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VERDICT

Should I use ACM SIGCSE?

ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education — membership organization, not software - sigcse.org

Depends. Worth joining if you teach or research computing education and attend SIGCSE conferences; member rates and community justify dues. Skip it if you expected a tool — this is a professional association, not a product.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; this is a membership organization, so no independent software reviews exist.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo evidence — membership org, not software
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence for a membership org
  • Security postureNo public security findings in sources

Pricing

Not published in sources

Electronic-only membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • CS educators and researchers
  • Faculty seeking publication venues
  • K-12 CS teachers
  • Grad students building networks

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a membership association
  • Non-educators with no stake in CS teaching
  • People needing refundable event registrations
  • Teams wanting vendor support, SLAs, or a product roadmap

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Conference and virtual-event registration fees are non-refundable — commit before paying

medium

Member discount rates require active ACM/SIGCSE membership at registration time

low

Guess: cheapest entry is electronic-only membership; ACM dues may stack on top of SIG fees

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Established community, running since 1970
  • Multiple events: Technical Symposium, ITiCSE, RESPECT, virtual conferences
  • Discounted registration for ACM/SIGCSE members
  • Special Project Grants available to members
  • Structured peer-review process for submissions

Cons

  • Registration fees are non-refundable
  • Volunteer reviewers report handling 300+ reviews
  • Public pages show no pricing; you dig through join and registration pages

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x1security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not published in sources

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Member discounts exist; fees are non-refundable
  • Ease of use. No evidence — membership org, not software
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Conferences, bulletin, grants, review process
  • Support quality. No support evidence for a membership org
  • Security posture. No public security findings in sources
  • 1970 Founded ACM Special Interest Group
  • 4+ Annual events Technical Symposium, ITiCSE, RESPECT, Virtual
  • Electronic-only tier Cheapest membership price not published in sources
  • Non-refundable Refund policy SIGCSE Virtual registration

Pricing

Electronic-only membership

Not published in sources

  • Digital access tier listed on join page

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit and Facebook threads show educators joining for networking, careers, and collaboration; no product-style reviews exist.

“Join ACM SIGCS…”
Reddit, r/Professors
“Where to find collaborators for SIGCSE conference?”
Facebook group post
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; this is a membership organization, so no independent software reviews exist.

Not software — a CS-education professional group since 1970. Worth dues for conference-going educators; pointless as a tool purchase.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; this is a membership organization, so no independent software reviews exist.

Sources

  1. SIGCSE — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  2. ACM SIGCSE Membership / Joinsigcse.org
    official
  3. SIGCSE TS 2026 Registrationsigcse2026.sigcse.org
    official
  4. SIGCSE Virtual 2024 (refund policy)sigcsevirtual2024.acm.org
    official
  5. SIGCSE Eventssigcse.org
    official
  6. RESPECT Is Now a SIGCSE Conferencedl.acm.org
    news
  7. First Full-Time Lecturer Position — Redditreddit.com
    review
  8. SIGCSE Review Processsigcse2019.sigcse.org
    official
  9. Security page checksigcse.org
    security

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