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The article presents information on professional activities within the Association for Computing Machines (ACM). ACM Southeastern Regional Meeting will be conducted on April 18-20, the ACM Southeastern Region will hold a meeting at the Sheraton-Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The Association for Computing Machinery will sponsor the Sixth International Users Conference on May 14-17 at the Sheraton-Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim California. Coast Community. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) recently published a booklet for use in its merit badge program on Computing. BSA is now looking for computer professionals to help Scouts attain the required skilk for this badge interested persons should contact their local Boy Scout offices.

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."

This article presents information on various events related to computer science. A symposium on Electronic Composition in Printing will be held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Maryland on June 15-16, 1967. Emphasis will be on the state of the art, new machines in development, and research and applications both in and out of government. The Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) will be held jointly with the National Meeting of the Biological Information Organization at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on June 15-17. The previously announced ACM Symposium on the "Design and Implementation of Interactive Systems for Experimental Applied Mathematics," will be held on August 26-28, 1967, just prior to the ACM National Conference at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington D.C. A Computer Graphics Conference will be held on the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois, November 6-8, 1967. The conference will be aimed at participants with some knowledge of the scope and methods of computer graphics.

The article news related to ACM activities in the U.S. The new haven area chapter, with over fifty members, was formed at an organizational meeting in November 1965. The Michigan chapter received Professor George Forsythe, ACM President, as guest speaker at its dinner meeting' in January 1966. The lecture entitled, "Computer Science Education," consisted of an outline of topics comprising such a curriculum, a description of the existing Computer Science Department at Stanford and a candid glimpse at some of the problems in formalizing education in this relatively new field. David F. Weinberg, general conference chairman, announces that Jay A. Wight has joined the Conference committee as Technical Program co-chairman. Wight has assumed primary responsibility for the technical program due to the transfer of former co-chairman Bob R. Parker out of the Los Angeles area. ACM's employment service project, has recently initiated as a service to ACM student members, has been well received, reported by J. Don Madden, ACM executive director.

The article presents new briefs related to latest developments related to computer science in the United States. It reports that the legislation to classify computer-produced bills and statements of accounts as first class mail was introduced by Senator A. S. Monroney of Oklahoma. The Academic Computer Center at the United States Military Academy, West Point, would like to establish contact with persons having a strong programming and computer science background who are entering the army. The installation is highly student-oriented, has an operational in-house, 15-terminal, time sharing/remote batch system and has run over 150,000 programs this academic year. It is primarily interested in persons who will enter the service as enlisted men rather than officers. The Australian Computer Society, which was formally organized by a combination of a number of state societies, is establishing a journal at the professional level in the data, information processing, and computing fields. Papers are invited for publication in the inaugural and following issues of the Journal.

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."

Presents the author's opinions on the progress that has been made in the field of computer science and engineering in the United States. Views on government policies related to computer engineering; Discussion on computer science research; Views on automatic data processing; Discussion on problems related to the field of information technology.

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.

The article presents a directory of several conferences and meetings related to information technology which took place between March to September 1968, in United States. A few of them are: Joint Spring Conference of the Univac Users Association and the Univac Scientific Exchange held between 12-15 March, in Philadelphia; Conference on Computers and Their Potential Application in Museums, held between 15-17 April in New York City; Third Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Uses of the Computer for Basic Research in the Humanities and Behavioral Sciences, held on 2nd May in Hoboken, New Jersey.

The article presents news briefs related to the field of information technology. The United States Office of Computing Activities of the National Science Foundation administers programs which support basic research in computer science and engineering, in advanced computer-based research techniques, and in the impact of the computer on organizations and the individual. A brochure describing the programs and providing information useful in the preparation of proposals is available upon request from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The American Mathematical Society is sponsoring a symposium on Category Theory Applied to Computation and Control to take place in San Francisco, California from February 25, 1974 to February 26, 1974. It is the purpose of this symposium to bring experts in automata, control, systems, and programming, who share an interest in algebraic approaches to the theory of their subject, together with algebraists and category theorists who believe that their studies can fruitfully be applied in these areas.

The article presents a list of congresses and conventions on computer science in the year 1968. Some of them include: The Atlantic Systems Conference, to be held in the New York City in the month of April; the 10th Symposium on Process Automation, to be held in Fullerton, California, in the month of April; the 1968 Spring Joint Computer Conference, to be held in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the month of April and May; and the Workshop on Installation Management, to be held in Washington D.C., in the month of June.

This article presents information on the forthcoming events related to the field of computing machinery and mathematics in the United States. The International Congress of Mathematicians will be held from August 14 to 24, 1966 in Moscow, the Soviet Union. The 7th Annual Joint Automatic Control Conference will be held from August 17 to 19, 1966 at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. The COINS Symposium on Learning Adaptation and Control in Information Systems will be held from August 22 to 24, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio. The Western Electronic Show and Convention will be held from August 23 to 26, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. The American Mathematical Society Summer Meeting will be held from August 29 to September 2, 1966 in New Jersey. The 4th International Conference on Operations Research will be held from August 29 to September 2, 1966 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Conference on Algebraic Theory of Machines With Applications will be held from August 29 to September 8, 1966 in California. The American Documentation Institute Annual Meeting will be held from October 3 to 7, 1966 in Santa Monica, California.

Offers recommendations for the content, implementation and operation of a program of computer science courses specifically directed to small colleges in the United States. Program's availability for schools with limited resources but with an interest, enthusiasm and desire for some course offerings in computer science; Set of courses in computational mathematics.

The article reports on the correspondences of hollerith and 8-bit codes for computer environment. It solicits the comment that refers to the assignments of character(s) sets in the provided table as a basis for standardization. Hollerith is the name given to the 128-character, 12-row card code called USA Standard Hollerith Punched Card Code for Information Interchange. In relation, the USA Standard Code for Information Interchange's (USASCII) standard code assignment as well as other codes several correspondence tables are reflected.

Focuses on the computer science department of Stanford University in California. Review of the power of computers; Definition of computer science: Objectives of computer science education; Efforts of the university in achieving computer education objectives.

The results of a survey of the course work done by master's degree candidates at 25 US universities are presented, and some general comments concerning the emphasis of these programs are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents news briefs related to computer science at the universities in the U.S. The University of Wisconsin has started offering Ph.D. and M.S. degree programs in computer science. The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $1.3 million contract to the University of Michigan for the development of a computer language for the new generation of computers. A Ph.D. program in Systems Engineering has been started by the University of Arizona.

Presents a schedule of events related to computer science in the U.S. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations Conference from February 16-17, 1967 at the Sheraton Hotel, Chicago; Fourth Annual Meeting of the Numerical Control Society from March 1-3, 1967 at the Statler Hilton, Detroit; IEEE International Convention from March 20-24, 1967 at Coliseum and Hilton Hotel, New York City; Others.