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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

	New Chapter Officers Elected	By: William Fielder
On June 22nd DC ACM held officer elections for the July 2009 - June 2010 term. The election results are as follows: Chair: Benjamin Schultz Vice-Chair: Dr. Kent Miller Treasurer: Teresa Hone Secretary: Sean Stickle Member at Large: Mackenzie Morgan The new Officers will begin their terms on July 1.
	Latest Issue of CompuTopics	By: Cora Dickson
The July-August issue of CompuTopics, the DC ACM monthly newsletter, has been uploaded. Click here to download (PDF format).

Events Calendar

	DC ACM Historical Committee Meeting - 7/18/2009
Efforts are still underway to sort the vast quantities of paper records and other DC ACM property that has been collected from various former members. It’s not too late to join the committee. All helping hands are welcome and you might find something interesting in the piles of paper! Please see below for information on the times and locations of the upcoming meetings. Contact Isaac Christoffersen if you have any questions or would like to let him know that you plan to attend. Location: City of Fairfax Regional Library North St Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 293-6227 Meeting Room A
Start Time:7/18/2009 1:00 PM
End Time:7/18/2009 5:00 PM
	DC ACM Professional Development Committee Meeting - 7/21/2009
It’s time to start planning the Fall 2009 PD Seminars. The DC ACM has been providing this service to the local computing community since 1968, except for a few years on hiatus when the chapter was dormant. New volunteers are always welcome. If you want to join the PD Committee, now is the perfect time – learn how the sausage making machine works! The PDC will decide what subjects to offer, make arrangements with instructors, publicize the seminars, assist with the registration process, and handle the logistics of the seminars. Location: George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science Computing Facility Tompkins Hall 1st floor Conference Room 725 23rd St. NW (Between G & H Streets), Washington, DC Nearest Metro: The building is 1½ blocks south of the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro (orange and blue lines). Street parking and GWU garage parking is also available. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact PDC Chair Eric Noriega.
Start Time:7/21/2009 7:00 PM
End Time:7/21/2009 9:00 PM
	DC ACM Historical Committee Meeting - 7/25/2009
Efforts are still underway to sort the vast quantities of paper records and other DC ACM property that has been collected from various former members. It’s not too late to join the committee. All helping hands are welcome and you might find something interesting in the piles of paper! Please see below for information on the times and locations of the upcoming meetings. Contact Isaac Christoffersen if you have any questions or would like to let him know that you plan to attend. Location: Oakton Library 10304 Lynnhaven Pl Oakton, VA 22124-1785 (703) 242-4020
Start Time:7/25/2009 1:00 PM
End Time:7/25/2009 5:00 PM
	DC ACM Executive Council Meeting (Open) - 7/27/2009
This meeting is open to any member or interested non-member. However, only members of the Executive Council may vote on any motions raised. Tentative Agenda: Approval of the 6/22/2009 meeting minutes Reports from the Officers Reports from the Standing Committees Reports from the Ad-Hoc Committees Unfinished business New business Location: Radio Free Asia 2025 M Street NW Between 20th and 21st Streets Ground Floor Conference Room Near Dupont Circle and Farragut North red line Metro stations The meeting room has a street entrance located immediately to the left of the main entry into the building (a revolving door). A sign will be posted. There is a parking garage next door for $5.00, open until 10pm. Another parking garage on 19th street between M and L is open until midnight for $6.00. Free parking on M Street is available starting at 6:30pm. After the meeting we adjourn to the Black Rooster Pub at 1919 L Street NW.
Start Time:7/27/2009 7:00 PM
End Time:7/27/2009 9:00 PM

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DC ACM
P.O. Box 33153
Washington, DC 20033

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Non-members may subscribe to our public email announcements list (which we call "Friends of DC ACM") by sending an email to listserv@acm.org with the following one line body: SUBSCRIBE DC-ACM. This is a low volume list that highlights ACM related activities and other local IT/computer science events only.

In addition, there is a members-only email announcements list that you can join if you are a registered member of DC ACM. It is not necessary to subscribe to the public announcements list if you are also subscribed to the members-only list.

If you have an item to submit for the online calendar that may be of interest to DC ACM members, please email programs@dcacm.org. If we receive it in a timely manner, in most cases we will try to include it on both the online calendar and the announcements list.