ACM SIG FACT SHEET

ACM/SIGOPS

The ACM Special Interest Group on Operating Systems

SIGOPS addresses a broad spectrum of issues associated with operating systems research and development. Although many of the members are drawn from industry, academic and government professionals are also represented in the membership.

URL:http://www.acm.org/sigops/

Demographics

Areas of special interest include: interactions with computer architecture; multiprocessing, distributed, and mobile computing; resource management; security; and interprocess communication.

Awards

SOSP "Best Paper" Award
Selected by SOSP Program Committee - 2-4 outstanding papers published in TOCS

SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award
Given annually to recognize creativity, innovation, and vision in Operating Systems research.

The PODC Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing
Given at each PODC to an outstanding paper on the principles of distributed computing, whose significance and impact on the theory and/or practice of distributed computing has been evident for at least a decade.

The SOSP Hall of Fame Award
Given biannually to recognize the most influential papers that appeared in SOSP at least ten years in the past.

Officers

Current SIGOPS Officers

Annual Conferences/Workshops

Title:Annual ACM Symposium in Principles of Distributed Computing
Acronym: PODC Aprox Dates: Late Augst Frequency: 12 months

Title:ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles
Acronym: SOSP Aprox Dates: Oct/Nov Frequency: 24 months

Title:Intl Conf on Arch Support for Prog Lang & Operating Systems
Acronym: ASPLOS Aprox Dates: October Frequency: 24 months

Title:SIGOPS European Workshop
Acronym: OPS EUROPE Aprox Dates: September Frequency: 24 months

Title:Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation
Acronym: OSDI Aprox Dates: Feb./March Frequency: 24 months

Name of Newsletter

Operating Systems Review Frequency:Five times
URL:http://www.acm.org/sigops/osr.html

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ACM/SIG Fact Sheet. Last Update: 11/15/01 by Rachael Barish

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