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,the body representing the academic Information Systems discipline world-wide, publishes two journals, the high repute AIS Journal and the Communications of the AIS. Both journals have published articles on LEO or referring to LEO, and it organises major conferences annually on the discipline. The AIS provides an annual award to members who have made significant contributions to the discipline of Information systems. The award is named the LEO AWARD, as a reminder of the pioneering role LEO took in the evolution of computers in information systems. May 2022, Brook Pritchett (brook@aisnet.com) appointed AIS Historian with his own web presence. It includes an explanation of the AIS LEO Award and those who were honoured with the award, plus a reference and link to the LEO Film. See:
https://ishistory.aisnet.org/awards/leoaward/
As of May 1st 2022 the total membership of the AIS was 4399 and increasing

unites past and present of communication in its permanent exhibition: therefore it illustrates the origins, the development, and the future perspectives of the information society. Appealing rotating exhibitions cast light on different aspects of communication. The permanent exhibition features a cabinet that shows the history of digitalization. Within this cabinet information about and pictures of the early LEO-Computers are presented.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IEAddress&dcr=0&tbm=isch&q=%EF%82%A7%09The+Museum+of+Communication,
+Berlin+LEO+Computers&chips=q:the+museum+of+communication+berl

Purchased a Microprogram Module from a standard LEO III in 2013. The item is not on display but shown on its website together with a brief account of the LEO story written by Barbara Ainsworth. See
http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/12682 The curator is (2018)
Nicholas Crotty: ncrotty@museum.vic.gov.au

(www.acms.org.au). The society has an extensive collection of 10,000 artefacts collected over the last 25 years but currently lacks a catalogue of its collection. Contact Sebastian Boell

Claims to be the largest Computer Museum in the world. But currently its only LEO holding is the Caminer et al LEO book in the Museum Library. Its Director, Dr Jochen Viehoff is keen to
establish a LEO presence to show the LEO role in the history of computing.
http://www.hnf.de/en/home.html
A member of its staff, Ralf Buelow, publishes a blog to mark notable events in the
history of computing. His blog notes the 70th anniversary of the first business
application on LEO 1 on 30th November, 1951 with a blog at
https://blog.hnf.de/computer-fuers-geschaeft

http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/
The Museum holds and displays a number of LEO II relics including part of LEO II/3
the Corby Stewarts & Lloyds Machine, and various LEO books and documents. Its
record of holdings with photos is well organised and include the oral history of LEO
veteran Chris Date (see Oral Histories below) and can be found on
http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/early-computer-companies/5/110/468
http://www.computerhistory.org/search/?q=LEO+Computers&site=chm_collecti
on&client=chm_collection&output=xml_no_dtd&submit.x=2&submit.y=2 The
Museums senior curator, Dag Spicer, is a member of the LEO Computers Society and
its American Correspondent. The Museum also holds a marketing film made for LEO
and donated to the Museum by John Pinkerton. Museum Information about the film
can be found at http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102705993 and
http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/early-computer-companies/5/110/2260
See also Anon, (2021), An Introduction to SilicoAn Valley’s Computer History
Museum including listing of LEO artefacts and an introduction to extensive
Oral History collection.

including Newspaper articles can be found at http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102721101

holds collection of Shell Oil Australia Archive, including material relating to the purchase and use of LEO III in Australia

holds collection of Shell Oil Australia Archive, including material relating to the purchase and use of LEO III in Australia

Many individuals, dead and alive; members of the LEO Computers Society or ex LEO employees, have private collections of LEO artifacts, documents and photographs, some of which are of historical importance. They include: