A Forum in Memory of Tom Conlon. 'Computing: How Young Is Too Young?'

Computing: How Young is Too Young?

We are proud to invite you to this memorial forum in honour of the late Tom Conlon.

How does a child open a door in the modern world? Children’s worlds are increasingly driven by algorithms. At what age are they able to understand these, and use their own? We need to consider how young children learn about computing:

• Who has the responsibility and how do we support them?
• What resources do we have and what else do we need?
• When is too young, when is too late?

Please join us for what promises to be a very stimulating debate. With contributions from:

• Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea [Principal, The University of Edinburgh]
• Professor Alan Bundy [Informatics, The University of Edinburgh]
• Professor Paul Brna [Computing, University of Leeds]
• Dr Judith Good [Informatics, University of Sussex]
• Dr Andrew Manches [Education, The University of Edinburgh]
• Dr Sue Sentance [Computing at School & King's College, London]
• Mr Jeremy Scott [George Heriot's School Edinburgh]