Equity-focused CS Education: Honoring the Plurality of our Community
Save the date for #RESPECT2026!
June 8–10, 2026
Chicago, IL
Abstracts are due Jan 30th, 2026, and full papers are due Feb 6th, 2026. See the detailed Call for Contributions.
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 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 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! Stay tuned for more details!
