WES History List Information taken from WES journals The Woman Engineer held in IET Library, Savoy Place March 1931 1919 46 Dover Street, London, W1 1920 1 st - 19 May 1920 46 Dover Street, London, W1 1921 2 nd - 20 May 1921 Moved to: 26 George Street, 1922 3 rd 26 May 1922 26 George Street, 1923 12 to 14 th April 1923-1 st International Conference of Women Engineers at Birmingham 1924 02 to 05 th April 1924-2 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1925 15 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, 1926 03 to 06 th September 1926 4 th Conference at Leeds 1927 15 to 17 th September 1926-5 th Conference at Olympia Shipbuilding and Engineering Exhibition 1928 21 to 24 th September 1928 6 th Conference at Bristol 1929 End July 1929-7 th Conference at Bedford College for Women 1930 19 to 22 nd September 1930 8 th Conference at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (Glasgow abandoned as too expensive to travel to from London) 1931 25 to 29 th September 1931 9 th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea 1932 16 to 19 th September 1932 10 th Conference at Highfield Hall, Southampton College 1933 15 to 18 th September 1933 11 th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea 1934 22 to 23 rd September 1934 12 th Conference at Norwich 1935 20 to 23 rd September 1935 13 th Conference at Crosby Hall, Chelsea 1936 17 to 19 th July 1936 14 th Conference at Hall for Women at Sheffield 1937 24 to 26 th September 1937 15 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1938 30 th September to 02 nd October 1938 16 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 1940 1941 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 1942 1943 20 th or 21 st Conference at Mottram Hall, Wilmslow 22 to 25 October 1943 1944 22 nd Conference at London 09 September 1944 1945 Conference with 21 st conference of EAW at Dorland House, 20 Regent Street, SW1 11 to 13 October 1945 1946 24 th Conference at of Birmingham, 23 November 1946 Education and training for engineering 1947 25 th Conference at Canterbury Hall, of London, 28 September 1947 Annual dinner at St Ermines Restaurant, Westminster 27 September 1947 20 th Possibly 23 rd September 1939 at 20 Regent Street, London, SW1 AGM in London, 21 or 28 September 1940 AGM 27 September 1941. Location not known AGM 05 September 1942at 20 Regent Street, London 24 th AGM at Mottram Hall, Wilmslow 23 October 1943 25 th AGM at London 09 September 1944 AGM at Dorland House, SW1, 13 October 1945 27 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1948 26 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 1948 1949 27 th Conference at 35 Grosvenor Place, London 23 to 25 September 1949 30 th AGM at 35 Grosvenor Place, London, 24 September 1949 1950 28 th Conference at Somerville, Oxford, 22 to 24 September 1950 1951 Conference at Nutford House,, 07 to 09 September 1951 1952 Conference at Manchester, 12 to 14 September 1952 1953 Conference at Nutford House, London, W1, 25 to 27 September 1953 1954 Conference at Arden Hotel, Birmingham, 08 to 10 October 1954 1955 33 rd Conference, Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea SW3, 09 to 11 September 1955 1956 34 th Conference at Portsmouth, 28 to 30 September 1956 1957 35 th Conference at Watford House, Brown Street, London W1, 13 to 15 September 1957 1958 36 th Conference at of Bristol, 19 to 21 September 1958 1959 37 th Conference at Crosby Hall, London, 02 to 04 October 1959 31 st AGM at Somerville, Oxford, 23 September 1950 32 nd AGM at London, 10 September 1951 33 rd AGM at Manchester 13 September 1952 34 th AGM at London 26 September 1953 AGM at Birmingham, 09 October 1954 36 th AGM at Crosby Hall, 10 September 1955 37 th AGM at South Pier, Southsea, 29 September 1956 AGM at Watford House, Brown Street, London W1, 14 September 1957 39 th AGM at of Bristol, Manor Hall, Clifton, 29 September 1958 40 th AGM at Crosby Hall, London, 03 October 1959 / 25 Foubert s Place, Page4 WES History list -bm 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1960 38 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 1960 1961 Conference at Ashburne Hall, Manchester Training for engineering 14 to 17 September 1961 1962 Conference at Nutford House, London New horizons 07 to 09 September 1962 1963 1 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 1963 1964 Conference at Halifax Hall, Sheffield, 28 to 30 August 1964 1965 Conference at Nutford House, London NW1, 03 to 05 September 1965 1966 Conference at Aberdare Hall, of Wales, Cardiff Education for a Technological Society 02 to 04 September 1966 1967 2 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 1961 43 rd AGM at Nutford House, London 07 September 1962 44 th AGM at Gilbert Murray Hall, of Leicester, 07 September 1963 AGM at Halifax Hall, Sheffield, 29 August 1964 45 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1968 Conference at Warwick Automation 05 to 08 September 1968 AGM at Warwick. Probably 08 September 1968 1969 50 th Anniversary conference at Canterbury Hall, London Women in engineering past, present and future 25 to 28 September 1969 1970 Conference at Hatfield College, Durham Some problems in power engineering 24 to 27 September 1970 1971 3 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 1971 1972 Conference: Communication at of Surrey, Guildford, 07 to 10 September 1972 1973 Conference: Transport at of Bath, 06 to 09 September 1973 1974 Conference at Downing College, Cambridge, September 1974 1975 4 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: 09 12 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1977 Conference cancelled AGM: 10 September 1977 at Foubert s Place V 2AL 1978 Conference: 13 14 October 1978; National Water Council Training Establishment, Flint House, Goring, Reading 5 th ICWES; 04-08 September 1975; Technology & freedom AGM: 14 October 1978: Flint House Goring, Reading V 2AL 1979 Conference: 14 16 September 1979; Energy & the Environment; Cwmbran, Gwent 1980 Conference: 21 September 1980; Northampton Hall, City, London 1981 Conference; 23-25 October 1981; Pennine Hotel, Derby 6 th ICWES; Bombay, India; 08-12 September 1981 1982 Conference; 17-19 September 1982; Belgrade Hotel, Stockport 1983 Conference; 23-25 September 1983; Keeble College, Oxford 1984 Conference: WISE; 26-27 October 1984; Kensington Palace Hotel W8 5AF WISE Year 1984 VII ICWES; 17-24 June 1984; Technology an International Bridge; The Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, USA 1985 Conference: Engineering Past, Present & Future; 27-29 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 1983 65 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1986 Conference: Industry Year: Industry on the Move; St John s Swallow Hotel, Solihull 19-21 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; 29 30 October 1987 VIII ICWES, Abjdjan, Ivory Coast; 20-27 September 1987 1988 Conference: Into Europe; 23-25 September 1988; Darwin College, of Kent 1989 Conference: The Woman Engineer at Work; 27-28 October 1989; The Swan s Nest Hotel, Stratford upon Avon 1990 Conference: Engineering the Whole Picture; 21-23 September 1990: Southampton 1991 9 th ICWES 1991: Communication; 14-20 July 1991; of Warwick 1992 Conference: Engineering a better environment; 25 26 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
1993 Conference: Women at work: getting in & getting on; 17 18 September 1993; Bath 1994 Conference: Engineering our way to the future: Transport, utilities & distribution; 15 17 September 1994; Birmingham Clarenden Suites & Strathallen Hotel 1995 Conference: Renaissance regeneration; 22 & 23 September 1995; Kelvin Centre, Glasgow 1996 Conference: Engineering: Wealth creation; 01 02 November 1996; Institute of Civil Engineers, London ICWES10 Budapest, Hungary 08 10 October 1996 1997 Conference: Harnessing technology for school, for work for life; 05 06 September 1997; Staffordshire 1998 Conference: Challenge for change; 10 12 September 1998; Swansea 1999 Conference: 09 12 September 1999; of East Anglia, Norwich ICWES11: Science & technology for global ecology; 24 27 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
2000 73 rd Conference: 01 02 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; 14 15 September 2001; of Loughborough 2002 Conference: Engineering quality of life; 20 22 September 2002; St Lukes College, Exeter ICWES12: 27 31 July 2002; Ottawa, Canada 2003 Conference: Proper practice: Professionalism & ethics in engineering & science; Earth Centre, Doncaster; 12 14 September 2003 2004 Conference: 02 03 October 2004; Strategies for success: Developing career & life skills Moved at short notice to The School of Management, Cranfield 2005 Conference: 16 18 September 2005; York ; Energy & Transport ICWES13; 25-29 August 2005;Seoul, South Korea; Women engineers and scientists 2006 Conference: 01 03 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011
2007 Conference: 07 09 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; 12 13 September 2008; Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent ICWES14 15 18 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; 14 15 November 2009 2010 Conference: 19 21 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 2011-09-02 Friday, 14 October 2011