Some Success and a Challenge AMBER SETTLE IRELAND ACM SIGCSE CHAPTER LAUNCH DECEMBER 11, 2019 ACM and Its Sigs

SIGCSE and diversity: Some success and a challenge AMBER SETTLE IRELAND ACM SIGCSE CHAPTER LAUNCH DECEMBER 11, 2019 ACM and its SIGs

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Since 1947 37 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in total

Computer Graphics and Human-Computer Computer Science Interactive Techniques Interaction (SIGCHI) Education (SIGCSE) (SIGGRAPH) Since 1982 Since 1968 Since 1969 SIGCSE

Third-largest SIG My roles: with ~2700 members SIGCSE Board • SIGCSE Board since Members from 2010 nearly 100 countries • At-large • Treasurer Volunteers for • Chair Conferences other SIGCSE • Past chair events/activities • ITiCSE conference committee in 2013 • Currently on ITiCSE steering committee Conference Volunteers for volunteers affiliated events SIGCSE Conferences

Symposium ITiCSE CompEd ICER

Grants Chapters Publications Other events

• Special • Australasia • SIGCSE • Doctoral Projects • China Bulletin consortia • Travel Grant • India • ACM Inroads • Department • Speaker’s • Ireland • Several Chairs Roundtable Fund • Jataí (Brazil) listservs • New • NWMSU (USA) • Social media accounts Educators’ • UK Workshop ACM and its SIGs

SIGs (through the ACM SIG Governing SIG chair Board)

SIG Board SIG volunteers Measuring success

Size Financial Societal Diversity

• Membership • Membership • Political • Membership • Conference • Conference • Educational • Conference attendance attendance • Public opinion attendance • Readership • Digital Library • Environmental • Volunteer population Types of diversity

Cultural Racial Age Sex/gender Disability Geography Socioeconomic status SIGCSE and diversity

• Membership • Membership • Elected • Elected Boards Boards Success: • Awards Challenge: • Awards Gender • Conference Geography • Conference chairs attendance SIGCSE and gender: Some numbers

SIG Male Female Not specified Size SIGACCESS 58.33% 37.28% 37.28% 228 SIGACT 85.39% 7.08% 7.53% 1116 SIGARCH 80.77% 8.93% 10.30% 1321 SIGCAS 66.77% 26.65% 6.58% 319 SIGCHI 50.24% 24.83% 24.92% 3471 SIGCSE 57.53% 25.29% 17.18% 2724 SIGDOC 53.97% 38.89% 7.14% 126 SIGGRAPH 53.02% 8.89% 37.19% 7209 SIGMIS 70.31% 19.53% 10.16% 290 SIGITE 66.56% 24.83% 8.61% 302 SIGUCCS 56.82% 34.82% 8.36% 359 SIGCSE and gender: Some numbers

SIGCSE Board (since 1997) Years Female Male 2019 - 2022 4 4 2016 - 2019 7 1 2013 - 2016 7 1 2010 - 2013 5 3 2007 - 2010 5 3 2004 - 2007 5 3 2001 - 2004 5 3 1999 - 2001 4 4 1997 - 1999 4 4 All 46 (64%) 26 (36%) SIGCSE and gender: Some numbers

SIGCSE awards (since 1997) SIGCSE conference chairs Award Male Female Conference Male Female Years Contribution to 1997 - Symposium 21 (51%) 20 (49%) Computer 2020 20 (80%) 5 (20%) Science 1996 - ITiCSE 27 (66%) 14 (34%) Education 2020 Lifetime 2005 - ICER 20 (74%) 7 (26%) Service to 2020 Computer 24 (62%) 9 (38%) Science CompEd 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 2019 Education Community SIGCSE and gender: Summary

•Membership Successes •Board representation •Symposium leadership

•Awards Challenges •Research community leadership SIGCSE and gender: Strategies

• Male/female co-chair pairs for Symposium Policies/practices • All candidates for a particular Board position of the same gender

• Nomination of female candidates for Board positions • Nomination of female candidates for awards Action • Nomination of female candidates for conference leadership

• Election of female candidates over male candidates Awareness for Board positions SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

ACM professional membership by continent SIGCSE membership by continent Continent # % Continent % North America 39614 55.47 North America 84 North North America (w/o 3 American (w/o 3076 4.31 USA) USA) Asia 4 Asia 16086 22.52 Europe 10 Europe 12031 16.85 Oceania ~1 Oceania 1609 2.25 South America ~1 South America 1534 2.15 Africa < 1 Africa 542 0.76 SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

Average SIGCSE membership 2010 - 2018 Average SIGCSE membership 2010 - 2018 Country # % Country # % USA 2110.7 80.87 India 11.7 0.45 Canada 73.3 2.81 Netherlands 10.3 0.40 United Kingdom 53.1 2.03 Finland 10.2 0.39 Australia 41.4 1.59 China 9.3 0.36 Germany 28.6 1.09 Italy 9.1 0.35 Japan 21.6 0.83 Switzerland 9.0 0.34 Spain 17.4 0.67 Mexico 8.3 0.32 Sweden 17.4 0.67 Ireland 7.6 0.29 New Zealand 12.8 0.49 Norway 7.0 0.27 Israel 12.2 0.47 South Africa 7.0 0.27 SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

SIGCSE Board (since 1997) Years USA Outside USA 2019 - 2022 7 1 2016 - 2019 6 2 2013 - 2016 7 1 2010 - 2013 8 0 2007 - 2010 7 1 2004 - 2007 6 2 2001 - 2004 7 1 1999 - 2001 7 1 1997 - 1999 7 1 All 62 (86%) 10 (14%) SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

SIGCSE Awards (since 1997) Award USA Outside USA Contribution to Computer 17 (68%) 8 (32%) Science Education Lifetime Service to Computer 20 (83%) 4 (17%) Science Education Community SIGCSE Conferences

Symposium ITiCSE CompEd ICER

• Since 1970 • Since 1996 • Since 2019 • Since 2005 • North • Europe • Every other • North America • With ACM- year America – • Largest by far Europe and • Underserved Europe – (nearly 2000) Informatics areas Australasia Europe • Research only SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers Symposium attendance by continent, 2010 - 2018 SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers Symposium attendance excluding the USA, 2010 - 2018 SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

All Symposium publications 2010 - 2018 Country % of contributions USA 86.8 Canada 3.1 UK 1.4 Australia 1.1 All other countries 7.6 SIGCSE and geography: Some numbers

All Symposium papers 2010 - 2018 Non-paper Symposium publications 2010 - 2018 Country % of contributions Country % of contributions USA 79.1 USA 92.90 Canada 4.7 Canada 1.90 UK 2.3 All other countries 5.20 Finland 1.8 Australia 1.7 New Zealand 1.3 Germany 1.1 Brazil 1.1 All other countries 7.0 SIGCSE and geography: Summary

• Award for Contributions to Computer Science Education Successes • Board representation (informal practice helps)

• Membership • Board representation Challenges • Conference attendance • Symposium leadership SIGCSE and geography: Strategies

• All candidates for a particular Board position from Policies/practices outside the USA • Rubrics for grants that prioritize geography

• Nomination of non-USA candidates for Board positions Action • Conferences held outside North America • Nomination of non-USA candidates for Symposium leadership SIGCSE and geography: What can we do better? How many of you are SIGCSE members? ◦ Why? ◦ Why not? How many of you have attended the SIGCSE Technical Symposium? ◦ Why? ◦ Why not? What would raise SIGCSE’s profile in Europe? What would raise SIGCSE’s profile in Ireland? Thanks My thanks to my collaborators on the Symposium participation project ◦ Brett Becker ◦ Andrew Luxton-Reilly ◦ Briana Morrison ◦ Cary Laxer Congratulations on the new SIGCSE chapter! Contact me anytime with ideas, questions, etc. ◦ [email protected] ◦ @settle_amber ◦ Facebook: Amber Settle ◦ http://facweb.cdm.depaul.edu/asettle/