To the ACMS membership,
Now that we are post-Memorial Day, we are less than a year away from seeing each other again at the 2024 Conference at Dordt University. As I look forward to that time, I pray that you all would find rest and rejuvenation this summer. This newsletter contains information regarding ACMS events and deadlines for the next calendar year. Please read through each topic. As always, please feel free to reach out to myself or other members of the board with any questions.
Brabenec Lectureship
Many thanks are due to Russ Howell for serving as the inaugural Brabenec lecturer. This past year Russ gave talks at Huntington, Taylor, Indiana Wesleyan, and Lee University. You can find a link to the video of Russ’s talk at Huntington on the ACMS website main page.
The board is pleased to announce that the Brabenec Lecturer for the 2023-24 academic year is Derek Schuurman. You can follow this link to Derek’s personal website to read about his background and academic work. Derek has made immense contributions to the integration of faith and learning in computer science and we are thrilled to have him as the next Brabenec Lecturer.
Applications to Host the Brabenec Lecture Series
If your institution is interested in hosting Derek this next academic year, you can apply here. The deadline to apply to host is July 17th. The board hopes to announce the host institutions by August 1st.
APU Conference Proceedings
The ACMS Journal and Proceedings from the APU conference is now available here. Thanks are once again due to Russ Howell for serving as editor. As a reminder, you can find previous ACMS journals and conference proceedings at pillars.taylor.edu/acms/.
Dordt Conference 2024
Details for the Dort 2024 Conference are taking shape. Keep your calendars marked for the week of May 27th, 2024. Confirmed plenary speakers include:
We are working to add one more speaker to the lineup, so stay tuned.
We would now like to solicit proposals for pre-conference workshops. If you have an idea for a workshop, please use this form to submit an abstract. The board will review the proposals on a rolling basis with the goal of having the pre-conference workshops finalized by September.
Call for talk proposals will go out in August.
Proposals to Host the 2026 Conference
The application is open for schools to host the 2026 ACMS conference. This summer would be an excellent time for you and other members of your institution to complete the application form. Schools that are east (broadly speaking) will be given priority.
Finally, I’ll close with a reminder about our newly created ACMS Discussions Google Group. This could be a great way to share information and continue discussions throughout the summer.
Happy summer everyone.
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