Current and upcoming WES events
6th June 2018
WES Wikithon 2018 - Preparing the way to the Centenary
On the 6th June the WES London Cluster will be running a warm-up Women in STEM Wikithon in preparation to the WES Centenary celebrations in 2019!
The event will start with an inspirational talk from Dr. Jess Wade, postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London, Wikipedia editor, and WES council member. Then, Dr. Alice White, Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Collection, will provide some guidance on how to edit Wikipedia and enhance your digital skills.
10th June 2018
WES to take part in PROCESSIONS marches in London and Edinburgh on 10 June.
Many of the very same women who campaigned for the vote 100 years ago went on to set up the Women’s Engineering Society a year later in 1919, and WES is proud to take part in the PROCESSIONS marches on Sunday 10th June in London and Edinburgh. https://www.processions.co.uk/
19th June 2018
Women in Engineering – Celebrating Technical Excellence, London
Join us for an evening of lively discussion and celebration of women in technical engineering roles to commemorate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2018. Our distinguished panel will debate a range of topics relating to women in engineering, with ample opportunity for questions from the audience.
21st June 2018
Launch Reception of the WOMENinSTEM@IC Group, London
We are delighted to launch the official Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Imperial College London group, WOMENinSTEM@IC, and warmly welcome you to join us at our upcoming launch event, where we will share more information about our group and exciting future plans.
23rd June 2018
International Women in Engineering Day 2018
International Women in Engineering Day takes place every year on 23 June. We encourage everyone to join in to help celebrate women in engineering and encourage more girls and young women to consider engineering as a career.
To find out more, visit www.inwed.org.uk.
5th July 2018
1st Annual WES Regional Cluster Conference - Midlands Region
The Women's Engineering Society (WES) is delighted to extend an invite to you to join us in Worcester on Thursday 5 July 2018 for the Women's Engineering Society's 1st Regional Cluster Conference, kindly hosted by Mazak and sponsored by Meggitt Polymers and Composites and MFG Solicitors<
23rd November 2018 - 24th November 2018
WES Student Conference 2018
The WES Student Conference supports young women to progress in engineering and allied sectors buy providing access to employer perspectives, development opportunities and networking. It is an annual two-day event bringing together students, academics and early-mid career engineers and colleagues from supporting industry to explore pathways to technical leadership. Book your place today!
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. If you would like to be involved in celebrating 100 years of the Women's Engineering Society please contact comms@wes.org.uk.
A leaflet and a presentation (see below) outlines some of our plans for 2019. More information will follow in due course.