New South Wales Pearcey

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2007 NSW Pearcey Award and 2007 VC Connect NSW

Thursday 6th December– Sydney. The 2007 NSW State Pearcey Award will be held at 5.30PM on Thursday 6th December 2007 at the Australian Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney. The event will be held at the conclusion of the 2007 VC Connect NSW program.

This Pearcey Award will be presented at a cocktail party sponsored by the Pearcey Foundation and held in conjunction with the VC Connect event. Making the 2007 Award will be the Hon John Della Bosca, NSW State Minister for Education and Training as he has done for the past several years in promoting the role of ICT in the development of the Australian economy.

This award is a State award aimed at encouraging and rewarding fresh and innovative talent in the ICT profession. A cash grant will be awarded to an individual early in his or her career who has demonstrated innovative and pioneering achievement and contribution to technological development in this profession. The Award is supported each year by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development the North Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW and the NSW Branch of the Australian Computer Society.

The NSW Pearcey Committee is encouraging applicants to apply or nominate, early, someone they know who has made a significant contribution to the ICT industry, for this years prestigious award. Nominations are now open Nomination Form

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.

For more information on the NSW Pearcey Awards please call Dr Phil McCrea on 02 9209 4600 or Mr Charles Lindop on 02 9209 4189.