Special Student Offer for 2010

Students can now join both IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and get free access to the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) for just $40 USD.

 

Don't Lose Out on Great Benefits

Renew your IEEE Computer Society membership today to keep enjoying access to Safari Books Online, technical and business online courses, and substantial savings on publications, products and services.

 

New Safari Books Online Titles

Check out the great new books you will have access to as a member, beginning 17 November 2009. Members get free access to 600 titles from Safari Books Online, featuring technical and business books from top publishers.

 

SC09 a Resounding Success

The IEEE Computer Society co-sponsored SC09 attracted an estimated 11,000 attendees and 318 exhibitors. The program included an exceptional lineup of speakers, including Justin Rattner, Intel Senior Fellow and CTO, and former US Vice President Al Gore.

 

Journal seeks Research Papers

New in 2010, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing is seeking papers on the design of computational systems that can recognize, interpret, and simulate human emotions and related affective phenomena.


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2010 Student Offer

Students can now join both IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and get free access to the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) for just $40 USD. Student membership includes free Microsoft software.

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Election Results

Sorel Reisman was voted 2010 president-elect, Roger Fujii first vice president, and Jeffrey Voas second vice president in this year's IEEE Computer Society election, which saw increased turnout and greater use of online ballots.

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This overview covers the causes of cyber security problems, financial impact of cyber attacks, trends in security threats, cyber security regulations and compliance, and engaging the entire enterprise in cyber security.

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Find your way quickly to the technology fields that interest you with the Browse by Subject feature in the Computer Society Digital Library.

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Find the career-development tools you need, no matter the stage of your career. Visit the job site, or read the latest news and Career Watch features covering Education & Training, Job Trends, Hot Sectors, and Startups.

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Members have free access to 600 selections from Safari Books Online. Safari's offerings include technical online books from O'Reilly Media and other leading publishers such as Addison-Wesley and Cisco Press.

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A Biocomputing Thrust

At SC09, set for 14-20 November in Portland, learn how the acceleration of knowledge creation, a data explosion, and the interdependence of disciplines is driving biological research.

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Our technical magazines and journals saw their influence grow significantly over the last year, with significant impact factor increases reported throughout the Society's stable of high-quality, peer-reviewed technical publications.

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SC09 Award Photos Posted

20 November, 2009

Photos of computing luninaries receiving awards at the IEEE Computer Society co-sponsored SC09 are now available on the Computer Society website. Held in Portland, Oregon from 14-20 November, SC09 attracted an estimated 11,000 attendees and 318 exhibitors, including a record 125 research exhibitors. Read more

Computer Society Endorses Curricula Guidelines

17 November 2009

The IEEE Computer Society Board of Directors has endorsed new graduate curricula guidelines in software engineering. The Graduate Software Engineering 2009 (GSwE2009) guidelines make use of the Computer Society’s Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. Read more

Board of Governors Approves New Appointments

17 November, 2009

The IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors has consented to the slate of new Executive Committee members that will serve under 2010 President James W. Isaak. Read more

Member and Geographic Activities Board Formed

17 November, 2009

The IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors has voted to combine oversight of chapter activities and membership under a new board. Read more

Jim Moore Named Recipient of Karlsson Award

10 November, 2009

James W. Moore, the IEEE Computer Society’s Vice-President for Professional Activities, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Hans Karlsson Award. Read more

Deadline for Mills Award Submissions is 15 December

10 November, 2009

The deadline to submit nominations for the Harlan D. Mills Award, one of the highest honors in software engineering, is approaching on 15 December. Read more

Participants Sought for 1805 Working Group 

9 November, 2009

Participants are being sought for a working group being organized to develop a standard for Requirements Capture Language. Read more

Computer Society Well-Represented in Contest

9 November, 2009

Nearly half of the winners in the recent IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 3.0 are members of the IEEE Computer Society. Read more

Tomash Computing Library Now Online

 21 October, 2009

The Erwin Tomash Library, one of the most comprehensive collections of books and manuscripts on the history of computing, is now available on the IEEE Computer Society website. Read more

Stephen Seidman Elected CSAB President

16 October, 2009

Stephen B. Seidman, the IEEE Computer Society’s Representative Director, has been named president of CSAB. Read more

Varanasi and Jones Named CSAB Fellows

16 October, 2009

Murali R. Varanasi and Lawrence G. Jones have been named CSAB Fellows for their outstanding contributions to the computing profession and computing education. Read more

 

 

New Magazine Articles | New Journal Articles | Computing Now November Theme: Society Online 

New Magazine Articles:

What Makes APIs Hard to Learn? Answers from Developers

A study of obstacles that professional Microsoft developers faced when learning to use APIs uncovered challenges and resulting implications for API users and designers.

My IT Carbon Footprint

Self-awareness is the first step toward reducing our carbon footprint.

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New Journal Articles:

Juggler: Virtual Networks for Fun and Profit

From the January 2010 issue of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Correspondence-Free Activity Analysis and Scene Modeling in Multiple Camera Views

From the January 2010 issue of IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Anonymous Query Processing in Road Networks

From the January 2010 issue of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

Computing Now November Theme: Society Online

Social computing plays a central role in next-generation software, community-based decision making, and analyzing how technology affects politics, society, and culture.

The Use of Mobile Social Presence

Five studies explore how automated context sharing via mobile phones can affect communication, creating rich, new experiences and increasing feelings of social presence.

The Evolution of Online Identity

When we can send and receive proven identity claims over the Web, we’ll be better able to engage safely in personal and commercial transactions.

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Training and Certification

The IEEE Computer Society's Certified Software Development Associate (CSDA) and Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) programs can help advance your career.

Computing LivesComputing Lives podcast series:
On the Arpanet

Thirty years after Douglas Engelbart's initial demonstration, many of his pioneering visions are now commonly found in personal computers and the World Wide Web.

Top TakesTop Takes podcast: The Economics of Architecture-First

The architect, either as an individual, a role, or a team, lovingly crafts, grows, and governs that architecture as it emerges from the thousands of individual design decisions of which it's composed.

Dejan MilojicicTrend Wars video:
Cloud Computing

Computing Now editor Dejan Milojicic explores cloud computing's promise and challenges with HP's Russ Daniels and eBay's Franco Travostino.

Board of Governors Events | Calls For Papers | Conference Calendar

IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors Events

November 16 - 17, 2009

Executive Committee Meeting and Third Board of Governors Meeting, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ, USA (IEEE Mtgs: 17-22 November 2009) Monday, 16 November: FinCom Meeting 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., BoG Caucus: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., ExCom Meeting, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, 17 November: BoG Meeting 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Calls for Papers

  • 2010 Computing Professionals Conference Call for Participation
    CP2010 conference seeks to create an interactive forum for computing-related practitioners, educators, standards developers, regulatory organizations, industrial users, and researchers to share their expertise and knowledge in discussions of professional strength strategies for succeeding in a rapidly changing technical, economic, and social environment.
    The Conference provides an opportunity for Computing Professionals to engage and interact to stretch their professional perspectives, learn what works now, and bring added value to themselves as professionals and their organizations.
    The Conference format will consist of invited keynote presentations, presentations by leading experts, workshops, panels, open mike sessions, surveys and special interest round tables to allow exchange of innovative concepts, ideas, applications, feedback and lessons learned.
    For more information, visit http://computingprofessionals.org or call for papers.
  • IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies seeks submissions of original research. For more information, please see the official call for papers.
  • IEEE Transactions on Haptics seeks submissions of original research. For more information, see the official call for papers.
  • IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing seeks submissions of original research. For more information, see the official call for papers.

Conference Calendar


November 14 - 20, 2009

SC 2009. International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Portland, Oregon, USA.

November 23 - 26, 2009

ATS 2009. Asian Test Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan.

December 6 - 9, 2009

ICDM 2009. International Conference on Data Mining, Miami, Florida, USA.

December 7 - 10, 2009

WVM 2009. Winter Vision Meetings, Snowbird, Utah, USA.

December 7-11, 2009

APSCC 2009 APSCC 2009, Biopolis, Singapore

December 9-11, 2009

APSCC 2009 IEEE International Conference on E-Science, Oxford, United Kingdom

December 13-14, 2009

ETT 2009: The 2nd International Conference On Education Technology And Training, Sanya, China

December 14-15, 2009

SOCA 2009 IEEE Conference On Service -Oriented Computing And Applications, Taipei, Taiwan

December 14-16, 2009

ISM 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, San Diego, California, USA

December 14-17, 2009

ISSPIT 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

December 14-18, 2009

ADCOM 2009: Advanced Computing & Communications, Bangalore, India

December 16-19, 2009

HiPC 2009 International Conference On High Performance Computing. Kochi, India

December 17-19, 2009

CONSEG 2009 International Conference On Software Engineering, Chennai, India

 

 


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