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Purna Career Solutions to Offer CS Certifications

Purna Career Solutions has partnered with the IEEE Computer Society to offer Certified Software Development Associate and Certified Software Development Professional training and certification.

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Barry Boehm Wins 2010 Simon Ramo Medal

Barry Boehm, a longtime IEEE Computer Society volunteer, has been named the recipient of the 2010 IEEE Simon Ramo Medal. Boehm, University of Southern California’s TRW Professor of Software Engineering, has served on the boards of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Computer magazine, IEEE Software, and other scientific journals. Read more

Computer Society Names Computer Pioneers

University of Michigan professor Lynn Conway, who helped revolutionize Very Large System Integration design, and Jean Sammet, an early programmer and expert on programming languages, are the 2009 recipients of the IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award. Read more

Isaak Begins Term as 2010 President

Incoming IEEE Computer Society 2010 President James D. Isaak is emphasizing member engagement in his upcoming term. As a new path for engagement, Computer Society members will be able to create new communities, and even nonmembers can join the interaction. Read more

AI Learning Center Being Built in Second Life

The IEEE Computer Society is developing an Artificial Intelligence Learning Center on IEEE’s island on Second Life and is looking for participation from those interested in showcasing AI technologies in virtual worlds. Read more

Michael Heath Wins Booth Award

Michael T. Heath, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Fulton Watson Copp Chair in computer science, has been named the recipient of the IEEE Computer Society’s 2009 Taylor L. Booth Education Award. Read more

Build Your Career Site Redesigned

Build Your Career, the IEEE Computer Society’s career-development website for technology professionals, has been relaunched with more intuitive navigation and expanded content aimed at specific targeted audiences. Read more

Computer Society Endorses Curricula Guidelines

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

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

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

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

Tomash Computing Library Now Online

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

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