Queensland Pearcey

2010 Queensland Pearcey Award

Nominations are now open for he 2010 Queensland Pearcey Award.

This award is a State award aimed at encouraging and rewarding fresh and innovative talent in the ICT profession. A cash grant of $1000 is awarded to an individual during his or her career who has demonstrated innovative and pioneering achievement and contribution to technological development in Queensland. (more...)

Trevor Pearcey built Australia's first and the world's fourth electronic computer in 1948 in Sydney. It is the oldest surviving computer in the world. The Pearcey Foundation's objective is to reinforce the recognition, knowledge and appreciation of Australian contribution to the development and growth of the ICT professions, research and industry.

Nominations

• Nominations are open until end of August 2010.

Award Presentation

• Will be part of the 2010 Pearcey Medal Event set for Wednesday evening 22 September at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
• The event will be included in the 2010 World Computer Congress (http://www.wcc2010.org/) and organised by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) on behalf of the International Federation on Information Processing (IFIP).

Sponsors

• Queensland Branch of the Australian Computer Society.

Sponsors