The first E&PDE conference took place in the year 1999 in Glasgow. This marked a partnership between the Design Education SIG (SEED) and the Institute of Engineering Designers who have successfully organised a conference each year, partnered with a host university.
The conference has taken place in:
- 1999 Glasgow
- 2004 Delft
- 2005 Edinburgh
- 2006 Salzburg
- 2007 Newcastle
- 2008 Barcelona
- 2009 Brighton
- 2010 Trondheim
- 2011 London
- 2012 Antwerp
- 2013 Dublin
- 2014 Enschede
- 2015 Loughborough
- 2016 Aalborg
- 2017 Oslo
- 2018 London
- 2019 Glasgow
- 2020 Online - Herning
- 2021 Online - Herning
- 2022 London
- 2023 Barcelona
- 2024 Birmingham