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Also in 1966, the Associations Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Professional Conduct in Information Processing was first implemented; expanded in 1972, it was again revised in 1992 and it is the current Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of ACM. In 1994, ACM and the [[IEEE|Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE) collaborated to create the code of ethics and professional practices for Software Engineers, which was finalized in 1999.<ref>

Also in 1966, the Associations Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Professional Conduct in Information Processing was first implemented; expanded in 1972, it was again revised in 1992 and it is the current Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of ACM. In 1994, ACM and the [[IEEE|Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE) collaborated to create the code of ethics and professional practices for Software Engineers, which was finalized in 1999.<ref>

[http://www.bookrags.com/research/association-for-computing-machinery-este-0001_0001_0/ www.bookrags.com]</ref> The first recipient of the award was Alan J. Perlis, an American Computer Scientist and the first head of the Computer Science Department of [[Carnegie-Mellon University]].

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Since its establishment, one of the primary concerns of ACM is  ethical issues in computing and information technology. The association is dedicated to promoting responsible practices among professionals in the computing industry.

Since its establishment, one of the primary concerns of ACM is  ethical issues in computing and information technology. The association is dedicated to promoting responsible practices among professionals in the computing industry.

==Activities==

==Activities==

The association sponsors more than 150 conferences per year about computer graphics (SIGGRAPH); data communications (SIGCOMM); mobile computing (SIGMOBILE); knowledge discovery and data mining (KDD);software engineering (SIGSOFT); high performance computing (SC); human computer interaction (SIGCHI); object-oriented programming (OOPSLA)freedom and privacy (CFP) among others. ACM also promote development for the computing profession through its publications, educational programs, public awareness activities and special interest groups.

The association sponsors more than 150 conferences per year about computer graphics (SIGGRAPH); data communications (SIGCOMM); mobile computing (SIGMOBILE); knowledge discovery and data mining (KDD);software engineering (SIGSOFT); high performance computing (SC); human computer interaction (SIGCHI); object-oriented programming (OOPSLA)freedom and privacy (CFP) among others. ACM also promote development for the computing profession through its publications, educational programs, public awareness activities and special interest groups.