What is ACM?
ACM is widely recognized as the
premier membership organization for
computing professionals, delivering resources that advance computing as a
science and a profession; enable professional development; and promote policies
and research that benefit society.
ACM hosts the computing industry's
leading Digital
Library and Guide to Computing Literature,
and serves its global members and the computing profession with journals and
magazines, conferences, workshops, electronic forums, and Online Books and Courses.
ACM Fact Sheet and statistics on ACM membership.
The A.M. Turing Award, presented yearly by ACM, is regarded as the "Nobel Prize of computing." View the list of Turing and other ACM award winners and ACM Fellows.
Read ACM's Code of Ethics, Constitution and Bylaws, and other policy documents for the computing profession. ACM also has a Public Policy Office in Washington (USACM) dealing with US governmental and legislative issues.
Biographical information on current ACM President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Executive Director; ACM Past Presidents
Nominating Policies and Procedures (.doc)
Boards and Committees, and structure of ACM
Volunteers and Headquarters departments. About the Office of Information Systems.
ACM's Special Interest Groups are technical communities representing virtually every major area of computing.
Hundreds of ACM Professional and Student Chapters provide opportunities for networking on a local level.
Other organizations with which ACM cooperates to advance the computing field.
ACM was established in 1947 with the creation of the first stored-program digital computer. More ACM history and background... Visit the ACM History Committee pages for more information.
ACM's own taxonomy of the computing field
Annual Reports of ACM and its Boards, Committees, and Organizations
