Library Guides: Computer Science and Engineering: Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations

Networking with one's fellow scientists and engineers is extremely important for personal and professional development. Professional societies sponsor conferences, publish journals, and serve as reviewers or editors. They set professional and educational standards and provide job and career services for their members.

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
“world’s largest educational and scientific computing society;” focused on advancing computing as a science and a profession.
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
“nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines.”
Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
“one of the first professional organizations for women in computing” focused on “promoting the advancement of women in the computing professions.”
Computing Research Association
focus is “to enhance innovation by joining with industry, government and academia to strengthen research and advanced education in computing”
IEEE Computer Society
“world's leading membership organization dedicated to computer science and technology”
IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
“world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology”
IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
“To inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society.”

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