The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has made a raft of new appointments to its executive, electing a new president, vice president membership boards, national treasurer and three national congressional representatives.

Australia's peak organisation for technology professionals has hired a new chief executive without any direct experience in the technology sector.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has engaged Talent2 to find it a new CEO. Hopefully the successful candidate will last longer in the job than his or her predecessors.

Salary growth among ICT professionals is slowing, particularly in the private sector where growth slumped to 3 per cent in the 12 months to the end of May. Almost half - 45 per cent – of all private sector ICT employees got no pay rise at all last year.

The Australian Computer Society wants an end to 'ageism' in the workplace and wants a better deal for older technology workers and has called on the Federal Government to work with the Human Rights Commission to help change the attitudes to age among local employers.

The Australian Computer Society has proposed changes to its membership grades along with revisions to its certification program.

The Australian Computer Society has issued a one paragraph statement stating that it has settled the lawsuit filed by its former chief executive Kim Denham after she was sacked in May 2009.

Victorian Government IT services provider CenITex is looking to rejuvenate itself by hiring young graduates under a scheme developed in association with the Australian Computer Society.

Technology industry veteran Bruce Lakin has been appointed as the Australian Computer Society’s new chief executive and nominated the National Broadband Network, digital economy issues and skills development as priorities in the new role.

The Australian Information Industry Association is investigating ways to amalgamate its interests with those of other industry groups to create a more powerful voice for the sector in Government forums.