Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!uflorida!cs.fau.edu!theo From: theo@cs.fau.edu (Theo Heavey) Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee Subject: Re: SUMMARY: membership Message-ID: Date: 6 Jan 91 03:24:01 GMT References: Sender: bbs@cs.fau.edu (Waffle BBS) Organization: Florida Atlantic University Lines: 44 davidd@wolf.cs.washington.edu (David Doll) writes: > -- > David Doll > Computer Science Dept. > University of Washington > Seattle, WA 98195 > M/S: FR-35 > davidd@cs.washington.edu I notice that David is a Comp. Sci person... A note to all CS STUDENTS on the student membership: Student membership to IEEE is $22. (approx the same as ACM National) There is an additional surcharge to become a member of the IEEE Computer Society and receive the Computer magazine (only reason I wanted to join -- GREAT resource) The total worked out this way is still cheaper than becoming an Associate Member of the Computer Society. If you are a National member of the ACM there is *supposed* to be a rebate of sorts on your Computer Society membership -- though the IEEE representative at the 800 number knew NOTHING about this. Finally, I understand (though I may be wrong) that ACM National members will get the discounted conference fees at IEEE COmputer Society related functions. For the students that have the extra ~$35 to burn -- you will get a GREAT reference. Else I would join ACM and either get a close friend who belongs to IEEE to enroll in the COmputer Society for you OR keep referencing those magazines in the Library. I would like to strongly urge the IEEE National HQ to consider a platform where ACM National Student members interested in only the IEEE Computer Society be allowed to join for the SIG fee (and not the additional fee of IEEE National as well). I speak only for myself, not my university or ACM in any manner. Please send all flames to /dev/null -- thanks. Theodora Heavey