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ACM in the News
 

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IT Skills and Careers  
Globalization and Offshoring of Software Report  
Computer Security and Privacy Issues  
Risks and Safeguards for Electronic Voting
31st ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest  
Fran Allen Named 2006 A.M. Turing Award Recipient  
ACM Recognition and Achievement Awards
SC|06 Showcases Supercomputing Technology  
ACM Chapters in the News  
Computer Science Education Initiatives
Advantages of ACM Membership  
ACM Code of Ethics  
ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 Conference
ACM Executives in the News  
Risks of RFID Systems  




IT Skills and Careers
12 IT Skills That Employers Can't Say No To
Computerworld, July 11, 2007
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Computer Security and Privacy Issues
Planned Worker ID Called Vulnerable
San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, 2007



SSNs at Risk in Government Records, Lawmakers Say
Search Security.com, June 22, 2007



That Price Tag Should Make Them Think Twice
Washington Technology, June 8, 2007



Immigration Reform: Technology May Not Be the Answer, says Technologist
Dr Dobb's, June 7, 2007



Real ID Opposition Turns Up the Heat

Washington Technology, May 9, 2007

Who Do You Think You Are?

The Register, May 8, 2007

Analysis: US data breach notification law unlikely this year

Macworld, May 8, 2006

Sen. Leahy calls for summit on privacy

Computerworld, May 3, 2006
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Risks and Safeguards for Electronic Voting
Senators to Abandon '08 E-Voting Paper Trail Mandate

CNet News, July 25, 2007

House Panel Approves E-Voting Paper Trails

CNet News, May 9, 2007

Florida Ditches Problematic Touch-Screen Voting, and Now What?

CNet News Blog, May 4, 2007

Audit Finds Many Faults in Cleveland’s ’06 Voting

New York Times, April 20, 2007

Panel Changes Direction on E-Voting Audit Trail

Computerworld, December 6, 2006

Government Rejects E-Voting Paper Trail Proposal

Computerworld, December 4, 2006

Election 2006: Penetrating The Voting Vortex

The New York City Independent Media Center, November 7, 2006

E-Voting Problems Still Exist, Critics Say

NetworkWorld, November 3, 2006

THE ADVISER: Consultant Must Keep Up With Fast-Changing Technology World

San Francisco Chronicle, November 1, 2006

Cybersecurity Expert Says Nationwide Use Of Computerized Voting Poses Risk

PhysOrg.com, October 31, 2006

Doolittle for Democracy

The Nation, September 30, 2006

Lawmakers Debating E-Voting Paper Records

CantonRep.com, September 29, 2006

Computer Experts Renew Call For Secure E-Voting

EE Times, September 28, 2006

Computer Scientists Weigh In On E-Voting

Ars Technica, July 20, 2006

Experts Tell Congress U.S. E-Voting Security Is Flawed

InformationWeek, July 19, 2006

Auditor's Report Criticizes Florida's Voter Database

Computerworld, June 26, 2006

Voter databases must be secured, report says

CNet, February 17, 2006
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31st ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
ACM Collegiate Programming Contest Wrap-Up

Dr. Dobb's Journal, April 10, 2007

U.S. Developers, Students Face Ever-Increasing Global Competition

eWeek, March 16, 2006

Poles Win at ACM Programming Contest

CNet, March 15, 2006

Innovative Problem Solvers From Warsaw University Win 31st Annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, Sponsored by IBM

Sys-Con Media, March 15, 2006

'Battle of the Brains' Finalists to Code for Cash

Harvard Crimson, March 12, 2006

Gearing Up for 'Battle of the Brains'

Dallas Morning News, March 11, 2006
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Fran Allen Named 2006 A.M. Turing Award Recipient
Turing Award Winner Sees New Day for Women Scientists, Engineers

US Department of State, March 16, 2007

Turing Award Recipient Discusses IBM, Then and Now

eWeek, March 3, 2007

First Woman Wins Turing Award for Computer Science

Ms. Magazine, February 28, 2007

Turing Award Anoints First Female Recipient

eWeek, February 27, 2007

Newsmaker: From Math Teacher To Turing winner

CNet, February 26, 2007

There's Still A Shortage Of Women In Tech, First Female Turing Award Winner Warns

InformationWeek, February 26, 2007

The Turing Award Honors Frances Allen

BusinessWeek, February 23, 2007

A Woman Wins A Top Prize In Computing

Future Tense, February 22, 2007

First Woman Named Winner of Prestigious Turing Award

EE Times, February 22, 2007

IBM Veteran Becomes First Woman To Win the Turing Award

Computerworld, February 21, 2007

For First Time, Woman Wins Turing Award

CNet, February 21, 2007

IBM's Fran Allen Wins 'Nobel Prize of Computing'

The Journal News, February 21, 2007

IBM Veteran Becomes First Woman To Win The Turing Award

InfoWorld, February 21, 2007

Top Computer Award Breaks Gender Barrier After 40 Years

Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2007

IBM-er Wins Tech's Version of Nobel, But Few Women Keep Her Company

USA Today, February 20, 2007
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ACM Recognition and Achievement Awards
ACM, Infosys Create $150,000 Computing Award
InfoWorld, August 20, 2007


Tech Chronicles
San Francisco Chronicle, July 26, 2007

Google Ups Value of Big Computing Award

USA Today, July 26, 2007

Karen Spärck Jones

The Times, June 22, 2007

Ken Kennedy, 61, a Pioneer Of Computer Software, Dies

New York Times, February 9, 2006

Three Questions for Robert Metcalfe

Computerworld, January 1, 2006

Haulers Take It As It Comes

The Boston Globe, December 31, 2006

Drones Expert Has Been at Ground Zero, Katrina

The Oregonian, December 13, 2006

ACM Names 49 Distinguished Members for Contributions to Computing

Associated Press (AP), October 25, 2006

Algol Pioneer Receives Turing Award

InformationWeek, March 2, 2006

Peter Naur Wins 'Computing's Nobel Prize'

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Wired Campus, March 2, 2006
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SC|06 Showcases Supercomputing Technology
Center Ramps Up Computing Power For Show

Mass High Tech, October 28, 2006
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ACM Chapters in the News
PayPal, YouTube Founders Welcomed Back Like Rock Stars For Conference

The News-Gazette, October 23, 2006
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Computer Science Education Initiatives
New Alliance Launches Drive for More Women in IT

The Journal, August 13, 2007

The Top 10 Dead (or Dying) Computer Skills

Computerworld, May 28, 2007

With Simplified Code, Programming Becomes Child's Play

Boston Globe, May 15, 2007

Girls Ask Alice for Programming Skills

eWeek, March 19, 2007

Brochure Aims to Lure Fleeing CS Students Back

eWeek, March 8, 2007

Web 2.0: Just Another Technology?

SearchCIO.com, October 26, 2006

Lack of Computer Curricula Deemed 'Disastrous and Shortsighted'

PC Magazine, June 14, 2006

Report: High Schools Fail To Meet Needs Of Tech-Driven World

InformationWeek, June 13, 2006

The next James Gosling?

E-Channel News, November 2, 2006
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Advantages of ACM Membership
This Week’s ACM CareerNews

The Strong Cross, January 24, 2007

Database Of The Week

University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, October 26, 2006

Mad Dog 21/21: Frequent Deniers Club

IT Jungle, September 5, 2006
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ACM Code of Ethics
An Exit Strategy for Electronic Voting

OpEdNews, August 24, 2006
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ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 Conference
Multimedia's Holographic, Tactile, Virtual Future on Display at SIGGRAPH

San Diego Union-Tribune, August 20, 2007

Trade Show Features Microsoft's Surface

San Diego Union-Tribune, August 5, 2007

TeraGrid Animation "Render Farm" at SIGGRAPH 2007

Dr. Dobbs, July 17, 2007

Siggraph: Three's a Charm

The Hollywood Reporter, April 24, 2007

Geek chic on the runway

The Boston Globe, August 2, 2006

Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM

CNet News.com, August 1, 2006

Tomorrow's Treasures, Day 2 - SIGGRAPH 2006

Computerworld, August 1, 2006

Computer graphics art from Siggraph

CNet News.com, July 31, 2006

Future shocks, visions: Techies, artists flock to event

Boston Herald, July 30, 2006

Tomorrow's Treasures, Day 1 - SIGGRAPH 2006

Computerworld, July 30, 2006

Imageworks Brings Monster, Season to SIGGRAPH

Animation Magazine, July 28, 2006

PCs dream of electric sheep

CNet News.com, July 28, 2006
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ACM Executives in the News
European Researcher Honoured With 'Women In Science' Award

European Commission, October 16, 2006

What's The Greatest Software Ever Written?

InformationWeek, August 14, 2006

Newsmaker: The Tech Industry's Newest Power Player

CNET News.com, July 13, 2006
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Risks of RFID Systems
Study Says Chips in ID Tags Are Vulnerable to Viruses

New York Times, March 15, 2006
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Globalization and Offshoring of Software Report
Hollywood Blamed For Scientific Ignorance
Information Week, August 15, 2007

How Many Jobs Have Shifted Offshore?

SD Times, June 15, 2007


Computer Science 'Still A Good Career,' Leader of Job Migration Task Force Says

Stanford Report, November 6, 2006

Offshoring Isn't All Bad. It Spurs New Job Creation, Study Finds

InformationWeek, March 6, 2006

Outsourcing: Silicon Valley East

Newsweek, March 6, 2006

Computing Error

International Herald Tribune, March 2, 2006

Computing Error

New York Times, March 1, 2006

Offshoring creates more IT jobs in US

The Economic Times, February 27, 2006

Offshoring creates more IT jobs in the US: study

Times of India, February 27, 2006

IT jobs 'not hit by offshore outsourcing'

Silicon.com, February 27, 2006

Tech jobs still plentiful in U.S. Optimistic report calls offshoring's effects overstated

San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2006

Report offers tips to protect your job from offshoring

Computerworld, February 24, 2006

Report offers tips to protect your job from offshoring

NetworkWorld, February 24, 2006

Report offers tips to protect your job from Offshoring

ITWorld.com, February 24, 2006

Study Plays Down Export of Computer Jobs

New York Times, February 23, 2006

Study says U.S. tech hiring grows

CNN, February 23, 2006

Study plays down export of computer jobs

CNet, February 23, 2006

Offshoring's Impact On Future Tech Jobs Is Overrated, Says Study

InformationWeek, February 23, 2006
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