ACM-W Seeks Applicants for Professional Chapters Committee
ACM-W is seeking applicants for the ACM-W Global Professional Chapters Committee. Come join us and be part of an energetic team of leaders for an organization that supports, celebrates, and advocates for women in computing around the world.
To apply, please complete the following form.
About ACM, ACM-W and Professional Chapters
ACM is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivering resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. It provides the computing field’s premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.
ACM-W (ACM’s Women in Computing) advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women.
ACM-W Professional Chapters provide a unique combination of social interaction and professional dialogue among peers within a local area. Chapter members’ backgrounds represent all facets of computing, from academia, research, business, and industry. Chapters organize activities and events like tech talks, socials, professional networking, career advice, mentoring, hackathons, celebrations, conferences, and community service.
About the ACM-W Global Professional Chapters Committee
Committee members will coordinate and promote the mission of ACM-W and the Professional Chapters internationally to support the creation of new chapters and the maintenance and growth of existing chapters. Activities may include working with the ACM-W Global Leadership team and Professional Chapter leaders internationally to share news from chapters, write blog posts, update materials, coordinate interactions between chapters, facilitate workshops, and assist chapters with their concerns.
Benefits
This is a volunteer, remote, part-time position for a two-year term requiring 10-30 hours a month, monthly online meetings, and online communication via email as necessary. The position reports to the ACM-W Global Professional Chapters Chair.
ACM-W is a non-profit organization administered entirely by volunteers. This is a volunteer position, but it directly impacts the ACM-W global community of 70,000+ members. The Committee members’ names and contact info are included on the website. They also receive a special ACM-W Leadership badge for their email signature card and social media accounts.
Qualifications
The successful applicant will be an ACM Member with experience leading large program development projects, managing volunteers, and creating platforms to facilitate collaboration between diverse groups. Being an ACM Professional Chapter Member, working with different geographical groups, and being involved with related volunteer organizations will be additional plus points.
Thank you for your interest!
To apply, please complete the following form.