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The article focuses on a proposal by the Association for Computing Machinery's Publications Board Conferences Committee to bring together conference and journal publishing. Different methods offered by the Association to publish conference papers in journals are presented. Many computer scientists have focused on limitations of conference publishing.

This article presents information about activities of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Paul W. Abrahams, chairman of the ACM SIG Board, has announced that several individuals have been appointed (or reappointed) to the SIG Board for two-year terms. John Esbin has been reappointed vice-chairman of the Board and has been appointed Advisor on Finances responsible for supervising the budgets and other financial affairs of the individual SIGs. He replaces Stephen Zilles. Stephen N. Zilles has been appointed Policy Advisor, replacing Michael Harrison. The ACM Executive Committee has chartered several student chapters. Some of them are Norwalk State Technical College (Northeast Region), Rochester Institute of Technology (Northeast Region), Suffolk County Community College (Greater New York Region), Augusta College (Southeast Region), Emory University (Southeast Region), and University of South Carolina at Spartanburg (Southeast Region). The January 1982 issue of the periodical "Communications of the ACM" will be several months late due to some changes in the publication process.

Presents several letters to the editor. Comment on the article "Approximating Block Accesses in Database Organizations," published in the April 1977 issue of the periodical; Provision of an advanced test in Computer Science by the Graduate Record Examination Board; View that the decisions made about the Association of Computing machinery publications may have a great impact on the future of the Association.

This article presents a list of the most important online resources of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ACM provides a large number of online resources for its members. The article lists the most popular downloads in three categories: refereed journal and conference papers, magazines and survey articles, and online courses. The three tables show the top 10 papers, articles, and courses ranked in July 2004, and then how those top 10 fared over the prior year from July 2004 to July 2003. If one has not requested the online option as part of one's membership and wishes to add it, one can do so from the ACM home page at its web site. The Top 10 magazine and survey articles represent about 3 percent of the downloads in this category. Online courses are available to members as part of the Professional Development Center. These courses are downloaded onto one's computer and typically take about six hours. They feature learning about relational databases and newer programming languages.

The article offers news briefs about the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The ACM Publications Board wanted to make all authors aware of the National Security Agency's offer to review any papers in the area of cryptography, in accordance with ACM Council's resolution passed in October 1982. Bernard Rous was appointed as the executive editor of "Computing Reviews" and the "ACM Guide to Computing Literature."

The article presents the requirements for contributions to "Communications of the ACM," the publication of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Communications of the ACM is a newsletter and publication medium for technical papers and other materials. The corresponding addresses and person incharge of a particular topic is listed for authors who will submit communications or researches. Contributions include news items and announcements, function schedules, technical papers, letters and notes, and general interest. The policy of the publication is briefly described.

This section presents lists of most popular downloads from the digital library of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). One of the list contains the top 10 most popular papers from ACM's referred journals and conference proceedings downloaded in August 2005. Another list contains the 10 most popular courses at the ACM professional development centre for August 2005.

The article presents information on the advantages of using services provided by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ACM, IEEE/CS, and USENIX organize conferences and sponsor journals and magazines. ACM shoulders the responsibility for the financial health of a conference, maintains the history of financial transactions, signs contracts with vendors, prints and produces promotional materials, and so forth. The cost of such services is built into the conference budget as administrative fees. This is basically overhead for ACM to pay staff to support conferences. Unlike university-based overheads, which are typically fixed at about 50%, ACM's overhead is based on a sliding scale depending on the size of the conference, but it is closer to 15%. ACM publishes nearly 40 periodicals in addition to sponsoring 140 conferences and workshops each year. Another benefit of ACM sponsorship is that all conference and periodical papers are available via ACM's Digital Library. The DL is one of ACM's crown jewels, and is unquestionably popular and affordable to both individuals and institutions.

The article presents information on the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Council Meeting. The meeting was held on October 22-23, 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Valentin Turchin, a computer scientist and Russian citizen now living in Russia, has been invited by New York-based Columbia University to accept a position in the Mathematics Department of the University. A motion was defeated by the council that it should take no action on the matter of Turchin. The current proposals for a new journal to go to all members, colloquially referred to as Journal for all Members, were reviewed by Fred Harris, chairman of the ad hoc Publications Planning Committee. The proposed Professional Development Seminars Policy has been approved by the council. to encourage continuing education activities of ACM members is the primary purpose of the policy. Renewal of thirty percent of the ACM membership population is scheduled to take place during December and January. Due to some unavoidable logistic problems the distribution of the September issue of Computing Surveys has been delayed.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including one by Richard M. Van Slyke in the July 1975 issue regarding the insurance program of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), another by Jean E. Sammet in the March 1975 issue on ACM publications and another in the September 1974 issue about a model of paranoiac.

The article discusses the publication's evolution from February, 1983 to present. ACM originally provided two journals in which contributors could publish research, but by the mid-1970s neither could keep up with the pace of innovation. Efforts to remedy this eliminated both the backlog of articles waiting to be published, and serious technical content. The present "Communications of the ACM" was conceived as a publication that would emphasize news, computing practices, research. Early challenges with getting the content right were surmounted, and the publication today is on a much sounder financial footing.

The article discusses plans for the periodical "Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery" (CACM). By 2005 dissatisfaction with CACM had been felt within the computing community. In 2006 the author was appointed to oversee an overhaul of CACM. Through interacting with computing professionals he learned that there was still strong demand for a printed copy of the journal. Readers also wanted more research content, a livelier editorial page, and better graphic design. In addition to these changes, CACM will present more in-depth coverage of news, and will continue to publish refereed articles.

The article presents information on the contribution of the journal "Communications," in introducing computer science to academics. Led by the Association for Computing Machinery, the curriculum projects on computer science were published in the journal on the recommendations of SENEWS, a newsletter addressed to computer-oriented members to promote computer interests among high school students. A special section on Computer Science Curriculum first appeared in the April 1964 issue of the journal that included six different courses on computation and computing devices.

The article presents news related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). In response to the enormous growth in the field of computer graphics, the Publications Board has announced that ACM will publish a new quarterly journal "ACM Transactions on Graphics." R. Daniel Bergeron of the University of New Hampshire has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the journal. The journal will be divided into sections, each with a level of review appropriate to content. The Fifth Annual ACM National Scholastic Programming Contest was held on February 25, 1981, in connection with the ACM Computer Science Conference. The twenty-two colleges and universities invited to compete at the national level were first and second place winners from contests in eleven regions of the United States involving 195 teams. The contest is sponsored by the Committee on Student Membership and Chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery. The teams of four students were given six problems to solve by writing programs in American National Standard Fortran.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one on queueing network models in the August 1979 issue, "Abacus," by Anthony Ralston in the October 1979 issue, and "An Appeal for Closer Communication Within ACM," by Bruce Hamilton in October 1979 issue.

The article presents information on the publication strategy of the journal "Communications of the ACM (CACM)." When the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) was founded nearly 60 years ago and worked as an organization of academic researchers, for they were the ones building and using computers. In 1980s ACM leaders concluded that practitioners were dissatisfied with CACM and so its mission was changed from a prestigious publication of research into a computing magazine inspired by the journal "American Scientist." The change in its format started in the late 1980s and was completed by the early 1990s. As part of the format change, the CACM advisory board became less active. CACM has been considered as the top publication outlet for the scholars in Management Information Systems. The task force looking for innovative ideas to give CACM a wider recognition includes Fran Allen, Cheri Pancake, Gul Agha, Matt Blaze, Michael Cusumano, Soha Hassoun and Vincent Shen, and it is co-chaired by Stu Feldman and Mary Jane Irwin. They are looking to other publications like "Science," and societies for good ideas and checking which CACM columns have a large following.

The article presents updates related to the activities of the U.S. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The journal "ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems" has been initiated by the organization. Bobbie Zucker has been appointed as director of conference management. ACM mailing lists are now available.

The article discusses the revitalization of the "Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)" periodical. The author traces his experiences with the revitalization project from 2005, when it felt impossible for him, to March 2009, when he feels that the project can be done. Also discussed is the willingness of the periodical's staff to see the project succeed.

The article presents the 2008 annual report for the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). An introduction to the report is given that includes commentary from the outgoing president of the ACM. Topics include the ACM's Digital Library, a new ACM office in China, and ACM membership at a record high number of 89,000 members. Also discussed is the the revitalized "Communications of the ACM" periodical, the ACM's visibility within the worldwide educational community, and the debut of the "Transactions on Accessible Computing" periodical.

This article presents the author's views about the process of refereeing used by the Association for Computing Machinery in its formal publications. According to the author, the main purpose of refereeing is to make sure that the technical material which is to be published is indeed worthy of such publication. Another important part of the refereeing process is to see that the paper is understandable by intended readers. The criteria for refereeing are generally specified by the editors, and these specifications should be relevant to the purpose of each publication.

This article reports on recent developments related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). In May 1980, ACM Members will elect officers and members of Council. The ACM Bylaws require the Nominating Committee to: submit its report by December 5, 1979; and nominate at least two persons for each office. There is a large number of candidates to be found by December 5 and it is important that they be identified as early as possible. The number and variety of ACM'S activities have been growing for many years and it is likely that this trend will accelerate in years to come. It is therefore most important that the membership elect dedicated and competent people. The ACM Detroit Chapter recently presented scholarship awards to seven outstanding computer science students. Besides individual certificates, the winners received financial awards totaling $5000. Michael Garey has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of the "Journal for the Association for Computing Machinery," it was announced by M. Stuart Lynn, chairman of the ACM Publications Board.

The article presents information on the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The association's council meeting held on February 12 and 13, 1976 discussed the issues of a proposed journal for all ACM members, changes in corporate membership dues and the extension of the terms of ACM treasurer Aaron Finerman and chairman of the Publications Board John Gosden. The association has published a report entitled "Privacy, Security and the Information Processing Industry," which covers the administrative, technological and legal considerations of computer security and privacy.

The article offers news briefs related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Peter Denning, former president of ACM, will succeed Robert Ashenhurst as the editor-in-chief of the "Communications of the ACM." The ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award was given to Brian Reid, assistant professor at Stanford University, California.

The article discusses the periodical "Communications of the ACM," examining the progress the editorial team has made in updating and improving the journal. This issue is the seventh issue since major revisions have been made, the author states, and the editors have received overwhelmingly, but not universally, positive feedback, the author states. Other topics include a review of sections into which the periodical is divided, the editors which have responsibility for those sections, and reader surveys.