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Mar 1 2006

Call For Nominations For Advanced Member Grades in the ACM

ACM has three distinct member grades to recognize the professional accomplishments of our members: Senior Member—is a new member grade recognizing those ACM members, with at least 10 years of professional experience, that have demonstrated performance and accomplishment that set them apart. Distinguished Engineer, Scientist, or Member—is a new member grade recognizing those ACM members, […]
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Mar 1 2006

ACM Fellows

The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council 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. The ACM Fellows serve as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for guidance and […]
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Feb 1 2006

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NASA will sponsor the Telerobotic Construction Challenge—a competition to award $250,000 to teams developing technologies that enable robots to perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention. The contest will be conducted in an arena containing scattered structural building blocks; the task will be to assemble the structure using multiple robotic agents remotely controlled by humans. […]
Computing Applications
Feb 1 2006

Student De-Charter Notice

ACM is considering the de-charter of the following chapters due to inactivity. Members interested in revitalizing their chapters should contact Lauren Ryan, Local Activities Coordinator, at local_activities@acm.org. ACM will terminate the chapters listed below after 90 days unless interested volunteers express a desire to reactivate their chapter by redoing their bylaws and preparing acceptable revitalization […]
Computing Applications
Jan 1 2006

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A new report alleges much of the used computer equipment being sent to developing countries for use in schools, businesses, and homes is not only unusable it is creating enormous environmental problems in some of the world’s poorest places, according to the New York Times. The report by the Basal Action Network, a Seattle-based environmental […]
Computing Applications
Jan 1 2006

ACM Annual Report For FY05

A year in the life of ACM is always a study of progress and promise, but FY05 was truly exceptional. The Association recorded a third consecutive year of excellence over performance and accomplishments; introduced a bevy of new publications, products, and services to our professionally diversified members; and made great strides on a number of […]
Computing Applications
Dec 1 2005

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Companies that leak confidential information about their customers and think they’ll win back their loyalty with a notice of disclosure and an apology should think again. A new study conducted by The Ponemon Institute indicates that about 23 million adults in the U.S. received notification from a firm reporting their personal information had been lost […]
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Nov 1 2005

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Not only are U.S. federal agencies making a concerted effort to recruit some of the most talented computer hackers, so too are Al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. Mark Rasch, former head of the Justice Department’s computer crime unit, notes an escalating trend in terrorist organizations trying to hire hackers to penetrate government and computer networks. […]
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Oct 1 2005

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Medical professionals have long agreed that electronic patient records are the future, but the vast majority continue to balk at making the financial and time commitment to get there. Now Medicare, the U.S. program that reimburses hospitals and physicians for medical care to qualifying people over age 65 years, has stepped in with an unprecedented […]
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Sep 1 2005

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The subway and bus bombings in London were a sign to security experts worldwide that the best defense governments can provide against terrorists armed with explosives remains low-tech options such as bomb-sniffing dogs, trained personnel, and working video cameras. The New York Times reports that after the billions were spent to improve homeland security worldwide, […]
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Aug 1 2005

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The number of North American organizations expected to try Linux open source software for the first time is dwindling, according to a survey from investment banking firm SG Cowen and Co. The findings note that the number of companies planning to become first-time users of the software has fallen by half in the past year. […]
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Jul 1 2005

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Some of the most intimidating hackers in the world have been corralled by the U.S. military as an elite posse ready to launch cyber warfare against enemy networks should the orders be issued. The group’s existence was revealed during a recent U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, where military leaders described a unit called the […]
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Jun 1 2005

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A disturbing increase in pharming—the latest online scam to lure potential identity-theft victims—has security experts apprehensive. While phishing uses email spam to deliver fake messages to entice individuals to reveal personal or financial information, pharming automatically directs computer users from a legitimate Web site to a fraudulent mirror image of that site without any warning. […]
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May 1 2005

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Harvard Business School rejected 119 applicants who accessed a portion of a Web site to learn whether they were accepted to the elite school before official notifications were sent out. USA Today reports the applicants were able to view files at AppyYourself (www.apply-yourself.com), a company that manages Web pages used by students to apply to […]
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Apr 1 2005

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An international team of scientists has joined to genetically identify—or provide a barcode for—every plant and animal species on Earth. The Barcode of Life Initiative promises to build the largest database of DNA snippets from every known (and heretofore unknown) species on the planet, linking them to photos, facts, and a variety of scientific data. […]
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Mar 1 2005

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The U.S. will suffer at least one devastating attack to its national information network or power grid in the next decade, says a majority of experts responding to a recent survey by Pew Internet & American Life and Elon University. The survey of more than 1,285 experts found 66% believed the U.S. will endure either […]
Computing Applications
Mar 1 2005

ACM Fellows

ACM – Association for Computing Machinery Advanced Search Browse About Sign in Register Advanced Search Journals Magazines Proceedings Books SIGs Conferences People More Search ACM Digital Library SearchSearch Advanced Search Communications of the ACM Magazine Home Latest Issue Archive Authors Affiliations Award Winners More HomeMagazinesCommunications of the ACMVol. 48, No. 3ACM Fellows article ACM Fellows […]
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Mar 1 2005

Sigs Announce Candidates For Election

ACM – Association for Computing Machinery Advanced Search Browse About Sign in Register Advanced Search Journals Magazines Proceedings Books SIGs Conferences People More Search ACM Digital Library SearchSearch Advanced Search Communications of the ACM Magazine Home Latest Issue Archive Authors Affiliations Award Winners More HomeMagazinesCommunications of the ACMVol. 48, No. 3SIGs announce candidates for election […]
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Feb 1 2005

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The good news is the video game industry is exploding, with a global market that was expected to exceed $35 billion by year-end 2004. The bad news is the legion of programmers working under pressure to churn out hits for the game industry is burning out at a rapid rate. A recent survey by the […]
Computing Applications
Feb 1 2005

Notice of Intent to De-Charter Professional Chapters

ACM is considering the de-charter of the following chapters due to inactivity. Members interested in revitalizing their chapters should contact Lauren Ryan, Local Activities Coordinator, at local_activities@acm.org. ACM will terminate the chapters listed below after 90 days unless interested volunteers express a desire to reactivate their chapter by redoing their bylaws and preparing acceptable revitalization […]
Computing Applications
Feb 1 2005

Notice of Intent to De-Charter Student Chapters

ACM is considering the de-charter of the following chapters due to inactivity. Members interested in revitalizing their chapters should contact Lauren Ryan, Local Activities Coordinator, at local_activities@acm.org. ACM will terminate the chapters listed below after 90 days unless interested volunteers express a desire to reactivate their chapter by redoing their bylaws and preparing acceptable revitalization […]
Computing Applications
Feb 1 2005

Sigs Announce Candidates For Election

In accordance with ACM Bylaw 6, the following SIGs will hold elections this spring: SIGACT, SIGAda, SIGAPL, SIGAPP, SIGART, SIGBED, SIGCAS, SIGDA, SIGDOC, SIGEcom, SIGGRAPH, SIGITE, SIGKDD, SIGMETRICS, SIGMICRO, SIGMIS, SIGMOBILE, SIGMOD, SIGMultiMedia, SIGPLAN, SIGSAC, SIGSIM, SIGSOFT, SIGUCCS and SIGWEB. ACM Policy and Procedures require that those SIGs holding elections notify their membership of candidates […]
Computing Applications
Jan 1 2005

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Six airports in the U.S are currently beta sites for the latest in checkpoint security. A $150,000 high-tech detection portal called the Ionscan Sentinel II can identify traces of more than 40 types of explosives and related chemicals, as well as over 40 types of narcotics. Here’s how it works: A traveler steps into the […]
Computing Applications
Dec 1 2004

ACM Annual Report For Fy04

ACM’s global influence as a professional society to which the IT community turns for vital scientific information and professional leadership and guidance was never more evident than in FY04. And as I reflect on my two years as ACM’s president, I find the manner in which the Association has consistently and conscientiously responded to the […]
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