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The article presents news briefs related to the Association for Computing Machinery. Adrian Ruyle, chairman of the ACM 72 annual conference, reports that by the end of January 1972, the technical program committee had received more than 360 responses to the call for papers. About 60 of these came from overseas locations. Although at this time of reporting the form of the response is only the initial intention to submit a paper, the high volume augurs well for the meeting, which will be held August 14-16, 1972, at the Prudential Center in Boston. M. Stuart Lynn, Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Communications of the ACM," has announced that Elliott I. Organick is the new editor for the Education department. Organick is filling the gap left when Peter Wegner resigned to accept a sabbatical at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Organick heads the Computer Science Department at the University of Utah. Frederick Hoar has been appointed chairman of the ACM Committee on Public Relations, as announced by Walter M. Carlson.

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."

This article acknowledges various contributors who have helped in the publication of the periodical "Communications of the ACM." The results of the first Student Paper Competition be dedicated to the memory of George E. Forsythe, who among his many contributions to the field was a past president of the Association for Computing Machinery and was the first editor of the Education Department of Communications. The author also expresses his gratitude to Elliott Organick for all that he did to help this project get started. It has been particularly rewarding to observe the progress of this competition. Special thanks are due to the outstanding students of Stanford University whose pioneering activities have undoubtedly defined the basic rules for what should become an important annual event.

The article comments on the July 1972 issue of the journal "Communications of the ACM," which is devoted to the 25th anniversary of the Association for Computing Machinery. This issue was produced with constraints like time and budget and the editorial team hopes that the finished product contains material which, in whole or in part, will be of current interest to all the readers of the journal and of lasting interest to many. This issue has been produced with the cooperation of several scholars of the related field. The ultimate responsibility for the success of this issue lies with the many authors and contributors who have contributed their work. Special gratitude has been paid to the ad hoc committee responsible for the technical contents of this issue including, Roman Weil, as Chairman, Robert Ashenhurst and William Timlake and to Cherie Weil for her secretarial help and to the many referees for their very professional assistance. This these people devoted great time in reviewing and editing the papers received for publication.

The article presents information related to personnel changes in various committees of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). William W. Lyons has become the new chairman of the ACM Chapters Committee. He was recommended by the president of ACM professor George E. Forsythe. Chairman of the ACM Standards committee Saul Gorn announced that Joe Traub will serve the committee in the area of glossary and terminology. Traub will replace Robert W. Bemer. Traub will also act as an assistant editor in the journal "Communications of the ACM."

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in earlier issues of the journal "Communications of the ACM." Comment on the article "On the Role of the ACM Journal"; Information about the Counter Conference organized by the Association for Computing Machinery in Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports on the appointments of members of the Nominating Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in the U.S. It requests the members to suggest nominees to the Committee for regional representatives for several regions that includes Allegheny, Capitol and Southern California. It mentions that the recommended nominees should completely represent their regions. It presents a format of job description that is to be followed while nominating a regional representative. It presents a summary defining the role of ACM Regional Representative. A list of criteria that the regional representative will have to follow is presented.

The article presents information on the availability of copies of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Preliminary Recommendations for "An Undergraduate Curriculum in Computer Science," that was earlier published in the September 1965 issue of the journal. The copies are available from ACM Headquarters Office in New York. It provides information on the charges of the copies like a single copy is available for free, 2-10 copies are available for 50 cents, 11- 110 copies are for 25 cents and 10 cents for more copies.

The article announces the appointments of C.C. Gotlieb as the editor-in-chief of the journal "Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery," and Gerard Salton as the editor-in-chief of the journal "Communications of the ACM."

The article presents information on the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM's) membership elections to be held on May 26, 1970. In addition to the slate presented by the ACM Nominating Committee, the ballot includes two nominees by petition--James M. Adams, for Representative from the Greater New York Region, and Edwin G. Kusik for Representative from the South Central Region. Adams says, as a responsible professional society ACM must be sensitive to the social as well as technical consequences of system design and computing. This means keeping members informed of social issues, and council deliberations on them, providing a forum for opinions in the journal "Communications of the ACM," and serving to educate legislative and regulatory agencies relative to computer technology and the social implications of computer usage. According to another candidate, the Association has started to accept its social and public responsibilities. Meanwhile, ACM is struggling to do a better job for the membership on the primary mission of providing responsible, refereed technical publications and otherwise supporting orderly recording of, reference to, and dissemination of current information, advanced practice and methods, and new ideas in the field of information processing.

Presents an introduction to the April 1966 issue of the journal "Communications of the ACM."