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Dear Computing Educators and Colleagues,

TL;DR

CCSC Eastern 2025 will be held October 24-25, 2025, at Arcadia University (Arcadia University)!

• Submissions Open: Mid-March 2025

• Paper Deadline: May 31, 2025  Extended to June 8, 2025 (Double-blind peer-reviewed – scrub identifying info!)

• Panels, Tutorials, Workshops Deadline: June 30, 2025

• Student Submissions, Posters, Lightning Talks: September 15, 2025

The Details

It’s that time of year again—CCSC Eastern 2025 is officially kicking off its Call for Participation! We are thrilled to announce that this year’s conference will be held at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, on October 24-25, 2025. Please mark your calendars and visit our host institution at Arcadia University.

The submission system will open in mid-March 2025, with a paper submission deadline of May 31, 2025. Panels, tutorials, and workshops will continue to be accepted until the end of June 2025. Student submissions, posters, and lightning talks will have a later deadline—stay tuned for more details!

Why Participate?

CCSC Eastern is a regional conference for computing educators, by computing educators. If you have an innovative teaching approach, a research project, or a best practice to share, consider submitting your work. We welcome contributions in a variety of formats, including:

Papers (peer-reviewed and published in the CCSC Journal)

Panels

Tutorials and Workshops

Student Posters and Paper Sessions

Lightning Talks

All paper submissions are double-blind peer-reviewed, so please ensure that all identifying information is removed from your paper before submission. Want to get your students involved in papers?  There is a student paper submission with no publication option.

We are also excited to continue offering opportunities for student engagement, including the annual Programming Competition and a Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) event—so start prepping your teams now!

Get Involved

Want to see what past CCSC Eastern conferences have featured? Browse previous proceedings here.

We look forward to another fantastic year of collaboration, learning, and innovation in computing education. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Dr. Michael B. Flinn

CCSC-Eastern Regional Representative