acm’s annual report for FY10

DOI:10.1145/1866739.1866768 Wendy Hall By discovering, welcoming, ACM’s Annual Report and nurturing It has truly been a banner year for ACM. talent from all We firmly established ACM hubs in Europe, corners of the India, and China after years of exhaustive computing arena, efforts to expand the Association’s global ACM can truly be reach. We moved ACM’s commitment parts to join forces to improve working distinguished as to women in computing to a new level conditions for women in computing in the world’s leading with further development of the ACM India. The Association’s commitment Women’s Council and the launch of to addressing the challenges faced by computing society. ACM-W activities in India. And, (dare women in the field today is one that ev- I say, not surprisingly), ACM mem- ery member should applaud. bership ended the year at another all- The fact that membership has time high. continued to increase for eight con- Increasing ACM’s relevance and in- secutive years is testament to the fluence in the global computing com- ever-growing awareness of ACM’s munity has been a top priority through- commitment to supporting the pro- out my presidency. By sharing ACM’s fessional growth of its members. In- array of valued resources and services deed, by the end of FY10—spanning with a borderless audience, and by dis- an acutely challenging year in global covering, welcoming, and nurturing economies—the Association’s mem- talent from all corners of the comput- bership stood at an all-time high, thus ing arena, ACM can truly be distin- cementing ACM’s position as the larg- guished as the world’s leading com- est educational and scientific comput- puting society. It was therefore a great ing society in the world. honor to host the opening days of ACM The following pages summarize Europe, ACM India, and ACM China. some of the highlights of a busy year in The global stage has indeed been set the life of ACM. While much has been for ACM to flourish internationally as accomplished, there is still much to be never before. done. In FY11, the Association will con- ACM continues to play a leadership tinue to grow initiatives in India, Chi- role in improving the image and health na, and Europe as well as identify other of the computing discipline. This is regions of the world where it is feasible particularly evident with the Associa- for ACM to increase its level of activ- tion’s work in influencing change for ity. Improving the image and health women pursuing a career in comput- of our discipline and field requires the ing. Through committees and initia- concerted commitment of every ACM tives such as ACM Women’s Council, volunteer, board, chapter, committee, The Coalition to Diversify Computing, and member. It is through the support and the Computer Science Teachers of devoted volunteers, members, and Association (CSTA), ACM is helping to industry partners that ACM is able to build balance, diversity, and opportu- make a real difference in the future of nity for all who may be interested in computing. It has been a pleasure to technology. It was particularly inspir- serve as your president during a time of ing to see members of ACM-W on hand such great promise. at the launching of ACM India earlier this year, encouraging their counter- Wendy Hall, acm president

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ACM’s Annual Report for FY10

ACM, the Association for Computing Education ography of resources selected from Machinery, is an international scientific ACM continues to work with multiple ACM’s Digital Library, ACM’s online and educational organization dedicated organizations on important issues book and course offerings, and non- to advancing the arts, sciences, and ap- related to the image of computing ACM resources created by experts’ plications of information technology. and the health of the discipline and recommendations on current com- profession. In the second year of an puting topics. A Tech Pack comprises Publications NSF grant to develop a more relevant a set of fundamentally important ar- The centerpiece of the ACM Publica- image for computing, ACM worked ticles on a subject with new material tion portfolio is the ACM Digital Li- in tandem with WGBH-Boston in the to provide a context and perspective brary. During the past year, 21,000 creation of a new messaging cam- on the theme. The goal is that com- full-text articles were added to the DL, paign called “Dot Diva.” The cam- munities might be built around Tech bringing total holdings to 281,000 paign, which rolled out in the U.S. last Packs with members commenting on articles. ACM’s Guide to Computing month, is focused on ways to engage selected resources and suggesting Literature is an integral part of the young girls with the potential of com- new ones. DL, providing an increasingly com- puting. The Professions Board Case Study prehensive index to the literature of ACM and the Association for In- program took off this year, with the computing. More than 230,000 works formation Systems (AIS) jointly de- first of several planned studies avail- were added to the bibliographic data- veloped new curriculum guidelines able online and in print. The program base in FY10, bringing the total Guide for undergraduate degree programs was designed to take an in-depth look coverage to over 1.52 million works. in information systems that for the at a company or product or technol- Significant enhancements were first time include both core and elec- ogy from its inception to future plans made to the Digital Library and Guide tive courses suited to specific career by interviewing some of the key play- this year, including a major reorgani- tracks. Released in May, IS 2010 is ers involved. The inaugural case study zation of the core citation pages and aimed at educating graduates who was posted on the ACM Queue site and to ACM bibliometrics. Along with con- are prepared to enter the work force published in Communications of the tent reformation, there is now greater equipped with IS-specific as well as ACM. The article was quickly slash- ease of navigation and a greater selec- foundational knowledge and skills. dotted, and drew over 50,000 unique tion of tools and resources. The report describes the seven core visits to the Queue site by the end of ACM currently publishes 40 jour- courses that must be covered in every the fiscal year. nals and Transactions, 10 magazines, IS program and the curriculum can be Traffic to the Queue Web site and 23 newsletters. In addition, it adapted for schools of business, pub- (http://queue.acm.org/) more than provides primary online distribution lic administration, and information doubled this year over last. By the for 10 periodicals through the Digi- science or informatics. end of FY10, the site delivered nearly tal Library. During FY10, ACM added ACM’s Computer Science Teach- a million page views to nearly half a 364 conference and related workshop ers Association (CSTA) continues to million readers. proceedings to the DL, including 45 support and promote the teaching of in ACM’s International Conference Pro- computer science at the K–12 level as Public Policy ceedings Series. well as providing opportunities and Members of the U.S. Public Policy Two ACM magazines were re- resources for teachers and students to Council of ACM (USACM) had an ac- launched during FY10. Crossroads, the improve their understanding of com- tive year interacting with policymak- ACM student magazine became XRDS, puting disciplines. CSTA’s mission is ers in areas of e-voting, privacy, and with a more expansive editorial scope to ensure computer science emerges security, as well as testifying before and a more modern look to appeal to as a viable discipline in high schools Congressional committees and help- the student audience. ACM Inroads and middle schools; it is a key partner ing develop principles for increasing was transformed from the SIGCSE in ACM’s effort to see real computer the usability of government informa- Bulletin newsletter to an ACM maga- science count at the high school level. tion online. Among the issues tackled zine with a wider variety of content for this year, USACM joined a task force computer science educators. Professional Development for the Future of American Innova- Periodicals that were approved by The Professional Development Com- tion urging more funding for basic the Publications Board and are now mittee spearheaded the development research and STEM education. Mem- on the launching pad for FY11: ACM of a new product for practitioners and bers also expressed concerns with the Transactions on Management Infor- managers this year called Tech Packs. Cybersecurity Act of 2009, provided mation Systems; ACM Transactions on These integrated learning packages constructive comments on a draft of Intelligent Systems and Technology; were created to provide a resource the Internet Privacy bill, and issued and ACM Transactions on Interactive for emerging areas of computing de- a response to e-voting legislation and Intelligent Systems. signed around an annotated bibli- Internet voting as it relates to military

10 communications of the acm | january 2011 | vol. 54 | no. 1 acm’s annual report for FY10 and overseas voters. The ACM Student Research Com- ACM Council The ACM Committee on Comput- petition (SRC), sponsored by Micro- President ers and Public Policy aids the Associa- soft Research, provides a unique fo- Wendy Hall Vice President tion with respect to a variety of inter- rum for undergraduate and graduate Alain Chesnais nationally relevant issues pertaining students to present their original re- Secretary/Treasurer to computers and public policy. The search at well-known ACM-sponsored Barbara Ryder online ACM Forum on Risks to the and co-sponsored conferences before Past President Public in Computer and Related Sys- a panel of judges and attendees. This Stuart I. Feldman SIG Governing Board Chair tems and the “Inside Risks” column venue draws an increasing number Alexander Wolf published in Communications of the of students each year as it affords an Publications Board Co-Chairs ACM reflect CCPP’s long-standing exceptional opportunity for students Ronald Boisvert, Holly Rushmeier dedication to policy issues on a global to showcase their work and develop Members-at-Large Carlo Ghezzi, Anthony Joseph, scale. their skills as researchers. Mathai Joseph, Kelly Lyons, ACM played an active role in the ACM continues to cultivate its Bruce Maggs, Mary Lou Soffa, National Center for Women and In- partnerships with leading technology Fei-Yue Wang SGB Council formation Technology (NCWIT) this companies, including Microsoft and Representatives year, particularly with regard to the Computer Associates, to offer valu- Joseph A. Konstan, Robert A. Walker, K–12 Alliance—a coalition of edu- able tools specifically for ACM stu- Jack Davidson cational organizations interested in dent members. Available under the ACM Headquarters helping young girls develop an inter- Student Academic Initiative is the Mi- Executive Director/CEO est in computer science and informa- crosoft Developer Academic Alliance John R. White tion technology. now offering student members free Deputy Executive Director/ COO The ACM Education Policy Com- and unlimited access to over 100 soft- Patricia M. Ryan mittee (ACM EPC), established to ed- ware packages and the CA Academic ucate policymakers about the appro- Initiative including access to compli- 2009 ACM Award priate role of computer science in the mentary CA software. Recipients K–12 system, made major progress in ACM-W’s Scholarship program, A.M. bringing computer science into STEM which offers stipends to select stu- Charles P. Thacker ACM-Infosys Foundation Award discussions at all levels of govern- dents to attend research conferences in the Computing Sciences ment. Through the work of EPC, com- worldwide, was given an extra finan- Eric Brewer puter science is now explicitly recog- cial boost this year with new funding ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award nized in key federal legislation as well from the Bangalore-based global IT Michael I. Jordan The 2009–2010 ACM-W as Department of Education regula- services corporation Wipro and Sun Athena Lecturer Award tions and initiatives. Indeed, EPC suc- Microsystems (prior to the Oracle Mary Jane Irwin cessfully led an effort that resulted takeover). The increased funding will Grace Murray Hopper Award in the U.S. House of Representatives allow ACM-W to offer students larger Tim Roughgarden ACM-IEEE CS 2010 declaring the week of December 7th scholarships as well as enable partici- Eckert-Mauchly Award as National Computer Science Edu- pation by women in both internation- William J. Dally cation Week. ACM took a leadership al and local events. Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award role in steering the first CSEDWeek Matthias Felleisen (held Dec. 6–12, 2009); a role the or- International Outstanding Contribution ganization reprised for the second ACM Europe and ACM India were to ACM Award CSEDWeek held last month. launched in FY10. Both organiza- Moshe Y. Vardi Distinguished Service Award tions operate with councils estab- Edward Lazowska Students lished around three subcommittees: Paris Kanellakis Theory ACM’s renowned International Col- chapters; conferences; and members, and Practice Award legiate Programming Contest (ICPC), awards, and volunteer leaders with Mihir Bellare and Phillip Rogaway Software System Award sponsored by IBM, drew 22,000 con- the goal of increasing the presence of VMware Workstation 1.0, testants representing 1,931 universi- and generating interest in these pop- Mendel Rosenblum, Edouard Bugnion, Scott Devine, ties from 82 countries. The finals were ular ACM services. Jeremy Sugerman, Edward Wang held in Harbin, China, where 103 The number of ACM Fellows, Dis- Eugene L. Lawler Award teams competed. The top four teams tinguished, and Senior members and Informatics won gold medals as well as employ- from Europe has increased as has the Gregory D. Abowd ACM-IEEE ment or internship offers from IBM. number of ACM chapters throughout Francine Berman Last January, ACM Queue’s Web site Europe. Doctoral Dissertation Award offered an online programming com- Moreover, Microsoft Research Eu- Craig Gentry petition based on the ICPC. The inau- rope provided $50,000 to enhance AcM PRESIDENTIAL AWARD gural Queue ICPC Challenge—open to the ACM Distinguished Speakers Pro- Mathai Joseph, Elaine J. Weyuker Honorable Mention all Queue readers (not just students)— gram with a goal of delivering more Haryadi S. Gunawi, Andre Platzer, was a huge success. high-quality, ACM-branded lectures Keith Noah Snavely

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in Europe. Balance Sheet: June 30, 2010 (in Thousands) Through the efforts of ACM India, launched last January in Bangalore, Assets the number of chapters in India has more than doubled over the last 12 Cash and cash equivalents $26,463 months and professional member- Investments 51,720 ship is up over 50%. Accounts receivable and other assets 6,793 ACM-W hosted a “Women in Com- puting” event at the ACM India festivi- Deferred conference expenses 5,151 ties to encourage India’s women in Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization 781 computing to network and organize to form a community that works to- Total Assets $90,908 ward improving working and learning environments for all women in com- LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS puting in India. A new ACM China Council was of- Liabilities: ficially launched in Beijing in June. Established to recognize and support Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities $10,100 ACM members and activities in Chi- Unearned conference, membership, and subscription revenue 22,758 na, the new council comprises a cross section of the computer science and Total liabilities $32,858 information technology community Net assets: committed to increasing the visibility and relevance of ACM in China. The Unrestricted 52.329 group is also exploring several coop- Temporarily restricted 5,721 erative efforts with the China Com- puter Federation (CCF). Total net assets 58,050 The Publications Board is playing a significant role in ACM’s China Initia- Total liabilities and net assets $90,908 tive. The Board approved three specif- ic steps aimed at improving the expo- Optional contributions fund – program expense ($000) sure of Western audiences to Chinese research and to further improve ties Education board accreditation $95 between ACM and the CCF by includ- USACM Committee 20 ing Chinese translations of articles from Communications of the ACM in Total expenses $115 the Digital Library; hosting two CCF journals in the Digital Library; and developing a co-branded ACM/CCF journal. The first two SIGSPATIAL chapters in China and Australia were chartered this year. zation’s most popular activities and to protect the vast online collection of events. The Multimedia homepage resources in its Digital Library used by Electronic Community (http://myacm.acm.org/dashboard. over one million computing profes- Communications of the ACM (http:// cfm?svc=mmc) features a collection sionals worldwide. cacm.acm.org/) Web site garnered the of 10 videos at all times, with a new ACM-W unveiled a new Web site top award for Best New Web site by video replacing an existing one each this year that offers myriad ways to Media Business. The magazine’s spe- week. celebrate, inform, and support wom- cial report on “Ten Great Media Web ACM is now providing its institu- en in computing. The redesigned site Sites” recognized Communications’ tional library customers advanced (http://women.acm.org/) has many powerful search and browse function- electronic archiving services to pre- new features, including “Women of ality, deep integration with ACM’s siz- serve their valuable electronic re- Distinction,” highlighting women able archive of computing literature, sources. These services, provided by leaders; international activities of and clean, fresh look. Portico and CLOCKSS, address the ACM-W Ambassadors and Regional ACM launched a new Multimedia scholarly community’s critical need Councils; and ways to get involved in Center last fall that offers members for long-term solutions that assure attracting more young women to the free access to select videos from vari- reliable, secure, deliverable access computing profession. ous areas of interest in computing to their digital collection of scholarly It was a year that saw ACM—as well as well as from some of the organi- work. ACM is offering these services as most of its SIGs—establish a pres-

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Statement of Activities: Year ended June 30, 2010 (in Thousands) participated in the conference. SIG- GRAPH Asia 2009 attracted over 6,500 Temporarily visitors from more than 50 countries revenue Unrestricted Restricted Total across Asia and globally to Yokohama, Japan where over 500 artists, academ- Membership dues $9,201 $9,201 ics, and industry experts shared their Publications 17,361 17,361 work. Conferences and other meetings 24,933 24,933 ACM’s SIG Governing Board agreed to sponsor select conferences that Interests and dividends 1,707 1,707 come to ACM without a technical tie Net appreciation of investments 2,442 2,442 to one its SIGs. In FY10, SGB approved Contributions and grants 2,882 $963 3,845 sponsorship for two conferences: The ACM International Conference on Other revenue 348 348 Bioinformatics and Computational Net assets released from restrictions 1,057 (1,057) 0 Biology and the First ACM Interna- tional Health Informatics Sympo- Total Revenue 59,931 (94) 59,837 sium. Attendance for ASSETS 09, spon- EXPENSES sored by SIGACCESS, exceeded all projections, drawing a record number Program: of participants to its technical pro- Membership processing and services $945 $945 gram that addressed key issues such Publications 11,457 11,457 as cognitive accessibility, wayfinding, virtual environments, and accessibil- Conferences and other meetings 25,035 25,035 ity obstacles for the hearing impaired. Program support and other 7,269 7,269 SIGOP’s flagship ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles en- Total 44,706 44,706 joyed record-breaking attendance; the SIG also jointly sponsored (with Supporting services: SIGMOD) the first annual ACM Sym- General administration 9,009 9,009 posium on Cloud Computing. Marketing 1,299 1,299 KDD 2009 maintained SIGKDD’s position as the leading conference on Total expenses 55,014 55,014 data mining and knowledge discov- ery, with a record number of submis- sions. Increase (decrease) in net assets 4,917 (94) 4,823 Net assets at the beginning of the year 47,412 5,815 53,227 Recognition The ACM Fellows Program, estab- Net assets at the end of the year $52,329* $5,721 $58,050* lished in 1993 to honor outstanding * Includes SIG Fund balance of $28,448K ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information ence on such popular social networks DAD). This wireless network, created technology, inducted 47 new fellows as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. to bridge the gap between research in FY10, bringing the total number of SIGUCCS established an online com- and real-world use of wireless net- ACM Fellows to 722. munity using Ning’s social network- works, has rapidly become one of the ACM also recognized 84 Distin- ing services and linked its portal to most critical wireless network data re- guished Members for their individual its new Web site (http://www.siguccs. sources for the global research com- contributions to both the practical org/) as well as initiated a series of munity. and theoretical aspects of comput- Webinars to continue on a quarterly ing and information technology. In basis. SIGSIM’s Modeling and Simu- Conferences addition, 150 Senior Members were lation Knowledge Repository (http:// SIGGRAPH 2009 welcomed 11,000 recognized for demonstrated perfor- www.acm-sigsim-mskr.org) has prov- artists, research scientists, gam- mances that set them apart from their en an innovative program for supply- ing experts, and filmmakers from 69 peers. ing services to the SIGSIM technical countries to New Orleans. Exhibits at There were 104 new ACM chapters community. And SIGMOBILE spon- SIGGRAPH experienced the largest chartered in last year. Of the 28 new sored programs in the mobile com- percentage of international participa- professional chapters, 26 of them puting research community such as tion in more than 10 years, with a total were internationally based; of the a Community Resource for Archiving of 140 industry organizations repre- 76 new student chapters, 41 of them Wireless Data at Dartmouth (CRAW- sented. In addition, over 965 speakers were based internationally.

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