CCSCNE '26
The Thirtieth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges -- Northeastern Conference
April 10--11, 2026 | Hosted by Smith College | Northampton, Massachusetts
In cooperation with ACM SIGCSE
Official Site | Full ProgramDay 1
Friday, April 10
| Activity | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Frank Ford Memorial Programming Contest | 7:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Alumnae Gym 301 |
| Workshop 1: PLCC Tool Set | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Oak Room |
| Workshop 2: Next-Gen Teaching with AI | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Paradise Room |
| Workshop 3: Amp Stack | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Meeting Room B+C |
| CCSC Partner Displays | 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Lunch | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Downtown Northampton |
| Conference Welcome | 1:00 - 1:15 PM | Paradise Room |
| Keynote: Mark Guzdial | 1:15 - 2:15 PM | Paradise Room |
| Coffee Break | 2:15 - 2:30 PM | Terrace |
| Session A: Lightning Talks / Papers / Tutorial | 2:30 - 3:45 PM | Conference Center |
| Traditional Smith Tea Break | 3:45 - 4:15 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Session B: Partner Session / Papers | 4:15 - 5:15 PM | Ford Hall |
| Reception | 5:15 - 6:45 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Faculty Poster Session | 5:30 - 6:45 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Undergraduate Poster Exhibit | 5:30 - 6:45 PM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Banquet + Awards | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | Paradise + Oak Room |
Day 2
Saturday, April 11
| Activity | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Tutorial 2: Ethics-Driven Computing Labs | 8:20 - 9:35 AM | Ford 342 |
| Session C: Paper Sessions 5 + 6 | 8:45 - 9:35 AM | Ford Hall |
| Coffee Break | 9:35 - 9:50 AM | Ford Hall Atrium |
| Session D: Paper Sessions 7 + 8 + 9 | 9:50 - 10:40 AM | Ford Hall |
| Keynote: Fran Berman | 10:45 - 11:45 AM | Ford 240 |
| Membership Meeting | 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Ford 240 |
| Board Meeting | 12:30 - 2:30 PM | — |
Conference Committee
- Chairs: R. Jordan Crouser (Smith College), Adita Kulkarni (SUNY Brockport)
- Program Chair: Jim Teresco (Siena College)
- Papers Chairs: Chetan Jaiswal (Quinnipiac), Yana Kortsarts (Widener)
- Workshops: Bo Kim, Soumyashree Sahoo
- Posters/Lightning Talks: Karyn Doke, Kruti Shah
- Faculty Cohorts: Ali Erkan
- Speakers: Larry D'Antonio
- Registration: Rick Kline
Local Recommendations
Things to Do
- Smith College Museum of Art -- free admission, one of the nation's leading college art museums
- Forbes Library -- home of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library
- Botanic Garden of Smith College -- 10 garden types, free and open daily
- Design Thinking Initiative -- Smith's maker/design studio
Restaurants
- Bombay Royale -- Indian buffet, 1 Roundhouse Plaza
- Mala Pot & Grill -- Asian fusion hot pot, 271 Main St
- Filos Greek Taverna -- Greek with brick-oven pizza, 279 Main St
- Mosaic Cafe -- Mediterranean/Moroccan, 78 Masonic St
- Fitzwilly's -- American comfort food since 1974
- Paul & Elizabeth's -- natural foods, Thornes Marketplace
- Herrell's Ice Cream -- 400+ flavors, 8 Old South St
- Pizza Amore -- across from Smith, 18 Green St
- Jake's -- brunch all day, 17 King St
- Yokohama Ramen -- Japanese ramen, 88 Main St
Next Year
CCSCNE 2027 -- Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH