ANNUAL CONFERENCES

We encourage professionals at all stages in their career to come and experience a WEAI conference.

WEAI's Annual Conference is held in the summer each year and attracts over 1,000 attendees from around the world. The program includes over 300 concurrent sessions from all areas of economics, as well as a distinguished Keynote Address, the Presidential Address and Luncheon, the Graduate Student Workshop, Professional Development sessions, and participation by over 20 Allied Societies. Regular conference sites include San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Honolulu, Seattle, Portland and Vancouver B.C.

The participation-oriented program format along with addresses by leading economists provides the best mix of opportunities for professional growth for economists at all levels and fields of specialization.

Keynote addresses by Nobel laureates Peter Diamond, Daniel McFadden, James Heckman, and David Card, as well as distinguished scholars such as Orley Ashenfelter, Janet Yellen, George Kaufman, Emmanuel Saez, Janet Currie, Charles Manski and many others. 

ARE ECONOMISTS YOUR MARKET? 

WEAI conferences bring together economists from around the world offering you the opportunity to meet your best prospects for whatever you offer in economics and related fields. Annual conferences regularly draw over 1,000 economists and International Conferences draw up to 500 economists each year and we offer you these ways to get involved:

A Table Top Display. 

To maximize exposure to the conference attendees, table top exhibits will be held in the WEAI registration area for the duration of the conference. Coffee breaks will be set up in the same area to maximize exposure to conference participants. Available manned or unmanned (WEAI staff will set up and maintain your materials through the conference).

Program Advertising.

WEAI’s conference programs serve as an attendees’ guide to the conference sessions plus participant contact information, and is used as a reference after, as well as during, the conference. So your program ad continues to work for you long after the conference is over.  

Event App Sponsorship.

Reach every attendee using the mobile event app with an in-app push notification. 

Event Sponsorship. 

Maximize exposure for your organization or company through sponsorship of a refreshment break or evening reception. Event sponsorship includes signage at the event and acknowledgment throughout the program. 

Whatever your level of involvement, your organization benefits with sponsor acknowledgment on the conference website, in the conference program book, on the conference platform, and in the on-site attendee app.

Please contact exhibits@weai.org or call 714-965-8800 if you have any questions. Start making your arrangements today!

BECOME AN ALLIED SOCIETY

WEAI Annual Conferences regularly include participation by Allied Societies. Allied Societies organize anywhere from just a few sessions to an entire conference including membership and board meetings. Whether your group is long-established or simply part of an emerging specialty, WEAI can help bring your members together and increase your visibility within the discipline.

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  • 100th Annual Conference, June 20-24, 2025, San Francisco, California
  • 101st Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2026, Denver, Colorado
  • 102nd Annual Conference, June 27-July 1, 2027, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 103rd Annual Conference, June 26-30, 2028, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 104th Annual Conference, July 1-5, 2029, San Diego, California
  • 99th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2024, Seattle, Washington [program]
  • 98th Annual Conference, July 2-6, 2023, San Diego, California [program]
  • 97th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2022, Portland, Oregon [program] 
  • 96th Annual Conference, June 27-July 1, 2021, VIRTUAL [program] 
  • 95th Annual Conference, June 26-30, 2020, VIRTUAL [program]
  • 94th Annual Conference, June 28-July 2, 2019, San Francisco, California [program]
  • 93rd Annual Conference, June 26-30, 2018, Vancouver, B.C., Canada [program]
  • 92nd Annual Conference, June 25-29, 2017, San Diego, California [program]
  • 91st Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2016, Portland, Oregon [program]
  • 90th Annual Conference, June 28-July 2, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii [program]
  • 89th Annual Conference, June 27-July 1, 2014, Denver, Colorado [program]
  • 88th Annual Conference, June 28-July 2, 2013, Seattle, Washington [program]
  • 87th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2012, San Francisco, California [program]
  • 86th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2011, San Diego, California [program]
  • 85th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2010, Portland, Oregon [program]
  • 84th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2009, Vancouver, B.C., Canada [program]
  • 83rd Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii [program]
  • 82nd Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2007, Seattle, Washington [program]
  • 81st Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2006, San Diego, California
  • 80th Annual Conference, July 4-8, 2005, San Francisco, California
  • 79th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2004, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • 78th Annual Conference, July 11-15, 2003, Denver, Colorado
  • 77th Annual Conference, June 29-July 3, 2002, Seattle, Washington
  • 76th Annual Conference, July 4-8, 2001, San Francisco, California
  • 75th Annual Conference, 2000 Vancouver
  • 74th Annual Conference, 1999 San Diego
  • 73rd Annual Conference, 1998 Lake Tahoe
  • 72nd Annual Conference, 1997 Seattle
  • 71st Annual Conference, 1996 San Francisco
  • 70th Annual Conference, 1995 San Diego
  • 69th Annual Conference, 1994 Vancouver
  • 68th Annual Conference, 1993 Lake Tahoe
  • 67th Annual Conference, 1992 San Francisco
  • 66th Annual Conference, 1991 Seattle
  • 65th Annual Conference, 1990 San Diego
  • 64th Annual Conference, 1989 Lake Tahoe
  • 63rd Annual Conference, 1988 Los Angeles
  • 62nd Annual Conference, 1987 Vancouver
  • 61st Annual Conference, 1986 San Francisco
  • 60th Annual Conference, 1985 Anaheim
  • 59th Annual Conference, 1984 Las Vegas
  • 58th Annual Conference, 1983 Seattle
  • 57th Annual Conference, 1982 Los Angeles
  • 56th Annual Conference, 1981 San Francisco
  • 55th Annual Conference, 1980 San Diego
  • 54th Annual Conference, 1979 Las Vegas
  • 53rd Annual Conference, 1978 Hawaii
  • 52nd Annual Conference, 1977 Anaheim
  • 51st Annual Conference, 1976 San Francisco
  • 50th Annual Conference, 1975 San Diego
  • 49th Annual Conference, 1974 Las Vegas
  • 48th Annual Conference, 1973 Claremont
  • 47th Annual Conference, 1972 University of Santa Clara
  • 46th Annual Conference, 1971 Simon Fraser University
  • 45th Annual Conference, 1970 University of California, Davis
  • 44th Annual Conference, 1969 Long Beach State University
  • 43rd Annual Conference, 1968 Oregon State University
  • 42nd Annual Conference, 1967 University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 41st Annual Conference, 1966 University of California, Berkeley
  • 40th Annual Conference, 1965 San Diego State College
  • 39th Annual Conference, 1964 University of Oregon, Eugene
  • 38th Annual Conference, 1963 San Francisco State College
  • 37th Annual Conference, 1962 University of California, Los Angeles
  • 36th Annual Conference, 1961 University of Washington, Seattle
  • 35th Annual Conference, 1960 Stanford
  • 34th Annual Conference, 1959 University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 33rd Annual Conference, 1958 Washington State College
  • 32nd Annual Conference, 1957 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
  • 31st Annual Conference, 1956 USC, Los Angeles
  • 30th Annual Conference, 1955 Stanford
  • 29th Annual Conference, 1954 University of Oregon, Eugene
  • 28th Annual Conference, 1953 University of California, Berkeley
  • 27th Annual Conference, 1952 Redlands
  • 26th Annual Conference, 1951 Santa Clara
  • 25th Annual Conference, 1950 Corvallis
  • 24th Annual Conference, 1949 Oakland
  • 23rd Annual Conference, 1948 Los Angeles
  • 22nd Annual Conference, 1947 Seattle
  • 21st Annual Conference, 1946 Santa Barbara
  • 1945 cx due to WWII
  • 1944 cx due to WWII
  • 1943 cx due to WWII
  • 1942 cx due to WWII
  • 20th Annual Conference, 1941 Los Angeles
  • 19th Annual Conference, 1940 Stanford
  • 18th Annual Conference, 1939 Pullman, Moscow
  • 17th Annual Conference, 1938 Berkeley
  • 16th Annual Conference, 1937 Claremont
  • 15th Annual Conference, 1936 Eugene
  • 14th Annual Conference, 1935 Oakland
  • 13th Annual Conference, 1934 Los Angeles
  • 12th Annual Conference, 1933 Seattle
  • 11th Annual Conference, 1932 Stanford
  • 10th Annual Conference, 1931 Corvallis
  • 9th Annual Conference, 1930 Salt Lake City
  • 8th Annual Conference, 1929 Los Angeles
  • 7th Annual Conference, 1928 Berkeley
  • 6th Annual Conference, 1927 Vancouver
  • 5th Annual Conference, 1926 Eugene
  • 4th Annual Conference, 1925 Seattle
  • 3rd Annual Conference, 1924 Los Angeles
  • 2nd Annual Conference, 1923 Stanford
  • 1st Annual Conference, 1922 Portland