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With apologies for cross-posting. The IET History TPN is hosting a one-day conference on the History of Women in Engineering in the UK, at Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL. Registration is now open, and the programme and registration link is given below - the fee for this event (which includes lunch) is £25. If you have any queries, please email me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Anne Anne Locker Library and Archives Manager Women in Engineering conference, IET Savoy Place, London, Monday 27 November 09.30: Registration 10.00: Welcome 10.15 - 11.15: Keynotes: Henrietta Heald and by Nina Baker 11.15 - 11.45: Tea break 11.45 - 12.45: Session 1: Women in the Air Louise Innes: Tongland Works in Galloway and the Women Engineers Tony Royle: The Impact of the Women of the Technical Section of the Admiralty Air Department on the Structural Integrity of Aircraft during World War One 12.45 - 13.00: Discussion on morning papers 13.00 - 13.30: Lunch 13.30 - 14.30: Session 2: Women at Sea and on the Railways Keith Harcourt and Roy Edwards: Blanche Thornycroft, naval architect Dr Becky Peacock: Uncovering the secrets of Canadian Pacific 14.30 - 15.00: Tea break 15.00 - 16.30: Session 3: Women in Business / Workplace David Hay: It's only temporary: women electrical engineers in the Post Office telephone service in WWII Graeme Gooday and Sophie Forgan: Engineering in the family: uncovering women's early collaborative roles in technology Alice White: Women Engineers and Wikipedia 16.30 - 17.00: Discussion on afternoon papers + wrapping up Registration via https://communities.theiet.org/communities/events/item/214/39/18711 ________________________________ The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those of the IET unless explicitly stated. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra