ACM Student Chapters in New Zealand [What is the ACM?] [Aims] [Contact Info]

What is the ACM?

The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. With a world-wide membership of 80,000, ACM functions as a locus for computing professionals and students working in the various fields of Information Technology. About ACM

Aims of the ACM Student Chapters in New Zealand

Currently in New Zealand there is not much contact for postgraduate computer science students from different universities. There is a biannual conference for postgraduate computer science students, but little else.

The ACM is promoting the creation of student chapters in New Zealand, particulary in Computer Science departments at New Zealand universities. We aim to create close relations between research students at New Zealand universities. Ultimatly, we want to create a locus for a community of computer science students in New Zealand.

Building these relationships has a number of benefits.

• Students wishing to change universities to do postgraduate research have student contacts at their university to ask what other universities are like, and they can easily be put in contact with students at other universities.
• The ACM Distinguished lecturer program. Once there are sufficent ACM student chapters in New Zealand, the ACM will sponsor distinguished lecturers to tour New Zealand. With a strong community we can find people who will benefit us all.
• The Student Ambassador Program. The ACM is sponsoring selected Student Ambassadors from various student chapters to travel to other chapters.

Contacting Us

Links

• Minutes of the ACM Student Chapters Meeting 2001
• The Australasian/Oceanic Distinguished Lectureship Program
• The University of Canterbury Student chapter of the ACM
• The Victoria University of Wellington Student chapter of the ACM
• The University of Waikato Student Chapter of the ACM
• The University of Auckland Student Chapter of the ACM