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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
Making A Difference Award (2009) — Jim Thatcher (interview)
On March 28, 2008, the Association for Computer Machinery’s Special Interest Group for Computers and Society (ACM SIGCAS) conferred the 2008 Making a Difference Award on Dr. Jim Thatcher. Dr. Thatcher’s work in the area of assistive technologies has spanned four decades, and has enabled many blind and visually impaired individuals throughout the world to…
Outstanding Service Award (2006) — Keith Miller (Interview)
Earlier this spring, I conducted a “virtual interview” with my friend and colleague Keith Miller. We passed the writing token (as Keith calls the passing of drafts back and forth between writers) a couple of times and our conversation went something like this: : Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in…
Outstanding Service Award (2005) — Chuck Huff (Interview)
Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computer/information ethics? : It was a recognition on my part that two research areas of mine could be combined to help us understand this area. I was interested in what is now called “social nformatics” in Europe and also in how…
Making A Difference Award (2005) — Simon Rogerson (interview)
: Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computer/information ethics? : Having spent many years in industry working on systems development in a variety of programming, analysis and project management roles I had my usual set of battle scars and medals borne out of trying to get systems to work…