International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists

Since then meetings have taken place in Turin, Italy (1971); Cracow, Poland (1975); Rouen, France (1978); Mumbai, India, (1981); Washington DC, USA (1984); Abidjan, Ivory Coast (1988); Warwick, UK (1991); Budapest, Hungary (1996); Chiba, Japan (1999);[4][5] Ottawa, Canada (2002); Seoul, Korea (2005); Lille, France (2008); Adelaide, Australia (2011);[6] Los Angeles, USA (2014); New Delhi, India (2017).

[8] The first ICWES conference took place in New York City, United States of America in 1964 and was organised by the American Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

'[17][14] British attendees included engineers Isabel Hardwich, Ira Rischowski (who was accommodation secretary), Rose Winslade, Cicely Thompson, and Hettie Bussell.

[1][19][15] Attendees included Erna Hamburger, Letitia Obeng, Nicole Becarud, Deborah Ajakaiye, Ebun Oni (née Adegbohungbe), Olive Salembier, Azarmidokht Arjangi, May Maple, Hettie Bussell, Irene Ryan, Peggy Hodges, Elizabeth Laverick, Daphne Jackson, Grace Hopper, Veronica Milligan.

[20] Cracow, Poland (1975)[21] The fifth International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists was held 4–8 September 1978 in Rouen, France, under the auspices of the Cercle Des Femmes Ingenieurs, led by their President, Nicole Becarud.

[21][22] Mumbai, India (1981)[21] Washington DC, USA (1984)[21] Abidjan, Ivory Coast (1988)[21] Warwick, UK (1991)[21] Budapest, Hungary (1996)[21] Chiba, Japan (1999);[4][5][21] Ottawa, Canada (2002)[21] Seoul, South Korea (2005)[21] Lille, France (2008)[21] Adelaide, Australia (2011)[6][21] Los Angeles, USA (2014)[21] ICWES17 was held on 5–7 October 2017 in New Delhi, India, hosted by WISE-India, with nearly 300 attendees from 18 countries and four continents.