I am an IEEE member. I am not sure why anymore, mostly I think it is important to support the industry.
I am also an ACM member and I find that very valuable. The community is good, the policy engagement is good, the publications are excellent, and their employer subsidy program is excellent. I work at Circonus and we pay for everyone's ACM membership as an employee benefit (including the digital library) and it makes each and every one a more valuable employee -- such an easy investment to justify.
I am also highly active with the ACM. I am currently an ACM Member at Large, so if anyone would like to see any changes within the ACM (and you are a member) I'm here to represent you practitioners! The ACM Turing award (amongst all the other distinguished awards) and very important to rewarding innovation and progress in computing. The ACM is aces.
I am also an ACM member and I find that very valuable. The community is good, the policy engagement is good, the publications are excellent, and their employer subsidy program is excellent. I work at Circonus and we pay for everyone's ACM membership as an employee benefit (including the digital library) and it makes each and every one a more valuable employee -- such an easy investment to justify.
I am also highly active with the ACM. I am currently an ACM Member at Large, so if anyone would like to see any changes within the ACM (and you are a member) I'm here to represent you practitioners! The ACM Turing award (amongst all the other distinguished awards) and very important to rewarding innovation and progress in computing. The ACM is aces.