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Welcome to the website of the DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (DC ACM)

The November issue of CompuTopics is now available here.

Next EC meeting: December 15, 2008

 DC ACM Announcements

Gala PhotosBy: Cora DicksonNo presence information
Thanks to John Sheckler, we have a large collection of Gala Photos, including a photo of each table.
 
Please visit the Archives to see the photos.
 
We welcome more photos from other attendees.  Please contact Gala Chair Cora Dickson (gala@dcacm.org) if you would like to contribute to our collection.
DC ACM Memories video now availableBy: Cora DicksonNo presence information
If you missed the Gala, you can still watch the "DC ACM Memories" video online!  This special video is 17 minutes long and features interviews of DC ACM alumni Saul Gass, Winston Riley III, Herb Maisel, Isreal Feldman, and Jim Pottmyer.  Click on this link:
 
 
We still have a few copies of the high-quality DVD available for $5.00. Please contact Teresa Hone at treasurer@dcacm.org if you are interested.

 Events Calendar

The State of the Washington DC Job Market - 12/8/2008
DC ACM is a professional chapter of ACM. The Washington, DC area has a wide range of IT professionals, and a strong tech sector despite the economic downturn. This panel explores in further detail the regional characteristics (Northern Virginia, Maryland, downtown) and the types of employment (government contractors, R&D, civil service, start-ups, etc.) peculiar to the DC metropolitan area. This panel is geared towards IT professionals who are considering a job change, pondering their career path, or just wondering what skills are attractive in this region’s job market. Students of computer science at the local colleges and universities may also be interested in attending.

Panelists:

Robert Neelbauer
Principal, Staffmagnet and Jobmatchbox.com

Dr. Annette Reilly
Senior Manager, HR/Finance Systems Engineering, Lockheed Martin

Dr. Martin Herman
Chief, Information Access Division, NIST

John Thomas
Vice President, Large Scale Systems Engineering, Booz Allen Hamilton

Moderator: Dr. Kent Miller

Location:

American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 New York Avenue NW (entrance is on 12th street)
Washington, D.C.
Near Metro Center
Start Time:12/8/2008 7:30 PM
End Time:12/8/2008 9:30 PM
Monthly DC ACM Executive Council Meeting (Open) - 12/15/2008
This meeting, usually held on the fourth Monday of the month, is open to any interested DC ACM members or nonmembers who would like to observe and participate in discussion, but only Executive Council members have voting power on any motions raised.  NOTE: Due to the holidays in December, we are holding it on the third Monday.
 
Agenda:
 
  • Approval of the previous meeting minutes
  • Reports from the officers
  • Reports from the Standing Committee chairs
  • Reports from the Special Committees
  • Unfinished Business
  • New Business


Location:
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.  Free parking on M Street is available starting at 6:30pm.
Start Time:12/15/2008 7:00 PM
End Time:12/15/2008 9:00 PM
 
 

 Contact Us

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

Non-members may subscribe to our public email announcements list (about events in the DC area) 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.

 External Links

Association for Computing Machinery
ACM Digital Library
ACM Public Policy Group (USACM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Computer Security Day
Washington Academy of Sciences
Washington DC Linux Users Group
George Washington University Student ACM Chapter
Radio Free Asia (Hosts DC ACM Meetings)
White Oak Technologies (DC ACM Gold Sponsor)

 Officers

Chair
William FielderUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Vice-Chair
Isaac ChristoffersenUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Treasurer
Teresa HoneUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Secretary
Benjamin SchultzUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Member at Large
Rebecca Prather Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Membership Chair
Dr. Kent MillerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Communications Chair
Cora DicksonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Academic Advisory Board Liaison
Dr. Rhys Price JonesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
PDC Chair
Eric NoriegaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Acting Program Chair
William FielderUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Awards Chair
VacantUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Budget Chair (ad-hoc)
Teresa HoneUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Gala Chair (ad-hoc)
Cora DicksonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Historical Chair (ad-hoc)
Isaac ChristoffersenUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Web Team
Ryan Michela, Cynthia O'Connell, Joseph FaustUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Forum Moderator
Ryan MichelaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).