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The article presents information on forthcoming events related to computer science. A two-day Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Workshop in microprogramming will be held in Bedford, Massachusetts, October 7-8,1968. The ACM is sponsoring the workshop in cooperation with the Mitre Corp. The purpose of the workshop is to answer a need for discussing developments in microprogramming and its application with third generation equipment. The Instrumentation Society of America will sponsor the 1968 Research Conference on Instrumentation Science, July 29 - August 2, 1968, on the campus of Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Coinnecticut. The preliminary program and call for papers for the International Congress on Scientific Information, to be held in conjunction with the 34th International Federation for Documentation Conference in Moscow, Soviet Union, September 9-18, 1968 have been announced by the Soviet Organizing Committee. All individuals concerned with problems of scientific information are invited to participate.

This article reports on recent developments related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The ACM Nominating Committee is preparing to nominate candidates for Regional Representatives to Council from the Northeast, North Central, Pacific, and South Central regions. The elected representatives--one from each region--will serve a three-year term effective from June 1, 1975. The Special Interest Group on Computer Uses in Education has proposed two sessions for ACM 74. A session of four technical papers has been proposed. These four papers exhibit a rich variety of types of computer use in learning. One emphasizes the technique of artificial intelligence. Another paper by a Japanese author describes an ambitious computer managed system. The third paper illustrates a system that couples tape recorders to a minicomputer. And the fourth paper suggests the important role of the computer in self-paced courses. A new Committee on International Scientific and Technical Information Programs has been established within the Commission on International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council.

The article presents information on various chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) across the U.S. The Greater Rio Grande Chapter of ACM has recently extracted from its files a list of the titles of all technical papers presented at Chapter meetings since its inception in 1957. Using a program developed by D.K. Robbins of Sandia Corp., a KWIC-type listing of permuted titles of these papers has been made. This listing has been distributed to all members of the Chapter. Topics and speakers at ACM Chapters across the U.S. indicate the current trends of interest in computer science and data processing. The ACM Tidewater Chapter is sponsoring this spring a professional development course on "Real-Time Computing." The course is given by the Chapter's professional development chairman, Cecil Frost, who is applications staff specialist for Control Data Corp. At its April 21, 1966 meeting, the Westchester-Fairfield Chapter heard William Orchard-Hays speak on "Linear Programming of Computational Techniques."

The article presents news related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Charles W. Gullotta has been appointed Chairman of the ACM Accreditation Committee by President Walter M. Carlson, to succeed Carl Hammer. The Accreditation Committee has been particularly active in the programmer training area, concerning itself with the creation of proper guidelines for trade school accreditation. The enthusiasm generated by the call for papers issued in early November 1970, for ACM 1971, the ACM annual conference, is evidenced by an unusually large early response. According to Melvyn H. Schwartz, Technical Program Chairman, 265 notices of intentions to submit papers have been received. Alan J. Perlis has been appointed by Yale University to be the first Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science. He will join the university's computer science department, effective July 1, 1971. The chair which he will occupy is named after Eugene Higgins, who was responsible for the establishment of trusts for the advancement of science at several major universities.

Discusses a proposed reorganization of the Computer Systems Department of the Association for Computing Machinery. Information that the department has been divided into two sub-departments: Computer Architecture and Measurement, and Performance Evaluation; Functions and roles of the departments; Information on the steps taken by the association for the publication of valuable papers related to the field of computer science in the periodical "Communications of the ACM."

The article offers news briefs on issues related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as of March 1972. Experts who attended a conference to review the report of the ACM Curriculum Committee for Computer Education for Management have agreed that ACM's proposed graduate curriculum programs in information systems are relevant to industry needs. The Columbia River Basin Chapter of the ACM has voted to disband since the chapter has been inactive.

This report contains recommendations on academic programs in computer science which were developed by the ACM Curriculum Committee on Computer Science, A classification of the subject areas contained in computer science is presented and twenty-two courses in these areas are described Prerequisites, catolog descriptions, detailed outlines, and annotated bibliographies for these courses are included Specific recommendations which have evolved from the Committee's 1965 Preliminary Recommendations are given for undergraduate programs. Graduate programs in computer science are discussed, and some recommendations are presented for the development of master s degree programs. Ways of developing guidelines for doctoral programs are discussed, but no specific recommendations are made. The importance of service courses, minors, and continuing education in computer science is emphasized. Attention is given to the organization, staff requirements, computer resources, and other facilities needed to implement computer science educational programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This section presents a calendar of international events related to computer science from June 1968 to August 1972. The Computer Graphics International Symposium will be held at Brunel University in Uxbridge, England. The 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science will be held at Sheraton-Columbus Hotel in Ohio. The Association for Computing Machinery National Conference will be held at the Sheraton-Boston in Massachusetts.

This article reports on news briefs related to various activities and developments concerning the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The ACM Council, accepting the forecast of a 300K surplus for financial year (FY) 1974, approved a budget for FY75 which restores some of the services that were suspended in FY73 and FY74, adds some new programs, and includes a surplus of approximately 93K for FY75. Among the new activities is the updating of Curriculum 68, the recommended undergraduate curriculum for computer science programs. ACM's ad hoc Long Range Planning Committee, reportedly, submitted an Interim Report to the ACM Council on May 9, 1974. Highlights of the report include an identification of ACM'S constituency, a new Special Interest Area concept, and a number of proposed specific principles to guide future ACM policy. At its meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, ACM Council has approved the recommendation of the Publications Board for the establishment of a new quarterly journal to be called "ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software."

The article presents news related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The ACM Council met on August 29, 1966 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Nineteen members were present and one member was represented by proxy. Automation of the production of ACM periodicals was discussed during the meeting. It was announced that ACM membership qualifications would be printed on the back of the membership cards. The council, at its meeting in Los Angeles in August 1966, heard that regular ACM individual membership increased from 11,943 to 14,532, in Fiscal Year (FY) 1966. This compares with an increase of 1250 for FY65. In February 1965, the Washington, D.C. Chapter published a special issue of its newsletter, "Computopics," which contained an annotated bibliography of career guidance materials in mathematics and the computer sciences and an annotated bibliography of computer science films. Preliminary plans for ACM's new Professional Development Program were announced at the recent National Conference in Los Angeles.

The article presents information on activities held in various chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in the U.S. Richard T. Silberman, executive vice-president of Electronics Capital Corp., spoke on "Financial Trends in Electronic Data Processing" at a meeting of San Diego chapter in April, 1965. In the meeting of San Francisco chapter, professor Edward A. Feigenbaum spoke on "Soviet Cybernetics and Computer Science." I.E. Perlin has been chosen as the chairman of Mid-Southeast chapter for 1965-66.

This article presents a list of various upcoming events and conferences related to the field of computer sciences. Some of these events are sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) or a sub-unit of ACM. The Workshop on the Attainment of Reliable Software will be organized at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, on June 17 and 18, 1974. The 11th Annual Design Automation Workshop is to be held at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, during June 17-19, 1974. The 1974 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications will be held during June 17-19, 1974, at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ALGOL 68 Conference will be held at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during June 18-20, 1974. The Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques is scheduled to be held during July 15-17, 1974, at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The 12th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics will be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, on July 26 and 27, 1974.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles from previous issues including "Computer Science: A Vicious Circle," "Curriculum Recommendations for Graduate Professional Programs in Information Systems," and one regarding the Association for Computing Machinery 1972 Conference.

Presents several letters to the editor about issues related to computer science. Criticisms of annual meetings of the Association for Computing Machinery; Problems in formulating professional standards; Death anniversary of late computer scientist Charles Babbage.

The article presents information on the Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation held on March 29-31, at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington D.C. The symposium was sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Committee on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation, and held under the general chairmanship of Jean E. Sammet. A registered attendance of 450 included international visitors such as M. Wilkes of Cambridge, England and A. Caracciolo of Pisa, Italy. The meeting was opened by ACM Vice- President H.S. Bright, followed by Jean Sammet who surveyed the present state of the art in this area. There were ten informal discussion sessions during the first two evenings and two online demonstrations. The most heavily attended sessions were on LISP-2 and on the "Mathematics and Metamathematics" of algebraic manipulation, but the other sessions, such as on graphical languages, drew large numbers of interested participants. This conference made clear that many independent groups were making significant progress in fabricating techniques for a new tool in computer science.

Presents a letter by the President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to the ACM membership. Comment on the size and quality of the Fall Joint Computer Conference in Las Vegas; References to education and the role of computing; Discussion on meeting of the ACM Council with Association's chapter chairmen; Discussions on how ACM should interface with other organizations in the computing field; Comment on the meeting with the new International President of the Data Processing Management Association, Daniel Will of Montreal.

Presents several letters to the editors regarding the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and its publications. Discussion on proposals for certification in Computer Science and formation of Computer Foundation; Comments on opposing arguments on ACM's Code of Ethical Conduct; Need of code of ethics for computer personnel.

Presents the speech given by the President of the Association for Computing Machinery at the Annual Meeting of the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council held on March 13, 1967, which dealt with the academic role of computers. Role of computers as educational tools; Definition of computer science and its key aspects; Computer science and classical mathematics.

The article provides different information related to the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) activities, universities, new products and events. After serving as associate editor for Scientific and Business Applications for over a year and a half, and as editor-in-chief since August 1962, Professor C.C. Gotlieb is now leaving the Staff of the journal "Communications of the ACM" to take over as editor-in-chief of the Journal. Professor George Forsythe has accepted the position of editor of a new Education Department of the Journal. The ACM Council met on December 3, 1965. Seventeen members were present and three were represented by proxies. The name of A.M. Turing was selected for the ACM Honored Lecture to be presented at our National Meeting. At the meeting, the ACM Council reelected Walter Hoffman treasurer of the Association for another three-year term, starting January 1, 1966. The Executive Director reported ACM membership is over 16,000 including student members. The 1966 Roster of ACM Members, now an press, will contain expanded information, to be of greater usefulness to ACM members, chapters, and special interest groups and committees, as well as others.

Presents the author's views on the challenges faced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Views that computer technology in a narrow, introspective, and self-satisfied mode will signal to the world that ACM is unable to hold up its end of the dialogue; Challenges of inefficiency in large, complex systems; Information on basic education of major professions in computer techniques.

A calendar of events for the Association for Computing Machinery Symposium (ACM) professional development seminars are presented. Including the conference titled "Society for Information Display Technical Conference on Display Technology" which will be held on November 25-26, 1968, "Fall Joint Computer Conference" to be held on December 9-11, 1968, and the "ACM on Theory of Computing"on May 5-6, 1969.

The article presents news briefs related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The association is making available to its membership and others, selected speakers' presentations on audiocassettes. This service is an extension of the ACM audiocassette program. The previous cassette programs are available upon request. With the addition of these 19 tapes, the complete library will cover over 40 topics in computer science and information processing, such as database, virtual memory and computer research. The service was designed to provide the members and others interested with a source of expert audio reference material. In another development, made possible by an ACM artificial intelligence award, the second "Computers and Thought" public lecture was presented by computer scientist Patrick H. Winston at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence held at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California in August 1973.

The article presents information on the Second Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) South Central Region Computer Conference and Exhibit," which was held at the Marriott Motor Hotel in Dallas, Texas, from October 19-20, 1970. Organizing a technical conference, which caters, equally to computer users and to computer professionals may seem a chancy venture in view of their often-conflicting needs and interests. Yet, this was achieved at the ACM conference. The Conference organizers accomplished it by giving full recognition to the diversity of the prospective attendance. Then, instead of trying to cram this diversity into an averaged-down program matrix, they chose to emphasize the specific and different requirements of each major group of attendees. Another more tangible yardstick was provided by the attendance, which topped 1,000, a sizeable showing for a regional event. In addition, a good cross-section of national and regional EDP firms was represented in the 28 booths of the Exhibit, which accompanied the Conference.

Presents several letters to the editor. Focuses on a glossary of computer science terms; Discussion on the shortening of the mask querying routine in peekabit; Information on a meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery.