T6A Symposium
The 61508 Association (T6A) Symposium
a.k.a our T6A Symposium
The association occasionally runs a T6A symposium on functional safety for the benefit of its members to share knowledge and encourage development. The symposium is often also open to non-member functional safety practitioners to encourage networking.
Our T6A symposium is a full-day in-person networking event focussed on functional safety and safety-related systems. Papers and workshops that can be covered include any topic related to functional safety (which could cover any of various sectors).
Our T6A symposium focuses on important functional safety principles and includes consideration for current issues and future trends. Our symposium has two streams, one for papers and another for our partners and more technical workshops such as those covering Conformity Assessment of Safety-related Systems (CASS) assessment templates.
Speakers from end users, manufacturers, consultants and conformity assessment bodies, all heavily involved in functional safety / safety-related systems, share their knowledge and expertise on their topic. We always allow ample opportunities throughout for questions, discussions and networking (in breaks and especially over lunch, which is included).
SAVE THE DATE! Our T6A Symposium 2026 is now scheduled for Wednesday the 25th of November 2026 in York. We have arranged loads more space and our attendee capacity has increased. We are planning our T6A Symposium 2026 agenda and we will keep the agenda below updated as we progress.
We hope to see you at the next T6A Symposium! Please come and network! We have plenty of space.
T6A Symposium – Our next Symposium will be in November 2026
The form below (open for registration) allows you to apply for registration at our T6A symposium. Attendance is only available as in-person and is free-of-charge for the full day including refreshments and lunch. Some places are automatically reserved for Association members but we have plenty of “open” spaces offered on a first come, first served basis (general functional safety practitioners are welcome). Association members may sponsor (recommend) a non-member for attendance. Your registration at the T6A symposium is not confirmed until you have received a confirmation from the Association. Your registration is not transferable, holds no monetary value, and can be cancelled at any time by The 61508 Association.
Once you submit your request for registration at the T6A Symposium, the information will be forwarded to our association coordinator who will process your request. Please bear with us, it will take us some time to review the registrations, but we will come back to you.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This time our main stream, now the centre stream, will be in the hotel “Event Centre” which is a much larger room with a massive screen, raised stage for presenters, and even a discussion panel area. We have gone much bigger including lots more space for even more attendees! Please come and join us.
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Our T6A Symposium 2026 Outline Agenda (so far):
Slot |
Start Time |
Centre Stream(Event Centre) |
Partner Stream(Minster Room) |
Finish Time |
| – | 08:30 | *** REGISTRATION DESK OPENS *** | N/A | |
| 1 | 09:30 | Welcome by the Chair of The 61508 Association (T6A) | 09:40 (10) | |
| 2 | 09:40 | Todd-Parry Keynote by Presenter – Company: TBA | 10:00 (20) | |
| 3 | 10:00 | CASS and its importance for Industry (Peter Brown – Lloyd’s Register / Andrew Derbyshire – ERM) | 10:20 (20) | |
| 4 | 10:25 | A-4: TBA (Presenter – Company) | B-4: TBA (Presenter – Company) | 11:05 (40) |
| – | 11:05 | COMFORT BREAK AND NETWORKING (Oak Room) | 11:35 (30) | |
| 5 | 11:35 | A-5: TBA (Presenter – Company) | B-5: TBA (Presenter – Company) | 12:15 (40) |
| 6 | 12:20 | A-6: TBA (Presenter – Company) | B-6: CASS Workshop (Presenter – Company) | 13:00 (40) |
| – | 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING (Oak Room) | 14:00 (60) | |
| 7 | 14:00 | A-7: TBA (Presenter – Company) | B-7: CASS Workshop (Presenter – Company) | 14:40 (40) |
| 8 | 14:45 | A-8: TBA (Presenter – Company) | 15:25 (40) | |
| – | 15:25 | SHORT COMFORT BREAK (Oak Room) | 15:50 (25) | |
| 9 | 15:50 | A-9: TBA (Peter Brown – Lloyd’s Register) | B-9: TBA (Presenter – Company) | 16:30 (40) |
| – | 16:30 | “Final” Discussion Session, Formal CLOSE, and Questions | 17:00 (30) | |
| – | 17:00 | Informal Post Symposium Questions / Discussions (plenty of our members will stay to talk) | 17:30 (30) | |
NOTE 1: All combined sessions are held in the “Event Centre”, or Centre Stream, location.
NOTE 2: Our agenda will include various discussion sessions throughout the day and a “final” session at the end of the day.
NOTE 3: Our agenda is still very much under development and will change a lot during 2025 and early 2026.
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The Milner York (Hotel) location and directions information: Contact & Location | The Milner York
Data Privacy:
The 61508 Association (T6A) will only use the personal data provided via this form, via legitimate interest, for the purposes of managing and enabling your attendance at the T6A symposium. The T6A will retain a list of symposium attendees for internal use but will not distribute this list to its members. The T6A will not provide the personal data to any external parties other than the hotel hosting the event, unless if required by law.
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