Press releases
Savoy Place nominated for top conference centre award
20 November 2008
Savoy Place, the London home of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and leading conference venue, has been nominated for a top award.
It is up for the title of COOLest conference / exhibition centre in Prestige Events magazine’s 2008 COOL Venue Awards, along with the likes of London’s ExCel centre and the Barbican.
Anna Clover, IET Conferencing and Banqueting Manager, said, “We are thrilled just to be nominated for the award. It’s a huge honour to be up against the likes of the Barbican, the ExCel centre and Ministry of Sound.”
Savoy Place has a rich and varied history. It originally dates from 1246 and takes its name from Peter, Count of Savoy. Parts of ancient Savoy remained until the beginning of the 19th century but most buildings were swept away for the construction of Waterloo Bridge (1811) and the Thames Embankment (1862).
The building now occupied by the IET was originally built as a joint Examination Hall for the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons in 1889. In 1923, the newly formed BBC broadcast from Savoy Place.
The IET celebrates 100 years at Savoy Place in June 2009 and will be staging a programme of centenary celebrations.
Media enquiries to:
Robert Beahan
Press Officer
T: +44 (0)1438 767336
M: +44 (0)7595 400912
E: rbeahan@theiet.org
Tracey Dawkins
Junior Press Officer
T: +44 (0)1438 767226
E: tdawkins@theiet.org
Notes to editors:
- For more information on Savoy Place, visit www.savoyplace.co.uk.
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a world leading professional organisation, sharing and advancing knowledge to promote science, engineering and technology across the world. For more information, visit www.theiet.org.
- The IET dates from 1871 and has 150,000 members in 127 countries with offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
- The IET licenses EngTech, IEng and CEng; is supporting the Engineering Diploma and developing the new ICTTech and accredits around 1,000 undergraduate and graduate courses.
- The IET operates IET.tv, a web TV service which covers a wide range of engineering and technology events and content. For more information, visit www.iet.tv.
- The IET publishes a range of publications, including E&T, Flipside, Electronics Education, Student and Young Professional, a range of journals and the Inspec Database.