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Become a Member of SIGCOMM
The members of SIGCOMM are active in the development of new computer communication technologies and techniques. Participation in this community will provide you with access to current thinking and research and an opportunity to contribute to an ongoing discussion about the role of computers in communications and the role of communications in computing.
As of July 2013, SIGCOMM has 1520 members with a significant international constituency. About 7% of the members are students. You can find ACM membership statistics here.
There are two categories of membership, namely regular and student. Member Benefits provided to regular and student members are:
Monthly e-mail digest with mini-editorials, announcements, and lists of SIGCOMM-related conferences
Discounted registration rate for all SIGCOMM sponsored/co-sponsored conferences and workshops, and "in cooperation with" events
Suppport for special workshops or activities initiated by members, SIGCOMM Communities, or local SIGCOMM Chapters
Voting rights in ACM SIGCOMM Elections
Preferred access to travel grants for student members
SIGCOMM also provides these benefits to the community:
Online resources for data communications researchers and professionals
Sponsorship of SIGCOMM, CoNEXT, IMC, HotNets, Sensys, ICN, SOSR, and ANRW conferences
Award for Lifetime Achievement in and Contributions to Data Communications
SIGCOMM "Rising Star" award for a young researcher making outstanding impact early in their career
Award for best overall paper at SIGCOMM annual conference
Award for best student paper at SIGCOMM annual conference
Award for best overall paper at IMC annual conference
Award for best overall paper at CoNEXT annual conference
Award for best overall paper at SOSR annual conference
SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award to an institution or individual(s) to recognize the development of a networking system that has had a significant impact on the world of computer networking
SIGCOMM Doctoral Dissertation award
Test-of-Time award for best paper published at a SIGCOMM-sponsored venue 10-12 years ago
If you would like to become a member of SIGCOMM, electronic enrollment is available. To become a member of the ACM, electronic enrollment is available. Paper forms for professionals are available through this link (pdf) and for students through this link (pdf).