Our annual event - previous destinations
Annual professional development event![](/media/images/practitioners/symposium/branding/symposium-140-banner.jpg?width=128px&height=216px)
Where has the event been over the years? What names has the institute been known as?
Thanks to everyone at Symposium 2019 for their help with filling in the gaps.
- 1881 - 1895 British Association of Inspectors of Weights and Measures
- 1892 - 1949 Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures
- 1949 - 1972 Institute of Weights and Measures Administration
- 1972 - 2000 Institute of Trading Standards Administration
- 2000 - 2015 Trading Standards Institute
- 2015 Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Since the inaugural conference in 1881 in Manchester in reverse order:
Date and location | ||||
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 - Birmingham |
2020 - Virtual | 2019 - Brighton | 2018 - Nottingham | 2017 - Harrogate | 2016 - Telford |
2015 - Bournemouth | 2014 - Harrogate | 2013 - Brighton | 2012 - Manchester | 2011 - Bournemouth |
2010 - Edinburgh | 2009 - Brighton | 2008 - Bournemouth | 2007 - Manchester | 2006 - London |
2005 - Brighton | 2004 - Manchester | 2003 - Edinburgh | 2002 - Birmingham | 2001 - Cardiff |
2000 - Brighton | 1999 - Edinburgh | 1998 - London | 1997 - Antwerp | 1996 - Bournemouth |
1995 - Scarborough | 1994 - Brighton | 1993 - Edinburgh | 1992 - Torquay | 1991 - Rotterdam |
1990 - Bournemouth | 1989 - Glasgow | 1988 - Scarborough | 1987 - Blackpool | 1986 - Torquay |
1985 - Inverness | 1984 - Blackpool | 1983 - Eastbourne | 1982 - Plymouth | 1981 - Harrogate |
1980 - Edinburgh | 1979 - Brighton | 1978 - Cardiff | 1977 - Blackpool | 1976 - Breda, Holland |
1975 - Scarborough | 1974 - Eastbourne | 1973 - Aberdeen | 1972 - Bournemouth | 1971 - Southport |
1970 - Plymouth | 1969 - Scarborough | 1968 - Brighton | 1967 - Aberdeen | 1966 - Torquay |
1965 - Southport | 1964 - Hastings | 1963 - Blackpool | 1962 - Plymouth | 1961 - Lowestoft |
1960 - Rothesay | 1959 - Cardiff | 1958 - Scarborough | 1957 - London | 1956 - Bournemouth |
1955 - Llandudno | 1954 - Margate | 1953 - Scarborough | 1952 - Cheltenham | 1951 - Blackpool |
1950 - London | 1949 - Harrogate | 1948 - London | 1947 - Edinburgh | 1946 - London |
1945 - Southport | 1942 - Nottingham | 1896 - London | 1895 - Birmingham | 1893 - Sheffield |
1892 - London | 1891 - Nottingham | 1890 - Bristol | 1889 - Liverpool | 1888 - Derby |
1887 - York | 1886 - Warrington | 1885 - Leeds | 1884 - Glasgow | 1883 - Sheffield |
1882 - Birmingham | 1881 - Manchester |