ACM Professional Chapters Toolkit

Table of Contents
1. The ACM Professional Chapters' Toolkit Overview 2. About ACM and its Structure Overview of ACM ACM Constitution and Bylaws ACM Governance: Organizational Structure and Boards and Committees ACM Headquarters Contacts 3. How to Start a Professional Chapter The Chapter Formation Process Sample: Professional Chapter Bylaws Sample: Local Special Interest Group Bylaws(.pdf) Sample: First Year Activity Plan 4. Chapter Responsibilities Financial Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements -Chapter's Relationship to the IRS Responsibilities of Chapter Officers Membership Requirements 5. Care, Feeding and Maintenance of Chapters Chapter Meetings Chapter-Sponsored Conferences Event TMRF with budget spreadsheet included (.pdf) Event TMRF (.doc) and budget spreadsheet (.xls) Certificates of Insurance Chapter Mailings and Publicity Member Recruitment Technical Focus Committees ACM Headquarters Support for Chapters ACM Web Toolkit: templates and resources for your Web site.

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