Society of Women Engineers Holds Largest Career Fair for Women Engineers at its Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, October 26-28; 15,000 Engineers Expected

What:  The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host WE23, the world’s largest conference for women in engineering, on October 26-28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Invent It. Build It — is specifically designed for Los Angeles-area girls ages 10-18, their parents, and educators who spend the day participating in engineering activities and competitions in addition to learning about local clubs, after-school programs, scholarships, and future careers. 

This year, IIBI features Jay Flores and Diana Mogena, global STEM ambassadors. Founders of Invent the Change, Jay and Diana, are incredible engineers who aim to use the entertainment factor of magic to increase awareness of STEM. Featured on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and starring on over 75 shows on networks like Telemundo and ESPN, Jay will bring STEM center stage as Diana demystifies science through eight cool experiments.   

Deysi Melgar, former host of PBS’s series Design Squad, will challenge pre-college students, 10-13, to build a functioning balloon-powered car. Students will test their skills by seeing how fast their cars travel.

Tamara Robertson, former MythBusters host, will lead a fun and dynamic hydraulic lift-building activity for pre-college students, ages 14-18 right after the opening ceremony. in the afternoon. During this session, students will build hydraulic lifting systems (similar to scissor lifts), and SWE will have a load capacity competition to see whose device can lift the most weight.

Career Fair — the world’s largest career fair for women engineers and technologists. At WE23, collegians and professionals of all backgrounds, disciplines, and sectors have the unique opportunity to connect with hundreds of organizations that are committed to advancing women in STEM. Thousands of attendees explore new possibilities at a dynamic career fair filled with academic, internship, and career opportunities with top employers.

When:     October 26-28, 2023

Where:   Los Angeles Convention Center/West Hall/1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90015

Media  For press interested in covering WE23, please register at https://we23.swe.org/resources/press/

Contact:  For more information, visit https://we23.swe.org or email cmartin@davidjamesgroup.com.