Our History
In the autumn of 1945 the Secretary of The Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) suggested to his President and to The Institution of Mechanical Engineers and to the Institution of Electrical Engineers that a conference of representatives of Commonwealth Engineering Institutions should be held in London in 1946 to increase collaboration and co-operation between them. In consequence a meeting was held in London in September 1946 and was attended by representatives of institutions in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK.
Many common problems and matters of common interest were discussed. Moreover it was agreed to establish CEC (it was then called the Commonwealth Engineering Conference) and to meet on a regular basis. Subsequent meetings have been held in
The pattern of meetings changed from a four year interval to a two year interval when the Commonwealth Foundation which had been founded in 1966 recognized CEC as a Commonwealth Professional Association to which it could grant funds so that representatives could attend meetings.
In recent years, CEC annual meetings have been held during the WFEO General Assembly in different cities each year, such as Melbourne (2019), London (2018), Rome (2017), Lima, (2016) and Kyoto (2015).
Many common problems and matters of common interest were discussed. Moreover it was agreed to establish CEC (it was then called the Commonwealth Engineering Conference) and to meet on a regular basis. Subsequent meetings have been held in
- Johannesburg, South Africa 1950
- London, UK 1954
- Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, Australia (including New Zealand) 1958
- Montreal, Canada 1962
- London, UK 1966
- Delhi, India 1969
- London, UK 1973
- Accra, Ghana 1975
- London, UK 1977
- Hong Kong 1979
- Trinidad 1981
- Harare, Zimbabwe 1983
- Colombo, Sri Lanka 1985
- Canada 1987
The pattern of meetings changed from a four year interval to a two year interval when the Commonwealth Foundation which had been founded in 1966 recognized CEC as a Commonwealth Professional Association to which it could grant funds so that representatives could attend meetings.
In recent years, CEC annual meetings have been held during the WFEO General Assembly in different cities each year, such as Melbourne (2019), London (2018), Rome (2017), Lima, (2016) and Kyoto (2015).