[ { "post_id": "487", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2025 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Wi-Fi pioneer Prof David Skellern AO<\/strong> was awarded the prestigious 2025 Pearcey Medal at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentation was part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems\ncelebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/487\/david-skellern.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2025-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2025-11-21 07:00:00" }, { "post_id": "467", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2024 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The prestigious 2024 Pearcey Medal was awarded to Professor Svetha Venkatesh<\/strong> at the Pearcey Foundation's National Event in Brisbane on 19 November 2024. The event also celebrated the 75th anniversary of Australia's first computer, CSIRAC, running its first software program in November 1949.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/467\/svetha-venkatesh.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2024-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2024-11-19 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "453", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The Pearcey Medal, the most prestigious annual individual award in the Australian ICT industry, in its 25th<\/sup> year, was awarded to brothers, Aidan and David Tudehope<\/strong>. David and Aiden founded Macquarie Technology Group in 1992 and have guided their company to become a fully integrated carrier, supplying voice, mobile, data networks & managed hosting solutions to\nbusiness & government users in Australia & Asia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/453\/Medal-Aidan-Tudehope-David-Tudehope-Jordan-Green-Wayne-Fitzsimmons-1901x1365.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2023-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "404", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2022 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2022 Pearcey Medal was presented to John De Margheriti<\/strong>, widely seen as a founding 'father' of Australia's video games\n\tindustry. The presentation was made in Hobart by Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP, Tasmanian Minister for Science and Technology\n\tat a gala dinner held in conjunction with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and TasICT.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/404\/Wayne-FitzsimmonsplusMadeleine-OgilvieplusJohn-De-Margheriti.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2022-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2022-11-11 09:30:00" }, { "post_id": "105", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2021 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "David Thodey AO<\/strong>, was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2021 Pearcey National Awards. T<\/strong>he\nPearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in\nAustralia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/105\/David-Thodey-AO.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2021-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2021-11-24 12:45:00" }, { "post_id": "95", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2020 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Professor Jennifer Seberry<\/strong> was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2020 Pearcey National Awards. The\nPearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in\nAustralia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/95\/Jennifer-Seberry.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2020-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2020-11-25 12:15:00" }, { "post_id": "96", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2019 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The prestigious Pearcey Medal, which recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the\nICT industry in Australia, was presented to Professor David Abramson<\/strong>.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/96\/David-Abramson.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2019-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2019-11-14 12:00:00" }, { "post_id": "97", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2018 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The prestigious Pearcey Medal, which recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the\nICT industry in Australia, was presented to Dr Dennis Cooper<\/strong>.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/97\/Dr-Dennis-Cooper.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2018-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2018-11-01 11:00:00" }, { "post_id": "98", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2017 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "At a gala dinner held on Thursday 2 November 2017 at Sydney's Star Pyrmont NSW, Emeritus Professor Mike Miller AO<\/strong> was\npresented the 2017 Pearcey Medal by Dr Tim Wark, Director of Product, Programs & Marketing of Data61 at CSIRO.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/98\/Mike-Miller.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2017-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2017-11-02 12:00:00" }, { "post_id": "99", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2016 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "At a gala dinner held on Thursday 1 December 2016 at Sydney's Star in Pyrmont, Stephen (Steve) Baxter<\/strong> was presented the\n2016 Pearcey Medal by Adrian Turner,<\/strong> CEO of Data61 at CSIRO.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/99\/Steve-Baxter.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2016-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2016-12-01 12:15:00" }, { "post_id": "100", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2015 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "At a gala dinner held on Tuesday 17 November 2015 at Sydney's Star in Pyrmont, David Merson<\/strong> was presented the 2015\nPearcey Medal by Hon. Victor Dominello, MP and NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation.<\/strong>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/100\/David-Merson.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2015-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2015-11-17 11:45:00" }, { "post_id": "75", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2014 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Mary O'Kane AC, BSc., PhD., FATSE., FIEAust.<\/strong> was awarded the 2014 Pearcey Medal at a gala dinner held on Friday evening\n29th August at the Melbourne Convention Centre.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/75\/Mary-OKane.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2014-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2014-08-29 12:15:00" }, { "post_id": "76", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2013 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Dr Alex Zelinsky<\/strong> AO was awarded the 2013 Pearcey Medal at the annual national iAwards gala event held on Thursday 8th\nAugust 2013 in Melbourne. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor at the University of Newcastle, NSW, in November 2018 and was named an Officer\nin the General Division of the 2017 Queens Birthday Honours List (AO), for "distinguished service to defence science and technology,\nto systems engineering and to education as an academic and researcher".", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/76\/Alex-Zelinsky.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2013-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2013-08-08 13:45:00" }, { "post_id": "77", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2012 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Dr Mal Bryce AO, 2012 Pearcey Medallist<\/strong>, passed away at home in Perth Western Australia on 4th March 2018.<\/strong>\nDr Bryce was a former WA deputy premier and has been remembered as "ahead of his time and a champion of innovation and\ntechnology" after the long-serving Labor stalwart died at the age of 74. Mal was accorded a State Funeral and a Memorial Service on\nFriday 13th April 2018 at the Curtin University Stadium in Perth Western Australia. A copy of the program for that service can be seen\nhere.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/77\/Mal-Bryce.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2012-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2012-08-09 13:45:00" }, { "post_id": "78", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2011 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2011 Pearcey Medal was awarded to Mr Brand Hoff AM<\/strong>. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious Information and\nCommunications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the ICT sector.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/78\/Brand-hoff.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2011-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2011-08-04 13:30:00" }, { "post_id": "79", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2010 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2010 Pearcey Medal was awarded to Mr John Grant<\/strong>. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious Information and\nCommunications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the ICT sector.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/79\/John-Grant.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2010-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2010-09-22 13:45:00" }, { "post_id": "80", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2009 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2009 Pearcey Medal was awarded to Professor Murray Allen<\/strong>. The Pearcey Medal is Australia’s most prestigious\nInformation and Communications Technology (ICT) industry award to an individual who has made an outstanding life-long commitment to the\nICT sector.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/80\/Murray-Allen.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2009-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2009-10-01 13:15:00" }, { "post_id": "81", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2008 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "On Thursday 11th September 2008, Neville Roach AO<\/strong> was presented the 2008 Pearcey Medal by Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister\nfor Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/81\/Neville-Roach.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2008-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2008-09-11 13:45:00" }, { "post_id": "82", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2007 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "On Thursday evening 1st November 2007, Roger Allen AM<\/strong> was presented the 2007 Pearcey Medal by Senator the Honorable Helen\nCoonan, Minister for Information and Communications Technology and the Arts at the annual Pearcey Foundation Awards evening in Brisbane\nattended by more than 130 ICT professionals. Fellow finalists Dr Rob Newman and John Puttick were admitted to the Pearcey Hall of Fame.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/82\/Roger-Allen.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2007-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2007-10-31 18:45:00" }, { "post_id": "83", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2006 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2006 Pearcey Medal was presented to Fiona Balfour<\/strong> at Pearcey National event, 28th September 2006 in Melbourne. The\nAward was presented by Senator The Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/83\/Fiona-Balfour.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2006-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2006-09-28 13:30:00" }, { "post_id": "84", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2005 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2005 Pearcey Medal was presented to Emeritus Professor John O'Callaghan AM<\/strong> at the Pearcey National Event on Friday\n14th October 2005 by the Hon Marsha Thomson - Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/84\/John-OCallaghan.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2005-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2005-10-14 13:30:00" }, { "post_id": "85", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2004 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2004 Pearcey Medal was presented to Emeritus Professor John Bennett AO<\/strong> by Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for\nCommunications, Information Technology and the Arts.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/85\/John-bennett.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2004-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2004-11-04 12:45:00" }, { "post_id": "86", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2003 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Prominent technology professional Ms Lyndsey Cattermole<\/strong> was awarded the 2003 Pearcey Medal by the Federal Minister for\nCommunications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston. The announcement was made at the Pearcey National Event gala\ndinner in Brisbane on 22 July 2003, attended by many of Australia's leading technology identities.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/86\/Lyndsey-cattermole.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2003-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2003-07-22 13:30:00" }, { "post_id": "87", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2002 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2002 Pearcey Medal was presented to Professor Bill Caelli AO<\/strong> by The Hon Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts, on behalf of\nSenator Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, before a distinguished audience of 180 State and\nFederal Ministers, senior politicians, bureaucrats and I.T.T professionals, Pearcey Medallists and Pearcey Award winners, from every State\nand Territory, at a celebratory Dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne on 6th September 2002.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/87\/Bill-caelli.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2002-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2002-09-06 13:45:00" }, { "post_id": "88", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2001 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Industry stalwart, Tony Benson<\/strong>, was awarded the 2001 Pearcey Medal in recognition of his life-time commitment to the\nAustralian IT industry. The highly prestigious award was presented to Mr Benson by the NSW Minister for Information Technology, Kim Yeadon,\nat a special dinner in Parramatta on Friday 9 November 2001.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/88\/Tony-benson.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2001-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2001-11-09 12:45:00" } ]