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ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences,
and applications of information technology. With a world-wide membership of 80,000, ACM functions as a locus for computing
professionals and students working in the various fields of Information Technology.
The Association for Women in Computing is an international non-profit organization which promotes the advancement of women in technological and computer-oriented professions. It is a professional organization, with members in a variety of fields all over the world. There are also a few chapters world-wide; of these, there are several student chapters, like the one here at Virginia Tech.
Technology is designed to serve people. It helps people communicate, learn, and explore the extent of their creativity. CS Squared is an organization dedicated to empowering the community through computer technology. We build tomorrow's leaders and bridge the digital divide by truly putting our skills to use by helping others. Through serving children and adults throughout the community, our goals of inspiring the young and old about technology is propelled forward. If teaching, serving the community, and gaining valuable skills through service appeals to you, then join CS Squared today.
The Graduate Council is a student run organization that pursues the interests of graduate students in the Computer Science Department. Elected members serve on committees that decide policy, curriculum, funding, research, computing resources, and work space allocations. Graduate Council also sponsors various events to promote the computer science graduate community.
VTLUUG (The Linux/Unix User Group of Virginia Tech) is an organization of Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and others in the surrounding community who use Linux, Unix, or enjoy computing in general. Members can be of any age and experience level, and non-Linux users who just want to learn more about computers or socialize with computer geeks are always welcome.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) is the first and only international honor society for the computing sciences. UPE was founded at Texas A&M University in 1967. The Alpha Chapter of Virginia was chartered at Virginia Tech in 1975.
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