and overseas voters.
The ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy aids the Association with respect to a variety of internationally relevant issues pertaining
to computers and public policy. The
online ACM Forum on Risks to the
Public in Computer and Related Systems and the “Inside Risks” column
published in Communications of the
ACM reflect CCPP’s long-standing
dedication to policy issues on a global
scale.
ACM played an active role in the
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) this
year, particularly with regard to the
K– 12 Alliance—a coalition of educational organizations interested in
helping young girls develop an interest in computer science and information technology.
The ACM Education Policy Committee (ACM EPC), established to educate policymakers about the appropriate role of computer science in the
K– 12 system, made major progress in
bringing computer science into STEM
discussions at all levels of government. Through the work of EPC, computer science is now explicitly recognized in key federal legislation as well
as Department of Education regulations and initiatives. Indeed, EPC successfully led an effort that resulted
in the U.S. House of Representatives
declaring the week of December 7th
as National Computer Science Education Week. ACM took a leadership
role in steering the first CSEDWeek
(held Dec. 6–12, 2009); a role the organization reprised for the second
CSEDWeek held last month.
students
ACM’s renowned International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC),
sponsored by IBM, drew 22,000 contestants representing 1,931 universities from 82 countries. The finals were
held in Harbin, China, where 103
teams competed. The top four teams
won gold medals as well as employment or internship offers from IBM.
Last January, ACM Queue’s Web site
offered an online programming competition based on the ICPC. The inaugural Queue ICPC Challenge—open to
all Queue readers (not just students)—
was a huge success.
The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research, provides a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate
students to present their original research at well-known ACM-sponsored
and co-sponsored conferences before
a panel of judges and attendees. This
venue draws an increasing number
of students each year as it affords an
exceptional opportunity for students
to showcase their work and develop
their skills as researchers.
ACM continues to cultivate its
partnerships with leading technology
companies, including Microsoft and
Computer Associates, to offer valuable tools specifically for ACM student members. Available under the
Student Academic Initiative is the Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance
now offering student members free
and unlimited access to over 100 software packages and the CA Academic
Initiative including access to complimentary CA software.
ACM-W’s Scholarship program,
which offers stipends to select students to attend research conferences
worldwide, was given an extra financial boost this year with new funding
from the Bangalore-based global IT
services corporation Wipro and Sun
Microsystems (prior to the Oracle
takeover). The increased funding will
allow ACM-W to offer students larger
scholarships as well as enable participation by women in both international and local events.
international
ACM Europe and ACM India were
launched in FY10. Both organizations operate with councils established around three subcommittees:
chapters; conferences; and members,
awards, and volunteer leaders with
the goal of increasing the presence of
and generating interest in these popular ACM services.
The number of ACM Fellows, Distinguished, and Senior members
from Europe has increased as has the
number of ACM chapters throughout
Europe.
Moreover, Microsoft Research Europe provided $50,000 to enhance
the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program with a goal of delivering more
high-quality, ACM-branded lectures
ACM;Council
PResiDent
wendy hall
Vice PResiDent
alain Chesnais
secRetaRY/tReasuReR
Barbara Ryder
Past PResiDent
Stuart I. feldman
siG GoVeRninG BoaRD chaiR
alexander wolf
PuBLications BoaRD co-chaiRs
Ronald Boisvert, holly Rushmeier
memBeRs-at-LaRGe
Carlo Ghezzi, anthony Joseph,
mathai Joseph, Kelly Lyons,
Bruce maggs, mary Lou Soffa,
fei-Yue wang
sGB counciL
RePResentatiVes
Joseph a. Konstan, Robert a. walker,
Jack Davidson
ACM;Headquarters
executiVe DiRectoR/ceo
John R. white
DePut Y executiVe DiRectoR/
coo
Patricia m. Ryan
2009;ACM;Award
Recipients
a.m. tuRinG a WaRD
Charles P. thacker
acm-infos Ys founDation a WaRD
in the comPutinG sciences
eric Brewer
acm/aaai aLLen ne WeLL a WaRD
michael I. Jordan
the 2009–2010 acm-W
athena LectuReR a WaRD
mary Jane Irwin
GRace muRRa Y hoPPeR a WaRD
tim Roughgarden
acm-ieee cs 2010
eckeRt-mauchLY a WaRD
william J. Dally
kaRL V. kaRLstRom
outstanDinG eDucatoR a WaRD
matthias felleisen
outstanDinG contRiBution
to acm a WaRD
moshe Y. Vardi
DistinGuisheD seRVice a WaRD
edward Lazowska
PaRis kaneLLakis theoRY
anD PRactice a WaRD
mihir Bellare and Phillip Rogaway
soft WaRe s Ystem a WaRD
VMware Workstation 1.0,
mendel Rosenblum,
edouard Bugnion, Scott Devine,
Jeremy Sugerman, edward wang
euGene L. La WLeR a WaRD
anD infoRmatics
Gregory D. abowd
acm-ieee ken kenneDY a WaRD
francine Berman
DoctoRaL DisseRtation a WaRD
Craig Gentry
acm PResiDentiaL a WaRD
mathai Joseph, elaine J. weyuker
honoRaBLe mention
haryadi S. Gunawi, andre Platzer,
Keith Noah Snavely
