Type Professional Organization

Founded
1946
[1]
Origins Formation of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers (AIEE)
Subcommittee on Large-Scale
Computing
Key
people
Dejan S. Milojii (Current President)
Area
served
Worldwide
Focus(es) Computer and information processing
science and technology
Method(s) Publications, Conferences, Technical
councils, Industry standards,
Certification and training
Employees 99
Website www.computer.org
(http://www.computer.org/)
IEEE Computer Society
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IEEE Computer Society (sometimes abbreviated Computer
Society or CS) is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose
and scope is to advance the theory, practice, and application
of computer and information processing science and
technology and the professional standing of its
members.
[2]
The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies
organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
[3]
The Computer Society sponsors workshops and conferences,
publishes a variety of peer-reviewed literature, operates
technical committees, and develops IEEE computing
standards.
[4]
It supports more than 200 chapters worldwide
[5]
and participates in educational activities at all levels of the
profession, including distance learning, accreditation of
higher education programs in computer science, and
professional certification in software engineering.
[3]
The IEEE Computer Society is also a member organization
of the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional
Organizations (FEAPO), a worldwide association of
professional organizations which have come together to
provide a forum to standardize, professionalize, and
otherwise advance the discipline of Enterprise Architecture.
1 History
2 Main activities
2.1 Education and professional development
2.2 Publications
2.3 Technical conferences and activities
2.4 Awards
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
IEEE Computer Society traces its origins to the Subcommittee on Large-Scale Computing, established in 1946
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IEEE Computer
Society Headquarters
Office in Washington,
D.C.
IEEE Computer Society Publications
Office - Los Alamitos, CA
by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE),
[6]
and to the Professional
Group on Electronic Computers, established in 1951 by the Institute of Radio
Engineers (IRE).
[7]
When the AIEE merged with the IRE in 1963 to form the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), these two committees became the
IEEE Computer Group.
[8]
The group established its own constitution and bylaws in
1971 to become the IEEE Computer Society.
[1]
The CS maintains its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and additional offices in
California and Japan.
[9]
The Computer Society maintains volunteer boards in six program areas:
education, membership, professional activities, publications, standards,
and technical and conference activities. In addition, 12 standing
committees administer activities such as the CS elections and its awards
programs to recognize professional excellence.
[10]
Education and professional development
The Computer Society participates in ongoing development of college
computing curricula, jointly with the Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM).
[11]
Other educational activities include software
development certification programs
[12]
and online access to e-learning courseware and books.
[13]
Publications
The Computer Society is a leading publisher of technical material in computing.
[14]
Its publications include 13
peer-reviewed technical magazines and 20 scholarly journals called Transactions as well as conference
proceedings, books, and a variety of digital products.
[15]
The Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) provides subscriber access to all CS publications.
[16]
In 2008,
the Computer Society launched Computing Now, a Web portal featuring free access to a rotation of CSDL
articles, along with technical news, CS blogs, and multimedia content.
[17]
Technical conferences and activities
The Computer Society sponsors more than 170 technical conferences each year
[18]
and coordinates the
operation of about 30 committees (e.g., the Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing), councils (e.g., the
Technical Council on Software Engineering), and task forces.
[19]
The CS also maintains 12 standards committees to develop IEEE standards in various areas of computer and
software engineering (e.g., the Design Automation Standards Committee and the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN
Standards Committee).
[20]
In 2010 the CS introduced Special Technical Communities (STCs) as a new way for members to develop
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communities focusing on selected technical areas.
[21]
Current topics include broadening participation, cloud
computing, education, eGov, haptics, multicore, operating systems, smart grids, social networking, sustainable
computing, systems engineering, and wearable and ubiquitous technologies.
[22]
Awards
The IEEE Computer Society recognizes outstanding work by computer professionals who advance the field in
three areas of achievement: Technical Awards (e.g., the Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award or the
IEEE Computer Pioneer Award), Education Awards (e.g., Taylor L. Booth Education Award), and Service
Awards (e.g., Richard E. Merwin Distinguished Service Award).
[23]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Technical Activities Board
Association for Computing Machinery
Australian Computer Society
British Computer Society
Computer Society of India
Canadian Information Processing Society
Institution of Analysts and Programmers
New Zealand Computer Society
Association of Information Technology Professionals
^
a

b
Wood, Helen: "Computer Society Celebrates 50 Years," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 17(4):6, 1996 1.
^ IEEE Computer Society Constitution & Bylaws, art. 1, Sec. 2, 1971 2.
^
a

b
"About the IEEE Computer Society" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/about). IEEE Computer Society.
Retrieved 30 August 2011.
3.
^ Weiss, Eric A., "Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers--Computer Society (IEEE-CS)," Encyclopedia of
Computer Science, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2003, p. 881882
4.
^ "Professional Chapters" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/chapters/prochap). IEEE Computer Society.
Retrieved 2 September 2011.
5.
^ Concordia, Charles: "In the Beginning There Was the AIEE Committee on Computing Devices," Computer,
9(12):4244 December 1976
6.
^ Astrahan, Morton M., "In the Beginning There Was the IRE Professional Group on Electronic Computers,"
Computer, 9(12):4344, December 1976
7.
^ Weiss, Eric A., "Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers--Computer Society (IEEE-CS)," Encyclopedia of
Computer Science, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2003, p. 881
8.
^ "IEEE Computer Society Offices" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/guest/contact). IEEE Computer Society. 9.
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Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ IEEE Computer Society Bylaws, Article VIXII, 2011 10.
^ "Computing Curriculum: Computer Science 2013 (CS2013)" (http://ai.stanford.edu/users/sahami/CS2013).
ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Task Force. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
11.
^ "Professional Activities Board" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/pab). IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved 2
September 2011.
12.
^ "e-Learning Campus" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/e-learning/home). IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved 2
September 2011.
13.
^ Weiss, Eric A., "Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers--Computer Society (IEEE-CS)," Encyclopedia of
Computer Science, 4th ed., Nature Publishing Group, 2000, p. 882883
14.
^ "IEEE Computer Society Publications" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/publications). IEEE Computer
Society. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
15.
^ "Digital Library" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl). IEEE Computer Society. 16.
^ "One Online Source for 14 Technical Magazines" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/pressroom
/2008/computing-now) (Press release). IEEE Computer Society. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
17.
^ "Conference Calendar" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/conferences/calendar). IEEE Computer Society.
Retrieved 2 September 2011.
18.
^ "Technical Activities" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/tandc/tclist). IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved 30
August 2011.
19.
^ "Standards Activities Board" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/sab/home). IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved
2 September 2011.
20.
^ Dejan S. Milojicic, Phil Laplante, "Special Technical Communities," IEEE Computer, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 84-88,
June, 2011. (http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/co/2011/06/mco2011060084.html)
21.
^ IEEE CS STC Web site (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/stc/home,) 22.
^ "IEEE Computer Society Awards" (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards). IEEE Computer Society.
Retrieved 2 September 2011.
23.
Official website (http://www.computer.org/)
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