ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY INC GROUP RETURN FOR AFFILIATE CHAPTERS

ACM FOSTERS GROWTH IN THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS MORE THAN 250 PROFESSIONAL AND MORE THAN 800 STUDENT CHAPTERS WORLDWIDE. CHAPTERS ESTABLISH A LOCAL PRESENCE FOR ACM IN INTERNATIONAL CITIES FROM NEW YORK TO BEIJING, AS WELL AS IN MORE REMOTE LOCATIONS SUCH AS CYPRUS, KENYA, AND SRI LANKA. REGARDLESS OF SIZE OR LOCATION, EVERY ACM CHAPTER OFFERS MEMBERS A WEALTH OF BENEFITS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESEARCH AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A PERSONAL NETWORKING SYSTEM IN THE REGION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACM'S LOCAL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) CHAPTERS AROUND THE WORLD HOST LECTURES BY INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS. THEY ALSO SPONSOR STATE-OF-THE-ART SEMINARS ON THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CONDUCT VOLUNTEER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLISH THEIR OWN NEWSLETTERS.THE ACM WOMEN'S COMMITTEE (ACM-W) SPONSORS MORE THAN 195 PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT CHAPTERS, WHICH WORK TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. ACM-W CHAPTERS OFFER PROFESSIONALS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THE WORKING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR WOMEN IN COMPUTING.PARTICIPATION IN ALL THESE CHAPTERS PROVIDES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTION AND PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE AMONG PEERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. ACM CHAPTER MEMBERS REFLECT ALL FACETS OF COMPUTING FROM ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY. BECAUSE OF THEIR SUBJECT-SPECIFIC NATURE, CHAPTERS TYPICALLY FOCUS ON INFORMATION AND INSIGHT NOT EASILY FOUND ELSEWHERE.ACM HAS ESTABLISHED MORE THAN 800 STUDENT CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT GIVE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY ACTIVE ROLES IN THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS ACTIVITIES. BY ORGANIZING TECHNICAL TALKS, WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS AND PROGRAMMING CONTESTS, ACM STUDENT CHAPTERS FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITHIN A UNIVERSITY'S COMPUTER SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT CHAPTERS, ACM ALSO ENHANCES LEARNING VIA THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG STUDENTS, AND BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONALS.FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A & 1B:THIS GROUP RETURN REFLECTS THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL OF ACM'S VARIOUS CHAPTERS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD. EACH OF THE CHAPTERS MAY HAVE THEIR OWN LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT GOVERN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS FORM 990, THE BOARD REPRESENTED REFLECTS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARENT ENTITY - THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY AS THAT COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET GUIDELINES THAT GOVERN ALL ACM ENTITIES WORLDWIDE.