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ACM Annual Report for FY06 CM Is About to Turn 60 ACM Annual Report for FY06 CM is about to turn 60. We ing students for the effects of globalization. witnessed the birth of com- ACM also began working with a number of puting, ushered in the dawn organizations—including CRA, NCWIT, of the information age, and and Microsoft—on the issues surrounding reported the first voyages the image and health of the computing disci- Athrough cyberspace. And while an annual pline and profession. report is typically an exercise in reflection, ARFY06 also marked the Association’s ACM is always focused on tomorrow and fourth consecutive year of robust perfor- the pivotal role it plays in sharing the kind mance and accomplishment. Professional of scientific information that steers the membership grew 3%, making for an overall future of technology. increase of 18.3% since FY02. It is a testa- The report here highlights some of ment to the expanding global awareness of ACM’s major initiatives and accomplish- ACM’s commitment to support the profes- ments over the last 12 months; they are but sional growth of its members that this a sampling of the efforts and dedication by increase would occur at a time when most the volunteers that pilot ACM’s boards, pub- professional societies are experiencing no lications, and committees every day. The growth. ACM Job Migration Task Force, one of the In the coming months, as ACM prepares most ambitious initiatives the Association to mark its 60th anniversary, we will cele- has undertaken, released its highly antici- brate how far we’ve come but never settle pated report Globalization and Offshoring of for how far we can go. We move forward Software last February. The report generated with focus and a solid foundation to build unprecedented media coverage worldwide our membership, striving to better address and became part of the dialogue about the their professional needs, and to strengthen role of computer science in sustaining inno- members’ international partnerships. Two vation and global competitiveness. In addi- task forces have been established to look at tion, efforts to strengthen ACM’s flagship ways to better engage computing profes- publication moved forward with the first sionals from China and India. We will also meeting of the CACM Task Force charged continue to raise the awareness and visibility with creating an editorial vision to reflect the of ACM on a global scale, cultivating more diverse professional needs of its international computing professionals into the fold. And, audience. as always, we count on the generous support Many of the ventures this past year reflect of ACM volunteers, members, and industry ACM’s pledge to share our wealth of CS partnerships to keep us moving in the right educational information with a broader direction. audience. The Computer Science Teachers It has been an honor to serve as president Association is one such vehicle, launched in during the last two years and to play a FY05 as an educational resource for K–12 hands-on role in helping to position ACM teachers and students. By the end of its first to meet the challenges—and countless fiscal year of operation, CSTA realized opportunities—of the future. Ever forward. tremendous membership growth as well as David A. Patterson media interest for its contribution to prepar- ACM President COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM January 2007/Vol. 50, No. 1 25 ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of information technology. PUBLICATIONS for those they consider classics. Over 300 ACM’s stellar online service—the Digital books were nominated and ACM is now Library/Guide—continues to flourish in working to secure copyright permissions to content, usage, and prestige, and remains in make the top 20 classics available to members great demand worldwide. The number of both online and via print-on-demand. full-text articles in the DL grew to 183,000 ACM’s Committee on Women in Com- from 158,000 and the Guide to Computing puting (ACM-W) spearheaded a Digital Literature bibliographic database increased to Library project collecting over 600 articles over 942,000 entries last year. Moreover, the related to women in computing published first phase of a branding system that identi- between 1980 and 2003, which were incorpo- fies and highlights ACM contents versus rated into the National Engineering Educa- non-ACM contents in the DL was com- tion Delivery Systems (www.needs.org). pleted. The Publications Board produced a formal EDUCATION plagiarism policy that identifies various types The Computer Science Teachers Association of plagiarism and levels of severity of infrac- (CSTA) continues to support and promote tions as well as prescribes procedures for opportunities for K–12 teachers and stu- investigation and punishment of offenders. dents to better understand the computing The “ACM Policy and Procedures on Plagia- disciplines. As a result of their efforts, mem- rism” also defines self-plagiarism and well as bership in CSTA increased from 2,500 in pledges the highest respect for maintaining FY05 to 4,367. In addition, the organization intellectual property rights and confidentiality. worked with IBM to develop three new Two new publications were launched in downloadable CS curriculum resources for FY06: Transactions on the Web (TWeb); and high schools and launched the Teacher Transactions on Knowledge Discovery and Data Engagement for CS workshops designed to Mining (TKDD). meet the professional development needs of ACM Queue introduced podcasting to its middle- and high-school educators. monthly editorial fare with the launch of The ACM Java Task Force, convened by Queuecasts featuring audio interviews made the Education Board, concluded its reign available on the Queue Web site via down- with a comprehensive report reviewing the loadable files to listen to online or upload to Java language, APIs, and tools from the per- an MP3 player. The 15-minute conversations spective of introductory computing educa- typically feature experts expounding on topics tion. A Web site (jtf.acm.org) now provides relevant to the corresponding print issue. the full report along with five packages that ACM members responded enthusiastically offer solutions to the problems identified as to a request to share their favorite (out-of- the most significant barriers to teaching print) computer science texts and later voted introductory Java. 26 January 2007/Vol. 50, No. 1 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM The Education Board also published three The ACM Professions Board developed a volumes in the computing curriculum series: roadmap outlining the group’s priorities, software engineering, computer engineering, including plans to develop a Best Practices and an overview report that considers educa- community Web site as a forum where IT tional issues as they relate to the computing professionals can discuss qualified solutions to field. real-world problems as they pertain to tech- SIGARCH pledged to return a significant nologies, approaches, tools, and processes. portion of SC’XY conference profits to the supercomputing community in the form of a PUBLIC POLICY series of project-oriented grants (to be ACM’s U.S. Public Policy Committee matched by the conference’s other sponsor— (USACM) remains a valuable resource for IEEE Computer Society). In FY06 the grants the media, public, and legislators on key provided funds for mentoring and education technology policy issues. Its members have programs. been widely quoted in the press and have testified before Congress. The committee’s PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT work is organized around four themes: The highly anticipated report from the ACM advancing the computing discipline; seeking Job Migration Task Force drew global recog- balance between innovation and IP protec- nition and response. Globalization and Off- tion; protecting privacy; and advocating for shoring of Software noted that globalization secure and reliable computing systems. trends in the software industry have been USACM saw several successes as a result of fueled by rapid advances in IT as well as by this focus, including a new Presidential ini- government action and economic factors, tiative on expanding IT R&D. Outreach to and concluded the future depends on the state and local election officials remained a nation’s commitment to acknowledging the priority with the release of its report on challenges of the global environment. technical issues associated with voter regis- The diverse offerings available from the tration databases. USACM also released Professional Development Centre were guidelines for policies on the collection, use, enhanced dramatically last year with the addi- or storage of personal information as well as tion of 500 selections from the Safari Enter- a set of new principles for ensuring balanced prise Library to the online books program. digital rights management; www.acm.org/ The new online books, from leading publish- usacm. ers including O’Reilly, Addison-Wesley, and The Committee on Computers and Public Cisco Press, bring the total number of freely Policy (CCPP) continues to serve ACM in an available volumes to over 900. The site also advisory capacity on computer policy issues, hosts 1,200 online PD course from Thomp- offering global online forums to share and son-NETg. discuss public policy concerns. The ACM COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM January 2007/Vol. 50, No. 1 27 Forum on Risks to the Public in Computers, uate level to present their original research the Privacy Forum, the “Inside Risks” column before a panel of judges as well as before con- in Communications of the ACM, and other ference attendees. First-round presentations related services virtually intersect every aspect took place at a series of competitions held at of our lives and reflect CCPP’s long-standing selected SIG conferences throughout the year. dedication to policy issues. Among the conferences hosting SRC this year CSTA created and distributed guidelines to were SIGCSE, SIGGRAPH, MOBICOM, key legislators working on education issues at and the Grace Hopper Conference.
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