FULLY BOOKED - if you wish to be added to the waiting list, please click 'register' and complete the short form.
DINNER - NEW FELLOWS AND ONE GUEST ONLY. FELLOWS ONLY
All tickets are on a first come, first served basis. Thank you for understanding.
On the day you will be invited to subscribe to the obligation, sign the Fellows' book and have your individual photos taken. The briefing will provide an opportunity to hear presentations about the work of the Academy and find out how to engage in key Academy activities. It also will involve a Q&A session with the President, Vice Presidents, Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team. Short presentations will be delivered by a selection of new Fellows to showcase their important contributions to the world of engineering. The briefing is open to new Fellows only.
In the evening, a short inaugural ceremony will take place, followed by a formal dinner at Drapers Hall. Attendance at this year’s dinner is exclusively reserved for new Fellows, each of whom may be accompanied by one guest, due to limited capacity at Drapers’ Hall. This guest may be your proposer or another person of your choosing.
To help ensure fairness and allow all new Fellows the opportunity to attend, the Academy kindly reserves the right to cancel additional bookings that exceed the allowed limit. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Programme*
Briefing
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12.30pm |
Registration and lunch New Fellows subscribe to the obligation and have individual photos taken |
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1.30pm |
Welcome from the President Sir John Lazar CBE FREng |
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1.45pm |
How the Academy works Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE |
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1.55pm |
Engaging with the Academy Professor Nick Jennings CB FREng FRS, Vice President for Fellowship Engagement |
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2.05pm |
Q&A with the President and CEO Vice Presidents join on stage including:
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2.30pm
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Networking break New Fellows continue to subscribe to the obligation and have individual photos taken, as required |
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3.00pm |
Pre-selection of presentations by new Fellows |
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3.50pm |
Closing remarks |
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3.00pm |
Close of briefing |
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4.00pm |
Networking and refreshments New Fellows taking the coach prepare for departure to Drapers’ Hall |
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5.20pm |
Coach departs PPH for Drapers’ Hall |
Dinner
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6.00pm |
Arrival for new Fellows for a short briefing on the ceremony |
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6.30pm |
Fellow and guest arrival and drinks reception |
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7.05pm |
New Fellows Group photographs |
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7.23pm |
Call to dinner for Fellows and guests |
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7.40pm |
Scroll ceremony |
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8.15pm |
Dinner is served |
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9.35pm |
Welcome speech by the President |
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9.40pm |
HRH The Princess Royal is invited to say a few words and propose a Toast to the New Fellows, New International Fellows and New Honorary Fellows. |
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9.45pm |
Response on behalf of New Fellows by Barbara Welch FREng, Programme Director, Mace. |
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9.55pm |
Toastmaster will ask guests to proceed to the Court dining room for drinks |
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10.30pm |
Carriages |
*Subject to change
Dress codes
Briefing: Business attire
Dinner: Black tie, cocktail dresses and decorations.
Cancellations
All cancellation requests must be received in writing via email to the Academy Events Team. A request for cancellation (and refund) will be accepted up to Tuesday 27 October. Royal Academy of Engineering must make commitments to suppliers at that time and making changes will result in additional costs or penalties. If the cancellation request is received after the deadline, we cannot issue a refund.
Photography and filming notice
Please note that photography and filming may take place during this event. All photographs and videos will be securely stored on the Academy’s servers and used for editorial, marketing and media use by the Academy and selected press or industry media. Please let us know if you do not agree to this processing. Please refer to our General Privacy Policy for more details.
Venue and accessibility
It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the Events team more than one week in advance of this event so that necessary arrangements can be made. Contact details: [email protected].
Further information about accessibility at Prince Philip House can be found at: https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/accessibility.
Diversity monitoring form
The Academy is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and one of our goals is to develop an engineering community fit for the future. To help us achieve this, we would like to collect some basic anonymous data about the event attendees. If you would like to help, please complete the diversity monitoring form by logging into your user account on our website and completing ‘Update my D&I data’.