| Date Due | Friday, September 1, 2017 |
| Time Due | 23:59 AoE (Baker Island, UTC-12h) |
| Submission Limits | 2 pages |
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| Submission Link | EasyChair |
| Notification to Authors | UPDATE - Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
| Camera-Ready Copy | Monday, December 11th |
| Camera-Ready Instructions | @ Sheridan Publishing |
Panel sessions provide an opportunity for expert panel members to present their views on a specific topic and then to discuss these views among themselves and with the audience. Usually a panel session starts with a brief introduction of the panel topic and the participants, followed by short presentations by the panelists giving their views. They are scheduled in standard conference spaces. The session must allow sufficient opportunity (about 30 minutes) for an interactive question and answer period involving both the panelists and the audience.
A typical panel will consist of four participants, including the moderator. Limiting a panel to four participants allows sufficient time for audience questions. Proposals with more than four panelists must convincingly show that all panelists will be able to speak, and the audience able to respond, within the session time.
Panel proposal review is NOT blind. Criteria used in reviewing the proposals include the likely level of interest of the topic, the presence of panel members with multiple perspectives on the topic, and the likelihood that the panel will leave sufficient time for audience participation.
If the proposal is accepted, all presenters listed in the panel description will be required to register for the conference and to participate in the session.
The proposal is limited to a maximum of 2 pages and must adhere to ACM’s publication guidelines:
The following modifications and exceptions do apply:
When providing author information, indicate which of the panelists is the moderator by placing the word “Moderator” in parentheses after her/his name.
Do not include an abstract. Instead, the first section should be titled Summary and should provide a summary of the panel written by the moderator.
Subsequent sections should contain the position statements of each panelist. Title each section by identifying the author.
References where appropriate are encouraged, but not required. If they are included, they should be placed in a separate section titled References and should follow the formatting guidelines.
If accepted, the panel description will be allocated 2 pages in the conference proceedings and must adhere to the formatting guidelines specified above. To facilitate the transition from proposal to camera-ready copy, it is critical that authors adhere closely to the formatting specifications and page limits.
Within the proposal, you must provide Category and Subject Descriptors, General Terms, and Keywords, just as paper authors must do. These requirements are described in more detail in the ACM publication guidelines.
A PDF version of your submission should be uploaded using the online submission system - EasyChair.
Submit the PDF version of your submission using the appropriate template. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your documents because that is when everyone else will be connecting to our server!
Make note of the proposal ID number and password assigned to your submission. You will receive an e-mail message confirmation. Spam filters sometimes trap these automatically generated messages so you may need to check your spam trap for the confirmation and later, acceptance or rejection notification.
After receiving confirmation, go to the submission site to review your submission for accuracy. Send e-mail to the chair(s) (see below) if there are any problems.
Please see this page for information regarding accommodations for members of the SIGCSE community who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey.
NOTE: Due to the extended deadlines for papers and reviews prompted by the hurricanes, we will be announcing decisions by October 7th.
If you have questions about anything discussed above, please contact the Panels Chair.