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The Lord Austin Lecture and Dinner: F1 - Performing Beyond the Circuit
About the Lord Austin Lecture
The Lord Austin Lecture forms part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s yearly programme of special named lectures.
Lord Austin was President of the Institution of Production Engineers from 1931 to 1933, when he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship. Later known as the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers, it merged with the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1991, and is now part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, following the 2006 merger between the IEE and IIE.
Recent Lord Austin Lectures have included:
- The Challenges of the 21st Century: Revolutions in Global Markets, Regulation and Customisation, by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya KB CBE
- Technology and Traffic: How We Can Give You a Safer, More Reliable Road Trip using Technology, by Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, The Highways Agency
- The Software Reliability Challenge, by Richard Parry-Jones, Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Company
- Electronics in Racing Cars and Road Cars and the Desirability of Allowing Freedom of Electronics in Top Class Motor Sport, by Max Mosley, President, FIA
- A Clear Reliability Advantage, by Allan Jenkins, Caterpillar UK Limited