[ { "post_id": "452", "post_category_id": "21", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Oration", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Pearcey Oration, The Quantum Revolution: Australia leads the world into the new age of computing – again!!<\/strong>, was presented by Professor Michelle Simmons AO<\/strong>, on Wednesday 6 September 2023. Professor Simmons gave a passionate and\nexciting insight into the opportunity for Australia to once again be at the global forefront in manufacturing advanced technology\ncomputers.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/452\/M-Y-Simmons-high-res-3796x3687.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/events\/orations\/2023-pearcey-oration\/", "post_date": "2024-05-06 06:22:00" }, { "post_id": "429", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Ariel Liebman", "post_content_short": "<\/strong>Professor Ariel Liebman was a key supporter of Australia 4.0. He worked at the intersection of ICT and the future renewable\ngrid. Ariel was going to moderate one of the Australia 4.0 sessions but, since he was to be overseas at the time, he arranged for other colleagues to assist. Sadly, Ariel passed away after a brief illness on November 9th<\/sup> 2023 and will be sorely missed by his\nfamily, friends and colleagues.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/429\/Ariel-Liebman-720x720.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-ariel-liebman\/", "post_date": "2023-11-19 02:39:00" }, { "post_id": "447", "post_category_id": "9", "post_title": "2023 Tasmania Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Tasmanian Pearcey State Entrepreneurship Award was presented to Damian Ivereigh<\/strong>, founder and Chief Network\n\tArchitect of Tasmania-based ISP Launtel. The presentation was made by Tasmanian Minister for Small Business and Science and Technology, the\n\tHon Madeleine Ogilvie at the TasICT Conference Gala Dinner tonight at the C3 Convention Centre in Hobart on the evening of Friday 10th<\/sup>\n\tNovember.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/447\/damian-ivereigh.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/tas\/2023-tas-award\/", "post_date": "2023-11-10 10:00:00" }, { "post_id": "428", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "2023 National Awards Announced", "post_content_short": "On October 31st in Sydney the Pearcey Foundation celebrated its jubilee year and presented its national awards. This included the Pearcey Medal awarded to Aidan and David Tudehope<\/strong>, co-founders of Macquarie Technology Group and Pearcey Fame inductees, Richard\nWhite<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of Wisetech Global, and Professor Jean Armstrong<\/strong>, engineer, inventor, teacher and researcher. The Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award recipient was Didier Elzinga<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of CultureAmp.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/428\/Post-Header-1953x1139.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/2023-national-awards-announced\/", "post_date": "2023-11-01 08:33:00" }, { "post_id": "456", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to Didier Elzinga<\/strong> founder and CEO of Culture Amp, by Rick\n\tHarvey, National Awards Director of the Pearcey Foundation at the prestigious 2023 Pearcey National Awards gala dinner, in Sydney.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/456\/Didier-Presentation-1593x1358.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2023-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "454", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "At the 2023 Pearcey National Awards gala dinner on Monday 30 October 2023 in Sydney, David and Aidan Tudehope<\/strong>, Richard\nWhite<\/strong>\nand Professor Jean Armstrong<\/strong> were elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame. The Pearcey Hall of Fame is an individual\naward that recognises a distinguished lifetime of achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the Australian ICT industry.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/454\/Web-Page-HoF-Compilation-957x559.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2023-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 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": "448", "post_category_id": "16", "post_title": "2023 Qld Award", "post_content_short": "Brisbane, Australia – 18 October 2023 –<\/strong> The Pearcey Foundation<\/u><\/a> today\n\tannounced Yas Grigaliunas<\/u><\/a>, founder and chief evangelist of Circonomy<\/u><\/a>,\n\tas the recipient of the 2023 Queensland ICT Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The Pearcey Foundation also gave a highly commended award to Geoff\n\tAugutis<\/u><\/a>.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/448\/298043599.jpg.jpeg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/qld\/2023-qld-award\/", "post_date": "2023-10-18 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "430", "post_category_id": "10", "post_title": "2023 ACT Pearcey Award", "post_content_short": "At a special Pearcey Foundation roundtable event, Marcus\n\tDawe<\/a><\/strong>\n\twas awarded the ACT Chief Minister’s Pearcey Entrepreneur Award by the ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr. Marcus is CEO of MCi Carbon, a\n\tclean energy scale-up that started in Canberra 17 years ago. Marcus has mentored many rising entrepreneurs over last 10 years. This year,\n\tthe Pearcey Foundation is pleased to announce him as the 2023 ACT Chief Minister’s Pearcey Entrepreneur for his involvement in MCi Carbon.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/430\/PearceyAwardPresentation.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/act\/2023-act-award\/", "post_date": "2023-10-17 08:00:00" }, { "post_id": "427", "post_category_id": "36", "post_title": "2023 National Awards Gala", "post_content_short": "25 years ago, the Foundation launched on its mission to celebrate, support and encourage Australians who engage in, and excel at, the\n\tinvention, development and use of information, communication and computing technologies (ICT) for the betterment of our society.\n\n

\n\tBuilding on the work of Dr Trevor Pearcey and his invention of the first digital computer in Australia, which put us at the global forefront\n\tof the digital age, we have recognised outstanding Australians:\n\n

\n\t161 Pearcey Entrepreneur Awards\n\t62 Pearcey Hall of Famers\n\t24 Pearcey Medals\n\n

\n\tPeer-selection is the hallmark of the Pearcey awards. Selected by past award recipients, this is the community recognising the significant achievements of its peers.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/427\/Medal-Only-1000x992_transparent.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/2023-national-awards-announced\/", "post_date": "2023-10-09 10:25:00" }, { "post_id": "426", "post_category_id": "36", "post_title": "Australia 4.0 Summit", "post_content_short": "A half-day gathering to review the findings from our seven national discussions. The Australia 4.0 discussion series and summit\nare designed to open the door to substantial innovation and business opportunities throughout the Australian ICT sector.
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\nThese activities explore the profound changes required of the Australian electricity system to realise a Net Zero Australia. This outcome\ndemands significant collaboration between the energy and ICT sectors.
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\nThe Australia 4.0 Summit<\/strong> is intended to include diverse perspectives, across key stakeholders, exploring the opportunities\nfor the Australian ICT sector to contribute to the transition to Net Zero of the Australian electricity system.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/426\/Summit-Rondel-455x445_transparent.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/events\/special-events\/2023-a40-summit\/", "post_date": "2023-10-09 10:21:00" }, { "post_id": "425", "post_category_id": "15", "post_title": "2023 NSW Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year award for NSW was presented to Emma\nWeston<\/a>,\nco-founder and CEO of AgriDigital, on 4 October at ASX. The award was presented by Wayne\nFitzsimmons<\/a>, OAM. Under Emma's leadership, AgriDigital has become a pioneering force in digitalising global agricultural supply chains, connecting\nfarmers directly to consumers.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/425\/ASX_Pearceyawards-181.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/nsw\/2023-nsw-award\/", "post_date": "2023-10-04 06:30:00" }, { "post_id": "423", "post_category_id": "36", "post_title": "Ada Lovelace Day 2023", "post_content_short": "Ada Lovelace Day<\/strong> honours all the innovative women in STEM, commemorating their ingenuity that has changed the course of\nhistory.
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\nProudly sponsored by the Pearcey Foundation.<\/em>
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\nThe Monash University Faculty of IT is exploring the role of Australian women in early digital computing – and the opportunities in the\nfuture. Join us for insightful speeches, a thought-provoking panel discussion and networking over a light lunch in our celebration ‘Australian\nwomen in IT yesterday, today and tomorrow<\/em>’\nwhich will be opened by Professor Ann Nicholson, the first female Dean of our faculty. It will then venture into the life of Ada\nLovelace and how women can carry on her legacy of impact today and tomorrow.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/423\/Ada-Lovelace-1463x2294_transparent.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/it\/events\/2023\/ada-lovelace-day", "post_date": "2023-10-04 05:25:00" }, { "post_id": "455", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "2023 VIC Pearcey Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to Didier Elzinga<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Culture Amp. Award was\n\tpresented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by the Honourable Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Industry & Innovation, State Government of\n\tVictoria. A flagship event of the Victorian Digital Innovation Festival and of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/455\/Web-Page-Didier-and-Jordan-1080x1001.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/vic\/2023-vic-award\/", "post_date": "2023-09-30 09:43:00" }, { "post_id": "422", "post_category_id": "75", "post_title": "Australia's First Digital Computer on ABC Sunday Extra", "post_content_short": "In 1955, the first digital computer arrived in Australia in Melbourne, called CSIRAC. It is the world's oldest surviving first-generation\n\telectronic computer and the first computer to produce digital music.\n\n

\n\tOur guest was the former Head of the Dept of Computer Science at the Uni of Melbourne and explains how CSIRAC led to the rapid adoption of\n\tcomputing at the university and fostered the discipline.\n\n

\n\tGuest: Dr Peter Thorne,<\/strong> former Head of the Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Chair, Heritage\n\tCommittee, The Pearcey Foundation.\n\nBroadcast 3 Sep 2023", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/422\/CSIRAC-at-Melbourne-Museum-12-8-2008-2373x1000.jpg", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/sundayextra\/computer-guy\/102804222", "post_date": "2023-09-06 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "461", "post_category_id": "19", "post_title": "2023 WA Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 WA Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to Pia Turcinov AM<\/strong>, Director FundWA, at the 32nd WAITTA Incite Awards,\nWestin Perth, Friday 11 August 2023.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/461\/WA-Enrepreneur-2023-2.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/wa\/2023-wa-award\/", "post_date": "2023-08-11 10:00:00" }, { "post_id": "420", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Harry Wragge AM", "post_content_short": "<\/strong>Many of us recall Harry as the crusty but jovial former head of TRL – Telecom Research Labs, for many years. His passing on\n31 July at age 93 marks the end of an era when Telecom Australia dominated all aspects of Telecommunications in Australia. ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/420\/wragge.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-harry-wragge-am-1929-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-07-31 04:41:00" }, { "post_id": "413", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Max Burnet OAM (1941-2023)", "post_content_short": "Max was a graduate of the University of Melbourne and spent four years at Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury (South Australia)\nbefore returning to Melbourne to start Digital Equipment’s Australian operations in 1967. Max was pioneer in the recognition and retention\nof our computing heritage and an authority on early Australian-made computers.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/413\/max-burnet.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-max-burnet-1941-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-06-16 22:00:00" }, { "post_id": "411", "post_category_id": "84", "post_title": "Australia 4.0 - path to Net Zero", "post_content_short": "Australia 4.0 is a Pearcey Foundation thought leadership initiative to identify and discuss the challenges and opportunities of a digital\nand data enabled transformation of the electricity sector to Australia Net Zero.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/411\/White-Paper-Cover-Page-189x268.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/initiatives\/australia-40\/", "post_date": "2023-06-16 07:16:00" }, { "post_id": "409", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Brian Finn AO - 1937-2023", "post_content_short": "One of Australia’s outstanding ICT pioneers, Brian Finn passed this week.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/409\/Brian-Finn.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-brian-finn-ao-1937-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-04-20 04:59:00" } ]