October 10, 2005—Two of the UKs leading engineering institutions, the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), have announced that members of both organizations have voted to create a new Institution. The new Institution will be known as the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), and will come into being in early 2006.
The IEE has 120,000 members worldwide and the IIE 40,000. The IEE voted 73.5 per cent in favor while members of the IIE voted 95.7 per cent in favor.
Once formed, the IET will have the largest number of professionally registered engineers and engineering technicians in the UK. Members work in a wide range of sectors including ICT, robotics, manufacturing, power engineering, transport, contracting and building services, defense and the armed services.
The two organizations will now begin a process to create the IET. For more information, visit the IEE Web site or the IIE Web site.
