Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 16:22:30 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: New ACM special interest groups (fwd) Message-ID: <20000409162230.D12381@freebie.lemis.com>
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----- Forwarded message from Martin Pool <mbp@linuxcare.com> ----- > Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:18:55 +1000 (EST) > > New ACM special interest groups > ------------------------------- > > On April 1, the ACM announced the creation of a new set of SIGs for > previously unrepresented or underserved interests in computing. The > Association hopes that these groups will help promote the personal > and professional development of members of a variety of constituencies > which previously had little organization within the ACM. > > The new SIGs are: > > > SIGALRM: special interest group for technology critics. > > SIGBUS: special interest group for applications of computing in mass transit > planning and operations. > > SIGCHLD: special interest group for applications of computing in primary and > secondary education. > > SIGCONT: special interest group for applications of computing in cultural > preservation and transmission. > > SIGFPE: special interest group for floating point enthusiasts. > > SIGILL: special interest group for applications of computing in health care. > > SIGINT: special interest group for technology in espionage. > > SIGIO: special interest group on I/O. > > SIGKILL: special interest group for RISKS readers. > > SIGPIPE: special interest group for applications of computing in HVAC and > plumbing systems. > > SIGPROF: special interest group for professors. > > SIGPWR: special interest group for applications of computing in electricity > generation and distribution. > > SIGQUIT: special interest group for computer professionals seeking new > employment. > > SIGSTOP: special interest group for applications of computing in public policy > and law enforcement. > > SIGSYS: special interest group for systems design. > > SIGTERM: special interest group for applications of computing in lexicography. > > SIGTRAP: special interest group for applications of computing in hunting and > fishing. > > SIGURG: an extremely important special interest group. > > SIGUSR1: special interest group for novices. > > SIGUSR2: special interest group for experienced users. > > SIGWINCH: special interest group in mechanical design. > > > This list was perpetrated by Seth Schoen and Brian Gaeke (who may or may > not remember it). > > -- > Seth David Schoen <schoen@loyalty.org> | And do not say, I will study when I > Temp. http://www.loyalty.org/~schoen/ | have leisure; for perhaps you will > down: http://www.loyalty.org/ (CAF) | not have leisure. -- Pirke Avot 2:5 > > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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