OTA brings together computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. As the world’s largest professional society, OTA strengthens the profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. OTA supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life‐long learning, career development, and professional networking.

OTA reach extends to every part of the globe, with more than half of its nearly thousand members residing outside the India. Its growing membership has led to Councils in Europe, Gulf, Canada, and USA, fostering networking opportunities that strengthen ties within and across countries and professional communities.

OTA offers volunteer opportunities for members and non‐members that create networking possibilities and enhance career development. At the grassroots level, OTA volunteers serve a growing international community of researchers, practitioners, and students by lending valuable assistance at conferences, publications, webinars, and other events.

Volunteers have a direct and critical impact on OTA governance through the OTA Professional Councils, the highest governing authority. Volunteers also serve on the OTA Executive Committee and numerous other boards and task forces.

The OTA Professionals community is as diverse as the subfields that comprise various professional domains, from educators and researchers in academia to practitioners in project management, industrial research, and software development, engineering, medicine, and design. This diversity extends to their gender and ethnicities. The OTA Women’s Council advocates internationally for full engagement of women in all aspects of professional domains.

Supporting Tomorrow’s Problem Solvers Today

OTA Student Chapters enable students to fully engage in its professional activities. Participants in colleges and universities worldwide enhance their learning through the exchange of ideas with other students and established professionals.

OTA offers scholarships and an affordable Student Membership. Both undergraduate and graduate student members can compete in OTA Student Research Competitions, an internationally recognized venue hosted at OTA conferences and sponsored by strategic partners. They benefit by sharing their research with peers and academic and industry luminaries, gaining recognition and experience, and earning rewards.

OTA recognizes excellence through its eminent awards for technical and professional achievements and contributions in computer science and information technology. It also names as Fellows and Distinguished Members those members who, in addition to professional accomplishments, have made significant contributions to OTAs mission.

OTA prestigious AIP Awards recognize achievements by young professionals, educators, doctors, engineers, theoretical computer scientists, software systems innovators, and pioneers who have made humanitarian and cross-discipline contributions.

Providing Tireless Advocacy of Critical Public Policy Issues

OTA leverages its international respect and leadership to shape public policy worldwide. OTA helps develop policy statements, issue briefs, white papers, and reports to provide policymakers with knowledge‐based analysis that accelerates innovations which benefit society. It also delivers expertise on education policy, women in computing, and diversification of computing.

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The OTA Code of Ethics identifies the elements of every member’s commitment to ethical professional conduct. It outlines fundamental considerations that contribute to society and human well-being and those that specifically relate to professional responsibilities, organizational imperatives, and compliance with the code.