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Annual professional development event
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
