SIGCSE TS 2026: Building Gateways for the Future!

The Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS) is organized by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) and is the organization’s flagship conference. The SIGCSE Technical Symposium addresses problems common among educators working to develop, implement and/or evaluate computing programs, curricula, and courses. The symposium provides a forum for sharing new ideas for syllabi, laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy, at all levels of instruction. The symposium provides a diverse selection of technical sessions and opportunities for learning and interaction.

SIGCSE TS 2026 will be held from February 18 - February 21, 2025 at the Cervantes Convention Center at the America’s Center Complex in St. Louis, Missouri.

Hybrid Options for 2026

SIGCSE TS 2026 will continue to be a hybrid event. Some aspects of the conference will be only available to in-person attendees. However, online participants will be able to participate in:

• Keynotes
• A selection of panels and special sessions
• A selection of live online paper presentations
• A selection of online tutorials
• Nifty Assignments
• The online conference communication platform

Our hope is that this will give everyone an opportunity to present their research at the 2026 SIGCSE Technical Symposium, even if they are unable to travel, and that it will provide an affordable option to enjoy some of the symposium’s content for those that can’t attend in person. The remaining aspects of SIGCSE TS 2026—including BoFs, Demos, Lightning Talks, Posters, and the ACM Student Research Competition—will be offered only in person.

Authors of accepted submissions will be required to present their work in-person at the conference, except for a limited number of papers and tutorials that are scheduled to be virtual.

New for 2026: ACM Open

All SIGCSE 2026 papers will be published under ACM Open.

Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%). See authorship pages for more details.

Important Deadlines

Call for Reviewers

We are still looking for volunteers to serve as reviewers. Let us know if you would be interested in serving as a reviewer for TS 2026 on this interest form.