American federation of information processing societies

The American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS) was established on May 10, 1961 to advance and disseminate knowledge in the field of information science, and to represent member societies on an international level. The federation was an outgrowth of the National Joint Computer Committee, which was established in 1951 to sponsor the Joint Computer Conferences. One of the main contributions of AFIPS was its sponsorship of the Joint Computer Conference, renamed the National Computer Conference in October 1973. These conferences featured technical sessions and exhibits relating to the field of information processing. The conferences were discontinued after 1987 because of the financial condition of the organization. AFIPS also sponsored smaller conferences and workshops, produced publications, and presented the annual Harry Goode Memorial Award to individuals of outstanding achievement in information processing. AFIPS was dissolved in 1990. The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) continued the Goode Award, and took over publication of Annals (renamed the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing). The IEEE-CS also joined the ACM to form the Federation on Computing in the United States (FOCUS) in 1991, to take the place of AFIPS as the United States' representative in IFIP. In 1999, IFIP accepted separate membership for both IEEE-CS and ACM, and FOCUS was dissolved.

From the description of AFIPS records, 1960-1990. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63287875