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Vol. XLX No. 5 December UPCOMING EVENT

DC ACM HAPPY HOUR

December 10, 20095 8pmMackeys Pub in Crystal City

DC ACM Outstanding Volunteer Aw ard to bepresented at 6 pm We encourage all of our chapter members to comeout and meet each other in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Stop by anytime.Non-members are welcome, so please feel free to bring a friend!

Mackey's Public House320 South 23rd StreetArlington, VA 22202(703) 412-1113

How to get there:Mackey's is convenient to Crystal City MetroStop on the Blue and Yellow Lines.

Map and Directions

Parking is available with 24-hour access in theBuchanon Parking Garage, under the restaurant.The entrance is on Clark Street directly acrossfrom the entrance to the Hilton. It costs $4.00

per hour until 6:00 pm Monday through Fridaywith validation. After 6:00 pm Monday throughFriday parking is free with proper validation. Ifyou arrive before 6pm, your validation is goodfor both the $4.00 per hour charge before 6pmand for free parking afterwards. Validation isdone directly through Mackey's Pub, not throughDC ACM.

Additional free parking is available in the CrystalCity Shops Garage. This lot is available onlyafter 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and allday on weekends. The entrance is on 23rdStreet next to the doors to the Crystal CityShops.

21st Annual Computer Security Day

November 30, 2009

Computer Security Day was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computerrelated security issues. The goal is to remind people to protect their computersand information. This annual event is held around the world on November 30thalthough some organizations choose to have functions on the next business day ifit falls on a weekend.

Computer Security Day is a great opportunity for information securityprofessionals and their organizations to raise the level of awareness within theirusers. Please visit the official website to download Computer Security Dayposters and 2010 calendars.

IN THIS ISSUE

Upcoming Events (Page 1) Quick Updates (Page 2) Event Photos: Daniel

Solove (Page 3) DC ACM Calendar at a

Glance (Page 4) Corporate Sponsorship

Opportunities (Page 4)

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QUICK UP DATES

Finances

Balance Sheet as of Nov. 23, 2009Checking Account $3,491.60Money Market (Savings) $15,110.50Certificates of Deposit $10,273.70

$20,661.32Other Assets $551.19Total Liabilities $0NET WORTH $50,088.31

Membership

As of November 23, 2009, the DC ACM had 158registered members. This total number includes 82Members and 76 Associate Members.

The membership year begins in January. Memberswho paid dues in 2009 are expected to either renew

at the full year rate of $12.00 or change their statusto Associate Member. All DC ACM members willreceive detailed instructions on the membershiprenewal process at the beginning of January.

Website Team Development Group

The DC ACM website, which is currently Sharepointbased, may in the future be converted to Linux. Ifthis intrigues you, then please consider joining theWebsite Teams Development Group (DG).

The DG is still in the project planning phase.Although it is still a very early stage, new volunteersare welcome. Please contactAndrew Conklin if youhave any questions.

NEXT MEETING:Thursday, December 3, 8:00PMGeorge Washington UniversityPhillips Hall Room 411801 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC

Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom (Orange/Blue)

Washington Academy of SciencesCapSci Conference 2010

Call for Papers

On Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28, 2010, theDC ACM will be participating in CapSci 2010 at theConference Facility of the National ScienceFoundation in Arlington, VA (Ballston Metro).

The Washington Academy of Sciences and itsAffiliated Societies, of which the DCACM is one, willhold the fourth in their series of biennial pan-AffiliateConferences, Capital Science 2010. The conferencewill serve as an umbrella for scientific presentations,seminars, tutorials, and talks. These pan-AffiliateConferences underline the fact that the Washington,DC area is not only the political capital of the countrybut, in many respects, the nation's intellectual capital-- with several major universities and governmentlaboratories that are the homes of an astonishingnumber of Nobel laureates.

Any DC ACM members who would be interested inpresenting a paper are invited to prepare an abstract.On-line registration, directions, and other conferenceinformation, can be found at the WAS CapSci website.

However, please note, submissions from individualswill not be accepted. All submissions (estimates,abstracts, papers) MUST be made through theappropriate affiliate Society. Please contact ViceChair Kent Miller if you are interested in being aDC ACM applicant.

Vacancies on the Executive Coun cil

The position ofAwards Chair remains unfilled.However, as we approach the season for regionalscience fairs (most are held in March), we arelooking for someone who can take on theresponsibility of coordinating the volunteer

judges for DC ACM awards. The Awards Chair isa voting member of the Executive Council and isappointed by the Chair.

The position ofCommunications Chair willbecome vacant in January 2010 as Cora Dicksonsteps down. Primary responsibilities for thisposition include compiling and editing

CompuTopics, ensuring timely e-mailannouncements to the members, updating theDC ACM website regularly, and coordinating withthe two website teams (Technical Support Groupand Development Group). The CommunicationsChair is a voting member of the Executive Counciland is appointed by the Chair.

If you would like to express interest in either of thesepositions, please contact DC ACM Chair Ben Schultz.

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Did You Know ?

The DC ACM website's "Archives" tab hasa lot of resources from the past twoyears:

Events in 2007-2009: Often includingpresentation materials

Photos Videos Meeting Minutes CompuTopics Sept. 2008 to present

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PAST EVENT PHOTOS: "Understanding Privacy" Daniel Solove, November 2, 2009

At left: Prof. SoloveBelow: James Losey of New AmericaFoundation and Ben Schultz, Chair ofDC ACM

Courtesy of the New America

Foundation, you can view the lectureonline.

The presentation materials can beaccessed in the DC ACM Archives,under 2009 Events.

Above: several audience members enjoy chatting with Prof. Solove at Mackeys Pub after the lecture.

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DC ACM CALENDAR AT A GLANCEDecember 3 Website Team Development Group meetingDecember 10 DC ACM Happy HourDecember 21 Executive Council Meeting (open to all members)

Sponsorship Opportunities

Your companys logo could be here!

Renewable Annual DC ACM SponsorshipsBronze:$500Silver: $1,000Gold:$5,000 (one per year)

All sponsors will be prominently recognized for oneyear on the DC ACM website, on the membershippamphlet, and at major events. Please emailfundraising@dcacm.org if your company isinterested.

Special corporate sponsor benefitsfor the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010

Professional Development Seminars

Bronze 5 employee discounts

Silver 10 employee discounts

Gold unlimited employee discountsNote: The discount is equivalent to the DC ACM Member Discountand will apply to one seminar. An employee mayuse multiplediscounts if authorized by the sponsor's management.

All sponsors/donors will receive a letter from the DCACM Chair verifying the receipt of their donation.

About DC ACMhttp://www.dcacm.org

The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Associationfor Computing Machinery (DC ACM) was formallyestablished on November 1, 1958. We are a localprofessional chapter of the Association forComputing Machinery (ACM), which was founded in1947. Currently there are more than 2,200 ACMmembers in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

The DC ACM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) association(EIN 526066536) that supports educationalactivities and career development for the local ITprofessional community, as well as nurturing futuregenerations of computer scientists, networkengineers, and tech policy specialists in theWashington, D.C. area. Among other activities, wegive awards to junior and senior high schoolstudents for exceptional science fair projects in thecomputer science field and we sponsor educationallectures for the general public.

DC ACM Executive CouncilClick on the name to email.

Chair Benjamin SchultzVice Chair Kent MillerTreasurer Teresa HoneSecretary Andrew ConklinMember at Large Mackenzie MorganCommunications Cora DicksonMembership Isaac ChristoffersenPDC Eric NoriegaPrograms William Fielder Awards Vacant

Executive Council Meetings are held once a month.They are open to all interested parties, though onlyEC Members have voting power on any motionsraised in the meeting.

Location:

Radio Free Asia2025 M Street NWBetween 20th and 21st StreetsGround Floor Conference Room

Closest Metro Stations: Dupont Circle and FarragutNorth, Red Line

Parking: Free on the street after 6:30pm; garagenext door to the meeting room charges $5.00.

Another garage on 19th Street is open until midnightand if you enter after 5pm it costs only $7.00.

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Become anActiveChapter

Member Join the Professional Development

Committee Join the Website Team Come to DC ACM meetings and

events! They are always metroaccessible.

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