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About ACM

Established in 1947, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. Currently there are more than 2,200 ACM members in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

About DC ACM

The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the ACM (DC ACM) was formally established on November 1, 1958. Through the dedication and hard work of its volunteers, DC ACM carries out the ACM objectives at the community level, providing opportunities for meaningful connections between the area’s academics, professionals, and policymakers in the computer science and information technology fields.

DC ACM Announcements

	February 8 Lecture Postponed to February 18	By: Cora Dickson
Due to the hazardous road and sidewalk conditions expected after the historic snowstorm, the DC ACM/DC-SIGGRAPH lecture that was scheduled for Monday, February 8 will be postponed to Thursday, February 18. Time and location are unchanged.
	Street Parking in Downtown DC	By: Cora Dickson
As of January 19, 2010, the DC Department of Transportation has extended parking meter enforcement hours to 10pm on weekdays downtown and set the maximum at 2 hours. Meters in the area of the DC ACM meeting places (Radio Free Asia and New America Foundation) may have even more severe restrictions, such as one-hour only parking. The rates are $2 per hour. More details can be found in this informative online article. We recognize that this may cause a burden for people who wish to attend DC ACM events, even though we always hold them in metro-accessible locations. We recommend a parking garage on 19th Street (a one-way street heading south) between M and L (about halfway down the block, on the left) which charges $7.00/flat rate if you enter after 5pm and is open late. (There are other garages in the area but up until now many have been closed by 7pm, to cater to the weekday commuters rather than evening nightlife.) Also, the garage next door to Radio Free Asia is open in the evenings until 10pm for $5.00. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation and we hope to see you in the near future at one of our events.
	Spring Lecture Series	By: William Fielder
DC ACM is proud to announce the Spring 2010 lecture series, which will be held at the New America Foundation in Washington DC. Each of the lectures will also be webcast live and archived online for later viewing. However you are strongly encouraged to attend in person, so that you will be able to ask the speaker questions or perhaps join us after the lecture for drinks at the Black Rooster Pub. Thursday February 18 Joey Ponthieux, NASA "3D Animation and Modeling for Aerospace" Monday April 5 George W. Arnold, NIST "Smart Grid Interoperability" Monday May 17 Allen Tucker, Bowdoin College, Maine "Is There A Good Programming Language Out There?" More details about each lecture will be provided in future announcements. All lectures are free of charge and open to the public. ACM membership is not required to attend, nor is an RSVP necessary. Please feel free to bring friends and colleagues and spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
	DC ACM Outstanding Volunteer 2009	By: Cora Dickson
Congratulations to Isaac Christoffersen, who was selected as this year's Outstanding Volunteer. Isaac has served in a leadership position since the chapter's revival, first as Vice Chair and now as Membership chair. He also leads the Historical committee in assessing DC ACM's fifty years worth of archived materials. In all of these positions, Isaac continually goes above and beyond in his volunteer ethic. He always looks for ways to improve our chapter and our relations with other area organizations. As but one example, he suggested DC ACM set up a booth at GOSCON, then he took charge of that project. His work on the Historical committee is revealing a wealth of interesting documents, including several years' worth of professional papers presented by DC ACM members at the chapter's annual technical symposium in the 80s and 90s. Isaac received the award at the DC ACM Happy Hour in Crystal City on December 10.
	Latest Issue of CompuTopics	By: Cora Dickson
The January 2010 issue of CompuTopics, the DC ACM monthly newsletter, has been uploaded. Click here to download (PDF format). Previous issues of CompuTopics are also available in the Archives section of this website.

Events Calendar

	Joey Ponthieux, "3D Animation and Modeling for Aerospace" - 2/18/2010
This lecture revolves around 3D animation and modeling for the aerospace industry, from the 1980's until today. Mr. Ponthieux will discuss the equipment and capabilities (or lack thereof) from his early career through projects including Hyper-X, the Viking 25th Anniversary, TDT Tunnel, and his current efforts with the ATOL lab and their task to assist in the redesign of the National Airspace Management System. Mr. Ponthieux will talk about the relevance and importance that 3D animation has played in providing promotional support for these projects and/or concepts and how CGI has taken on an increasing role in prototyping complex ideas rather than just promoting them. This event is co-sponsored by DC-SIGGRAPH. Speaker Bio: Joey Ponthieux is a professional 3D animator with a background in Television Broadcasting, Aeronautics and Space Research, and traditional Graphic Arts. He is self trained in multiple CGI disciplines including Modeling, Motion, Texturing, Lighting, Scripting, and Compositing. He is currently a 3D animator employed by NCI Informations Systems assigned to the Data Visualization and Analysis Lab at NASA Langley Research Center. Location: New America Foundation 1899 L Street NW Suite 400 (4th Floor) Washington, DC 20036 URL for LIVE WEBCAST: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/joey_ponthieux Near Farragut North Metro Station. Parking is available until midnight at a garage on 19th between M and L streets for $7.00. This lecture is free of charge and open to the public. ACM membership is not required to attend, nor is an RSVP necessary. Please feel free to bring friends and colleagues.
Start Time:2/18/2010 7:30 PM
End Time:2/18/2010 9:00 PM

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