[Discussion] Benefits of ACM and IEEE (Students and Professionals)

[King_Jay16]

I have been on here quite awhile and haven't seen anything in reference to ACM and IEEE.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) :

ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.

"I can unhesitatingly recommend membership to all students who are contemplating careers as developers or users of information technology."
—Joel Birnbaum, Director, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories (1991-1999)

Your ACM Student Membership gives you access to:
Fantastic computing information resources:

>Free access to software and courseware through the ACM Student Academic Initiative (Please note: The Developer AA package does not contain Windows 7.)
>Learning Center with resources for lifelong learning
>Over 4,500 online multilanguage courses plus 1,100 virtual labs
>Online Books from Books24x7®
>Learning Paths in Ruby, as well as podcasts of interviews with many of today's innovators
>The option to subscribe to the full ACM Digital Library, which includes over 2 million pages of text
>A full year (12 issues) electronic subscription to Communications of the ACM
>A full-year (4 issues) subscription to XRDS: Crossroads, ACM's Student Magazine
>Complimentary e-mentoring services from MentorNet
>A full-year electronic subscription to monthly MemberNet and quarterly Student Quick Takes, ACM's member newsletters.
>A full-year subscription to TechNews, ACM's tri-weekly email IT news digest
>A full-year subscription to CareerNews, ACM's twice monthly email career news digest acm queue website featuring articles, commentary, blogs, roundtables, case studies, mutlimedia and more
>Access to Ubiquity, ACM's IT opinion magazine and forum, and eLearn, ACM's magazine dedicated to distance education
>Discounts on subscriptions to ACM journals, magazines, books, and conferences
>A free email forwarding address with high-quality Postini spam filtering
>Special Discounts and access to valuable products and services through the ACM's Insurance and Discounts and Special Offers Programs


Incredible networking opportunities:

>A vast network of over 100,000 highly dedicated student and professional peers

>ACM's Career & Job Center, where you will our find targeted job opportunities and more!

>The opportunity to join one or more of ACM's Special Interest Groups in 37 specialty areas of IT

>The opportunity to join one of more than 500 ACM Student Chapters worldwide

>Unique volunteering opportunities to gain hands-on experience and knowledge of the marketplace

Professional Membership in ACM is for 12 consecutive months. A copy of the monthly Communications of the ACM (CACM), along with access to the electronic issue of Communications through the ACM Digital Library, MemberNet, TechNews, ACM's tri-weekly IT news digest, CareerNews, ACM's twice monthly IT career news digest, as well as access to over 4,500 online courses in multiple languages, 1,100 virtual labs, and 1,200 online books and videos, plus full access to the ACM Career Center are included in your member dues. (Members create a free account to access the electronic CACM.) For Student Member benefits, please go to Student pages.

Professional Membership: $99 (USD)
Subscription to ACM Digital Library: $99 (USD)
(optional, in addition to dues)

Student Transition (Professional) Membership: $49 (USD)
(available for first year after graduation)
Student Transition Subscription to ACM Digital Library: $50 (USD)
(optional, in addition to dues, first year after graduation only)

Student Membership (includes online access to CACM): $19 (USD)

Student Membership PLUS Digital Library: $42 (USD)

Student Membership PLUS Print CACM Magazine : $42 (USD)

Student Membership PLUS Digital Library PLUS Print CACM Magazine: $62 (USD)

Retired Members: $74 (USD)
(Members must be at least 60 years of age and an ACM member for the last 10 years to qualify. Contact ACM Member Services at acmhelp@acm.org to request this rate.)

Personal Financial Hardship: $50 (USD)
(renewing members only - financial hardship due to unemployment, disability, etc.)

[King_Jay16]

STUDENTS Join IEEE and IEEE Computer Society, and get FREE access to the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) for only $20

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.

IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E", stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The association is chartered under this name and it is the full legal name.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 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 IEEE’s 38 societies, the Computer Society is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computing and information technology.

The Computer Society serves the information and career-development needs of today’s computing researchers and professionals with books, conferences, conference publications, magazines, online courses, software development certifications, standards, and technical journals. The redesigned www.computer.org offers a rich repository of online content and tools, from Computing Now, which provides free articles and multimedia content, to the Build Your Career career-development site, and the e-Learning Campus, where members can access more than 3,000 online courses and 600 online books.

The Computer Society’s 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 Computer Society is also the producer of the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge.

Your CSDL subscription gives you

Your Benefits also include

• All Computer Society peer-reviewed periodicals with full archives, covering the spectrum of computing and information technology
• 4,100+ conference publications from around the globe
• 425,000+ quality articles and papers for serious research or quick answers

• FREE development software from Microsoft, including Visual Studio Team System, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, OneNote 2010, Project 2010, and Visio 2010
• Computer magazine as a Digital Edition
• Access to 600 technical books from Safari Books Online
• Access to 4,300+ online courses in a variety of technical and business topics
• Valuable networking opportunities through your local chapter

Sign up: Student Member Package for 2012