Not sure about ULL.  It was always separate here.  And ACM student rates 
are always more than students want to pay.  What i'd do is write ACM 
memberships into the budget for the yearly programming contest.  So if you 
were one of the 8-10 that competed in the regional contest, out local 
chapter would foot the tab for your national membership.

ray


On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Mat Branyon wrote:

> I am under the assumption that if I sign up for the student chapter, I 
> also become a member of the actual ACM.
> 
> You do know that UL's chapter is the alpha chapter, right?
> 
> --mat
> 
> John Hebert wrote:
> > Ditto on what Ray said. 
> > 
> > Question to Mat: Is this the student chapter at ULL or
> > the actual ACM? I assume you mean the student chapter.
> > 
> > I was a member of the student chapter at U[L|S]L a few
> > years back and received most of the benefits Ray
> > described. I assume the actual ACM would have even
> > more benefits to a computer professional's career.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > --- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Mat Branyon wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>In the opinion of the professionals on this list,
> >>
> >>would it be beneficial 
> >>
> >>>to join the ACM here at ULL?
> >>
> >>Absolutely.  Go join tomorrow, for all the reasons
> >>Joey said.  I was 
> >>president of ACM at SLU for 2 years and got a lot
> >>out of it.  If i was 
> >>hiring, and saw ACM on your resume, you'd definitely
> >>get bonus points.
> >>
> >>But actually go to the meetings, socialize and get
> >>to know the members.  
> >>They are your future peers and colleagues.  Remember
> >>that most people got
> >>their job from a friend or acquaintance.  Companies
> >>are MUCH more likely
> >>to hire you if you come recommended by someone who
> >>already works for the
> >>company, than if you just came in off the street. 
> >>I've seen it time and
> >>time again.  Of course you also want the skill set
> >>and experience on your
> >>resume to back up the recommendation.  
> >>
> >>Knowing people in the industry will help your career
> >>more than you
> >>realize, and you'll meet some pretty cool geeks
> >>along the way.
> >>
> >>
> >>ray
> >>
> > 
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > 
> >>Ray DeJean                                           http://www.r-a-y.org
> >>Systems Engineer                    Southeastern
> >>Louisiana University
> >>IBM Certified Specialist          AIX Administration,
> >>AIX Support
> >>
> > 
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > 
> >>
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>General mailing list
> >>[email protected]
> >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >             
> > __________________________________ 
> > Do you Yahoo!? 
> > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. 
> > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > General mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
> > 
> > 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> General mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
> 

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ray DeJean                                       http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Engineer                    Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist              AIX Administration, AIX Support
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Reply via email to