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DOI:10.1145/2398356.2398362 Alain Chesnais During my two years of service, ACM’s Annual Report I was honored to FY12 was an outstanding year for ACM. be part of some Membership reached an all-time high key initiatives for the 10th consecutive year. We witnessed that will hopefully our global hubs in Europe, India, and China continue to propel take root and flourish. And we elevated thrilled to see membership exceed the ACM as the ACM’s overriding commitment to edu- 100,000 mark this year. Even in these world’s largest cating future generations about the economically tenuous times, ACM re- wonders of to a new alized a 7.7% increase in membership and most level by joining forces with other asso- over last year. Much of this growth is prestigious ciations, corporations, and scientific attributable to our international ini- societies dedicated to the same cause. tiatives, principally China. scientific and The fiscal year culminated in a I am particularly proud of ACM’s computing society. landmark event honoring the life and leadership role in Computing in the legacy of on what would Core, a nonpartisan advocacy coali- have been his 100th birthday. ACM’s tion striving to promote computer Turing Centenary Celebration drew science education as a core academic more than 1,000 participants, includ- subject in K–12 education. The suc- ing over 30 ACM A.M. cess of this initiative is key to giving laureates and a host of other world- young people the college- and career- renowned computer scientists and readiness, knowledge, and skills nec- technology pioneers for a historic essary in a technology-focused society. celebration of computer science and It is a remarkable time to be part Turing’s wide-ranging contributions of the computing arena. Thanks to to the field. our legion of devoted volunteers, sup- For me, the event served as an ex- portive industry sponsors, and stead- traordinary way to close my ACM pres- fast members, ACM is able to make a idency. During my two years of service, real difference in setting the course I was honored to be part of some key for educating and encouraging gen- initiatives and projects that will hope- erations to come. It was my great fully continue to propel ACM as the pleasure to serve as your president. world’s largest and most prestigious scientific and computing society. I was Alain Chesnais, acm president

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ACM’s Annual Report for FY12 Highlights of ACM Activities: July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012

ACM, the Association for Computing home page or institutional repository and Secondary Education Act to advo- Machinery, is an international scientific for visitors to download the definitive cate for computer science. Indeed, the and educational organization dedicat- version of their articles at no charge. coalition’s membership has grown by ed to advancing the arts, sciences, and Production began on two new jour- more than 50% over the last year. applications of information technology. nals: Transactions on Interactive In- ACM launched a new initiative to telligent Systems and Transactions on address the grand challenges of ex- Publications Economics and Computation. The ACM panding K–12 computer science edu- The centerpiece of ACM Publications Publications Board also approved a cation in the U.S. , Microsoft, is the ACM Digital (DL) serv- new journal—Transactions on Spatial ACM, CSTA, the National Center for ing as the primary distribution mech- Algorithms and Systems—to debut in Women and Information Technology, anism for all the association’s pub- FY13. and the National Science Foundation lications as well as host to scientific The ACM-W newsletter provides are partnering to lay the groundwork periodicals and a set of conference members an opportunity to share ex- for scaling AP computer science re- proceedings from external organiza- periences, provoke discussion, and form. tions. The DL, now available at 2,650 present research findings related to ACM’s Education Board is direct- institutions in 64 countries, boasts their mission. The newsletter was de- ing the formation of an annual Taul- an estimated 1.5 million users world- signed to appeal to anyone interested bee-like survey for non-Ph.D.-grant- wide. The result of this widespread in promoting ing institutions in computing. availability led to more than 15 mil- efforts at all stages of their career. The CSTA continues to thrive as a lion full-text downloads in FY12. key component in ACM’s efforts to ACM is committed to continually Education see real computer science count at the increasing the scope of material avail- ACM continues to lead the com- high school level. CSTA membership able via the DL. Last year, over 26,000 puter science education community reached an all-time high of 12,000 full-text articles were added, bringing through the work of the ACM Educa- this year. In addition, CSTA has been total DL holdings to 350,000 articles. tion Board, the ACM Education Coun- an active and important partner in AP ACM’s Guide to Computing Literature cil, ACM SIGCSE, Computer Science computer science reform. is also integrated within the DL. More Teachers Association (CSTA), and Several SIGs hosted innovative than 285,000 works were added to ACM Education Policy committee. educational programs and special the bibliographic in FY12, ACM remains at the forefront of projects throughout the year. SIG bringing the total Guide coverage to the Computing in the Core (CinC) ad- Bioinformatics organized a special more than two million works. vocacy coalition working to promote program—Women in Bioinformat- ACM is the publisher of 74 peri- computer science as a distinct dis- ics—that was sponsored by the U.S. odicals, including 40 journals and cipline in K–12 U.S. education. This National Science Foundation. SIGCAS transactions, eight magazines, and 26 year CinC engaged both the House and the Committee on Professional newsletters as of year-end FY12. Dur- and Senate committees responsible Ethics (COPE) jointly ran a work- ing the year, ACM added 479 confer- for reauthorization of the Elementary shop on teaching computer ethics. ence and related workshop proceed- And SIGCOMM maintains its educa- ings to its portfolio. tion website (http://education.sig- In addition, a collection of 1,200 ACM is committed comm.org) where members of the e-books was assimilated into the DL community can share education-re- last year, available to all ACM mem- to continually lated resources. bers. Moreover, the ACM Interna- increasing the tional Conference Proceedings Series Professional Development (ICPS) published 150 new volumes, scope of material The Practitioners Board and Pro- the most in any year since the pro- available via the fessional Development Committee gram was launched. directed many new products and Under the guidance and strate- Digital Library. initiatives designed for computing gic planning of ACM’s Publications professionals and managers. ACM’s Board, the ACM Author-Izer Service Learning Center (http://learning. debuted in the Digital Library this acm.org) offers products, services, year. This service enables authors videos, resources, webinars, and to generate and post links on their courses designed especially for prac-

12 communications of the acm | january 2013 | vol. 56 | no. 1 acm’s annual report for FY12 titioners. ACM’s Learning Webinar ACM Council series opened with a program on smart devices and cloud computing, ACM Europe, President followed by a webinar on cybersecu- ACM India, and Alain Chesnais rity. The first two webinars proved a Vice President huge success attracting almost 9,000 ACM China saw Barbara G. Ryder registrants collectively. More webi- significant increases nars are in the works for this thriving Secretary/Treasurer new project. in the number Alexander L. Wolf The Board also oversees the devel- of chapters Past President opment of Tech Packs (http://tech- Wendy Hall pack.acm.org/) and Learning Paths established in FY12. (http://learning.acm.org/path/). SIG Governing Board Chair There are currently five Tech Packs Vicki Hanson (with a sixth on the way) that are de- Publications Board signed to provide a significant learn- Co-Chairs ing resource for emerging areas of Ronald Boisvert computing not directly covered by Jack Davidson an ACM SIG, conference, or publica- Students Members-at-Large tion. Learning Paths offer practical, The 36th Annual ACM International Vinton G. Cerf hands-on educational training tools Collegiate Programming Contest Carlo Ghezzi designed to help IT professionals ex- (ICPC) took place in Warsaw, Poland Anthony Joseph tend their skill sets. with 122 teams competing in the Mathai Joseph ACM Queue, the online magazine World Finals. Earlier rounds of the Kelly Lyons for professionals spirited by the Prac- competition included nearly 30,000 Mary Lou Soffa titioners Board, again surpassed the contestants representing 2,200 uni- Salil Vadhan million-pageview threshold, with over versities from 85 countries. Financial SGB Council 1.2 million pages viewed over the last and systems support for ICPC is pro- Representatives 12 months. vided by IBM. The top four teams won Joseph A. Konstan gold medals as well as employment or G. Scott Owens Public Policy internship offers from IBM. Douglas Terry The ACM Student Research Com- ACM’s U.S. Public Policy Council (US- regional council chairs ACM) educates policymakers in many petition (SRC), sponsored by Micro- areas of potential legislation, includ- soft Research, continues to offer a ACM Europe ing bills on monitoring, pat- unique forum for undergraduate and Fabrizio Gagliardi ent reform, e-voting, privacy, and secu- graduate students to present their ACM India rity. This year the committee explored original research at well-known ACM- Anand Deshpande, new ways to contribute expertise to sponsored and co-sponsored confer- PJ Narayanan the development of policy connected ences before a panel of judges and at- ACM China to computing, offering comments on tendees. This year’s SRC saw graduate Jianguang Sun how the National Strategy for Trusted and undergraduate winners compete Identities in Cyberspace should be against more than 213 participants in ACM-W managed, on the proposed online ver- contests held at 15 ACM conferences. Elaine Weyuker, Valerie Barr ification system for the Social Security ACM-W added seven new student USACM Administration, and on the U.S. Com- chapters this year, bringing the total Eugene Spafford merce Department’s report on cyber- number to 37, with six being interac- Education Board security and innovation, among many tional chapters. Andrew McGettrick other proposals. The Committee on Computers and Internationalization Practitioners Board Stephen R. Bourne Public Policy assists ACM in a variety ACM Europe and ACM India finished of globally relevant issues pertaining their second full year of operation. to computers and public policy. The Both saw significant increases in the ACM Headquarters efforts of this committee help make number of chapters established dur- the association more visible world- ing the last 12 months. Progress was Executive Director/CEO wide. Most notably, CCP’s highly re- made on two ACM-Europe/Informat- John R. White spected ACM Forum on Risks to the ics-Europe joint activities. And a third Deputy Executive Director/ Public in Computers and Related Sys- successful ACM India event was held COO tems designed to share and discuss last January attended by over 600 In- Patricia M. Ryan the potential and serious computer- dian computing students, faculty, related risks with a global audience. and professionals.

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ACM China finished its first year Balance Sheet: June 30, 2012 (in Thousands) with an increase in the number of conferences, chapters, and member- ships established in the region. ACM’s commitment to women in Assets computing was further strengthened Cash and cash equivalents $30,438 with the relaunch of ACM-W activities Investments 62,741 in India. Internationalization continues to Accounts receivable and other assets 6,506 be a major focus of SIGCSE, where Deferred conference expenses 8,381 members are working with Informatics Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,220 Europe representatives to discuss the possibility of forming a new SIGCSE- Total Assets $109,286 like education conference in Europe. LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Electronic Community A website honoring ACM’s A.M. Turing Liabilities: Award recipients launched in FY12. Curated by members of ACM’s History Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities $10,934 Committee, the site (http://amturing. Unearned conference, membership, and subscription revenue 23,527 acm.org/) provides a robust collec- Total liabilities $34,461 tion of Turing laureates, including citations, bibliographic information, Net assets: Turing lectures, résumés, and other Unrestricted 67,906 works. The site also spotlights images and videos from ACM’s recent Turing Temporarily restricted 6,919 Centenary Celebration, a landmark event recognizing the computer sci- Total net assets 74,825 ence icon on the 100th anniversary of Total liabilities and net assets $109,286 his birth. Three ACM magazines debuted new websites this year. ACM Inroads Optional Contributions Fund — Program Expense ($000) (http://inroads.acm.org), the quar- Education Board accreditation $95 terly magazine for computing educa- USACM Committee 18 tors, launched its first site last sum- mer. Computers in Entertainment Total expenses $113 (http://cie.acm.org) introduced a new interactive site incorporating video features and interviews, games, art, music, movies and research. interac- tions, the bimonthly magazine for professionals in CHI-related disci- plines, launched a new site (http:// interactions.acm.org) last spring that cess.org/), and SIGBIOINFORMATICS was a two-day event that drew over quickly garnered a design award from (http://sigbioinformatics.org). 1,000 attendees, including 32 of the Interactive Media. SIGMOD established a new blog 39 living ACM A.M. Turing Award lau- By the end of the year, Communica- site (http://wp.sigmod.org) to catch reates—the largest single gathering tions of the ACM became accessible as the pulse of its community on exciting of Turing Award recipients in com- an easy-to-use mobile application for and controversial topics and in its first puting history. The landmark event iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. seven months of operation, SIGHPC recognized Turing’s contribution to These new downloadable apps enable created a Web presence (http://www. computer science as well as presented ACM’s members to access the flag- sighpc.org/) that details the mission an array of panel discussions featur- ship magazine in a new way. and goals of this new thriving SIG. ing the laureates and other industry Many ACM SIGs introduced new and/ leading lights. or improved websites making signifi- Conferences SIGGRAPH 2011 welcomed 15,872 cant use of social media outlets to reach FY12 closed with a milestone celebra- artists, research scientists, gaming out to members. SIGBED overhauled its tion of the 100th anniversary of Alan experts and developers, filmmak- website (http://sigbed.blogspot.com/), Turing’s birth as well as of the past ers, students, and academics from 74 as did SIGDOC (http://sigdoc.acm. and future of computing. The ACM countries to Vancouver—breaking the org), SIGACCESS (http://www.sigac- A.M. Turing Centenary Celebration city’s previous conference attendance

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2011 ACM Statement of Activities: Year ended June 30, 2012 (in Thousands) Award Recipients

Temporarily ACM A.M. Turing Award revenue Unrestricted Restricted Total Membership dues $8,636 $8,636 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Publications 19,249 19,249 Sciences Conferences and other meetings 24,686 24,686 Sanjeev Arora

Interests and dividends 1,767 1,767 ACM/AAAI Net appreciation of investments (398) (398) Award Stephanie Forrest Contributions and grants 3,672 $2,027 5,699 Other revenue 222 222 The 2012–2013 ACM-W Athena Lecturer Award Net assets released from restrictions 1,310 (1,310) 0 Nancy A. Lynch Total Revenue 59,144 717 59,861 Grace Murray Hopper Award EXPENSES Luis von Ahn

Program: ACM-IEEE CS 2012 Membership processing and services $767 $767 Eckert-Mauchly Award Algirdas Avizienis Publications 11,290 11,290 Karl V. Karlstrom Conferences and other meetings 22,354 22,354 Outstanding Program support and other 8,712 8,712 Educator Award Hal Abelson Total 43,123 43,123 Outstanding Contribution Supporting services: to ACM Award General administration 10,135 10,135 Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb Marketing 1,138 1,138 Distinguished Service Award Total 11,273 11,273 William A. Wulf Total expenses 54,396 54,396 Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award Hanan Samet Increase (decrease) in net assets 4,748 717 5,465 Net assets at the beginning of the year 63,158 6,202 69,360 Software System Award Net assets at the end of the year $67,906* $6,919 $74,825* Eclipse * includes SIG Fund balance of $33,028K Gregory Adams John Duimovich Erich Gamma records. SIGGRAPH’s exhibition hall Recognition Kevin Haaland Julian Jones drew 156 industry organizations from There were 94 new chapters charted in Philippe Mulet 17 countries, half of which were out- FY12. Of the 17 new professional chap- Stephen Northover side the U.S. ters, 12 were internationally based; of Dave Thomson The fourth annual SIGGRAPH Asia the 77 new student chapters, 35 were John Weigand conference once again captured a wide international. spectrum of digital innovations. Over The ACM Fellows Program recog- ACM-IEEE CS 7,500 professionals from 53 countries nized 46 members for their contribu- Susan L. Graham attended the conference and exhibition tions to computing and computer sci- in Hong Kong, where over 300 presenta- ence in FY12. The new inductees brought Doctoral Dissertation tions and panel discussions generated the number of ACM Fellows to over 700. Award deep insight into the future develop- ACM also named 54 new Distin- Seth Cooper ments in the field. guished Members in FY12, of which there Honorable Mention KDD remains one of the lead- were four Distinguished Educators, one Aleksander Madry ing conferences on data mining and Distinguished Engineer, and 49 Distin- David Steurer knowledge discovery. KDD 2011 drew guished Scientists, bringing the total an all-time record 714 submissions. number of Distinguished Members to 285.

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