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CSIRAC 40th Anniversary
THE CSIRAC CELEBRATION - 40th ANNIVERSARY of CSIRAC 13 & 14 JUNE 1996
Built in the late 1940's, CSIRAC was Australia's first stored-program
automatic computer and one of the first in the world. It is the most
complete example remaining of the first half-dozen automatic computers ever
built. In late 1955 it was moved to the University of Melbourne and on 14
June 1956 at the University Computation Laboratory, was officially opened.
To mark this anniversary a CSIRAC celebration will take place on 13 & 14 June.
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LOCATIONS:
CONFERENCE
Theatre 1 221 Bouverie Street Carlton,
SEECS Building, Melbourne University
PUBLIC MEETING
Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, Melbourne University,
Near South Carpark - Free - June 13th, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
DINNER
Main Dining Room, University House, Tin Alley
$40/head June 13th, 7:30pm
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SCHEDULE:
DAY 1 (JUNE 13) CSIRAC PIONEER'S DAY
9:00 - 5:00 Seminar on the History of CSIRAC
Venue: Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne
Presentations will be given by a number of the original CSIRAC scientists,
engineers and users. Speakers will detail their involvement in designing,
building and testing of CSIRAC and in its operation, amintenance,
modification and eventual decommissioning.
5:30 - 7:00 Australian Computer Society CSIRAC Celebration
Venue: Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, Universtiy of Melbourne
A free seminar on CSIRAC will be hosted by the Australian Computer Society
(ACS). A number of early CSIRAC pioneers will briefly recount their
association with CSIRAC. This will be supplemented by archival video material.
7:00 - 1:00 Australian Computer Society CSIRAC Celebration Dinner
Venue: University House, University of Melbourne
A celebration dinner will be held in honour of the pioneers of Australian
computing
DAY 2 (JUNE 14) CSIRAC IN CONTEXT
9:00 - 1:00 Seminar on Social and Scientific Impacts of CSIRAC
Venue: Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne
A range of topics and issues realting to CSIRAC and the history of computing
will be discussed. The place of CSIRAC in a wider context will be
addressed. these presentations will include reminiscences on CSIRAC and
issues relating to early computing, the importance of CSIRAC as a national
icon, some of the social impacts of computing and problems associated with
degredation of digital storage media.
2:00 - 4:00 Computer Exhibition Tour: CSIRAC on Parade
Venue: Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne
CSIRAC itself will be on display alongside other early computing devices.
The recently formed Australian Museum Computer Society (Victorian Branch)
will be officially inaugurated and a CSIRAC Preservation Fund will be launched
For more details contact: Tel: (03) 9690 8000 Fax: (03) 9690 0201
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* Lisa Cianci - Projects/Collections Archivist
* Australian Science Archives Project
* History and Philosophy of Science Department
* University of Melbourne
* 203 Bouverie Street
* Carlton, Vic. 3053 Australia
* Lisa.Cianci@asap.unimelb.edu.au
* Phone: +61 3 9344 9287 Fax: +61 3 9349 4630
* ASAPWeb! on http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/asaphome.htm *
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