ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
Founded in 1947, ACM is the world's first educational and scientific computing society. Members — over 80,000 computing professionals and students worldwide — and the public turn to ACM for authoritative publications, pioneering conferences, and visionary leadership for the new millennium

Special Interest Groups

Computers and Society SIGCAS
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society brings together computer professionals, specialists in other fields, and the public at large to address ethical and societal concerns and to arouse interest about the impact of computers on society. As part of its ongoing efforts to gather and report information, thus stimulating the exchange and dissemination of ideas, SIGCAS is active in developing an electronic forum through ACM.org to allow discussion of such topics as the ACM Code of Ethics, the new Software Engineering Code of Ethics, safeguarding privacy on the Internet, and the impact of the Y2K computer bug. The SIG also publishes the quarterly Computers and Society, cosponsors symposia and conferences on social impact, ethics and policy issues, and has launched an international student research project on the IT workplace.

Computer-Human Interaction SIGCHI
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. The scope of SIGCHI consists of the study of the human-computer interaction process and includes research and development efforts leading to the design and evaluation of user interfaces. The focus of the SIG is on how people communicate and interact with computer systems. SIGCHI serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among computer scientists, human factors scientists, psychologists, social scientists, systems designers and end users. SIGCHI offers its members the "Member Plus" package and cosponsors a number of conferences and workshops each year, including the annual CHI conference. The SIGHI Bulletin is published quarterly.

Hypertext, Hypermedia and Web SIGWEB
Formerly known as SIGLINK, the ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia and Web addresses the concerns of the multidisciplinary field of hypertext and hypermedia. It provides a forum for the promotion, dissemination, and exchange of ideas concerning research technologies and applications among scientists, systems, designers, and end users.

A(o)IR - Association of Internet Researchers
An academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a resource and support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope.

CPSR - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
A public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society.

DC Web Women
First and foremost, DC Web Women is a community. DC Web Women is a professional organization for women that provides opportunities to teach and learn, network, and serve our community. We strive to be role models for young women and girls and to promote women in technology. While the mission of DC Web Women is to provide a forum for women involved or interested in new media, it is our strong sense of and commitment to community that helps us achieve our goals.

ICANN At Large Member
A non-profit, private sector corporation formed by a broad coalition of the Internet's business, technical, academic, and user communities. ICANN has been recognized by the U.S. Government as the global consensus entity to coordinate the technical management of the Internet's domain name system, the allocation of IP address space, the assignment of protocol parameters, and the management of the root server system. ICANN is dedicated to preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of the global Internet community; and to coordinate policy through private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means.

MITP - Minority Internet and Technology Professionals
To bring together people of color in the Internet & Technology industry in order to facilitate Professional and Educational Development, Entrepreneurial Endeavors and Community Service.

Society for Computers in Psychology
A non-profit organization of researchers interested in applications of computers in psychology. Its primary purpose is to "increase and diffuse knowledge of the use of computers in psychological research." Over the past several years the organization has set a special goal of aiding psychologists in using microcomputers in their teaching and research. We have also encouraged consideration of the psychological aspects of hardware and software development and design. Membership is open to any person who has an academic degree and who is active in scientific applications of computers to psychological research.