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SIGCAS is the Special Interest Group for Computing and Society. Our community members engage in research, practice, and ideas, that aim to have computing be a positive force in society.
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Upcoming or Recent Events and News from SIGCAS
Computers and Society
In an effort to better align SIGCAS’s publication Computers and Society with its content, the SIGCAS editors will be phasing out the term “Newsletter” when referring to Computers and Society. SIGCAS will instead, simply refer to the publication by name: Computers and Society…
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)…