1: Professional Development
ACSA engages in a wide range of professional development activities.
ACSA members receive substantial discounts on a range of professional
development courses and conferences, together with some industry-based
qualification exams, and enjoy significantly reduced rates
on major Industry's leading magazines.
2: Email Service
For ACSA communication purposes all members will be issued
with a special address which will be used by the ACSA to communicate
to members. This service is FREE to members.
3: Employability and Mentoring
ACSA has guidance and counseling programs to assist both members
and non-members in developing career plans to ensure their
long-term employability. No matter how you look at it, if
you are recognized as a professional it will be of value.
It is ideal for independent consultants and contractors,
those facing unemployment and working professionals who need
independent expert advice about their career directions. The
service will use technical testing and guidance tools is targeted
to help professionals identify and explore their strengths
as well as highlighting areas for improvement and strategies
for reaching long term career goals.
4: Forums/Chatting
Member of the association will be entitled to use the Discussion
forums maintained by the association and interact with professionals
from all over the world.
5: Discounts
Get special discounts/offers from our Corporate Members.
6: Membership Cards
Membership card which guarantees free admittance to all sort
of ACSA events.
7: Networking Opportunities
People to People, Business to Business, Member to Member,
Sometimes being able to keep in touch with those you already
know in this highly fluid industry is a challenge. Meeting
new people can be even more challenging, yet if you don’t
keep in contact with other IT professionals you will undoubtedly
miss out on opportunities, not only for social interchange,
but also potential business or career opportunities. As a
professional, there are times when you need to mix with other
professionals who have a similar approach to the delivery
of quality.
8: International Opportunities
Yes we are global. It’s official. ACSA has affiliations
and contra membership arrangements with the societies, associations
and organization country and world wide. There are a wide
range of opportunities for the members of the association
to meet individuals and entities in the Information Technology
arena, which will give them chance to gain information, experience
and motivation in the filed of IT.
9: Groups Designed to Meet Your IT Interests
Special Interest Groups exist within the Association for a
number of areas. The Association also has relationships with
a number of associated organizations such as the Internet
Society of Afghanistan, Youth Employment Summit and such others.
If you have particular interests then membership of the Afghan
Computer Science Association can put you together with others
who share your interests.
10: Publishing Opportunities
The Association currently has two main avenues that enable
its members to have their opinions and research published.
The first avenue is the Association Bimonthly magazine “The
Computer Science”. The second avenue is our web site;
authors can have their say through our web site.
11: Afghanistan Wide Events
As the Association has 4 branches nation-wide it is able to
bring a wide range of events to its members. Branches exist
in Islamabad, Jalalabad, Peshawar and Kandahar. Events include
technical sessions, management breakfasts, management luncheons,
technical forums, business briefings, student oriented items,
career development, site visits, programming competitions,
debates, new technology directions, educational activities
and a countless of other sessions of interest to our members.
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