Association for Computing Machinery
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The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a learned society
for computing
. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing
society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009. Its headquarters are in New York City
.
ACM is organized into over 170 local chapters and 35 Special Interest Group
s (SIGs), through which it conducts most of its activities. Additionally, there are over 500 college and university chapters. The first student chapter was founded in 1961 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
.
Many of the SIGs, like SIGGRAPH
, SIGPLAN
, SIGCSE
and SIGCOMM
, sponsor regular conferences which have become famous as the dominant venue for presenting new innovations in certain fields. The groups also publish a large number of specialized journals, magazines, and newsletters.
ACM also sponsors other computer science related events such as the worldwide ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
(ICPC), and has sponsored some other events such as the chess match between Garry Kasparov
and the IBM Deep Blue computer.
Journal of the ACM
, and general magazines for computer professionals, Communications of the ACM
(also known as Communications or CACM) and Queue
. Other publications of the ACM include:
Although Communications no longer publishes primary research, and is not considered a prestigious venue, many of the great debates and results in computing history have been published in its pages.
ACM has made almost all of its publications available to paid subscribers online at its Digital Library and also has a Guide to Computing Literature
. Individual members additionally have access to Safari Books Online
and Books24x7. The ACM also offers insurance, online courses, and other services to its members.
, contains a comprehensive archive of the organization's journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. Online services include a forum called Ubiquity and Tech News digest.
ACM requires the copyright of all submissions to be assigned to the organization as a condition of publishing the work. Authors may post the documents on their own websites, but they are required to link back to the digital library's reference page for the paper. Though authors are not allowed to charge for access to copies of their work, downloading a copy from the ACM site requires a paid subscription.
, which is the largest subgroup of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
. The IEEE focuses more on hardware and standardization issues than theoretical computer science
, but there is considerable overlap with ACM's agenda. They occasionally cooperate on projects like developing computing curricula. Some of the major awards in Computer science
are given jointly by ACM and the IEEE-CS
.
There is also a mounting challenge to the ACM's publication practices coming from the open access movement. Some authors see a centralized peer-review process as less relevant and publish on their home pages or on unreviewed sites like arXiv
. Other organizations have sprung up which do their peer review entirely free and online, such as Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR)
, Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)
and the Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology.
There are presently about 500 Fellows out of about 60,000 professional members.
s, Professional Chapters, and Student Chapters.
These chapters include:
These chapters include:
conference attracted about 30000 visitors, and CIKM only accepted 15% of the long papers that were submitted in 2005.
The ACM is a co-presenter and founding partner of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
.
where he runs his company named Visual Transitions. He is the successor of Wendy Hall
of the University of Southampton
.
ACM is led by a Council consisting of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Past President, SIG Governing Board Chair, Publications Board Chair, three representatives of the SIG Governing Board, and seven Members-At-Large. This institution is often referred to simply as "Council" in Communications of the ACM.
, is set up to support, inform, celebrate, and work with women in computing. Dr. Anita Borg
was a great supporter of ACM-W. ACM-W provides various resources for women in computing as well as high school girls interested in the field. ACM-W also reaches out internationally to those women who are involved and interested in computing.
:Category:Presidents of the Association for Computing Machinery
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
for computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009. Its headquarters are in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Activities
Special Interest Group
A Special Interest Group is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences...
s (SIGs), through which it conducts most of its activities. Additionally, there are over 500 college and university chapters. The first student chapter was founded in 1961 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...
.
Many of the SIGs, like SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH is the New York–based Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. It was founded in 1969 by Andy van Dam ....
, SIGPLAN
SIGPLAN
SIGPLAN is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on programming languages.- Conferences :* Principles of Programming Languages * Programming Language Design and Implementation...
, SIGCSE
SIGCSE
SIGCSE is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, which provides a forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi,...
and SIGCOMM
SIGCOMM
SIGCOMM is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Data Communications, which specializes in the field of communication and computer networks. It is also the name of an annual 'flagship' conference, organized by SIGCOMM, which is considered to be the leading conference...
, sponsor regular conferences which have become famous as the dominant venue for presenting new innovations in certain fields. The groups also publish a large number of specialized journals, magazines, and newsletters.
ACM also sponsors other computer science related events such as the worldwide ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities of the world. The contest is sponsored by IBM. Headquartered at Baylor University, with autonomous regions on six continents, the ICPC is directed by Baylor Professor...
(ICPC), and has sponsored some other events such as the chess match between Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
and the IBM Deep Blue computer.
Services
ACM Press publishes a prestigious academic journal,Journal of the ACM
Journal of the ACM
The Journal of the ACM is the flagship scientific journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . It is peer-reviewed and covers computer science in general, especially theoretical aspects. Its current editor-in-chief is Victor Vianu, from University of California, San Diego.The journal has...
, and general magazines for computer professionals, Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
(also known as Communications or CACM) and Queue
ACM Queue
ACM Queue is a computer magazine published by the Association for Computing Machinery . Steve Bourne helped found the magazine when he was President of the ACM and he is now Chair of the Advisory Board. The magazine is produced by computing professionals and is intended for computing professionals...
. Other publications of the ACM include:
- ACM XRDS, formally "Crossroads" and renamed and designed in 2010, the most popular student computing magazine in the US.
- ACM interactions, an interdisciplinary HCI publication focused on the connections between experiences, people and technology, and the third largest ACM publication.
- A number of journals, specific to subfields of computer science, titled ACM Transactions. Some of the more prominent transactions include:
- ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (TOCS)
- ACM Transactions on Database SystemsACM Transactions on Database SystemsThe ACM Transactions on Database Systems is one of the journals produced by the Association for Computing Machinery. TODS publishes one volume yearly. Each volume has four issues, which appear in March, June, September and December....
(TODS) - ACM Transactions on GraphicsACM Transactions on GraphicsACM Transactions on Graphics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that aims to disseminate the latest findings of note in the field of computer graphics. It has been published since 1982 by the Association for Computing Machinery...
(TOG) - ACM Transactions on Mathematical SoftwareACM Transactions on Mathematical SoftwareACM Transactions on Mathematical Software is a quarterly scientific journal that aims to disseminate the latest findings of note in the field of numeric, symbolic, algebraic, and geometric computing applications...
(TOMS) - ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and SystemsACM Transactions on Programming Languages and SystemsThe ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on programming languages published by the Association for Computing Machinery since 1979. The current editor-in-chief is Jens Palsberg...
(TOPLAS)
Although Communications no longer publishes primary research, and is not considered a prestigious venue, many of the great debates and results in computing history have been published in its pages.
ACM has made almost all of its publications available to paid subscribers online at its Digital Library and also has a Guide to Computing Literature
ACM Guide to Computing Literature
ACM Guide to Computing Literature is a database, published by the Association for Computing Machinery , that categorizes and abstracts most computer science literature. It contains citations to all ACM publications, as well as literature from other publishers.The Guide was also published in print...
. Individual members additionally have access to Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online LLC is a digital library founded in July 2001 and headquartered in Sebastopol, CA with offices in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA...
and Books24x7. The ACM also offers insurance, online courses, and other services to its members.
Digital Library
The ACM Digital Library, a part of the ACM PortalACM Portal
The ACM Portal is an online service of the Association for Computer Machinery. Its core are two main sections: ACM Digital Library , and the Guide to Computing Literature....
, contains a comprehensive archive of the organization's journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. Online services include a forum called Ubiquity and Tech News digest.
ACM requires the copyright of all submissions to be assigned to the organization as a condition of publishing the work. Authors may post the documents on their own websites, but they are required to link back to the digital library's reference page for the paper. Though authors are not allowed to charge for access to copies of their work, downloading a copy from the ACM site requires a paid subscription.
Competition
ACM's primary historical competitor has been the IEEE Computer SocietyIEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies...
, which is the largest subgroup of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
. The IEEE focuses more on hardware and standardization issues than theoretical computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, but there is considerable overlap with ACM's agenda. They occasionally cooperate on projects like developing computing curricula. Some of the major awards in Computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
are given jointly by ACM and the IEEE-CS
IEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies...
.
There is also a mounting challenge to the ACM's publication practices coming from the open access movement. Some authors see a centralized peer-review process as less relevant and publish on their home pages or on unreviewed sites like arXiv
ArXiv
The arXiv |Chi]], χ) is an archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost all...
. Other organizations have sprung up which do their peer review entirely free and online, such as Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR)
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
The Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research is a free on-line peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing papers in all areas of artificial intelligence. It was established in 1993, and was one of the first electronic scientific journals. It has published more than 300 papers as of 2005...
, Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)
Journal of Machine Learning Research
The Journal of Machine Learning Research , is a scientific journal focusing on machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence. It was founded in 2000....
and the Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology.
Membership grades
In addition to student and regular members, ACM has several advanced membership grades to recognize those with multiple years of membership and "demonstrated performance that sets them apart from their peers".Fellows
The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council of the Association for Computing Machinery in 1993 "to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM."There are presently about 500 Fellows out of about 60,000 professional members.
Other membership grades
In 2006 ACM began recognizing two additional membership grades. Senior Members have ten or more years of membership and demonstrated performance. Distinguished Engineers and Distinguished Scientists have at least 15 years of membership who "have made a significant impact on the computing field".Chapters
ACM has three kinds of chapters: Special Interest GroupSpecial Interest Group
A Special Interest Group is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences...
s, Professional Chapters, and Student Chapters.
Special Interest Groups
- SIGACCESSSpecial Interest Group on Accessible ComputingSIGACCESS is ACM's Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing.-Mission:SIGACCESS promotes the professional interests of computing personnel with disabilities and the application of computing and information technology in solving relevant disability problems...
: Accessible Computing - SIGACTACM SIGACTACM SIGACT or SIGACT is the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory, whose purpose is support of research in theoretical computer science. It was founded in 1968 by Patrick C. Fischer.-Publications:...
: Algorithms and Computation Theory - SIGAda: AdaAda (programming language)Ada is a structured, statically typed, imperative, wide-spectrum, and object-oriented high-level computer programming language, extended from Pascal and other languages...
Programming Language - SIGAPP: Applied Computing
- SIGARCH: Computer Architecture
- SIGART: Artificial Intelligence
- SIGBED: Embedded Systems
- SIGCAS: Computers and Society
- SIGCHISIGCHISIGCHI is the Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction, one of the Association for Computing Machinery's special interest groups....
: Computer-Human Interaction - SIGCOMMSIGCOMMSIGCOMM is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Data Communications, which specializes in the field of communication and computer networks. It is also the name of an annual 'flagship' conference, organized by SIGCOMM, which is considered to be the leading conference...
: Data Communication - SIGCSESIGCSESIGCSE is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, which provides a forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi,...
: Computer Science Education - SIGDA: Design Automation
- SIGDOCSIGDOCSIGDOC is the Special Interest Group on Design of Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery .-Mission:The mission of SIGDOC includes:* Promoting the professional development of its members....
: Design of Communication - SIGecom: Electronic Commerce
- SIGEVO: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
- SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH is the New York–based Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. It was founded in 1969 by Andy van Dam ....
: Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques - SIGIRSpecial Interest Group on Information RetrievalSIGIR is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval. The scope of the group's specialty is the theory and application of computers to the acquisition, organization, storage, retrieval and distribution of information; emphasis is placed on working with...
: Information Retrieval - SIGITE: Information Technology Education
- SIGKDDSIGKDDSIGKDD is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. It became an official ACM SIG in 1998.- Conferences :...
: Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining - SIGMETRICS: Measurement and Evaluation
- SIGMICRO: Microarchitecture
- SIGMIS: Management Information Systems
- SIGMMSIGMMSIGMM is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Multimedia, which specializes in the field of multimedia computing, from underlying technologies to applications, theory to practice, and servers to networks to devices....
: Multimedia - SIGMOBILESIGMOBILESIGMOBILE is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Mobility of Systems, Users, Data and Computing, which specializes in the field of mobile computing and wireless networks and wearable computing....
: Mobility of Systems, Users, Data and Computing - SIGMODSIGMODSIGMOD is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Management of Data, which specializes in large-scale data management problems and databases....
: Management of Data - SIGOPS: Operating Systems
- SIGPLANSIGPLANSIGPLAN is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on programming languages.- Conferences :* Principles of Programming Languages * Programming Language Design and Implementation...
: Programming Languages - SIGSAC: Security, Audit, and Control
- SIGSAMSIGSAMSIGSAM is the ACM Special Interest Group on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation. It publishes the ACM Communications in Computer Algebra and often sponsors the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation .-External links:*...
: Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation - SIGSIM: Simulation and Modeling
- SIGSOFTSIGSOFTThe Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Software Engineering provides a forum for computing professionals from industry, government and academia to examine principles, practices, and new research results in software engineering....
: Software Engineering - SIGSPATIAL: Spatial Information
- SIGUCCSSIGUCCSSIGUCCS is an association of professionals who support and manage the diverse aspects of information technology services at higher education institutions by providing professional development opportunities for SIGUCCS members and other individuals in the field...
: University and College Computing Services - SIGWEB: Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web
Professional Chapters
As of 2011, ACM has professional chapters in 56 countries.These chapters include:
- Baltimore ACM Chapter (BACM): official website
- BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
Greater Boston Chapter of the ACM (GBCACM): official website - District of Columbia ACM Chapter (DCACM): official website
Student Chapters
As of 2011, there exist ACM student chapters in 38 different countries.These chapters include:
- Birla Institute of Technology Mesra (BIT-ACM): blog
- Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceBirla Institute of Technology and ScienceBirla Institute of Technology & Science, is a private university located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. BITS Pilani is considered one of the most prestigious and selective universities in India...
(BITS-ACM) - Brock UniversityBrock UniversityBrock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
: website - California State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
(CSULBACM): official website - California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
(CSUSACM): official website - College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University (AU CEG ACM)
- Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(ACSU), official website - Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
(GTACM) official website - Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ACM@IITD : Website
- Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityThe Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
(JHUACM): official website - Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
(ACM@LSU): official website - National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES-ACM): official website
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
: official website - North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
: official website - Peirce CollegePeirce CollegePeirce College is an educational institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which offers programs for career-oriented, non-traditional college students.- History :...
: Official website - Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
: official website - Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
: official website - PSG College of TechnologyPSG College of TechnologyPSG College of Technology is an autonomous, government aided institution, affiliated to Anna University. The college offers a total of 48 full time and part time programs in Science, Engineering and Management at Undergraduate & Postgraduate levels. The College was founded in 1951 by...
(PSG Tech ACM) : official website - Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Institute of TechnologyThe Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
(RIT ACM) - Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratSardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratThe Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat also known as NIT Surat or SVNIT, is an autonomous engineering and technology oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1961...
: official Website - Southern Illinois University CarbondaleSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleSouthern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1869, SIUC is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system...
: official website - University at Buffalo (UB ACM): official website
- University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleThe University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-supported, public, coeducational research university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees, and is organized in five...
: official website - University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaThe University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
(UOFA ACM): official website - University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA ACM): official website - University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San DiegoThe University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
(CSES): official website - University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraThe University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
(UCSB ACM): official website - University of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Santa CruzThe University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
(UCSC ACM): official website - University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC ACM): official website
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC ACM): official website
- University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
: official website - University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstThe University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
(UMass ACM): official website - University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UofM): official website
- University of the PhilippinesUniversity of the PhilippinesThe ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
(UPACM): official website - University of TehranUniversity of TehranThe University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...
(UTACM): Website - University of Texas, Austin (UTACM): official website
- Universität Ulm: official website
- Vidyalankar Institute of TechnologyVidyalankar Institute of TechnologyVidyalankar Institute of Technology is an engineering degree college approved by the All India Council For Technical Education and affiliated to University of Mumbai, India....
, Mumbai - Western Washington UniversityWestern Washington UniversityWestern Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
(WWU ACM): official website - Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities...
(WPIACM): official website - Yeshwantrao Chavan College of EngineeringYeshwantrao Chavan College of EngineeringYeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering is an autonomous engineering college under the University of Nagpur, India. It is located on the outskirts of the Nagpur city in Hingna . The college was established in 1984. It is named in memory of Yashwantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of...
(YCCE): official website
Conferences
The ACM sponsors numerous conferences listed below. Most of the special interest groups also have an annual conference. ACM conferences are often very popular publishing venues and are therefore very competitive. For example, the 2007 SIGGRAPHSIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH is the name of the annual conference on computer graphics convened by the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. The first SIGGRAPH conference was in 1974. The conference is attended by tens of thousands of computer professionals...
conference attracted about 30000 visitors, and CIKM only accepted 15% of the long papers that were submitted in 2005.
- CHI: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
- CIKM: Conference on Information and Knowledge ManagementConference on Information and Knowledge ManagementThe ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management is an annual computer science research conference dedicated to information and knowledge management. Since the first event in 1992, the conference has evolved into one of the major forums for research on database management, information...
- DAC: Design Automation ConferenceDesign Automation ConferenceThe Design Automation Conference, or DAC, is a combination of a technical conference and a trade show, both specializing in electronic design automation....
- FCRC: Federated Computing Research ConferenceFederated Computing Research ConferenceThe Federated Computing Research Conference, FCRC, is an event that brings together several academic conferences, workshops, and plenary talks in the field of computer science...
- GECCO: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
- SIGGRAPH: International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
- Hypertext: Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia
- JCDL: Joint Conference on Digital LibrariesJoint Conference on Digital LibrariesThe Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is an annual international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. It is jointly sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society. The Conferences awards the Vannevar Bush...
- OOPSLA: Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications
- WWW: World Wide Web ConferenceWorld Wide Web ConferenceThe International World Wide Web Conference is a yearly international academic conference on the topic of the future direction of the World Wide Web...
The ACM is a co-presenter and founding partner of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is a nonprofit organization founded by computer scientist Anita Borg. The institute’s primary aim is to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology. The institute’s most prominent program is the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing...
.
Leadership
The President of the ACM for 2010–2012 is Alain Chesnais, a French citizen living in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
where he runs his company named Visual Transitions. He is the successor of Wendy Hall
Wendy Hall
Dame Wendy Hall DBE, FREng, FBCS, FIET, FCGI, FRS is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, England.- Background :...
of the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
.
ACM is led by a Council consisting of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Past President, SIG Governing Board Chair, Publications Board Chair, three representatives of the SIG Governing Board, and seven Members-At-Large. This institution is often referred to simply as "Council" in Communications of the ACM.
Infrastructure
ACM has five “Boards” that make up various committees and subgroups, to help Headquarters staff maintain quality services and products. These boards are as follows:- Publications Board
- SIG Governing Board
- Education Board
- Membership Services Board
- Professions Board
ACM-W: Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women
ACM-W, the ACM's committee on women in computingWomen in computing
Global concerns about current and future roles of women in computing occupations gained more importance with the emerging information age. These concerns motivated public policy debates addressing gender equality as computer applications exerted increasing influence in society...
, is set up to support, inform, celebrate, and work with women in computing. Dr. Anita Borg
Anita Borg
Anita Borg was an American computer scientist. She founded the Institute for Women and Technology and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. She was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois...
was a great supporter of ACM-W. ACM-W provides various resources for women in computing as well as high school girls interested in the field. ACM-W also reaches out internationally to those women who are involved and interested in computing.
See also
- ACM Classification Scheme
- Association of Information Technology ProfessionalsAssociation of Information Technology ProfessionalsThe Association of Information Technology Professionals is a professional association that focuses on information technology education. The group is a non-profit national group, but its activities are performed by about 200 local chapters organized on a geographic basis, and a similar number of...
- Bernard GallerBernard GallerBernard A. Galler was an American mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Michigan who was involved in the development of large-scale operating systems and computer languages including the MAD programming language and the Michigan Terminal System operating system.He attended the...
, former president
:Category:Presidents of the Association for Computing Machinery
- Computer scienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- ComputingComputingComputing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
- Edmund BerkeleyEdmund BerkeleyEdmund Callis Berkeley was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery in 1947. He was also a social activist who worked to achieve conditions that might minimize the threat of nuclear war.-Biography:Berkeley received a BA in Mathematics and Logic from...
, co-founder - Franz AltFranz Alt (mathematician)Franz Leopold Alt was an Austrian-born American mathematician who made major contributions to computer science in its early days...
, former president - Grace Murray Hopper AwardGrace Murray Hopper AwardThe original Grace Murray Hopper Awards have been awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery since 1971. The award goes to a young computer professional who makes a single, significant technical or service contribution.-Recipients:* 1971 Donald E. Knuth* 1972 Paul H. Dirksen* 1972 Paul H...
, awarded by the ACM - Ken Kennedy AwardKen Kennedy AwardThe Ken Kennedy Award, established in 2009 by the Association of Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society in memory of Ken Kennedy, is awarded annually and recognizes substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and substantial community service or mentoring...
, awarded by ACM and the IEEE Computer SocietyIEEE Computer SocietyThe IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies... - Timeline of computing 2400 BC–1949
- Turing AwardTuring AwardThe Turing Award, in full The ACM A.M. Turing Award, is an annual award given by the Association for Computing Machinery to "an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. The contributions should be of lasting and major technical importance to the...
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