Computer Society Extends SD West Discount to Members
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 3 February, 2008 -- The IEEE Computer Society is offering members and customers a discount to attend SD West 2008, where visitors can stop by the Society’s booth to meet editors, sign up for magazines, and compete for prizes.
The largest independent conference for software developers, being held 3-7 March in Santa Clara, Calif., features more than 50 exhibitors, as well as 200 classes, tutorials, roundtables, and panels in 13 subject areas.
At Booth 418, the IEEE Computer Society will showcase IEEE Software and IEEE Security & Privacy, two of the membership organization’s 14 technical magazines. Visitors will receive a free t-shirt by signing up for one magazine subscription, or a fleece vest for signing up for two subscriptions. During Expo hours, a one-year subscription to IEEE Software will be available for only $19, the lowest price ever.
The Computer Society’s special conference discount lets members and customers save $300 on the VIP Pass when they register with the discount code 8WEXH81 at http://www.sdexpo.com. Free Expo passes are also available by registering at the SD website with the priority code 8WEXH81 by 27 February. The Expo pass includes admission to the show floor, all keynote presentations, the opening floor party, the Developer Bowl, and more.
At SD West, the Computer Society is participating in the Passport to SD West program, offering a prize pack containing a Software backpack, a $100 Best Buy gift card, an IEEE Computer Society fleece vest, and a one-year subscription to both Software and Security &Privacy magazines.
The Society is exhibiting at SD West as part of a three-year pilot project. The Society this year will also exhibit at the RSA Conference 7-11 April and at LinuxWorld 5-7 August. Both will be held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
Visitors to the Computer Society booth can also learn about Build Your Career, a new career offering for technology professionals. The Build Your Career website (http://www.computer.org/byc) provides technology professionals with practical, affordable guidance that can immediately benefit their job prospects. Besides career-related technical articles, the site features online technical courses, training aids, career news, product discounts, and columns that address current industry issues. In the coming months, Build Your Career will launch a new Computer Society Jobs Board to assist technology professionals in finding that perfect job.
To subscribe to IEEE Software visit, http://www.computer.org/services/nonmem/soft49. To subscribe to IEEE Security & Privacy visit:http://www.computer.org/services/nonmem/spbnr. The magazines deliver reliable, leading-edge information; tutorials, interviews, debates and columns; findings and best practices from researchers and practitioners; and original, peer-reviewed articles.
About the Computer Society
With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 39 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Computer Society is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology, and is known globally for its computing standards activities.
The Computer Society serves the information and career-development needs of today’s computing researchers and practitioners with technical journals, magazines, conferences, books, conference publications, and online courses. Its Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) program for mid-career professionals and Certified Software Development Associate (CSDA) credential for recent college graduates confirm the skill and knowledge of those working in the field. The CS Digital Library (CSDL) is an excellent research tool, containing more than 250,000 articles from 1,600 conference proceedings and 26 CS periodicals going back to 1988.
