Communities

		Resources Online Chapters Technical Committees CS Store

Join your peers around the world in one of the IEEE Computer Society's communities.

Online

The Computer Society offers these unique forums that provide information resources to computer professionals.

IEEE Distributed Systems Online is a new monthly online magazine brought to you by the IEEE Computer Society. For a limited time, get free access to DSO's peer-reviewed articles, expert-managed topic areas, detailed tutorials, and diverse departments that cover the latest news and developments in this fast-growing field. Take advantage of our resources in such areas as Grid Computing, Web Systems, Security, Cluster Computing, Operating Systems, and much more.

Explore some of the world's best software engineering resources. Also: Find out how you can become an IEEE Computer Society Certified Software Development Professional.

Also be one of the first to discuss the latest developments and hottest topics in security and privacy, in the new IEEE Security & Privacy Community Forum. This experimental new community is part of the IEEE's virtual communities initiative, and we welcome your participation and input. Visit IEEE Security & Privacy's main homepage for free articles and more.

In your neighborhood

Computer Society members can interact with a community of their peers through local chapters. Chapter activities include tutorials, invited speaker programs, and more.

Student chapters provide undergraduates and graduate students an opportunity for professional development. Other student offerings include scholarships and career resources.

Around the world

The Computer Society's 40 Technical Committees, Councils, and Task Forces assemble some of the best minds in computer engineering to discuss critical issues in their fields. Technical committees provide a variety of opportunities for their members, including leading conferences, targeted newsletters, and Web sites with links to relevant resources.

Among the most active committees are the Technical Council on Software Engineering, the Test Technology Technical Council, the Technical Committee on Security and Privacy, and the Technical Committee on the Internet.

In our store

Looking to read up on the latest findings in your field? The Computer Society store offers books, conference proceedings, and standards in a variety of computing subfields, including

Communications and Networking Computational Mathematics Computer History Database Systems Design and Test Distributed Computing High-Performance Computing Information Technology Intelligent Systems Internet Computing Java Programming and CORBA Object-Oriented Computing Parallel Computing Real-Time Systems Security and Electronic Commerce Software Engineering Software Management Visualization & Imaging General Interest & Reference IEEE Standards