ACM Membership

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ACM offers the resources, access and tools to invent the future. No one has a larger global network of professional peers. No one has more exclusive content. No one presents more forward-looking events. Or confers more prestigious awards. Or provides a more comprehensive learning center. 

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Meet Featured ACM Distinguished Speaker Doris Lee

Doris Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Ponder. Doris received her PhD from the UC Berkeley RISE Lab and School of Information in 2021, where she developed tools that help data scientists explore and understand their data. She is the recipient of Forbes 30 under 30 for Enterprise Technology in 2023. Her lectures include "Data Science at Scale Everywhere for Everyone," in which she explores the limitations of these tools and pain points that data scientists encounter when dealing with data at scale.

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ACM Student Research Competition

The ACM Student Research Competition is an internationally recognized venue enabling undergraduate and graduate students to experience the research world, share research results and exchange ideas, rub shoulders with academic and industry luminaries, understand the practical applications of their research and gain recognition.

Meet Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth K. “Beth” Hawthorne is a Full Professor and Graduate Program Director of Cybersecurity at Northeastern University's Arlington, Virginia campus. Previously, she spent 26 years at Union College in Cranford, New Jersey—retiring as Senior Professor Emerita of Computer Science and Cybersecurity. She has been active with ACM’s education initiatives for decades. In her interview, Hawthorne discusses what sparked her interest in cybersecurity, the role of community colleges in computing education, the significance of AI in CS2023, her work on Rendering History: The Women of ACM-W, and more.

Meet Chad Jenkins

Odest Chadwicke “Chad” Jenkins is a Professor of Robotics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He directs the Laboratory for Progress (Perceptive Robotics and Grounded Reasoning Systems), where he aims to discover methods for computational reasoning and perception that will enable robots to effectively assist people in common human environments. In his interview, Jenkins discusses his path to becoming a roboticist, humanoid robotics and its impact on society, his time as EiC for ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, and more.

Lifelong Learning

ACM offers lifelong learning resources including online books and courses from Skillsoft, TechTalks on the hottest topics in computing and IT, and more.

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Become an Ambassador for ACM

Encourage your colleagues to join ACM, share the benefits of ACM and receive free gifts for participating. Your support of ACM is critical to our continuing efforts to advance computing as a science and a profession. 

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Customer Service FAQs

Do you have questions about your member benefits, how to update your contact information, how to renew your membership, or claim missing issues? If so, visit ACM’s Customer Service FAQs for answers to these questions and more.

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Guiding Members with a Framework of Ethical Conduct

Learn more about ACM’s commitment to ethical standards: the ACM Code of Ethics, Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, and Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE), which is guiding these and other intiatives.

Volunteer with SocialCoder

You can use your technical skills for social good and offer volunteer support on software development projects to organizations who could not otherwise afford it. SocialCoder connects volunteer programmers/software developers with registered charities and helps match them to suitable projects based on their skills, experience, and the causes they care about. Learn more about ACM’s new partnership with SocialCoder, and how you can get involved.

Meet Computing Professionals Near You

ACM has launched a local events initiative in several major US cities to help computer professionals like you build personal networks of smart technical people nearby. You can share work experiences and insight, discuss new research ideas and provide guidance in finding a job or launching a new venture.

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ACM Members Around the World

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Membership Options and Rates

Membership options and rates for professionals, students, those residing in developing countries, and members of other computing societies.

Request ACM Membership Information

Encourage your peers, colleagues and students to join ACM—request membership applications, brochures and posters to  promote ACM membership at your institution.

Order Complimentary Materials for Your Students!

ACM offers complimentary materials for students and professionals interested in the computing field. These materials are available to educators and students for educational use.

2023-2024 Ambassador for ACM Grand Prize Recipient

ACM congratulates Achyuth Anilkumar, Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) Angamaly (Chapter Chair, 2023-24, ACM Student Chapter FISAT), who has won the 2023-2024 Ambassadors for ACM Grand Prize, a Microsoft Surface Go 2. Second prize (Apple AirPods) goes to Suchithra M, School of Computing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology.

Ambassadors for ACM Grand Prize winner Achyuth Anilkumar

Top Ambassadors for ACM

ACM is pleased to announce the following top recruiters in the Ambassadors for ACM member recruitment program for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 program year:

  • October: Narendra Pal Singh Rathore
  • November: Ratnakar Babu Mikkili
                     Sujatha Karimisetty
  • December: Achyuth Anilkumar

These members each received gifts from ACM acknowledging their initiative in sharing the importance of ACM's valuable programs. Learn more about rules, recruitment tips and tools, and prizes.

ACM Distinguished Speakers Program

The Distinguished Speakers Program (DSP) is one of ACM's most valued outreach programs, providing universities, corporations, event and conference planners, and local ACM chapters with direct access to top technology leaders and innovators from nearly every sector of the computing industry. ACM will cover the cost of transportation for the speaker to travel to your event.

Become an ACM Preferred Employer

Empower your staff, gain recruiting advantages and enjoy financial benefits. Become an ACM Preferred Employer, and your technical staff will enjoy all the benefits of ACM Professional Membership and access to the ACM Digital Library at a preferred rate.

News Resources for Members

ACM Bulletins - ACM member news
People of ACM Bulletins - highlighting outstanding ACM members
MemberNet - quarterly newsletter of ACM people and activities
ACM Updates - what's happening in and around ACM
ACM Members in the News - read news stories highlighting ACM people.
CareerNews - digest of career-related topics
ACM-W Connections Newsletter - from ACM's Women in Computing

Get Involved with ACM

ACM is a volunteer-led and member-driven organization. Everything ACM accomplishes is through the efforts of people like you. A wide range of activities keeps ACM moving: organizing conferences, editing journals, reviewing papers and participating on boards and committees, to name a few. Find out all the ways that you can volunteer with ACM.

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