposium.
  • Publication of reports from SIGCSE committees on topics of general interest, such as women in computing, and Computing Education in Liberal Arts College practices.
  • Sponsoring multiple annual doctoral consortia events for computing education research students with partial travel support
  • Contributing to all major computing curriculum task forces as an organizational thought leader