BEACH Women in Engineering Conference 2026

The Beach Women in Engineering Conference is back for another year! 

Beach WIE Conference

 

Waves of Innovation

 Friday, April 10

Long Beach Marriot 

4700 Airport Plaza Drive, 

Long Beach, CA 90815

Free Parking

Registration includes buffet breakfast, lunch and tote bag

Registration coming soon!

 

Anita Sengupta

Keynote Speaker: Anita Sengupta 

CEO Hydroplane Ltd., Professor of Astronautical Engineering USC
Biography

 

This exciting one-day event features:

  • Conference Chair - Gefferie(Geri) Yee-Madera, Nothrop Grumman, Aerospace & Defense Executive (Ret.)
  • Technical Presentations from industry experts
  • Career Panels to explore career options for your degree.
  • Coaching Circles for advice from industry professionals.
  • Mobile App to get organized and connected.

Check out this year's Schedule at a Glance. 

Network with other engineering majors, faculty, and industry leaders, and hear from women engineers who’ve gone on to become successful in their fields. Join us for this not-to-be-missed conference, and you’ll come away informed, enthused, and inspired.

Quotes from 2025 attendees:

  • "Thank you all so very much for hosting such an amazing event. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to come and learn, and meet some stellar people."
  • "Great food and so much networking availability. Keep up this great work"
  • "This was a good conference, I appreciate the passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge the guest speakers had, they were very knowledgeable."
  • "Everything was great honestly. I enjoyed being able to come and listen to all the professional speakers"

“Note: CSULB events and scholarships are open to all CSULB students, regardless of sex/gender, race/ethnicity, religion, etc.”