Nonprofit OrganizationsComputer Science

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TO MAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EDUCATIONFOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

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EMPOWER PEOPLE BY BUILDING A VIBRANT ECOSYSTEM FOR SIMPLE AND SECURE DATA TRANSFERS.

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TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND COMPUTER USERS RIGHTS TO USE, STUDY, COPY, AND MODIFY THE SOFTWARE ON THEIR COMPUTER, AS WELL AS THE RELATED DOCUMENTATION. TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FREE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION.

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THE MID-ATLANTIC RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ALLIANCE (MARIA) IS AN ALLIANCE OF INSTITUTIONS IN VIRGINIA ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHARED ADVANCED NETWORK AND OTHER CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES TO SERVE THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research in the area of science that addresses the study of data and information storage and processing systems including hardware, software, basic design principles, user requirements analysis and related economic and policy issues.

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GEEKS' VISION AND MISSION IS TO BRING THE BENEFITS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO THE ESTIMATED 3.5 BILLION PEOPLE WHO REMAIN UNCONNECTED TO HELP CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ACHIEVE THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, INCLUDING IMPROVED STANDARDS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.

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TO DEVELOP, EXTEND AND PROMOTE USE OF VARIOUS STANDARDS, DATA, AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE LIBRARIES WHICH SPECIFY THE RESPRESENTATION OF TEXT IN MODERN SOFTWARE. THESE OFFERINGS ALLOW DATA TO BE SHARED ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, LANGUAGES AND COUNTRIES WITHOUT CORRUPTION. THESE SPECIFICATIONS AND SOFTWARE LIBRARIES FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR SOFTWARE INTERNATIONALIZATION IN ALL MAJOR OPERATING SYSTEMS, SEARCH ENGINES, APPLICATIONS, AND THE WEB.

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TO BUILD A NEXT GENERATIONAL IDS/IPS ENGINE WHICH WILL REMAIN FREE OF USE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION. OISF WILL MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THIS SOFTWARE WHILE PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ITS USERS.

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LUMITY AND OUR PARTNERS SEEK TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS BETWEEN STEM-RELATED BUSINESSES, CHICAGOLAND SCHOOLS, AND UNDER-RESOURCED CHICAGOLAND COMMUNITIES. WE WORK WITH OVER 25 CORPORATE PARTNERS AND FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE TEENS WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL STEM EXPERIENCES, SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR AND INSPIRED TO PURSUE STEM CAREERS. WE BRING CORPORATE MENTORS INTO SCHOOLS- AND YOUTH INTO COMPANIES. LUMITY SUCCESSFULLY MATCHES NONPROFIT EMPLOYERS TO JOB SEEKERS THROUGH NPO.NET, A NONPROFIT JOB BOARD CREATED BY LUMITY IN 1995.

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TO PROVIDE A MORE OPEN AND DIVERSE WORLD OF ONLINE VIDEO THROUGH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND OPEN INTERNET PROTOCOLS.

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TO PROVIDE RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES.

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TO DRIVE INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP IN FOG COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE, TESTBED DEVELOPMENT, AND A VARIETY OF INTEROPERABILITY AND COMPOSABILITY DELIVERABLES THAT SEAMLESSLY LEVERAGE CLOUD AND EDGE ARCHITECTURES TO ENABLE END-TO-END IOT SCENARIOS.

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TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM AND TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ITS MEMBERS AND ALL FELLOW EDUCATORS.

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WE EMPOWER HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (HIM) PROFESSIONALS TO HAVE A DIRECT, POSITIVE IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY ADVANCING THE HIM PROFESSION THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND TECHNOLOGY.

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DEVELOP AND PROMOTE, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, A DATA ACCESS PROTOCOL THAT WILL FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF DATA VIA THE INTERNET.

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TO COLLABORATE ON INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS, WHILE WORKING AND EXPERIMENTING ON INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

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THE ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY INSTITUTE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO RESOLVING ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY CHALLENGES BY CONDUCTING STUDIES OF LITIGATION PROCESSES THAT INCORPORATE MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATING ATTORNEYS, JUDGES, AND IT AND INFORMATION GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONALS. THE EXPLOSION IN VOLUME OF ELECTRONICALLY STORYED INFORMATION AND THE COMPLEXITY OF ITS DISCOVERY OVERWHELMS THE LITIGATION PROCESS AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. TECHNOLOGY AND EFFICIENT PROCESSES CAN EASE THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY.

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THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL OPEN NETWORKING SUMMIT CONFERENCE, WHICH FOCUSES UPON OPEN SOURCE NETWORKING SOFTWARE.

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HOFVARPNIR STUDIOS BELIEVES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS A TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY THAT SHOULD BE ALIGNED WITH HUMAN PREFERENCES AND BEHAVE AS EXPECTED. AS NEURAL NETWORKS BECOME MORE COMPLEX, STUDYING THEM REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AI SAFETY ACADEMICS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING BY PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING SAFE AI SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERING WITH SAFETY LABS TO BUILD GPU CLUSTERS FOR LARGE NATURAL LANGUAGE MODELS LIKE GPT-3 AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WORKLOADS. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO PROVIDING A SMALLER CLUSTER FOR INDEPENDENT AI SAFETY RESEARCHERS. OVERALL, THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE AI SAFETY RESEARCH THROUGH PROVIDING SPECIALIZED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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THE WORLD INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCE (WITSA) IS A CONSORTIUM OF OVER 60 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS FROM ECONOMIES AROUND THE WORLD. AS THE GLOBAL VOICE OF THE IT INDUSTRY, WITSA PLAYS AN ACTIVE ADVOCACY ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING THE CREATION OF A ROBUST GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.