In consequence a meeting was held in London in September 1946 and was attended by representatives of institutions in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK.
Moreover it was agreed to establish CEC (it was then called the Commonwealth Engineering Conference) and to meet on a regular basis.
Subsequent meetings have been held in The pattern of meetings changed from a four year interval to a two year interval when the Commonwealth Foundation which had been founded in 1966 recognized CEC as a Commonwealth Professional Association to which it could grant funds so that representatives could attend meetings.
CEC is an International member of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO).
[3] The Council’s main aims and objectives are the following: The CEC reaffiliated to The Commonwealth organisation in 2020 and formed an Executive Board.