Norfolk, Virginia USA March 3 - 7, 2004

SIGCSE 2004 Program

• Final Program
  • The Program at a Glance is available online.
  • You can also create a Custom Program at a Glance schedule by selecting only the sessions you plan to attend and printing the Web page.
  • A pdf version of the Final Program for you to download and print.
• Invited Speakers
  • Mordechai (Moti) Ben-Ari;
    Recipient of the 2004 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education;
    "The Concorde Doesn't Fly Anymore";
    Moti was slated to give the Thursday morning keynote address. Unfortunately, he is not able to join us this year. We will miss hearing Moti's thoughts, and hope he can present them to us at a future conference.
  • Owen Astrachan;
    "Everything I Needed to Know about Programming and Computer Science, I Learned from my Teachers";
    Thursday morning keynote address
    (follow link to Owen's home page where presentation slides are available)
  • Peter Denning;
    "Great Principles in Computing Curricula";
    Saturday morning plenary session,
    The Slides
  • Eugene Spafford;
    "What *is* Information Security";
    Saturday morning plenary session
    Dr. Spafford has provided the following links related to his presentation:
    • Grand Research Challenges in Information Security & Assurance
    • The Computing Research Association
    • The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security
• Workshop Descriptions to help plan your registration.
• Ada Lovelace Movie
  • We will provide several screenings of the award winning film "To Dream Tomorrow" about the life and contributions of Ada Lovelace, in the Chesapeake room at 7:00 and 8:30 PM Wednesday evening and hourly on Thursday from 11:00 AM till 5:00 PM.
  • During a special Birds Of Feather Thursday evening, immediately following the 5:00 PM screening, the film's creators will lead a discussion about the film.
  • See www.mith.umd.edu/flare/lovelace/ for more information about the film.