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For the full issue of ACM MemberNet: IN THIS ISSUE: "CEO Explains Mission of 'New ACM' in Letter to Members" "ACM President Maria Klawe Plans to Build Bridges" "ACM VP David Wise Seeks to Draw, Retain Younger Members" "Telle Whitney, New ACM Secretary/Treasurer, Will Focus on Professional Development" "Award Nominations" "Special Issue of SIGCSE Bulletin Aims to Be 'Bible' for Women and Computing Issues" "Legislative End Run Would Restrict Facts in Digital Age" "Member Benefits" "Portal Speaks to Varied Interests of Renaissance Man" "Portal Activity Update and Top Reads" "New ACM Journal to Focus on Challenges Facing Practitioners" "ACM Privacy Expert Receives Computer System Security Award" "Communications of the ACM Has New Home Page" "ACM Student Chapter Excellence Awards" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "CEO Explains Mission of 'New ACM' in Letter to Members" John White introduces new services, including the Professional Development Centre and Job Centre; a new publication aimed at practitioners; and greater accesssibility to the Guide to Computing Literature. http://www.acm.org/membership/newacm.html "ACM President Maria Klawe Plans to Build Bridges" As the new president of ACM, Dr. Maria Klawe plans to "build bridges" within the computing community that support all segments of information technology. A veteran of both academic and busines circles, she intends to use her management and mentoring skills to motivate ACM's... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/klawe_06-02.html "ACM VP David Wise Seeks to Draw, Retain Younger Members" What does David S. Wise hope to accomplish during his two-year term as ACM's Vice President? Electronic publishing, copyright policy, and attracting and retaining younger members are three items at the top of his "to do" list.... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/wise_06-02.html "Telle Whitney, New ACM Secretary/Treasurer, Will Focus on Professional Development" Telle Whitney, a consultant specializing in chip design and software engineering product development, has been elected ACM Secretary/ Treasurer. She has worked in Silicon Valley for 20 years, the last eight as an executive, and is currently interim president of the Institute for... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/whitney_06-02.html "Award Nominations" Nominations are open for the twelve major ACM Awards, the eagerly awaited annual event that recognizes outstanding technical and professional achievements in computer science and information technology.... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/award_nominations_02.html "Special Issue of SIGCSE Bulletin Aims to Be 'Bible' for Women and Computing Issues" Tracy Camp has funneled her activist energies in many directions: aside from being an associate professor in Mathematics and Computer Sciences at Colorado School of Mines, she is Co-Chair of ACM-W, ACM's Committee on Women in Computing... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/women_07-02.html "Legislative End Run Would Restrict Facts in Digital Age" Facts and ideas in our national innovation system exist largely in the public domain. Current law allows the scientific community to use facts as building blocks that advance intellectual discourse. In turn, society benefits in countless ways through innovation.... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/innovation.html "Member Benefits" Job Centre, Student Transition Rate, Virtual Business Card, and Insurance Savings... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/benefits_7-02.html "Portal Speaks to Varied Interests of Renaissance Man" What is someone with an undergraduate degree in German, an MBA, and a Master's degree in Pastoral Studies, and who plays the recorder, clarinet, and saxophone, doing in the ACM Portal? John Muntges, Data Administrator for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Missouri... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/portal_profile_07-02.html "Portal Activity Update and Top Reads" http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/portal_usage_07-02.html "New ACM Journal to Focus on Challenges Facing Practitioners" Plans to move forward with a new publication aimed specifically at young practitioners were formally approved by the ACM Council in June. The key target market for the publication has been identified as those lead software developers, engineers and IT professionals who are... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/new_journal_02.html "ACM Privacy Expert Receives Computer System Security Award" Peter G. Neumann, a pioneering figure in computer security and a leader in privacy and public policy issues for ACM, received the 2002 Computer System Security Award from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 18.... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/neumann_02.html "Communications of the ACM Has New Home Page" Communications of the ACM has been a mainstay inside the Digital Library for some time. Now CACM has an online presence outside the DL, with a revamped home page design and unique functionality... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/cacm_online_02.html "ACM Student Chapter Excellence Awards" Two student chapters tied for the "Outstanding Chapter Activities" award in the 2001-2002 ACM Student Chapter Excellence Awards.... http://www.acm.org/membernet/stories/student_chapter_awards.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your attempt to sign off is unsuccessful, it may be because you were subscribed to MN-SUBSCRIBERS with an email address other than the one from where your request is originating. Please write to membernet@acm.org and we will find the email address under which you are subscribed, and remove it from the list. To submit feedback about ACM MemberNet: mn-editor@acm.org. Technical problems: mn-request@acm.org.