Welcome to the WE Local US 2027 Keynote Nomination Portal

In February-March 2027, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will offer three WE Local conferences in the US: Raleigh, NC; Boise, ID; and St. Louis, MO. We at SWE are committed to providing dynamic, appealing, and diverse keynote speakers during this WE Local conference. Our goal in this WELUS27 Call for Keynotes (CFK) is to secure keynote speakers who are energetic and engaging, and who will empower attendees to succeed at every stage of their professional development. The basic requirements for WELUS27 Keynote Speakers are:

• Well-known and recognized for their engineering, scientific, leadership, or entrepreneurial achievement
• Known as a technical, executive, or policy leader in their field by peers
• Engaging speaker
• Identifies as female/woman

Please view the WELUS27 CFK Guidelines document (PDF), which shows the full content of the application as well as FAQs on the process.

Need help submitting your nomination? Please view our short tutorial video on how to submit a Keynote nomination.

WELUS27 CFK Timeline

• CFK Opens: July 20, 2026
• CFK Closes: August 21, 2026, 11:59pm US ET
• CFK Notifications Sent: October 2026


• WE Local in Raleigh, NC: February 19-20, 2027
• WE Local in Boise, ID: February 26-27, 2027
• WE Local in St. Louis, MO: March 12-13, 2027

Proposals may only be submitted through this form. If you have never submitted to any of SWE's Women in Engineering (WE) conferences before, you'll need to create an account. Click Join Now below to get started. If you've submitted to any prior WE conference since WE Local 2024, you should be able to re-use your previous login credentials.