Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

An Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a U.S.-based international Computing Science Learned Society founded in 1947.

Context:
- It can (typically) support ACM SIGs, which are Special Interest Groups focusing on various aspects of computing.
- It can (typically) publish ACM Publications, such as: ACM Communications and Journal of the ACM.
- It can manage an ACM Digital Library, which archives thousands of publications and proceedings.
- It can maintain an ACM CALGO Algorithm Repository, a collection of documented source codes for numerical algorithms.
- It can uphold an ACM Code of Ethics(https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics), which outlines ethical standards for the professional conduct of its members.
- It can (often) have ACM Committees, such as: ACM US Technology Policy Committee, which addresses technology policy issues in the United States.
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Example(s):
- ACM, 2024, highlighting recent advancements or changes in the organization.
- ACM, 2015, noting the release of significant digital library enhancements.
- ACM, 2005, marking the addition of new SIG groups or journals.
- ACM, 1995, describing major conferences or initiatives launched in that year.
- ACM, 1985, detailing key publications or awards introduced.
- ACM, 1975, noting expansions in international chapters.
- ACM, 1965, reflecting on the establishment of fundamental computing standards.
- ACM, 1957, focusing on the early efforts in promoting computing as a discipline.
- ACM, 1947, covering the founding and initial goals and mission.
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Counter-Example(s):
- IEEE, which is more broadly focused on electrical and electronic engineering.
- ACL, which is specifically focused on computational linguistics.
- AAAI, which concentrates on artificial intelligence.
See: IEEE Computer Society, ACL, AAAI.

References

http://www.acm.org/

2015

(Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Computing_Machinery Retrieved:2015-1-7.
- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a U.S.-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. It is a not-for-profit professional membership group. Its membership is more than 100,000 as of 2011. Its headquarters are in New York City.
  The ACM and the IEEE Computer Society are the umbrella organizations for US academic and scholarly interests in computing. Unlike the IEEE, the ACM is solely dedicated to computing.