Computing in Melbourne: A historical tour

Date:	Sunday 23 August
Time:	9 am - 5 pm
Venue:	Starting point: Monash Museum of Computing History, Caulfield campus Followed by: various sites in Melbourne

For

Monash students and staff, community

Format

Guided tour

Overview

Melbourne has several remarkable links to the earliest days of computers. This tour takes in many of these places, with a combination of walking and tram travel.

The tour is a chance to explore another dimension of Melbourne's history and to better understand how computers have changed science, business and society. It also introduces participants to the research of Faculty of Information Technology staff involved with the Monash Museum of Computing History.

Speakers

Graham Farr, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Technology
Chris Avram, Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Information Technology
Barbara Ainsworth, Curator, Monash Museum of Computing History

To book

For more information and to book visit the Faculty of Information Technology events page.