Professional Bodies

ACM-W is ACM’s Council on Women in Computing. ACM-W aims to support, celebrate, and advocate internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field. The focus of ACM-W is to inspire, motivate and encourage women for joining the field of computing and eventually sustaining and growing in the profession. Through its various activities, the organization facilitates the progress of women in computing-related work and education. The goal of the ACM-W student chapter is to facilitate technical growth of women by organizing invited lectures, seminars, workshops, and informal meetings. It provides support to women in their professional career growth and helps them to face the challenges in their work environment.

Engaging computer engineers, scientists, academia, and industry professionals from all areas of computing, the IEEE Computer Society (CS) sets the standard for the education and engagement that fuels continued global technological advancement. Through conferences, publications, and programs, and by bringing together computer science and engineering leaders at every phase of their career for dialogue, debate, and collaboration, IEEE CS empowers, shapes, and guides the future of not only its members, but the greater industry, enabling new opportunities to better serve our world