> Source URL: /demos/conf-path/index.path --- path: columns: [title, times, location] --- [@map]: ./ccscne.map.md [@loc-ford]: ./locations/ford-hall.location.md [@loc-gym]: ./locations/alumnae-gym.location.md [@loc-cc]: ./locations/conference-center.location.md [@loc-downtown]: ./locations/downtown.location.md [@mark-guzdial]: ./people/mark-guzdial.profile.md [@fran-berman]: ./people/fran-berman.profile.md # CCSCNE '26 **The Thirtieth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges -- Northeastern Conference** April 10--11, 2026 | Hosted by [Smith College](https://www.smith.edu/) | Northampton, Massachusetts In cooperation with ACM SIGCSE [Official Site](https://ccscne.org/2026) | [Full Program](https://www.conftool.org/ccsc-ne/sessions.php) --- date: 2026-04-10 ## Day 1 Friday, April 10 | Activity | Time | Location | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------- | | [Registration](./fri/reg.conf.md) | 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Frank Ford Memorial Programming Contest](./fri/contest.conf.md) | 7:45 AM - 12:45 PM | [Alumnae Gym 301][@loc-gym] | | [Workshop 1: PLCC Tool Set](./fri/workshop-plcc.workshop.md) | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | [Oak Room][@loc-cc] | | [Workshop 2: Next-Gen Teaching with AI](./fri/workshop-ai-course.workshop.md) | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | [Paradise Room][@loc-cc] | | [Workshop 3: Amp Stack](./fri/workshop-amp-stack.workshop.md) | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | [Meeting Room B+C][@loc-cc] | | [CCSC Partner Displays](./fri/partner-displays.conf.md) | 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Lunch](./fri/lunch.break.md) | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | [Downtown Northampton][@loc-downtown] | | [Conference Welcome](./fri/welcome.event.md) | 1:00 - 1:15 PM | [Paradise Room][@loc-cc] | | [Keynote: Mark Guzdial](./fri/keynote-guzdial.talk.md) | 1:15 - 2:15 PM | [Paradise Room][@loc-cc] | | [Coffee Break](./fri/coffee-break.break.md) | 2:15 - 2:30 PM | [Terrace][@loc-cc] | | [Session A: Lightning Talks / Papers / Tutorial](./fri/session-a.session.md) | 2:30 - 3:45 PM | [Conference Center][@loc-cc] | | [Traditional Smith Tea Break](./fri/tea-break.break.md) | 3:45 - 4:15 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Session B: Partner Session / Papers](./fri/session-b.session.md) | 4:15 - 5:15 PM | [Ford Hall][@loc-ford] | | [Reception](./fri/reception.social.md) | 5:15 - 6:45 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Faculty Poster Session](./fri/faculty-posters.social.md) | 5:30 - 6:45 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Undergraduate Poster Exhibit](./fri/undergrad-posters.social.md) | 5:30 - 6:45 PM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Banquet + Awards](./fri/banquet.social.md) | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | [Paradise + Oak Room][@loc-cc] | --- date: 2026-04-11 ## Day 2 Saturday, April 11 | Activity | Time | Location | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------------------- | | [Registration](./sat/reg.conf.md) | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Tutorial 2: Ethics-Driven Computing Labs](./sat/tutorial-2.workshop.md) | 8:20 - 9:35 AM | [Ford 342][@loc-ford] | | [Session C: Paper Sessions 5 + 6](./sat/session-c.session.md) | 8:45 - 9:35 AM | [Ford Hall][@loc-ford] | | [Coffee Break](./sat/coffee-break.break.md) | 9:35 - 9:50 AM | [Ford Hall Atrium][@loc-ford] | | [Session D: Paper Sessions 7 + 8 + 9](./sat/session-d.session.md) | 9:50 - 10:40 AM | [Ford Hall][@loc-ford] | | [Keynote: Fran Berman](./sat/keynote-berman.talk.md) | 10:45 - 11:45 AM | [Ford 240][@loc-ford] | | [Membership Meeting](./sat/membership-meeting.event.md) | 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | [Ford 240][@loc-ford] | | [Board Meeting](./sat/board-meeting.event.md) | 12:30 - 2:30 PM | — | --- ## Conference Committee - **Chairs:** [R. Jordan Crouser](./people/jordan-crouser.profile.md) (Smith College), [Adita Kulkarni](./people/adita-kulkarni.profile.md) (SUNY Brockport) - **Program Chair:** [Jim Teresco](./people/jim-teresco.profile.md) (Siena College) - **Papers Chairs:** [Chetan Jaiswal](./people/chetan-jaiswal.profile.md) (Quinnipiac), [Yana Kortsarts](./people/yana-kortsarts.profile.md) (Widener) - **Workshops:** [Bo Kim](./people/bo-kim.profile.md), [Soumyashree Sahoo](./people/soumyashree-sahoo.profile.md) - **Posters/Lightning Talks:** [Karyn Doke](./people/karyn-doke.profile.md), [Kruti Shah](./people/kruti-shah.profile.md) - **Faculty Cohorts:** [Ali Erkan](./people/ali-erkan.profile.md) - **Speakers:** [Larry D'Antonio](./people/larry-dantonio.profile.md) - **Registration:** [Rick Kline](./people/rick-kline.profile.md) --- ## Sponsors + Partners ### Platinum - [College Board](https://www.collegeboard.org/) ### Gold - [Rephactor](https://rephactor.com/) - [Blossoms](https://www.blossoms.ai/) - [ACM2Y](https://acm2y.acm.org/) - [ACM CCECC](https://ccecc.acm.org/) - [MAP-CS](https://map-cs.org/) ### Local - [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) --- ## Local Recommendations ### Things to Do - [Smith College Museum of Art](https://scma.smith.edu/) -- free admission, one of the nation's leading college art museums - [Forbes Library](https://www.forbeslibrary.org/) -- home of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library - [Botanic Garden of Smith College](https://www.smith.edu/garden) -- 10 garden types, free and open daily - [Design Thinking Initiative](https://www.smith.edu/academics/design-thinking) -- Smith's maker/design studio ### Restaurants - [Bombay Royale](https://www.bombayroyale.com/) -- Indian buffet, 1 Roundhouse Plaza - [Mala Pot & Grill](https://www.malapotgrill.com/) -- Asian fusion hot pot, 271 Main St - [Filos Greek Taverna](https://filosgreek.com/) -- Greek with brick-oven pizza, 279 Main St - [Mosaic Cafe](https://mosaiccafemed.com/) -- Mediterranean/Moroccan, 78 Masonic St - [Fitzwilly's](https://fitzwillys.com/) -- American comfort food since 1974 - [Paul & Elizabeth's](https://paul-elizabeths.evo-cafe.com/) -- natural foods, Thornes Marketplace - [Herrell's Ice Cream](https://herrells.com/) -- 400+ flavors, 8 Old South St - [Pizza Amore](https://maps.google.com/?q=Pizza+Amore+18+Green+St+Northampton+MA) -- across from Smith, 18 Green St - [Jake's](https://www.jakesnorthampton.com/) -- brunch all day, 17 King St - [Yokohama Ramen](https://maps.google.com/?q=Yokohama+Ramen+88+Main+St+Northampton+MA) -- Japanese ramen, 88 Main St --- ## Next Year **CCSCNE 2027** -- Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH --- ## Backlinks The following sources link to this document: - [CCSCNE 2026 Path](/index.path.llm.md) - [main schedule](/demos/conf-path/locations/downtown.location.llm.md)