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==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.
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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 promotes development for the computing profession through its publications, educational programs, public awareness activities and special interest groups.
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It publishes and distributes more than 40 publications of original research the leading experts in computing and information technology. Its digital library has a collection of journals, magazines and peer-reviewed articles since 1950. Its Special Interests Groups are working and coordinating activities from local to global scale to address the pressing issues confronting professionals in the field of computing and information technology.
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It publishes and distributes more than 40 publications of original research from the leading experts in computing and information technology. Its digital library has a collection of journals, magazines and peer-reviewed articles dating back to 1950. Its Special Interests Groups are working and coordinating activities, working on both the local and global scale, to address the pressing issues confronting professionals in the field of computing and information technology.
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ACM also recognize professionals and their lifetime contributions in the field of computer science and its application through different awards such as the AM Turing Award,  ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences,  Grace Murray Hopper Award, Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award and the Allen Newell Award.<ref>[http://www.acm.org/about/fact_sheet ACM Annual Awards]</ref>
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ACM also recognizes professionals and their lifetime contributions in the field of computer science and its application through different awards such as the AM Turing Award,  ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences,  Grace Murray Hopper Award, Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award and the Allen Newell Award.<ref>[http://www.acm.org/about/fact_sheet ACM Annual Awards]</ref>
    
==ACM and ICANN==
 
==ACM and ICANN==

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