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...I meant to join this year, but scheduling conflicts don't allow for it...

I'm assuming you're talking about your local chapter at school - for the most part, being a member of ACM doesn't require any time. If you go to http://www.acm.org, you'll find the organzation's homepage. If you're looking for membership information, check here - you'll find a link for a student membership, if that's what you're interested in. Professional membership is pretty steep, but as long as you're a student, the membership fee is actually quite minimal.

With your membership, you're not required to attend any meetings, but you'll be a card-carrying member of ACM. With that, you'll automatically get the ACM publication Communications and also the student publication Crossroads (along with a handful of other perks). Both are pretty good. If you want more information, check out their site.

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