[LINK] Order of Australia for Brenda Aynsley, President of the Australian Computer Society

[Tom Worthington]

An Order of Australia (OAM) was was awarded to Brenda Aynsley, President 
of the Australian Computer Society today. This is a recognition well 
deserved.

No doubt many who know Brenda have stories to tell about her community 
work. One of mine is that 21 April 2009 I was standing at a tram stop in 
Adelaide on my way to the beach, after attending an ACS training session 
for on-line tutors (which I was one of). Brenda called to invite me to 
see the ACS PC Recycling SIG, which she said was near a tram stop (it 
was as if it was as if she knew where I was and that I was skiving off). 
Brenda headed the group of volunteers refurbishing old computers donated 
by business for those in need. This is no slipshod operation with a tidy 
well run workshop, with a careful procedure to erase any data on old 
computers, test the hardware and then installing new licensed software: 
https://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/sigs/pc-recycling-group


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The Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General MEDAL (OAM) 
OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Ms Brenda AYNSLEY ... For service to the information and communications 
technology sector.

* Current Chair, IP3, International Federation for Information Processing.
* National Vice-President, Australian Computer Society, 2002-2003 and 
2010-2011; Honorary Life Member, since 2008.
* Chair, National Community Engagement Board, 2009-2010.
* Chair, Ageism Task Force, 2010.
* Lead Tutor and Academic Program Coordinator, Professional Year Program.
* Founding Member, Electronic Frontiers Australia, 1994.
* Honorary Secretary, South Australian Branch, Australian Computer 
Society; Chairman, 1999-2001 and 2004-2006; Member, since 1989; Founder 
and Manager, PC Recycling Group, since 2000.
* Chair, SA Committee, The Pearcey Foundation, 2006-2012.
* Opened South Australia's first Internet Café, 1995.
* Founding Member, South Australian Internet Association, 1995.
* Fellow, South Australian Branch, Australian Computer Society, since 2003.

From: Australia Day 2014 Honours Lists, Medal (OAM) of the Order of 
Australia in the General Division (A-E), Sunday 26 Jan 2014: 
http://www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2014-honours-lists
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ps: They left out "President of the Australian Computer Society, 2014". 
But that must have been after the nomination was submitted.


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