ACM RESPECT 2026

Equity-focused CS Education: Honoring the Plurality of our Community Save the date for #RESPECT2026! The ACM SIGCSE Conference on Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) is the premier venue for research on equity, inclusion, and justice in computing and computing education. This year’s theme is Equity-focused CS Education: Honoring the Plurality of our Community. 2026 marks the beginning of a new decade for ACM RESPECT. As one of the newest members of the ACM family, our size allows us to push boundaries and audaciously challenge the status quo. The ACM RESPECT Organizing Committee intentionally pursues opportunities to elevate those who may not easily find footing in traditional CS Education venues, confident that their positionality and perspectives can enrich our interdisciplinary scholarship. This year’s theme reaffirms our commitment to championing equitable research and practice in computing education and emp... Read more

Equity-focused CS Education: Honoring the Plurality of our Community Save the date for #RESPECT2026! The ACM SIGCSE Conference on Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) is the premier venue for research on equity, inclusion, and justice in computing and computing education. This year’s theme is Equity-focused CS Education: Honoring the Plurality of our Community. 2026 marks the beginning of a new decade for ACM RESPECT. As one of the newest members of the ACM family, our size allows us to push boundaries and audaciously challenge the status quo. The ACM RESPECT Organizing Committee intentionally pursues opportunities to elevate those who may not easily find footing in traditional CS Education venues, confident that their positionality and perspectives can enrich our interdisciplinary scholarship. This year’s theme reaffirms our commitment to championing equitable research and practice in computing education and emphasizes the people doing the work – a myriad of individuals who come together in our community. The conference invites contributions from sociology, learning sciences, cognitive and/or social psychology, feminist theory, gender studies, educational leadership and policy, human-computer interaction, as well as computer science education and related disciplines. Additionally, recognizing the important role that educators, students, and other community members play as partners in equity-focused efforts, RESPECT 2026 welcomes the participation of those who have not traditionally identified as “researchers” to present, including teachers, students, advocates, and policy-makers. Hybrid Options for 2026 ACM RESPECT 2026 conference will be a hybrid event!