Reflecting on Diversity in Computing and Society: A Resource List from CSG-Ed
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd (a 46 year old black man) died while handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin. The incident was recorded by a bystander and the video footage went viral. In the days following Floyd’s death protests erupted around the country and the world. […]
COMPASS 2020 Virtual Conference June 14-17, 2020
ACM SIGCAS computers and sustainable society are proud to announce the COMPASS 2020 conference. Due to COVID-19, ACM COMPASS 2020 will be held on June 14-17 as an online conference using the zoom platform. The ACM COMPASS 2020 conference aims to explicitly promote interdisciplinary research work — including new methodologies, systems, techniques, applications, and behavioral, […]
Computers and Society 49(1) February, 2020 is Available
Computers and Society Vol. 49, No. 1, February, 2020 is now available from the Newsletter page (click above or on the image to the left).
CSG-Ed 2020 Mini-Symposium
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) is pleased to invite you to our annual mini-symposium on Computing for the Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed), which will take place Wednesday March 11, 2020, as part of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) pre-symposium events. This year’s CSG-Ed mini-symposium […]
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