American Society for Public Administration. Section on Humanistic, Artistic, and Reflective Expression

In 1955 an informal meeting of computing personnel was held to investigate the practicality of a joint effort by several IBM 704 computer users to coordinate programming work. Represented were the Rand Corporation, North American Aviation, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and IBM. The group evolved into a general users' group for medium and large-scale IBM computers, including the 360/50 and systems 370 and 303X. The organization conducted annual meetings, produced a newsletter, and helped develop conventions and standards to promote the exchange of programs. It later became more involved as a forum for exchanging information about programming languages, operating systems, and database systems.

From the description of SHARE records and proceedings, 1955-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62618167