American Federation of Information Processing Societies

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professional association umbrella organization

The American Federation of Information Processing Societies was a pioneering U.S. umbrella organization of professional computing societies that played a key role in the early development and promotion of computer science and information processing.

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AFIPS 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional association ⓘ
umbrella organization ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs pioneering U.S. umbrella organization of professional computing societies ⓘ
field computer science ⓘ
computing ⓘ
information processing ⓘ
focus information processing professionals ⓘ
professional computing societies ⓘ
hasActivity professional coordination in computing ⓘ
promotion of computing research ⓘ
promotion of information processing standards ⓘ
hasScope national ⓘ
influenced early computer science community in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableFor early development of computer science as a discipline ⓘ
early promotion of information processing ⓘ
organizing professional activities in computing ⓘ
purpose coordination of professional computing societies in the United States ⓘ
promotion of computer science ⓘ
promotion of information processing ⓘ
role pioneering umbrella organization of professional computing societies ⓘ
sector non-profit ⓘ
shortName American Federation of Information Processing Societies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AFIPS

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FJCC → organizedBy → American Federation of Information Processing Societies ⓘ
Fall Joint Computer Conference → organizer → American Federation of Information Processing Societies ⓘ
AFIPS Harry Goode Memorial Award → presentedBy → American Federation of Information Processing Societies ⓘ
American Federation of Information Processing Societies → shortName → American Federation of Information Processing Societies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AFIPS
AFIPS Harry Goode Memorial Award → sponsor → American Federation of Information Processing Societies ⓘ
Fall Joint Computer Conference → sponsor → American Federation of Information Processing Societies ⓘ
this entity surface form: AFIPS