If you goto the programing contest you get a 1 year membership free provided by acm
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, -ray wrote: > Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:41:38 -0600 (CST) > From: -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] ACM > > > 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 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
