IET Events

The IET runs a large number of events and seminars each year on issues ranging from courses on wiring regulations to negotiating skills for engineers. These events are based throughout the UK and also worldwide. Further details can be found on the IET website in the Events section.

The Institution also provides a number of lectures through the year on a wide variety of topics. These lectures are normally based at Savoy Place in London.
The Faraday Lecture, which is the UK’s largest touring lecture, visits a number of cities across the country and has a tradition of presenting cutting edge technology in exciting and interactive presentations. The Silvanius P Thompson Lecture is specifically designed for younger members of the IET but is also open to senior members and the public.

The IET has venues in London, Birmingham and Glasgow. Further information on these facilities is available from the IET website – Venue Details

For more information on all events currently planned by the IET please use the IET Events Calendar

If you would like further information, or have a particular query about events organised by the IET 's Professional Operations, email: events@theiet.org, or call our Customer Services on one of the following numbers:

  • +44 (0)1438 76 5647
  • +44 (0)1438 76 5648
  • +44 (0)1438 76 5657

Forthcoming Events

Sir Henry Royce Lecture 2010
Smarter Transport
Jamie Houghton: Global Leader - Intelligent Transport Systems
29 April 2010
IET London: Savoy Place, London
Professor Christopher Snowden: President, The IET & Lecture Chairman
Ian Nussey

Lighting up the future - the way ahead for solid-state lighting
11 March 2010
IET London: Savoy Place
Professor Shuji Nakamura, Materials Department and Solid State Lighting Energy Center (SSLEC), University of California, USA

Small Satellites
19 January 2010
Appleton Lecture
Savoy Place
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FR, director, Surrey Space Centre & CEO, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd

Rolls Royce "Achieving Manufacturing Competitiveness"
21 January 2010
Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture
University of Warwick
Professor Hamid Mughal, exec VP – Manufacturing Engineering, Rolls-Royce plc

Challenges and solutions to providing the next generation networks needed to meet carbon reduction goals
11 February 2010
Clerk Maxwell Lecture
Savoy Place
Steve Holliday, chief executive, National Grid

Third Generation Machine Intelligence
25 February 2010
Turing Lecture
Savoy Place
Professor Christopher Bishop, chief research scientist, Microsoft Research Cambridge

Recent Developments of GaN-based Emitting Devices
11 March 2010
Kelvin Lecture
Savoy Place
Professor Shuji Nakamura, UC Santa Barbara

Third Generation Machine Intelligence
16 March 2010
Turing Lecture
Cardiff University
Professor Christopher Bishop, chief research scientist, Microsoft Research Cambridge

Third Generation Machine Intelligence
17 March 2010
Turing Lecture
Manchester University
Professor Christopher Bishop, chief research scientist, Microsoft Research Cambridge

Third Generation Machine Intelligence
18 March 2010
Turing Lecture
Edinburgh University
Professor Christopher Bishop, chief research scientist, Microsoft Research Cambridge

GIO Program (IBM)
April 2010
Sir Henry Royce Memorial Lecture
Savoy Place

Music Creation Now and in the Future
May 2010
Young Professionals' Event
Savoy Place
David Howard CEng FIET, head of the Audio Lab, Intelligent Systems Research Group Department of Electronics, University of York