ACM Professional Chapter Membership Requirements

The ACM Bylaws specify the membership requirements for Professional and student chapters:

BYLAW 5: CHAPTERS

Section 4. Management

"Each chapter is governed by a set of bylaws that defines a minimum of three officers of that chapter, and that contains minimal provisions established by the ACM Chief Operating Officer and approved by the Executive Committee. The bylaws of each chapter, and all amendments to them, must receive approval by the ACM Chief Operating Officer. These approvals must be obtained before any amendment may be distributed for a vote to the members of the chapters.

The officers of a chapter will be elected and vacant offices filled as provided in its bylaws. All officers in student chapters must be ACM members. All officers in professional chapters must be ACM Members."

As chapters are subsidiaries of the ACM and share the non-profit status thereof, membership is required for indemnification against damage and loss:

"The Association shall indemnify any person who was or is a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a member of the Council or an officer of the Association."

Chapters that fail to meet this minimum membership requirement jeopardize their status with the Association.