Various volunteer committees under the Education Board develop and recommend computer curricula for all educational levels and provide self-assessment procedures, home study courses and professional development seminars for persons already in the field. Through its participation in the Computer Sciences Accreditation Board, ACM is instrumental in evaluating and accrediting computer science programs in colleges and universities. It is responsible for developing policies and providing guidance on all matters regarding ACM membership. Some of its goals include increasing the value of membership by recommending member benefits and services that support the needs of the information technology community and developing programs to market ACM membership. More than a hundred local ACM Chapters and 500 Student Chapters at colleges and universities publish newsletters and meet regularly to hear lectures and conduct workshops and conferences.
Chapters collect their own dues, elect their own officers and manage their own activities.
They benefit from a number of ACM-funded programs like the Professional Activities and Technical Outreach Programs, and the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. Headquarters Through its formative years and until 1960, ACM was managed entirely by volunteers without a paid Headquarters staff. In that year office space was leased in New York City, an Executive Secretary was hired, and staff personnel were gradually added to provide the administrative and clerical services necessary to support a growing number of professional activities and publications. ACM Press Publishes Electronic Products Office of SIG Services Responsible for the overall management of ACM's 37 special interest groups. This includes financial services, conference support, promotion, publicity, membership development and newsletter activities for each group.