All registration services will be provided by Convention Data Services (CDS). This is the only authorized registration site for WE23. To obtain help with your registration, please email SWE@xpressreg.net or call +1.774.247.4026.
Please beware of scammers who attempt to book a hotel for you, register you, or sell you attendee information, or who claim to represent SWE. Remember that SWE does not share or sell any attendee or exhibitor contact information.
Member Registration Pricing Eligibility
Qualifying for member rate for onsite registration: To qualify for member rates at time of registration, you must have a current individual membership for FY24, which has a paid-through date of June 30, 2024 or beyond. Members can log in and renew or join SWE at any time here.
Non-member pricing for onsite registration: All attendees without a current membership will receive non-member pricing for the onsite event. Non-member attendees who do not use a bulk corporate discount code will receive FY24 SWE membership with their WE23 registration. Non-member attendees who use a bulk corporate discount code will not receive FY24 SWE membership with their registration.
Virtual registration: There is a set price for each category for virtual registration, and there is no member or non-member pricing. Membership is not included with virtual registration.
To view information about our guest, substitution and refund policy, please visit our terms and conditions page or FAQ.
WE23 Registration Types
The registration portal is divided into the following categories: Professional, Collegiate, Exhibitor, Virtual and Invent It. Build It. (including programs for high school, middle school, parents and educators).
Registration Discounts
SWE is offering a few ways to save at WE23 through registering early or coming in groups:
- CLOSED: Sections or university/college: Bringing a group of 10 or more students or 25 or more professionals? You can prepay and receive a 30% discount on registration. Please submit your order here. Orders must be received by October 1, 2023.
- Employers and organizations: Bringing a group of 10 or more students or 25 or more professionals? You can prepay and receive a 30% discount on registration. Email strategicpartnerships@swe.org to learn more.
- CLOSED – CODE AT CAPACITY: Middle- and low-income countries: SWE recognizes economic variances around the world and will offer a flat rate of 100 USD for professionals and 25 USD for collegiate students for individuals registering from select countries. This discount cannot be combined with any other discount. To receive this rate, email membership@swe.org to receive a discount code and ensure your contact information with SWE is up to date to reflect your current country. These discounted rates are for professionals and collegiate students attending in person or virtually.
- Note to Attendees from Nigeria: Due to limitations with the credit card processor associated with our primary registration vendor, attendees from Nigeria need to email membership@swe.org to pay for registration directly through SWE; all payments must be received by October 15, 2023. After that period, attendees from Nigeria can purchase a Visa or MasterCard prepaid card in the United States and pay for registration onsite at WE23. SWE will not accept cash payments at WE23.
Attendee Type: All post-graduate attendees, speakers, press members, and any non-collegiate or non-exhibitor attendees are considered professional. This may include active career, retired, unemployed, STEM Reentry Task Force, or other categories within this type. Both members and non-members may register here.
- Promo Codes: Only one promo code per attendee can be used for professional registration.
- Career Fair Access: FY24 members will receive priority access to the WE23 Career Fair. There will be non-member hours for those who do not have membership.
- Virtual Access: All attendees will have full access to the WE23 virtual platform (which will contain some live streams, live networking and meetups, speed networking, and all prerecorded sessions). Please note there is no virtual career fair for WE23.
- There is no option to purchase a career fair-only registration for professionals.
Attendee Type: All collegiate types, both member and non-member, as well as full-time graduate students.
- Promo Codes: Only one promo code per attendee can be used for collegiate registration.
- Career Fair Access: FY24 members will receive priority access to the WE23 Career Fair. There will be non-member hours for those who do not have membership.
- Virtual Access: All attendees will have full access to the WE23 virtual platform (which will contain live networking and meetups, speed networking, and all prerecorded sessions). Please note there is no virtual career fair for WE23.
- There is no option to purchase a career fair-only registration for collegiates.
Attendee Type: This registration is limited to ONLY booth personnel and cannot exceed the allocations given to each exhibitor commensurate with booth size. Each organization-designated booth point of contact (POC) will receive a sign-in password once the booth contract is signed and payment is received.
Exhibitor registration is divided into sections:
- Exhibitor Full Registration: This registration type allows the exhibitor access to the exhibit hall during all times plus full WE23 access. The number of these registrations is limited to the allotment defined by SWE.
- Exhibitor Floor Only Registration (limited with cost of $100 per exhibitor): This registration type allows access only to the WE23 Career Fair floor, and not other areas of WE23. The number of these registrations is limited to the allotment defined by SWE.
- Bulk-Upload Requests: Bulk registration requests must be received by October 1, 2023, in order to be processed in time for WE23. SWE cannot guarantee the processing of bulk uploads if data is received after October 1.
- Member Status: FY24 membership is not included with the exhibitor full or floor-only passes. Since exhibitors have full access to the WE23 Career Fair floor, membership status is not needed on their badges and is not indicated.
Attendee Type: All students in middle school (ages 11-13) and high school (ages 14-18), parents and educators. Invent It. Build It.
- Promo Codes: Only one promo code per attendee can be used for this registration type. A promo code can be created for organizations that wish to sponsor a number of students (for invoice purposes).
- Registration Types: Middle School Girls Program, High School Girls Program, and Parent & Educator Program.
- Member Status: Not applicable.
- SWENext: Not required but can register girls as SWENexter. May require girls being sponsored by SWE to join SWENext.
- Career Fair Access: Students under the age of 18 are not permitted on the WE23 Career Fair floor.
Attendee Type: Open to all students and professionals over the age of 18. All attendees will have full access to the WE23 virtual platform (which will contain live networking and meetups, speed networking, and all prerecorded sessions). Please note there is no virtual career fair for WE23.
WE23 Registration Fees & Policies
PROFESSIONAL Full Conference Registration – SWE Member Options
PROFESSIONAL Daily Conference Registration – Professional Options
COLLEGIATE: Full Conference Registration – SWE Member Options
Onsite Registration Location
Primary Registration:
Los Angeles Convention Center South Hall Lobby
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
WE23 Attendee Registration Hours
- Tuesday, October 24, 2023: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023: 8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
- Thursday, October 26, 2023: 6:30 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
- Friday, October 27, 2023: 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
- Saturday, October 28, 2023: 7:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Outreach Registration Hours
- Friday, October 27: 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
- Saturday, October 28: 7:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Career Fair Hours
Thursday, October 26
- 2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. — Professional and Collegiate Members
- 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. — All registrants
Friday, October 27
- 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. — Professionals only — members and non-members
- 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. — Professional and Collegiate members only
- 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. — All registrants
Promotional Discounts (Promo Codes)
SWE offers promotional discounts for several registration types, such as conference speakers, volunteers, etc. In many cases, the discount is applied to the prevailing rate (e.g., member or non-member, early or late).
These discounts, delivered via promo codes, are entered during the registration process. There is a strict limit of only one promo code for each registration submitted. Please note that some promo codes have a cap and will be allowed on a first-come, first-served basis.
