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SWE Annual Conference (WE26)

The largest gathering of women engineers: collegiates and professionals, a two-day career fair, and employer recruiting.

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Dates
Usually November (next dates not announced)
Where
Boston, MA
Cost
Ticket $275 to $1,050. Professional full conference: member $625 early bird (to Aug 31), $700 standard, $800 late/onsite from Oct 19; nonmember $875 / $950 / $1,050. Collegiate member $275 early / $350 / $450.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Society of Women Engineers
Audience level
Early career, Mid career
Suits
Student or new grad, Growing in role, Changing careers, Exploring a move
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: STEM reentry, unemployed or retired professional: $275-$550 full conference; collegiate registration from $275; daily passes from $175.

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Advanced manufacturing and automation, Software engineering leadership

Roles: mechanical engineer, software engineer, engineering manager

Levels: Early career, Mid career

The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial

Verified open jobs
about 42,328

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$120,000 a year (middle half $90,000 to $149,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,391 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
41% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
+0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

Read from the event’s own pages: we26.swe.org, we26.swe.org.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Keynotes

  • Ali Forsyth, Ph.D

    Co-Founder and CEO of Alloy Enterprises, Alloy Enterprises

  • Elissa Lee

    Executive Director, Commercial & International Military Rotorcraft Programs, GE Aerospace

  • Evelyn Cortez-Davis

    Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Water System, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Read from the event’s own pages: we26.swe.org

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Boston, MA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: dates not announced
  • 2026: November 5, 2026 to November 7, 2026, Boston, MA

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