Here’s a list of conferences you may consider attending during the course of the 2025-2026 school year. Conferences are a great way to meet recruiters, possible mentors and peers involved in your academic and/or professional interests. The CLS offers funding for professional development such as attending conferences. See the requirements here.
| Conference Name & Host Organization | Dates | Location | Primary STEM Disciplines |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2025 National Meeting | Aug 17 – Aug 21, 2025 | Washington, DC, USA | Chemistry |
| Black Is Tech Week 2025 | Aug 11 – 16, 2025 | TBD (Likely US Tech Hub) | Technology, AI, Web3, Entrepreneurship |
| Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2025 | Aug 2–7, 2025 | Nashville, TN, USA | Statistics, Data Science |
| Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing 2025 | Sep 10-12, 2025 | Dallas, TX, USA | Computing |
| Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) STEM Connect 2025 | Oct 1-4, 2025 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | General STEM |
| Society of Women Engineers (SWE) WE25 | Oct 23-25, 2025 | New Orleans, LA, USA | Engineering, Technology |
| Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention 2025 | Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | All STEM fields |
| National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention 2026 | Mar 18-22, 2026 | Baltimore, MD, USA | All STEM fields (Engineering focus) |
| American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Cell Bio 2025 | Dec 6–10, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | Cell Biology |
| American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2025 | Dec 15-19, 2025 | New Orleans, LA, USA | Earth and Space Sciences |
| ScienceWriters 2025 | November 7-9th, varies | Chicago, IL | Science Writing |
| IEEE Rising Stars 2026 | Jan 2-4, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Engineering (AI/ML, Robotics, Power & Energy, Space Exploration, Medical Devices, etc.) |
| SPIE Photonics West Job Fair 2026 | Jan 17-22, 2026 | San Francisco, CA, USA | Optics, Photonics |
| The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2026 | Mar 15-19, 2026 | San Diego, CA, USA | Materials Science, Engineering, Metallurgy |
| American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2026 | Mar 16-20, 2026 | Denver, CO, USA | Physics |
| American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition 2025 | June 22-25, 2025 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Engineering |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) 2025 | Nov 16-20, 2025 | Memphis, TN, USA | Mechanical Engineering |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (Turbo Expo) 2026 | Jun 15-19, 2026 | TBD (Exhibition June 16-18) | Turbomachinery |
| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Fall Civil Engineering Career Fair 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | State College, PA, USA | Civil Engineering |
| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pacific Northwest Student Symposium 2026 | Apr 3-5, 2026 | TBD (Co-hosted by University of Alaska Fairbanks & Anchorage) | Civil Engineering |
| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Rocky Mountain Student Symposium 2026 | Apr 23-25, 2026 | South Dakota School of Mines, CO, SD, WY | Civil Engineering |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference 2025 | Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2025 | Boston, MA, USA | Chemical Engineering |
| Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting 2025 | Oct 8-12, 2025 | San Diego, CA, USA | Biomedical Engineering |
| Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting 2025 | Nov 15-19, 2025 | San Diego, CA, USA | Neuroscience |
| American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting 2025 | Oct 14-18, 2025 | Boston, MA, USA | Human Genetics & Genomics |
| Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest 2025 | Aug 6-9, 2025 | Sacramento, CA, USA | Mathematics |
| American Mathematical Society (AMS) Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) 2026 | Jan 4-7, 2026 | Washington, D.C., USA | Mathematics |
| Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference 2025 | Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2025 | Columbus, OH, USA | All STEM disciplines |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference 2026 | Oct 15-17, 2026 | Portland, OR, USA | All STEM fields |
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Aerospace Alley® Future Workforce Opportunities Fair 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | Connecticut Convention Center, CT, USA | Aerospace, Manufacturing |
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter All Majors Career Fair 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Iowa City, IA, USA | All Majors (STEM focus implied by ACM host) |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2026 | Feb 12-14, 2026 | Phoenix, AZ, USA | Multi-disciplinary Science, Engineering, Innovation, Policy |
| Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) & Seminars (GRS) (Various) | Aug 2025 – May 2026 | Various (US & International) | Biological, Chemical, Physical, Engineering Sciences |
| National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference 2026 | Apr 9, 2026 (Virtual) & Apr 19-22, 2026 (In-person) | Seattle, WA, USA | Science Teaching and Learning |
