Events
1st January 2019 - 31st December 2019
WES Centenary
In 2019 WES will be 100 years old: we will be celebrating the present, remembering the past and changing the future. To find out more, go to the WES Centenary page.
21st June 2019 - 31st January 2020
Driving Force – Dorothée Pullinger and the Galloway Car. Exhibition
Described as ‘the only lady motor manufacturer in Scotland’ in 1922, Dorothée Pullinger was a pioneering engineer. Discover more of her inspiring story in this new multi-object display at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. FREE
15th September 2019
Creative Writing at Armley Mills by Electrifying Women project
A creative writing workshop led by Hannah Stone exploring the hidden history of women in engineering FREE
This creative writing workshop at the historic Armley Mills in Leeds offers participants the chance to engage with the stories of the extraordinary women who have been involved in engineering since the Victorian era.
16th September 2019
Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre
On entering their 1901 building you can experience Lloyd’s Register’s heritage brought to life through costumed characters, finds from our archive, an interactive exhibition ‘From Coffee to Seaweed’, and try being a virtual reality ship surveyor!
17th September 2019
Electrifying Women archives workshop
A workshop looking at primary sources from the Leeds Special Collections relating to the history of women in engineering. FREE Part of the Electrifying Women project and Heritage Open Days
19th September 2019
Wentworth Woodhouse: Women in Engineering
Wentworth Woodhouse: Women in Engineering
Come and explore the exciting reality of engineering in heritage regeneration at Wentworth Woodhouse - 'the UK's largest restoration project' (BBC, 2018). FREE
21st September 2019
Electrifying Women - A WES Wikithon
Join the Women’s Engineering Society, University of Leeds and Heritage Open Days at the The Women’s Library, London School of Economics to edit and add information about historical women engineers to Wikipedia. Training and historical resources will be provided.
21st September 2019
Tilly & the Spitfires - a play
Winchester’s professional theatre company, 2TimeTheatre presents ‘Tilly and the Spitfires’, an original drama by local playwright, Rachel O’Neill. FREE
21st September 2019
Miss Jeanie Dicks Flicks the Switch - the woman who electrified Winchester Cathedral
In 1934 Miss Jeanie Dicks managed the first electrification of Winchester Cathedral. A "girl engineer" (in her 40s) was unusual and press worthy at the time, but she has since been forgotten. Find out more today with curator Ceryl Evans. Part of Heritage Open Days
26th September 2019
Engineering Health & Wellbeing Evening
Maidstone, Kent
The evening will include a presentation which will be given by Dr Anne Nortcliffe SFHEA MInstMC, Founding Head of School of Engineering, Technology and Design at Canterbury Christ Church University and a member of the Women’s Engineering Society.
There will also be a selection of wellbeing activities provided by Lisa-Kay’s Beauty Box, therapeutic treatments given by qualified therapists.
Cost of the event is £15.00 per ticket. This includes 1 x 20-minute treatment, refreshments and an inspirational talk.
27th September 2019
Cordant Engineering Women in Engineering Breakfast Drop In
Cordant Engineering is holding a Breakfast Drop In on Friday 27th September between 8am-10am
Venue:
Cordant Engineering
4th Floor
1 St James Square
Manchester M2 6DN
If you have questions, please contact Helen Addis at: helen.addis@cordantrecruitment.com
Bookings can be made here.
11th October 2019 - 12th October 2019
INWES (Europe) Scottish Conference
The European regional network of the International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists (INWES) are celebrating a centenary of Women in Engineering! An event kindly organised by Scottish Engineering and INWES member volunteers; hosted by Heriot-Watt University; supported by EquateScotland; the Women in Technology Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley; Leonardo; ID Rethinking Waste Initiative; with the participation of the European Platform of Women Scientists (EPWS).
19th October 2019
One Hundredth WES AGM
The One Hundredth Annual General Meeting of the Women's Engineering Society will be held at the Copthorne Hotel, Paradise Circus, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HJ on Saturday 19 October 2019 at 14:00 hrs.
Only paid up Members can attend. Please inform Cath Heslop at info@wes.org.uk if you are planning to attend.
30th October 2019
Caroline Haslett Lecture and Awards Ceremony
The event will take place the evening of Wednesday 30 October in central London.
This year we are honoured to have Dr Anne Stevens take the lecture; one of the most prestigious and highest-ranking female engineers in the world.
6th November 2019
100 Years of Women in Engineering - Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections Knowledge Network Annual Conference
Save the Date - Conference celebrating 100 years of WES and women in engineering. Speakers will celebrate the successes of women in engineering both past and present, explore the challenges around telling these stories and engage in the debate. At Glasgow Women's Library