CSAB serves as a participating body of ABET with three members on the ABET Board of Directors. CSAB is the lead society within ABET for accreditation of programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology, and is a cooperating society for accreditation of computer engineering. In this capacity, CSAB has responsibility for the development of accreditation criteria and for the selection and training program evaluators. Accreditation activities previously conducted by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission (CSAC) are now conducted by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET. Within ABET, the Computing Accreditation Commission is responsible for the accreditation of programs in computer science and information systems, while the Engineering Accreditation Commission is responsible for the accreditation of programs in software engineering and computer engineering.

CSAB is governed by its Board of Directors whose members are appointed by the member societies. The current member societies of CSAB are the three largest technical, educational, and scientific societies in the computer and computer-related fields. The member societies are the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. -- Computer Society (IEEE-CS), and the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The CSAB Committees are responsible for strategic planning and assessment; criteria development; selection, training and assignment of program evaluators; quality assurance: awards and recognition: constituency relations; and nominations to CSAB and ABET offices. The CSAB Constitution and Rules of Procedure govern its operation.

CSAB activities during the past year are summarized in the President's Message for 2006.