3. CHARTING THE COURSE OF COMPUTING ACM was established in 1947 by the inventors of ENIAC( ), the first electronic, stored program, digital computer. As an educational and scientific society, ACM was founded to promote the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of knowledge among the initially small but influential research community. VivekBhagat
4. IDEOLOGY ACM provides opportunities to challenge established assumptions, present new concepts, defend complex ideas, and debate competing theories. ACM strives to raise awareness of the innovations achieved by computing professionals that enrich our lives and advance our society. ACM works to communicate the fundamental role that computing plays in shaping all scientific pursuits, as well as our future. VivekBhagat
6. ACM,ADVANCING COMPUTING AS A SCIENCE: • Disseminating computing research. • Recognizing technical excellence. • Providing forums for the exchange of ideas. AND A PROFESSION: • Providing life-long learning opportunities. • Facilitating professional networking. • Fostering collaboration among computing professionals. • Defining professional and ethical standards of practice. VivekBhagat
7. ADVANCING COMPUTING AS A PROFESSION:SHAPING THE FUTURE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTING INFORMING AND SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY DEFINING THE PROFESSION VivekBhagat
8. ADVANCING COMPUTING AS A SCIENCE:THE SEEDS OF INNOVATION CREATING A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE VENUES FOR EXCHANGING, SHARING, AND DEBATING IDEAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION CULTIVATING THE COMMUNITY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTING DEFINING THE PROFESSION VivekBhagat
11. MEMBERSHIP BENIFITS With your ACM Student Membership you will receive... Fantastic computing information resources Full access to the ACM Collection of 500 online books from Books24x7®, over 2,500 online courses in multiple languages plus 1,000 virtual labs from Element K® The option to subscribe to the full ACM Digital Library, which includes over 2 million pages of text The Guide to Computing Literature (with more than one million bibliographic citations extending far beyond ACM's own literature), and the Online Computing Reviews Service A full year (12 issues) electronic subscription to Communications of the ACM VivekBhagat
12. A full-year (4 issues) subscription to Crossroads, ACM's Student Magazine Complimentary e-mentoring services from MentorNet® A full-year electronic subscription to monthly MemberNet and quarterly Student Quick Takes, ACM's member newsletters. A full-year subscription to TechNews, ACM's tri-weekly email IT news digest A full-year subscription to CareerNews, ACM's twice monthly email career news digest acmqueuewebsite featuring articles, commentary, blogs, roundtables, case studies, mutlimedia and more Access to Ubiquity, ACM's IT opinion magazine and forum, and eLearn, ACM's magazine dedicated to distance education Discounts on ACM journals, magazines, books, and conferences A free email forwarding address with high-quality Postini spam filtering Special Discounts and access to valuable products and services through the ACM's Insurance and Discounts and Special Offers Programs VivekBhagat
13. Free access to software and courseware through the ACM Student Academic Initiative (Please note: The Developer AA package does not contain Windows 7.) VivekBhagat
14. Incredible networking opportunities Your ACM Student Membership also gives you access to: A vast network of over 95,000 highly dedicated student and professional peers ACM's Career Resource Center, where you will our find targeted job opportunities and more! The opportunity to join one or more of ACM's Special Interest Groups in 34 specialty areas of IT The opportunity to join one of more than 500 ACM Student Chapters worldwide Unique volunteering opportunities to gain hands-on experience and knowledge of the marketplace VivekBhagat
