Earlier this summer, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announced a joint white paper competition with Schmidt Futures on the future of “CS for Social Good.” Schmidt Futures, founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, is a philanthropic initiative that bets early on people who will make our world better. The goal of the joint white paper competition was to harness computer science (CS) to address societal challenges. CCC put together a review committee consisting of CCC Council members, who read all submitted proposals and made decisions on the final papers.  The Best Overall Paper was awarded to Connie Moon Sehat from Hacks/Hackers – Credibility Coalition and Ellen Zegura from Georgia Tech … Continue reading CS for Social Good Award Announcement!