ACM at a Glance

Nearly 110,000 Members from 190 Countries
170+ Technical Conferences, Workshops and Symposia
38 Special Interest Groups
1079 Professional and Student Chapters
66 Computing Journals
7 Magazines

Spotlight on Turing Laureates

The ACM A.M. Turing Award, computing’s most prestigious honor, acknowledges individuals who have made lasting and major contributions to the field. Here, we look back at some of these technologies and breakthroughs that continue to impact our lives, and the remarkable innovators who helped shape them. 

Public Policy Issues

Daily headlines about cybersecurity, encryption, artificial intelligence, drones, and a host of other issues, underscore the growing and complicated relationship between computing and public policy. ACM recently formed the ACM Technology Policy Council (TPC) to oversee its technology policy efforts globally. With the goal of fostering enlightened policies, ACM’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) and Europe Technology Policy Committee (Europe TPC) work with the TPC in their respective regions to provide technical expertise for policymakers, the computing community and the public.

ACM Updates Code of Ethics

ACM recently updated its Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The revised Code of Ethics addresses the significant advances in computing technology since the 1992 version, as well as the growing pervasiveness of computing in all aspects of society. To promote the Code throughout the computing community, ACM created a booklet, which includes the Code, case studies that illustrate how the Code can be applied to situations that arise in everyday practice and suggestions on how the Code can be used in educational settings and in companies and organizations. Download a PDF of the ACM Code booklet.

News Resources

News Resources for Members

ACM Bulletins - ACM member news
People of ACM Bulletins - highlighting outstanding ACM members
MemberNet - quarterly newsletter of ACM people and activities
CareerNews - digest of career-related topics
ACM-W Connections Newsletter - from ACM's Women in Computing

Computing News Resources

TechNews - digest for busy IT professionals
ACM Queue - latest computing trends for busy IT professionals
Ubiquity - IT opinion magazine and forum
RISKS Forum - moderated dialogue on computer-related risks
eLearn - magazine of online education and training

ACM's Official Social Media Policy

ACM regards social network platforms as essential channels for communicating with members and the computing community at large. Here are a set of guidelines, policies, and best practices to inform the use and management of ACM social media accounts across major social networks. 

Download Logo & Identity Standards Guide

Comprehensive guidelines for the ACM logo and its associated branding elements and marketing communications. The branding elements include details on color palette, typography, photography and graphic motif.

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Media Contact

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PR & Media Relations Specialist
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Ask an Expert

Are you a member of the media looking to speak with a computing expert on a specific topic? Whether you need to know about trends in cloud computing, software engineering or cybersecurity, ACM's media team can put you in touch with one of our expert members. To see if we can help contact [email protected].

ACM in the News

Read stories about ACM and ACM members highlighted in the media.

ACM Updates

Read about the latest news and happenings in and around ACM.