CITRENZ 2020 Virtual Conference

We invite you to participate in the 2020 CITRENZ Virtual Conference on October 7 - 8, 2020 and submit papers, posters, panels and workshops for presentation and publication. 

The theme for CITRENZ 2020 is: "Leading IT Education in a Changing World". 

CITRENZ 2020 is the premiere computing education conference in New Zealand and spans all disciplines of computing and information technology education. While focusing on tertiary education, it also provides links from secondary education and further into the computing industry.

The conference regularly attracts more than 100 attendees from all over New Zealand as well as international delegates.  This year we are running the conference on a virtual platform.  This is largely due to the ongoing uncertainty this year but it will also allow us all to experience a different format and hopefully engage wider.  

This conference is open to all educators, professionals, and researchers in the computing and information technology communities. 

Registrations are now open CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Call for Papers, Posters, Panels and Workshops

This international conference is broad in scope and we now invite submissions in several categories:

Peer-reviewed: 

• Computing and IT Education 
• Applied Computer Science and IT 
• Technology for Education 
• Māori in Information Technology 

Editorially (non-peer) reviewed: 

• Poster Presentations
• Workshop Proposals
• Panel Proposals

Papers in all the sub disciplines of the computing field, (Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, and Computer Science) are encouraged. We also welcome papers in the areas of social networking, work-integrated learning, agile development, online learning, mobile and cloud solutions, data analytics, internet of things, collaboration across education providers, and innovative teaching practices during the COVID-19 lockdown and 2020. 

Important Deadlines:

Peer reviewed paper track

Authors of successful proposals will be notified by 15 September, 2020. Upon notification, you should register and prepare the presentation slides (of high quality) for the conference. At least one of the paper's authors must be able to present the paper online during the conference dates. 

Completed Paper Template 

Authors who are able to produce completed papers are invited to submit for the 2020 Issue of CITRENZ's long-standing open-access Google Scholar-indexed Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology (JACIT).  The deadline for submissions to the 2020 Issue will be 4 November. Completed papers should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, and will undergo peer-review. Future submissions for JACIT are to be emailed to Dr Emre Erturk [email protected] The JACIT paper template, incorporating the guidelines, is available here 

Editorially reviewed items

 Proposals for workshops and panels will be considered by the editorial board and conference chairs. Criteria for acceptance will be the anticipated level of potential interest and relevance to the conference attendees. Posters are editorially reviewed and included in the proceedings. Acceptance criteria for posters are scholarship and relevance to conference attendees. 

 Posters are a concise summary of academic work. At least one author should register for the conference. Accepted posters will be displayed on the 2020 CITRENZ Conference Posters website. They are to be submitted in short paper structure, using the provided template by no later than 15 September, 2020. A poster template, incorporating the guidelines, is available here 

Ideas for Panels and offers to chair them may also be submitted for review by no later than 7 September, 2020. Panel chairs will be advised as soon as possible so they can arrange other participants and panel members. 

Ideas and offers for Workshops may also be proposed. Workshops are to be scheduled within the regular conference dates. Offers and suggestions for Workshops should be submitted by no later than 7 September, 2020. Workshop presenters will be advised as soon as possible. When making an offer to run a workshop, please advise any special requirements you would have. 

Submitting your paper proposal 

Submissions are to be made via email to [email protected] by 7 September 2020