[LINK] Senator Lundy pays tribute to ACS for her long-term interest in ICT.
Marghanita da Cruz
marghanita at ramin.com.au
Mon Sep 19 11:13:32 AEST 2011
> Lundy was pleased with the award and said that she believed she was technically not eligible to join the Society as she had no tertiary degree.
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> "ICT sits at the heart of this country's prospects and potential," Lundy said in accepting the award.
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> "I feel privileged to be part of the telling of that story. I come from the union movement of the building industry. I met an amazing person, Tom Worthington, then incoming ACS president".
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> She said Tom Worthington (now Adjunct lecturer at ANU's Research School of Computer Science) explained the merits of an ISDN line at the time - and how much it cost.
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> "It gave me an insight into the public policy of ICT that I had no idea of before," she said.
<http://www.itnews.com.au/News/272261,kate-lundy-receives-acs-accolade.aspx>
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