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The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world’s largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional membership group, reporting nearly 110,000 student and professional members as of 2022.

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges.

 

ACM’s Mission, Vision, Core Values and Goals

Technical excellence.

Education and technical advancement.

Ethical computing and technology for positive impact.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

The ACM is an umbrella organization for academic and scholarly interests in computer science (informatics), its motto is “Advancing Computing as a Science & Profession”.

 

Edmund Berkeley, founder of the Association of Computing Machinery, is born. A

graduate of Harvard University, Berkeley participated in the development of Harvard’s Mark II while onlisted in the Navy during World War II