Australian Computer Society
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The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals. According to its Constitution, its objects are "to advance professional excellence in information technology" and "to promote the development of Australian information and communications technology resources".[1]
The ACS was formed on 1 January 1966 from five state based societies. It was formally incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory on 3 October 1967. Since 1983 there have been chapters in every state and territory.
The ACS is a member of the Australian Council of Professions, the peak body for professional associations in Australia.
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[edit] Activities
The ACS operates various chapters, annual conferences, special interest groups, and a professional development program. Also, members are required to comply with a Code of Ethics and a Code of Professional Conduct.
[edit] Boards
Young IT - One of the boards of the ACS is the Young IT (YIT) board which represents members of the ACS under the age of 35. Each state has a YIT board representing the YIT members in that state. Their major activity each year is the YIT Conference with the next one being held in Sydney in May 2009.
Young IT Professionals Board of the Australian Computer Society provides a voice for young IT professionals and students, as well as a range of services and benefits for members. Currently Young IT organises and runs an annual YIT International Conference and other events such as local career days, soft skills and technical seminars, networking opportunities and social events (e.g. Young IT in the Pub) in each of the Australian States.
Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama is the immediate past Director of the Young IT Professionals Board. The Board has representatives from every State and Territory in Australia.
[edit] Services
"Information Age" is the official publication of the ACS. Peer reviewed research publications of the ACS include:
- Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology
- Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology
- Australasian Journal of Information Systems
[edit] Digital Library
The Digital Library contains free journal articles and conference papers.[2]
[edit] Related organisations
- Association for Computing Machinery
- British Computer Society
- International Federation for Information Processing
- New Zealand Computer Society
- Computer Society of Southern Africa
- SEARCC
[edit] Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the ACS are connected to each state branch with some SIGs of the same or similar name occurring in a number of states, depending on local interest, and include: Architects, Software Quality Assurance, Women in Technology, Business Requirements Analysis, Enterprise Capacity Management, Enterprise Solution Development, Free Open Source Software, Information Security, IT Management, Project Management, Service Oriented Computing, Web Services, Consultants and Contractors, IT Security, PC Recycling, Curry SIG, Information Technology in Education, Robotics, E-Commerce, IT Governance and Software Engineering. A recent addition is the Green ICT Group on computers and telecommunications for environmental sustainability. In 2007 the Telecommunications Society of Australia was absorbed into the Australian Computer Society as the Telecommunications Special Interest Group
[edit] Education
The ACS runs the online Computer Professional Education Program (CPEP) for postgraduate education in subjects including: Green ICT Strategies; New Technology Alignment; Business, Strategy & IT; Adaptive Business Intelligence; Project Management; Managing Technology and Operations. CPEP uses the Australian developed Moodle course management system and is delivered via the web.
The Diploma of Information Technology (DIT) is equivalent to one academic year of a Bachelor of Information Technology at several universities. It has eight compulsory subjects: systems analysis, programming, computer organisation, data management, OO systems development, computer communications, professional practice and systems principles.
[edit] See also
Other Australian computer associations:
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