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Conference Agenda

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Daily Overview

Date: Friday, 10/Apr/2026

7:30am - 4:00pm

Registration
Location: Ford Hall Atrium

Registration

7:45am - 12:45pm

Frank Ford Memorial Programming Contest
Location: Alumnae Gym 301

9:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop 1
Location: Conference Center Oak Room

9:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop 2
Location: Conference Center Paradise Room

9:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop 3
Location: Conference Center Meeting Room B+C

11:00am - 5:30pm

CCSC Partner Displays
Location: Ford Hall Atrium

Please visit with representatives of our CCSC National Partners Rephactor, Blossoms, and MAP-CS, and CCSCNE Partner MongoDB.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch on your own

On arrival or following your workshop session, lunch is on your own with options on campus and at nearby restaurants.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch for Programming Contest Teams and Advisors
Location: Alumnae Gym 301

Lunch will be provided for student programming contest participants and the team faculty advisors.

1:00pm - 1:15pm

Conference Welcome
Location: Conference Center Paradise Room

1:15pm - 2:15pm

Invited Speaker: Mark Guzdial
Location: Conference Center Paradise Room

Mark Guzdial, University of Michigan
Changing Computing To Make It “For All”

2:15pm - 2:30pm

Coffee Break
Location: Conference Center Terrace

2:30pm - 3:45pm

Lightning Talks
Location: Conference Center Oak Room

2:30pm - 3:45pm

Paper Session 1
Location: Conference Center Paradise Room

2:30pm - 3:45pm

Blossoms Partner Session
Location: Conference Center Lounge

CS Careers & AI: What Gives You an Edge?

An interactive session on what actually sets CS students apart in 2026 — the skills, tools, and strategies that work, and what's still missing. Walk away with concrete ideas for your own career prep. Gift card raffle for attendees. Presented by Blossoms.

2:30pm - 3:45pm

Tutorial 1
Location: Conference Center Meeting Room B+C

3:45pm - 4:15pm

Traditional Smith Tea Break
Location: Ford Hall Atrium

4:15pm - 5:15pm

Rephactor Partner Session
Location: Ford 246

Tom Way will present about Rephactor, a CCSC National Gold Partner

4:15pm - 5:15pm

Paper Session 2
Location: Ford 240

4:15pm - 5:15pm

Paper Session 3
Location: Ford 241

4:15pm - 5:15pm