WES History List Information taken from WES journals The Woman Engineer held in IET Library, Savoy Place

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1 WES History List Information taken from WES journals The Woman Engineer held in IET Library, Savoy Place March Dover Street, London, W st - 19 May Dover Street, London, W nd - 20 May 1921 Moved to: 26 George Street, rd 26 May George Street, to 14 th April st International Conference of Women Engineers at Birmingham to 05 th April nd International Conference of Women Engineers at College of Technology, Manchester 4 th possibly 12 April 1923 at Birmingham 5 th possibly at same time 26 George Street, 26 George Street, Page1 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

2 to 17 th July 1925 International Conference of Women in Science, Industry and Commerce at British Empire Exhibition, Wembley 6 th 18 th July 1926 but also needed Adjourned Meeting 24 October 1925 (Lady Parsons resigned) 26 George Street, to 06 th September th Conference at Leeds to 17 th September th Conference at Olympia Shipbuilding and Engineering Exhibition to 24 th September th Conference at Bristol 1929 End July th Conference at Bedford College for Women to 22 nd September th Conference at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (Glasgow abandoned as too expensive to travel to from London) to 29 th September th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea to 19 th September th Conference at Highfield Hall, Southampton College to 18 th September th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea to 23 rd September th Conference at Norwich to 23 rd September th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea to 19 th July th Conference at Hall for Women at Sheffield to 26 th September th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea 7 th 04 th September 1926 at Leeds 8 th -17 th September 1927 at Crosby Hall, Chelsea 9 th 21 st September 1928 at Bristol 10 th 27 th July 1929 at Bedford College 11 th Possibly 19 th September 1930 at Lady Margaret Hall 12 th Possibly 25 th September 1931 at Crosby Hall (New compasses monogram March 1931 New Aeronautical Section December 1931) 13 th Possibly 17 th September 1932 at Highfield Hall 14 th 16 th September 1933 at Crosby Hall 15 th 2 nd September at Bell Hotel, Norwich 16 th 21 st September 1935 at Crosby Hall 17 th 18 th July 1936 at Sheffield 18 th 25 th September 1937 at Crosby Hall 26 George Street, Moved to: Moved to: Page2 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

3 th September to 02 nd October th Conference at College of South West Exeter 19 th 30 th September 1938 at College of South West Exeter 1939 Cancelled from 22 to 24 th September 1939 at Crosby Hall, Chelsea because of war 1940 Lunch at Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly W1, 04 March Conference at College, Park, Nottingham Reconstruction 24 and 25 July 1941 Amy Johnston Memorial Fund established but awards not made until 1954 (surplus pilots from war) 1942 Conference at London one day in first week in September 1942 Annual dinner at Forum Club 04 September th or 21 st Conference at Mottram Hall, Wilmslow 22 to 25 October nd Conference at London 09 September Conference with 21 st conference of EAW at Dorland House, 20 Regent Street, SW1 11 to 13 October th Conference at of Birmingham, 23 November 1946 Education and training for engineering th Conference at Canterbury Hall, of London, 28 September 1947 Annual dinner at St Ermines Restaurant, Westminster 27 September th Possibly 23 rd September 1939 at 20 Regent Street, London, SW1 AGM in London, 21 or 28 September 1940 AGM 27 September Location not known AGM 05 September 1942at 20 Regent Street, London 24 th AGM at Mottram Hall, Wilmslow 23 October th AGM at London 09 September 1944 AGM at Dorland House, SW1, 13 October th AGM 24 November 1946 at of Birmingham (allowed postal ballots) 28 th AGM at Canterbury Hall, of London, 28 September 1947 / 35 Grosvenor Place, Page3 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

4 th Conference at Nottingham, 01 to 03 October 1948 Training booklets e.g. Training to be an electrical engineer, Training to be a production engineer 29 th AGM at Nottingham, 03 October th Conference at 35 Grosvenor Place, London 23 to 25 September th AGM at 35 Grosvenor Place, London, 24 September th Conference at Somerville, Oxford, 22 to 24 September Conference at Nutford House,, 07 to 09 September Conference at Manchester, 12 to 14 September Conference at Nutford House, London, W1, 25 to 27 September Conference at Arden Hotel, Birmingham, 08 to 10 October rd Conference, Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea SW3, 09 to 11 September th Conference at Portsmouth, 28 to 30 September th Conference at Watford House, Brown Street, London W1, 13 to 15 September th Conference at of Bristol, 19 to 21 September th Conference at Crosby Hall, London, 02 to 04 October st AGM at Somerville, Oxford, 23 September nd AGM at London, 10 September rd AGM at Manchester 13 September th AGM at London 26 September 1953 AGM at Birmingham, 09 October th AGM at Crosby Hall, 10 September th AGM at South Pier, Southsea, 29 September 1956 AGM at Watford House, Brown Street, London W1, 14 September th AGM at of Bristol, Manor Hall, Clifton, 29 September th AGM at Crosby Hall, London, 03 October 1959 / 25 Foubert s Place, Page4 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

5 th Conference at Loughborough College of Technology, 09 to 11 September 1960 Booklet: Brief history of WES Isobel H Hardwich 41 st AGM at Loughborough College of Technology, 10 September Conference at Ashburne Hall, Manchester Training for engineering 14 to 17 September Conference at Nutford House, London New horizons 07 to 09 September st International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists, New York, USA Focus for the future 15 to 21 June 1964 WES Conference at Gilbert Murray Hall, of Leicester 06 to 09 September Conference at Halifax Hall, Sheffield, 28 to 30 August Conference at Nutford House, London NW1, 03 to 05 September Conference at Aberdare Hall, of Wales, Cardiff Education for a Technological Society 02 to 04 September nd International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES) at Cambridge 01 to 09 July 1967 Hilda Blount -Treasurer Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother -Patron 42 nd AGM at Ashburne Hall, Manchester 15 th September rd AGM at Nutford House, London 07 September th AGM at Gilbert Murray Hall, of Leicester, 07 September 1963 AGM at Halifax Hall, Sheffield, 29 August th AGM at Nutford House, London NW1, 04 September 1965 AGM Aberdare Hall, of Wales, Cardiff 04 September 1966 Careers Advisory Committee set up (Elizabeth Laverick) AGM at Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa 07 October 1967 Amy Johnston Memorial Fund handed over to British Women Pilots Association 21 January 1967 Page5 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

6 1968 Conference at Warwick Automation 05 to 08 September 1968 AGM at Warwick. Probably 08 September th Anniversary conference at Canterbury Hall, London Women in engineering past, present and future 25 to 28 September Conference at Hatfield College, Durham Some problems in power engineering 24 to 27 September rd ICWES Conference, Turin, Italy Technology Planning for Progress Sociological Woman s professional & family duties 05 to 12 September 1971 WES Conference (one day), The Savoy, Birmingham 23 October Conference: Communication at of Surrey, Guildford, 07 to 10 September Conference: Transport at of Bath, 06 to 09 September Conference at Downing College, Cambridge, September th ICWES Conference, Krakow, Poland: 08 to 13 September 1975; New techniques in the service of mankind WES Conference (one day) 17 October 1975 North Stafford Hotel, Stoke on Trent 1976 Conference: September 1976; Loughborough AGM at Canterbury Hall, London. Date as AGM at Hatfield College, Durham, 27 September 1970 AGM The Savoy, Birmingham 23 October 1971 AGM 10 September 1972 at of Surrey, Guildford AGM 09 September 1973 at of Bath 15 September 1974 at Downing College, Cambridge AGM 18 October 1975 North Stafford Hotel, Stoke on Trent AGM:11 September 1976; Loughborough V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL Page6 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

7 1977 Conference cancelled AGM: 10 September 1977 at Foubert s Place V 2AL 1978 Conference: October 1978; National Water Council Training Establishment, Flint House, Goring, Reading 5 th ICWES; September 1975; Technology & freedom AGM: 14 October 1978: Flint House Goring, Reading V 2AL 1979 Conference: September 1979; Energy & the Environment; Cwmbran, Gwent 1980 Conference: 21 September 1980; Northampton Hall, City, London 1981 Conference; October 1981; Pennine Hotel, Derby 6 th ICWES; Bombay, India; September Conference; September 1982; Belgrade Hotel, Stockport 1983 Conference; September 1983; Keeble College, Oxford 1984 Conference: WISE; October 1984; Kensington Palace Hotel W8 5AF WISE Year 1984 VII ICWES; June 1984; Technology an International Bridge; The Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, USA 1985 Conference: Engineering Past, Present & Future; September 1985; Normandy Hotel, Renfrew, Scotland AGM: 15 September 1979; Hotel Commodore, Cwmbran, Gwent 60 th Anniversary luncheon 28 April 1979 at Cafe Royal, London AGM 20 September 1980 Group Membership initiated AGM 24 October 1981; as AGM 18 September 1982; as 64 th AGM 24 September 1983; as EGM to set up Company Members 04 June th AGM 28 October 1984; as 66 th AGM 29 September 1985; as V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL V 2AL Page7 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

8 1986 Conference: Industry Year: Industry on the Move; St John s Swallow Hotel, Solihull September 1986 Electrical Association for Women disbanded 67 th AGM 21 September 1986; as 1987 Conference: Women into Science and Engineering (Progress & Prospects); Hotel Piccadilly, Manchester; October 1987 VIII ICWES, Abjdjan, Ivory Coast; September Conference: Into Europe; September 1988; Darwin College, of Kent 1989 Conference: The Woman Engineer at Work; October 1989; The Swan s Nest Hotel, Stratford upon Avon 1990 Conference: Engineering the Whole Picture; September 1990: Southampton th ICWES 1991: Communication; July 1991; of Warwick 1992 Conference: Engineering a better environment; September 1992; York 68 th AGM 01 November 1987; as 69 th AGM 26 October 1988; as Annual membership cards ceased too much for President to sign 70 th AGM 29 th October 1989 as 71 st AGM probably 72th AGM 19 October 1991: Science Museum, London ICWES9 company allowed to lapse and trust started with WES, IOP, RSC& IEE Lady Finniston Awards launched 73th AGM: 27 September 1992; York WES becomes Charity WES Development Fund started Page8 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

9 1993 Conference: Women at work: getting in & getting on; September 1993; Bath 1994 Conference: Engineering our way to the future: Transport, utilities & distribution; September 1994; Birmingham Clarenden Suites & Strathallen Hotel 1995 Conference: Renaissance regeneration; 22 & 23 September 1995; Kelvin Centre, Glasgow 1996 Conference: Engineering: Wealth creation; November 1996; Institute of Civil Engineers, London ICWES10 Budapest, Hungary October Conference: Harnessing technology for school, for work for life; September 1997; Staffordshire 1998 Conference: Challenge for change; September 1998; Swansea 1999 Conference: September 1999; of East Anglia, Norwich ICWES11: Science & technology for global ecology; July 1999; Chiba, Japan 74 th AGM: 19 September 1993; Bath Patrons introduced 75 th AGM assume as 76 th AGM: 24 September 1995: Glasgow EGM 03 November 1996 to replace President Mary Ayre (resigned midterm) by Sue Bird 77 th AGM: 21 September 1996 Imperial College, London Year of engineering success (YES) 78 th AGM: 07 September 1997; as 79 th AGM: 13 September 1998; Swansea Karen Burt Memorial Award launched 80 th AGM: 13 September 1999; of East Anglia Moved to: 2 Queen Anne s Gate Building, Dartmouth Street, H 9BP 2 Queen Anne s Gate Building, Dartmouth Street, H 9BP Page9 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

10 rd Conference: September 2000; of Central Lancashire, Preston 81th AGM: 03 September 2000; as 2 Queen Anne s Gate Building, Dartmouth Street, H 9BP 2001 Conference: Engineering a global challenge; September 2001; of Loughborough 2002 Conference: Engineering quality of life; September 2002; St Lukes College, Exeter ICWES12: July 2002; Ottawa, Canada 2003 Conference: Proper practice: Professionalism & ethics in engineering & science; Earth Centre, Doncaster; September Conference: October 2004; Strategies for success: Developing career & life skills Moved at short notice to The School of Management, Cranfield 2005 Conference: September 2005; York ; Energy & Transport ICWES13; August 2005;Seoul, South Korea; Women engineers and scientists 2006 Conference: September 2006; Pollock Halls, of Edinburgh; Engineering Proud past, bright futures 82 nd AGM: 16 September 2001; as 83 rd AGM: 21 September 2002; as Mary Ayre taken on as WES development consultant INWES (International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists) created Book: Celebrating Women Engineers published AGM: 14 September 2003; as Significant changes to Mem & Arts Mentorset launched AGM: IET, Savoy Place, London Gillian Skinner Awards started UK Resource Centre launched AGM as AGM: 03 September 2006; as 2 Queen Anne s Gate Building, Dartmouth Street, H 9BP 2 Queen Anne s Gate Building, Dartmouth Street, H 9BP; Moved to:22 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP 22 Old Queen Street, H 9HP 22 Old Queen Street, H 9HP 22 Old Queen Street, H 9HP Moved to: c/o IEE, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY c/o IEE/ IET, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY Page10 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011

11 2007 Conference: September 2007; Birchwood House, Cardiff ; Engineering our environment AGM as c/o IET, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY 2008 Conference: A generation of regeneration; September 2008; Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent ICWES July 2008; Lille, France; A changing world 2009 Conference:11 13 September 2009; Inspiring the future celebrating the past; of Surrey, Guildford Doris Gray Conference: Edinburgh; November Conference: November 2010; Sheffield; Making digital Britain inspiring future changes AGM: 13 September 2008; as AGM:13 September 2009; Surrey as 90 th Anniversary Doris Gray Awards launched AGM: 21 November 2010 as Shape the future: 15 December 2010; IET, Savoy Place, London Purple Boots launched c/o IET, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY c/o IET, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY c/o IET, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2AY Page11 WES History list -bm Friday, 14 October 2011