Event Details

Configure your event’s basic information in these files:

• _data/config/organisers.yml for host institution and partners (see Organisers)
• _data/config/site.yml for event details
• _config.yml for site settings

Site settings

Edit _config.yml for basic site configuration:

title: "ACM COMPUTE Regional"
description: "Regional event for computing educators and researchers"
url: "https://acm-cre-university.github.io"
baseurl: ""
lang: en

Event information

Edit _data/config/site.yml for event-specific details.

Basic information

event_name: "ACM COMPUTE Regional Event"
tagline: "For Computing Educators & Researchers"
date: "2026-03-21"
date_display: "Saturday, March 21, 2026"
time: "9:30 AM - 6:00 PM"

The date field uses ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) for sorting. The date_display field is shown to visitors.

Location

location:
  name: "Your University"
  address: "123 Main Street, City, Country"
  url: "https://youruniversity.edu"
  map_url: "https://maps.app.goo.gl/your-map-link"
  map_embed_url: "https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=..."

To get the map_embed_url:

1. Open Google Maps and find your venue
2. Click Share > Embed a map
3. Copy the URL from the src attribute

Registration

registration:
  free: true
  form_url: "https://tally.so/r/your-form-id"

The template supports embedded forms from Tally, Google Forms, Typeform, or any service that provides an embed URL.

Contact and social links

social:
  email: "cre@youruniversity.edu"
  host_website: "https://youruniversity.edu"
  host_twitter: "https://x.com/YourUniversity"
  host_instagram: "https://instagram.com/youruniversity"
  isigcse_website: "https://isigcse.acm.org/home/"
  isigcse_twitter: "https://x.com/isigcse"

The host_* keys are for your institution’s social links. The isigcse_* keys link to ACM iSIGCSE. Remove any links you don’t need.

Accommodation (optional)

accommodation:
  available: true
  name: "University Guest House"
  location: "On campus"
  price: "INR 1,500 per night"

Set available: false or remove this section if you’re not offering accommodation.

Sponsorship (optional)

sponsors:
  seeking: true
  form_url: "https://tally.so/r/sponsorship-form-id"

Set seeking: false when you’ve finished collecting sponsors.

Complete example

event_name: "Delhi University COMPUTE Regional Event"
tagline: "Empowering CS educators across North India"
date: "2026-04-15"
date_display: "Wednesday, April 15, 2026"
time: "9:00 AM - 5:30 PM"

location:
  name: "Delhi University, North Campus"
  address: "University Road, Delhi 110007, India"
  url: "https://du.ac.in"
  map_url: "https://maps.app.goo.gl/example"
  map_embed_url: "https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=..."

registration:
  free: true
  form_url: "https://tally.so/r/your-form-id"

social:
  email: "cre@du.ac.in"
  host_website: "https://du.ac.in"
  host_twitter: "https://x.com/DelhiUniv"

accommodation:
  available: true
  name: "University Guest House"
  location: "North Campus"
  price: "INR 1,200 per night"

sponsors:
  seeking: false

Next steps

Set up your Schedule to add sessions and speakers.

Tip: If you haven’t already, configure your Organisers (host institution and partner logos) first.