Welcome

From Pearcey

1 Who are we?
2 Quick Links
3 Events
4 Bookings

Who are we?

The Pearcey Foundation promotes and encourages Australian ICT Achievement. It was founded in 1998 in memory of a great Australian ICT pioneer Dr Trevor Pearcey.

Each year, the Pearcey Foundation organises events and makes awards including:

National Awards such as the National Pearcey Medal and the Pearcey Hall of Fame
State Awards to recognise upcoming individuals in each Australian State

The Pearcey Foundation has some esteemed Honorary Patrons and are proudly supported by a number of generous sponsors.

[edit]

Quick Links

Award Nominations - How to apply or nominate someone for the 2008 State Awards (Victorian Pearcey Awards)
National Events Program - A list of all of this year's events
Becoming a Sponsor - Information on supporting the Foundation or a particular event
Membership - Information about the the different types of membership available
News - Snapshots of Pearcey News
Contact Us - for all enquiries

[edit]

Events

[edit]

National Awards

Roger Allen wins 2007 Pearcey Medal
On Thursday evening 1st November 2007, Roger Allen was presented the 2007 Pearcey Medal by Senator the Honorable Helen Coonan, Minister for Information and Communications Technology and the Arts at the annual Pearcey Foundation Awards evening in Brisbane attended by more than 130 ICT professionals. Fellow finalists Dr Rob Newman and John Puttick were admitted to the Pearcey Hall of Fame.

[edit]

State Awards

2008 - State Pearcey Award for Achievers
Nominations are now open for all State Pearcey Awards. We encourage you to get in early and apply or nominate someone you know who has made a significant early contribution to advancing information technology in Australia.
Click here to download your nomination form Nomination Form
For further queries please contact Liz

2007 New South Wales Pearcey Award
At an event held on Thursday evening 6th December 2007 at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney, Pia and Jeffrey Waugh were awarded the 2007 State Award. The presentation was made by Mr Ian Dennis, Chairman of the Pearcey Foundation at a ceremony held at the conclusion of 2007 VC Connect event.

2007 Queensland State Pearcey Award
At the annual Pearcey Foundation Awards event held this year in Brisbane on the 1st of November 2007, Ms Tammy Halter was awarded the 2007 Pearcey State Award from fellow finalists Kirsty Garrett and Joanne Jacobs. The award was presented by Mr Peter Grant, CIO, Queensland State Government.

2007 Victorian Pearcey Award
An audience of nearly 100 ICT luminaries warmly applauded the presentation of the Victorian Pearcey Award 2007 to Ashley Herring, and Pearcey Victoria Commendations to Dr. Stan Skafidas and George Parthimos at a cocktail party in central Melbourne on 27th August 2007.

The awards were presented by Hon Tony Robinson, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Gaming, and Randall Straw, Executive Director, Multimedia Victoria, representing the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Hon Theo Theophanous.

[edit]