1. We don't have such an organization. Several companies are trying to become this.
2. As I pointed out, ACM's classification has little to do with modern CS. I struggle to find useful classifiers for many of my papers. So it's largely useless for many things I do. If it's value-add was classification, the least it could do is keep that current! If we really relied on the ACM's classifiers, we'd (as a community) probably have done something about how outdated it is. The fact that we just ignore it shows how little anyone uses it. I take considerable pride in the quality of related-work sections in my papers. In the process I search extensively, high and low. I have not found the ACM useful in that process, and it's not for lack of trying, since anything that could make my life easier I would welcome. So, your arguments are fine in the abstract, but I don't think they reflect reality. Shriram _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev