Computer Science

ACM is an educational and scientific computing society that delivers resources to advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.

AAAI is an international, nonprofit, scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. It also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders of AI developments and future directions.

"There are many definitions of cybernetics and many individuals who have influenced the direction of cybernetics. Cybernetics takes as its domain the design or discovery and application of principles of regulation and communication." [http://www.asc-cybernetics.org/foundations/definitions.htm]

The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is the society for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.

This is a premier global organization for academics specializing in information systems. Founded in 1994, AIS is an international professional society of 4,000 members from 90 countries and a key player in the advancement of the IS academic community.

AWC is one of the first professional organizations for women in computing. It promotes the advancement of women in the computing professions. Members include many types of computer professionals: programmers, system analysts, operators, technical writers, Internet specialists, trainers and consultants.

CPSR is a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology. CPSR educates policymakers and the public on a wide range of issues. CPSR has incubated numerous projects such as Privaterra, the Public Sphere Project, EPIC (the Electronic Privacy Information Center), the 21st Century Project, the Civil Society Project, and the CFP (Computers, Freedom & Privacy) Conference. Originally founded by U.S. computer scientists, CPSR now has members in 26 countries on six continents.

FIRST brings together a variety of computer security incident response teams from government, commercial, and academic organizations

This is one of the world's leading organizations of computer professionals. This site has information on membership, scholarships, ordering publications, etc.

This organization carries out research on a number of computer science areas including software, development of algorithms, access to information, computer security, etc.

The Internet Society (ISOC) is a nonprofit organization that provides leadership in Internet related standards, education, and policy. Through the offices in Washington D.C., USA, and Geneva, Switzerland, it ensures the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world.

NISO is a resource for content publishers, libraries, and software developers to turn for information industry standards that allow them to work together. Through NISO, all of them collaborate on mutually accepted standards — solutions that enhance their operations today and form a foundation for the future.

CISE promotes research and education in the fields of computer and information science and engineering, and strives to maintain U.S. preeminence in these fields.

Provides access to websites of international scholarly societies. Website is sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library.

World Wide Web Consortium is an industry consortium for the purpose of developing common protocols and standards for the World Wide Web.