85th SAWE Conference Information
85th International Conference
Welcome to our 2026 International Conference
May 17 - 22, 2026
The Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE) is excited to welcome you to attend our 85th Annual Conference on Mass Properties Engineering which will be held in beautiful Valencia, California. We are looking forward to getting together in-person to share our experiences, learn from each other, improve our skills through training, and create some new memories.
A special shout out to undergraduate students as well! We have opportunities for you to present your work through papers, and presentations. Prizes are available for Best Student Paper, so be sure to get your papers and presentations in ASAP.
Use the buttons below to submit your papers, register for the conference, and view/download the Conference Announcement for all the details of what is in store for you during our in-person event.
Don't miss it!
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President's Message
Jason Booth
SAWE President
The Boeing Company
On behalf of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers I want to extend a cordial invitation to our 85th Annual International Conference being held in-person again in Valencia, California. Our conference planning committee has assembled a great line up of topics and papers for you:
- Learn about today’s latest technologies, techniques, and programs.
- Participate in development and updates of mass properties industry standards.
- Experience problem solving in forum discussions.
- Meet vendor representatives and get acquainted with products essential to our jobs.
- Talk informally with customers, competitors, and suppliers.
- Review development of the new Mass Properties Engineer Certification Program.
- Learn first-hand about the latest SAWE activities and programs,
SAWE’s technical sessions, standards and practices workshops, and forum discussions address the many needs of our members across the military aircraft, commercial aircraft, airline, space, marine, offshore, land vehicles, and allied industries represented by our society.
The conference is designed to enhance your knowledge and technical capabilities in a comfortable and fun atmosphere. At our conference you will be rewarded with a valuable experience, renewing and strengthening your understanding of mass properties, and improving your abilities to generate top performance products in a safe, efficient manner.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Technical Papers
We are actively soliciting technical papers for the conference! Authors have already submitted their plans to present their work on a variety of topics including artificial intelligence, submarine solid ballast, student rocket payloads, additive manufacturing, dynamically scaled tests, technical forum transcriptions, guarantee weights, and many more. Don't miss this chance to share your experience with your colleagues! Important deadlines for papers are shown below.
Call for Papers Deadlines
Sponsor Information
The table below lists opportunities that are available for sponsorship at the conference.
Use this link to discover: Why should I become a SAWE Conference Sponsor?
Conference Sponsorship Benefits
Sponsors
Silver Partners
Company Members - L 2
Spirit Aerosystems - Belfast, UK
Company Members - L 1
B&A Software AS (ShipWeight/MassTrack)