Call for Papers

Sixth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE2004)

18 - 22 January 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand

The Sixth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2004) will be part of the Australasian Computer Science Week, 18-22 January 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand.

The technical program of ACE 2004 will consist of both presentations and demonstrations. The conference solicits submissions that describe innovations in teaching computing in its various aspects, e.g. computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology, at all levels and in all contexts. Typical topics include, but are not restricted to, innovations in the following areas:

These innovations may be in the context of formal courses or self-directed learning; they may involve, for example, introductory programming, service courses, specialist undergraduate or postgraduate topics, industry-related short courses. We welcome submissions directed at issues of current and local importance, as well as topics of international interest. Such topics may include transition from school to university, articulation between vocational and university education, quality management in teaching, teaching people from other cultures, attracting and retaining female students, and flexible learning.

The program committee will select the papers to appear based on their potential to enhance learning outcomes in computing courses. All papers will be fully refereed using a double blind reviewing process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: 18 August, 2003
Notification of acceptance: 17th October, 2003
Camera-ready copy: 14th November, 2003
Author registration: 14th November, 2003
Conference: 18-22 January 2004

Paper Format:

Papers must be between 4 and 10 pages. Papers are required to conform to the formatting guidelines of the series Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology . See the Procedures and Resources for Authors . All submissions should be in MS Word format, PDF, or postscript. Word and Latex style files are available at the aforementiond authors' web site.

Submission Process:

As the first step, and well prior to the August 18 deadline for papers, intending authors (or the nominated contact author of a group) should email raymond@it.uts.edu.au and ask for a paper number. In that email, authors should give full contact details, including a telephone number. If possible, the authors should nominate a (non-binding) working title for the paper and/or a brief description of its content. Further instructions on paper submission will be included in the return email, along with the paper number. (Authors requesting a paper number prior to June 23 should be aware that they are unlikely to receive a reply until after that date.)

A paper should not be submitted to more than one of the conferences in ACSW.

Program Committee:

  1. Raymond Lister, University of Technology, Sydney (co-chair).
  2. Alison Young, UNITEC Institute of Technology, Auckland (co-chair).
  3. Anders Berglund, Uppsala University, Sweden.
  4. Shirley Booth, Lund University, Sweden.
  5. Ilona Box, University of Western Sydney.
  6. Angela Carbone, Monash University.
  7. Chris Cope, La Trobe University.
  8. Kay Bryant, Griffith University.
  9. Tony Clear, Auckland University of Technology.
  10. Mats Daniels, Uppsala University, Sweden.
  11. Martin Dick, Monash University.
  12. Roger Duke, University of Queensland.
  13. Alan Fekete, University of Sydney.
  14. Sally Fincher, University of Kent, England, SIGCSE Board Member (Secretary), co-editor of the Journal of Computer Science Education.
  15. Sue Fitzgerald, Metropolitan State University, USA, SIGCSE2004 Doctoral Consortium Co-Coordinator.
  16. John Fulcher, University of Wollongong.
  17. Tony Greening, University of Sydney.
  18. Dianne Hagan, Monash University.
  19. Liz Haywood, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
  20. John Hurst, Monash University.
  21. Judy Kay, University of Sydney.
  22. Bruce Klein, Grand Valley State University, USA, SIGCSE Board Member (Past Chair).
  23. Samuel Mann, Otago Polytechnic.
  24. Renee McCauley, College of Charlston, USA, co-editor of the Journal of Computer Science Education.
  25. Marian Petre, Open University, England.
  26. Anthony Robins, University of Otago.
  27. Judithe Sheard, Monash University.
  28. Simon, University of Newcastle.
  29. Andrew Solomon, University of Technology, Sydney.
  30. Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma, USA.
  31. Lynda Thomas, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
  32. Denise Tolhurst, University of New South Wales.