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DOI:10.1145/1400181.1400185
David Roman
Communications site
to Launch in January
That’s Entertainment
The redesigned Communications Web site, slated to launch in January, will post
material from this magazine, as well as from other ACM publications, including
Computers in Entertainment ( cie.acm.org). Look for video interviews with and written articles by noted researchers, academics, animators, game developers, film
producers, and performance artists in the entertainment field to be part of the
new Communications site.
Your Favorite Blog(s)
Dozens of blogs will be mined for the new Communications Web site. We welcome
your input and invite you to share your personal favorite(s). There are a few rules:
The blog(s) must be interesting, valuable, and written or managed by an ACM
member. For details, go to www.surveymonkey.com/recommend-a-blog.
acm siGcomm
awaRD winneR
University of
Massachusetts-Amherst professor
of computer science
Don Towsley was
recently awarded the highest
honor from ACM SIGCOMM,
ACM’s Special Interest Group
on Data Communications,
for his contributions to the
modeling, analysis, and control
of communication networks
in the computer networking
field. Towsley’s research and
leadership have helped shape
an era of networking research
and practice built upon a deeper
scientific basis than in the past.
Towsley has made
numerous innovative and
pioneering contributions to
foundational modeling and
analysis techniques, which have
enabled computer scientists and
engineers to better understand
today’s computer networks,
network protocols, and
networked applications.
acm VotinG exPeRt Joins
u.s. aDVisoRy committee
Computer scientist and founder
of ACM’s U. S. Public Policy
Committee Barbara Simons
was recently appointed to the
board of advisors for the Election
Assistance Commission, the U. S.
federal body that oversees voting
technology standards. A past
president of the ACM, Simons
fills a vacancy on the board. Her
seat is one of four positions out of
a total of 37 members allocated
for science and technology
professionals.
Video Tour
A new online video demonstrates how to navigate Communications’ Digital Edition, a digital counterpart to the monthly magazine. Included are how the current
issue can be searched, shared, and saved and how its settings can be personalized. The Digital Edition, which is emailed to all ACM members, is available at
cacm.acm.org; the video is at mags.acm.org/communications/current/include/
mmhelp/ mmhelp.html.
Queue, Too
Communications isn’t the only ACM magazine redesigning its Web site. Look for
ACM Queue to introduce a new site in the weeks ahead at www.acmqueue.com.
sc08 confeRence
The leading international conference on high performance
computing, networking, storage,
and analysis, SC08 will be held in
Austin, TX, from Nov. 15–21. The
keynote speaker is Michael Dell,
and the invited speakers include
National Cancer Institute
associate director Kenneth H.
Buetow, University of California,
Berkeley professor of computer
science David Patterson, and
Mary Wheeler, director of the
Center for Subsurface Modeling
at the University of Texas at
Austin. For more information,
visit sc08.supercomputing.org.
