Central Plains Region 2026 Conference
April 10th & 11th, 2026 • Drury University, Springfield, Missouri
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Conference Agenda
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Agenda Overview |
| Date: Friday, 10/Apr/2026 | ||||
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop Location: 330 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Joan Gladbach, University of Missouri - Kansas City Tutorial 102: Teaching Coding in the Age of AI: A Hands-on Tutorial on Process FeedbackBadri Adhikari—University of Missouri-St. Louis & Jie Hou—Michigan State University |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
LunchLunch on your own or with friends at one of Springfields restaurants. |
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| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Welcome and Keynote Location: Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center. Chair: Scott Sigman, Drury University Chair: Padmavathi Iyer, Drury University Where are we going: The future of computing education in the face of AI?Panel Moderator: Dr. Chris Branton, Drury UniversityDr. Wen-Jung Hsin, Park UniversityDr. Ying Cao, Drury UniversityMr. Jason Barnes, EDUCAUSEDr. Rahul Dubey, Missouri State University |
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| 2:15pm - 3:45pm |
AI in the Classroom Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Mahmoud Yousef, University of Central Missouri |
Nifty Assignments 1 Location: 220 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Cindy Tu, Northwest Missouri State University |
AI in IT Panel Location: 205 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Gary Yu Zhao, Northwest Missouri State University |
Teaching K-12, Non-majors, & CS Freshmen Location: 240 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: William Siever, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 3:45pm - 4:15pm |
Break Location: 3rd Floor Balcony Area, O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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| 4:15pm - 5:45pm |
Software Engineering Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Diana Linville, Northwest Missouri State University |
Nifty Assignments 2 Location: 220 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Judy Mullins, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
AI Policy Workshop Location: 205 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Joan Gladbach, University of Missouri - Kansas City |
Vendor Presentation Location: 240 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Scott Sigman, Drury University ACM2y Vendor Presentation: ACM Resources and Opportunities |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Banquet Location: Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center. From EHRs to AI Agents. . . Healthcare Is Now
a Technology First Industry
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| Date: Saturday, 11/Apr/2026 | |||
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
Assessment Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Scott Simmons, Drury University |
Lightning Talks Location: 220 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Wen-Jung, Hsin, Park University |
Student Posters Location: O'Reilly Student Collaboration Room Chair: Joseph Kendall-Morwick, Washburn University |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break Location: 3rd Floor Balcony Area, O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Hackathon Presentations Location: 205 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Padmavathi Iyer, Drury University |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Cybersecurity & AI Research Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Eric Manley, Drake University |
Student Papers Location: 220 O'Reilly Enterprise Center Chair: Scott Sigman, Drury University |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Luncheon & Awards Location: Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center. Business meeting follows the Luncheon & Awards. |
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| 1:15pm - 5:15pm |
Student Programming Contest Third Floor of the O'Riley Enterprise Center |
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