Association for Computing Machinery

Association for Computing Machinery
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Executive Board:	Varun Mehta, President Eric Schmidt, VP Academic Affairs Mack Lu, VP Corporate Affairs Mark Tabry, VP Social Affairs Shaun Salzberg, VP Communications Katie Simon, Treasurer Eric Garrido, Secretary
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The Association for Computing Machinery is the Columbia chapter of a national organization for people interested in computing and technology in general.

Events

Throughout the year, the ACM organizes such events as

• programming contests
• LAN & console parties
• tech speakers
• research fairs
• job recruiting events

At any of these events, you're basically guaranteed to get a lot of free soda and pizza

Career advancement

If you're looking for a tech internship or position after graduation, a position on the exec board might impress some employers. Being the VP of Corporate Affairs certainly gives you some good contacts.

Participation

The ACM never holds general body meetings, so you're "in" the ACM if you go to their events sometimes and sign up for their mailing list. All members, however, are welcome to sit in on their weekly exec meetings.

External Links

• CU ACM website
• ACM national website