body (ACM, before 1997 - "Association 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
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, practitioners,
managers, and engineers - who drive the Association's major
programs and services - publications, special interest groups,
chapters, conferences, awards, and special activities.
The ACM Press publishes journals (notably
CACM), book
video, and specialized publications such as curricula
recommendations and self-assessment procedures.
(1998-02-24)