The Dennis Moore Oration is the most prestigious forum held by the WA Branch of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) annually.

Each year, this event features thought-provoking talks by world class speakers showcasing cutting-edge developments in the ICT field.

The annual Dennis Moore Oration was inaugurated in honour of Professor Dennis Moore AM, the father-figure of computing in Western Australia. Professor Moore was inaugural chair of the WA Computer Society (which 50+ years later became the ACS of today), the Director of the very first computing centre in WA, an executive director of Government Computing, and then appointed foundation Head of School of Computing at Curtin University of Technology in 1987. 

Since its inception in 2012 (on the 50th anniversary of the installation of the first computer at UWA in 1962 by Dennis Moore AM), the Dennis Moore Oration has featured a distinguished lineup of speakers on an ICT topic supported by leading edge research, including Professor Andrew Rohl, Professor Ian Reid, Professor Craig Valli, Professor Svetha Venkatesh, Dr Adrian Boeing, Professor Matt Bellgard, Professor Jingbo Wang, Associate Professor Rachel Cardell-Oliver, Associate Professor Doina Olaru and Associate Professor Vidy Potdar.

Thank you to the organising committee for their hard work and dedication in putting this event together each year:

• Dr David Cook FACS CP
• Dr Bob Cross FACS CP
• Dr Brian von Konsky FACS CP
• Professor Terry Woodings FACS