ACM John White Chief Executive Officer February 11, 2008

Outline Membership Financial outlook Digital Library Initiatives –Internationalization –Image and health of the field –The new CACM

ACM - Membership Membership –86,932 members worldwide 64,532 professionals 22,420 students

ACM - Membership Membership –86,932 members worldwide 64,532 professionals 22,420 students Membership is growing Total Members Professional Members Student Members

ACM - Membership Membership –86,932 members worldwide 64,532 professionals 22,420 students Membership is growing –79,168 Total Members Professional Members Student Members

ACM - Membership Membership –86,932 members worldwide 64,532 professionals 22,420 students Membership is growing –79,168 (IEEE-CS on October 31, 2007) Total Members Professional Members Student Members

ACM - Membership Membership –86,932 members worldwide 64,532 professionals 22,420 students Membership is growing –79,168 (IEEE-CS on October 31, 2007) –84,400 (ACM on October 31, 2007) Total Members Professional Members Student Members

Financial Outlook

Financials SIG Conferences

Financials DL Distribution to the SIGs DL Distribution in perspective $1,574K

Financials DL Distribution to the SIGs DL Distribution in perspective $1,850K

Financial Outlook FY09 Budget –Early stages –Because of CACM investment ACM General will be tight –Digital Library Budgeting significant growth in Digital Library revenue: ~$12 Million Budgeting significant DL distribution to the SIGs: ~$2+ Million

Digital Library

Digital Library Developments New business model for academic consortia and corporations –Goal: create better parity and consistency across our customer base –The new plan Differentiate by sectors (academic, government, comported) US academic –Multi-tier pricing model –Tiers based on Carnegie classification Non-US academic –Multi-tier pricing model –Tiers based on annual usage Government –Single tier Corporate –Multi-tier pricing model –Tiers based on revenue and usage

Digital Library Developments New search technology –Endeca –Leader in guided navigation search technologies –New search technology release a few weeks ago Initially released behind the traditional advance search model Immediate serge in searches: from 50,000 a day to 70,000 a day Significant performance improvement –Coming shortly Author pages Surfacing (multiple) publication statistics –A bit later Guided navigation Working with design/usability consultants Will also engage a small consulting group from Pubs and the SIGs

ACM Initiatives

Internationalization Image and health of the field and profession A new Communications of the ACM

Internationalization

Better geographic diversity within ACM Country/region-specific initiatives –China –India –Europe

Geographic Diversity Observations from the Council retreat –More non-US members than FY02 –ACM geographic distribution is not that different from IEEE –Greatest geographic diversity is in and around research publications DL access and usage Journal/transactions editors Pubs Board Program committees for major research conferences –Least geographic diversity centers on ACM leadership Council and Boards SIG leaders

Geographic Diversity Discussion and actions from the Council retreat –Lead from our strengths (research publications/conferences and education) when engaging outside the US. –Work to increase geographic diversity in all aspects of ACM leadership. –When reaching outside the research community to local practitioners, reconsider partnerships with national societies. The EC agreed to oversee this effort

China In China, ACM s main goals are to: –Contribute to the advancement of computing –Help develop high-quality professional activities in China –Raise awareness of ACM in China –Grow ACM membership in China

China Approach in China: –Establish an ACM China Task Force to lead the effort –Work with the Task Force to develop a multi-year plan for ACM and China The ACM China Task Force –Members Andrew Yao (Chair)Tsinghua University Professor Chuang LinFormer Head, Computer Science, Tsinghua Univ. Professor Zjhiwei XuChinese Academy of Sciences Dr. Zhang YaoxueMinistry of Education Dr. Hui SuIBM China Research Laboratory Dr. Hong-Jiang ZhangManaging Director, Microsoft Advanced Technology Center Stu FeldmanACM President and Google John WhiteACM CEO

China Elements of an initial ACM-China plan –Establish an ACM China office –Establish an ACM China website –Engage the academic and research communities –Engage industry

China Elements of an initial ACM-China plan (detail) –Establish an ACM China office An ACM Branch office has been established at Tsinghua University The ACM China Office: –Provides information in Chinese to current and potential members –Facilitates financial transactions in joining ACM –Leads the promotion of ACM into the academic community –Supports the ACM China website –Supports ACM activities in China –Establish an ACM China website Provide a version of the ACM website localized for China Facilitates joining and communicating with ACM from within China Create Chinese DL (Digital Library) Pearls –A selection of abstracts (translated into Chinese) identifying key papers for Chinese computer scientists to consider reading

China Elements of an initial ACM-China plan (detail) –Engage the academic and research communities Promote the value of ACM membership to faculty and graduate students at top 100 universities Organize an annual Education Summit on Challenges in Computer Science Education in China –Curriculum –Accreditation –Issues in teaching computer science Encourage ACM SIGs to hold more research conferences in China

China Elements of an initial ACM-China plan (detail) –Engage industry Promote the value of ACM membership to industry leaders Promote the value of ACM membership to technical staff at Chinese computing companies and organizations Organize a Technology Summit –Organize a technical summit to discuss the technical challenges facing Chinese industry. An important goal of this meeting would be to raise awareness of the importance of computing professional staying technically engaged and aware throughout their career.

China Progress to date –ACM China office is established ACM China Office East Main Building Department of Computer Science and Technology Tsinghua University Beijing, China (100084) Contact: Ms. Xie Yuyuan phone: China acm.org Office Hours: 8:00am – 12:00 am, 1:00pm-5:00pm

China Progress to date (cont.) –ACM website up and running Information on ACM and tools to join are available Chinese Digital Library Pearls available –ACM Education Summit Planning is underway to host first summit in conjunction with the CS Deans meeting in Beijing in October 2008 –Campaign to promote ACM to academic community underway –Campaign to promote ACM to industry is being considered

India ACM India Task Force –Co-Chairs Dr. C. Mohan, IBM India Chief Scientist Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India –Senior Advisor Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore –Members Dr. M.P. Ravindra, Sr. Vice President and Head of Education & Research, Infosys Technologies Dr. Kesav Nori, Executive Director and Executive VP, Tata Consultancy Services Prof. Pankaj Jalote, Microsoft Chair Professor at IIT Delhi Prof. Krithi Ramamritham, Dean R&D at IIT Bombay Prof. Sanjeev K. Aggarwal, Dept of CSE, IIT Kanpur Prof. Kincha, Vice Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Government of India (Dept of Info Tech); CEO, Common Service Centers (CSC) Initiative H.R. Mohan, The Hindu Newspaper and Computer Society of India (CSI) –Guests Chair of the ACM Bangalore Chapter ACM SIGCHI Bangalore Chapter

India First meeting of the task force held in the Fall Issues –Nascent research community –Raising the quality of education –Computing professionals have a mix of formal educational backgrounds –Must work bottom up Next steps –Considering an Education Summit –Working with a potential local partner to reach industry –Encourage SIGs to consider holding research conferences in India Continuing to think through a multi-year plan

Europe The greatest concentration of ACM members outside the US is in Europe –16% or over 10,000 professional members –Greater percentage of academics and researchers There are EU-wide computing efforts –SIGOPS-Europe (and the EuroSys conference) –Informatics Europe The posture ACM needs to take is a delicate issue Organizing a one-day workshop with key leaders from academic and industry to discuss what ACM is doing and should do in Europe

Image and Heath of the Field

Image and Health of the Field Activities –Globalization Report –Computer Science Teachers Association –Image Task Force –National Center for Women and Information Technology –ACM Education Policy Committee

ACM Education Policy Committee New committee of the ACM EC Purpose: to bring the scientific computing community to education policy discussions Empowered to speak for ACM Membership –Robert Schnabel – Committee Chair, Indiana University –J. Strother Moore – University of Texas –Fred Chang – University of Texas –Mark Stehlik – Carnegie Mellon University –Chris Stephenson – Computer Science Teachers Association –Joanna Goode – University of Oregon –Staff support Cameron Wilson Dave Bruggeman John White

ACM Education Policy Committee An emerging focus/agenda –Focus on education and advocacy (vs. program development) –Focus (for now at least) on US Education –Focus primarily on K-12 STEM education, as this is the area with the most serious issues where and the most attention is needed –Engage at both the federal and state levels –Initial goal: See computer science moved to a higher more fundamental level when thinking about STEM – and not buried inside Technology in peoples minds Work to see computer science treated as a legitimate math/science elective at the high school level

ACM Education Policy Committee Initial actions –Commented on the National Science Boards National Action Plan for STEM Education –Major review of the funding available for computer science in NSFs STEM programs –Meetings with the EHR division of NSF to talk about computer science –Pushing NCTM to endorse our position that computer science should be a viable mathematics elective in high school –Panel session at SIGCSE –Engagements at Snowbird

Image and Health of the Field Activities –Globalization Report –Computer Science Teachers Association –Image Task Force –National Center for Women and Information Technology –ACM Education Policy Committee

ACM Initiatives Internationalization Image and health of the field and profession A new Communications of the ACM