ACM Student Chapter explained

ACM Student Chapter is the international Association for Computing Machinery's student society which provides opportunities to students for networking, learn together and share their knowledge.^{[1] [2]} Its main focus is on building and developing members' passion for computer science.

History

The first student chapter was founded in 1961^[3] at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. ACM is currently organized into over hundreds of local chapters over 800 colleges and universities throughout the world.^[4]

Membership

The members of chapters are eligible for various benefits such as coding competitions, technical talks and mentoring sessions by experienced professionals.^{[5] [6]}

Notable chapters

• ACM student chapter of University of California, Los Angeles
• ACM student chapter of University of Washington
• ACM student chapter of University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• ACM student chapter of University of Pittsburgh
• ACM student chapter of Nazarbayev University - is the first and only ACM chapter in Kazakhstan

External links

• Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Student Chapters. www.acm.org.
2. Web site: ACM Student Chapter · IIT Roorkee. www.iitr.ac.in.
3. Web site: Student Chapters. May 26, 2015. School of Computing & Informatics.
4. Web site: ACM at a Glance. www.acm.org.
5. Web site: Student Chapter Resources and Benefits. www.acm.org.
6. Web site: Student Chapter Member Benefits. www.acm.org.