2025 Winter Simulation Conference
December 7-10, 2025
Sheraton Grand Seattle, Seattle, WA
Look to the Future! Simulation 2050 and Beyond.
Simulation Around the World - Call for Extended Abstracts
The 2025 Winter Simulation Conference invites the submission of extended abstracts to the Simulation Around the World (SATW) Track.
SATW is a hybrid track whose purpose is to broaden participation among three key categories of people:
- Expand access to simulation researchers and practitioners residing in geographical regions that are historically underrepresented in WSC (see list of regions/countries in [1]);
- Enable participation from regions where travel is prohibited or challenging, e.g. due to conflict or natural disaster; and
- Enable participation by people unable to travel due to personal reasons. (Personal reasons include, but are not limited to, inability to obtain a visa, caring responsibilities, bereavement, or personal or family healthcare concerns.)
Since space is limited, all people anticipating difficulty traveling to WSC according to A, B or C are encouraged to submit to this track.
Submission Guidelines
To participate, please submit a 2-page extended abstract using the paper submission system by August 1, 2025. Select "Simulation Around the World Contributed Extended Abstract" when filling out the submission form.
To assist with identifying appropriate reviewers, submissions should identify a secondary track that best aligns with the submission. For example, if the extended abstract is an application of simulation optimization, select "Simulation Optimization" as an alternate track to help guide the review process.
Please use the Extended Abstract Template provided and follow its formatting instructions. In addition to the Extended Abstract, authors will need to submit a short statement of no more than 250 words explaining how their submission aligns with the goals of the SATW track (e.g., indicating A, B, or C above). The track committee will review all applications to determine their suitability for the SATW track. Applications will also be reviewed for technical merit following the standard review process.
Fees and Eligibility
Accepted submissions should be presented at WSC. Since SATW is a hybrid track, two forms of presentations are allowed: in-person or online. Online-only presenters will need to pay the online reduced registration fee.
A registration fee waiver may be awarded to online only speakers whose home institutions are located in an eligible country, listed below:
[1] Eligible countries include*:
- Countries on the African continent.
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
- America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- Middle East/Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Yemen.
* If you reside in a country other than those listed which you believe should be on the eligible list, please provide a brief case with your submission.
If a presenter accepted to the SATW track unexpectedly becomes able to attend the regular conference in-person, they may continue to participate in the track but will need to pay the in-person registration fee.
Conference Access
Several activities are under development to encourage interaction between in-person attendees and online only attendees. Current ideas include:
● Enabling online only participants to join talks in the Introductory Tutorials track, which is planned to be held in a hybrid room.
● Enabling online only participants to join a selection of regular track sessions designated for a hybrid room.
● Enabling online only participants to join and/or stream the Plenary and Titan talks.
● Enabling online only participants to join some aspects of the PhD Colloquium held on Sunday.
Additional Information
Extended Abstract Instructions: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2025/files/2025/02/WSC2025_ExtendedAbstracts.pdf
Extended Abstract Word Template: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2025/files/2025/02/InstructionsForAuthors_ExtendedAbstracts.docx
Paper Submission System: https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/wsc/
Deadlines
August 1, 2025: Electronically submit 2-page extended abstracts
Points of Contact
The track is organized by María Julia Blas (INGAR CONICET-UTN) and Stewart Robinson (Newcastle University). Please direct questions to Stewart.Robinson@newcastle.ac.uk.
WSC 2025 Publicity Committee
Steffen Strassburger, Technische Universität Ilmenau
Claudia Szabo, The University of Adelaide
Cristina Ruiz Martin, Carleton University
José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Federal University of Itajubá
Peng Yijie, Peking University
Aya Ahmed, Brunel University of London
Julianne Sansa-Otim, Makerere University
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Peter Haas
Professor of Information and Computer Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA
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