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(acm, before 1997 – “-ssociation for computing machinery”) the largest and oldest international scientific and educational computer society in the industry. founded in 1947, only a year after the unveiling of eniac, acm was established by mathematicians and electrical engineers to advance the science and application of information technology. john mauchly, co-inventor of the eniac, was one of acm’s founders.
since its inception acm has provided its members and the world of computer science a forum for the sharing of knowledge on developments and achievements necessary to the fruitful interchange of ideas.
acm has 90,000 members – educators, researchers, pract-tioners, managers, and engineers – who drive the -ssociation’s major programs and services – publications, special interest groups, chapters, conferences, awards, and special activities.
the acm press publishes journals (notably cacm), book series, conference proceedings, cd-rom, hypertext, video, and specialized publications such as curricula recommendations and self–ssessment procedures.
(http://info.acm.org/).
(1998-02-24)
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