Association for Computing Machinery

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By Jay Neal
Association for Computing Machinery
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The First Society in Computing

• ACM is the world's oldest and largest educational
  and scientific computing society.
• Founded in 1947 as the worlds first society in
  computing.

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About ACM

• ACM is an international scientific and
  educational organization dedicated to advancing
  the arts, sciences, and applications of
  information technology.
• A leading resource for computing professionals
  and students working in the various fields of
  Information Technology, and for interpreting the
  impact of information technology on society.

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Activities

• ACM is organized into over 170 local chapters and
  34 special interest groups (SIGs), through which
  it conducts most of its activities.
• The first student chapter was founded in 1961 at
  the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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Special Interest Groups

• SIGADA Ada Programming Language
• SIGART Artificial Intelligence
• SIGCAS Computers and Society
• SIGKDD Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
• SIGMICRO Microarchitecture
• SIGOPS Operating Systems

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Infrastructure

• Five boards make up various committees and
  subgroups, to help headquarters staff maintain
  quality services and products.

Publications Board SIG Governing Board Education
Board
Membership Services Board Professions Board
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Sources

• http//www.acm.org
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Compu
  ting_Machinery