Poughkeepsie Chapter of the Association For Computing Machinery

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About Us

Founded in , the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society, with over 100,000 professional members worldwide. The Poughkeepsie (New York) Chapter of the ACM, chartered in , meets seven times a year for technical talks, and twelve times a year for dinner. Newcomers, including non-members of the ACM and/or of the Chapter, are always welcome to attend meetings, and even to take a leadership role. The Chapter is always seeking speakers who can give informative talks to a technical audience, as explained in more detail on our Information For Speakers page.

Formal Meetings

Formal chapter meetings with a speaker presentation are generally held on the third Monday of January, March, April, May, September, October, and November. However, the exact dates may vary somewhat in a given year, so check our schedule to be sure. Meetings begin at 7:30 PM, and generally end around 9:00 PM or so. All meetings are free and open to the public.

Formal chapter meetings are held at Marist College, usually in Hancock Center, Room 2023. Attendees can park just north of Hancock Center, or in the parking lot on the south-east corner of Route 9 and Fulton Street. We are grateful to Marist College for hosting our meetings.

Prior to each meeting, many of us join the speaker for dinner at the Palace Diner at 6:00 PM.

Networking Over Dinner

Informal leasurely dinner events are generally held on the last Tuesday of every month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Palace Diner. Attendees are of wide-ranging experience and interests. These events are open to the public.

Meeting Notifications

Members are encouraged to join the ACM Poughkeepsie ACM Poughkeepsie® group to receive automatic notification of meetings, and to register their attendence.

Chapter Officials

Election of officers is held annually at the start of the formal May meeting. Elected officers for the — season:

Appointed positions: