WE Local Baltimore – FAQ

The Baltimore Marriott is wheelchair accessible, including access to the Career Fair, meeting rooms, and ballrooms. Elevators are located at the lobby level, with wide hallways and ramps available throughout the venue. Bathrooms throughout the venue are wheelchair accessible. The venue parking facilities have specifically marked and reserved parking spaces.

Registration will be location on Level 4 at the main registration desk. 

• Friday, March 1 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, March 2 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The Career Fair is located in Grand Ballroom VI on Level 3.

The Career Fair is taking place Saturday, March 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Career Fair will be open to all registrants (members and non-members) the whole time.

There will be a self-service coat and luggage check in Board Room Foyer, Level 3. The coat check will not be closely monitored so use this service at your own risk.

Coat/Luggage Check Hours:

• Friday, March 1 | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday, March 2| 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Come and make a birthday card to support The Confetti Foundation during our Friday night social. The mission of The Confetti Foundation is to supply birthday parties to children who have to spend their birthday in a hospital, pediatric oncology clinic, or hospice facility.

SWE will NOT require attendees to show proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to attend 2024 WE Local Events.

SWE prioritizes the health and safety of all WE Local participants. To that end, SWE will comply with national, state and locally-issued health and safety precautions including the CDC and WHO’s guidance for events as an integral part of the conference execution. These mandates are constantly evolving, and SWE will make reasonable efforts to ensure all registered attendees are informed of the health and safety requirements and precautions that will be implemented onsite.

SWE cannot guarantee that you will not become infected with COVID-19 and attending the event could increase your risk of contracting COVID-19. By registering and attending the event, you acknowledge that you may be exposed to or infected with COVID-19; that if you are infected, you may infect others, and that contracting COVID-19 may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, or even death, both to yourself and to others with whom you may come in contact or whom you may infect if you become a carrier or transmitter of the virus. You understand the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the event may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of yourself and others, including SWE, the event venue, SWE, and their employees, contractors, agents, exhibitors, and sponsors. You accept sole responsibility for this risk and agree to hold SWE, the event venue, and their representatives harmless for any injury to yourself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death) or others as a result even with respect to such indemnified parties’ negligence. SWE, however, is not claiming release from claims based on SWE’s own gross negligence or willful or criminal wrongdoing.

Exhibitors can set up booths in Grand Ballroom VI starting on Friday, March 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The key to the lactation room will be located at the registration desk. You will need to show your I.D. in order to pick-up the key.

Lactation Room Hours:

• Friday, February 23 | 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, February 24 | 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Unattended personal belongings can be taken to the WE Local registration desk.

Weather

The weather is generally nice, but brisk, at this time of the year with an average high of 50 degrees and low of 30 degrees. See current weather here.

Attire

Business Casual.

Note: Please be prepared with adequate layers. Coat check is available if needed.

Wi-Fi is available at the event.

• Network: SWELOCAL
• Password: SWElocal1!

Interviews are appointment only. If you have a scheduled interview, please meet with your recruiter during the requested time.

The mission of the SWE Affinity Groups (AGs) is to bring together communities that share similar interests and backgrounds to support the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic goals of SWE. The SWE Affinity Groups framework includes Building Community, Professional Development, and Member Empowerment. Are you a member of an AG or attending one of their sessions? Tag your social media posts with #SWEAffinityGroups!

To learn more about the Affinity Groups, visit https://swe.org/membership/affinity-groups/.

Visit https://affinitygroups.swe.org/ for details on each Affinity Group and how to join!

We acknowledge, with respect, that we gather on the ancestral homelands of Conestoga-Susquehannock (kah-nuh-STOH-guh sus-kwuh-HAN-ock) Tribe and Piscataway Conoy (puh-ska-tuh-way ke-no) Tribe. 

We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have been its stewards throughout the generations. We also honor their elders, past and present, as well as future generations. 

We recognize Indigenous organizations such as American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) who are doing this work. We encourage everyone in this space to engage in continued learning about the Indigenous peoples who work and live on this land. 

Source: https://native-land.ca/