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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="252" height="252" style="width:2.625in;height:2.625in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://blog.uta.edu/fasstlab/files/2023/02/WSC2023_logo.png" alt="WSC 2023 Logo"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winter Simulation Conference 2023</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for Papers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 10-13, 2023</span> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#202225">The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) is the premier modeling and simulation conference providing a high-quality outlet for simulation research and applications.
<span style="background:white">The WSC 2023 will highlight the vital role that simulation plays in designing, planning, and operating resilient systems under uncertainty. In an increasingly interconnected world, it is more critical than ever to ensure that
systems quickly recover from and adapt to major disruptions. With its uncertainty modeling and explainable analytics capabilities, simulation is one of the key technologies that lie at the heart of building resilient systems.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#202225;background:white">We invite papers that emphasize the latest advances in simulation theory and applications showcasing the integrated use of simulation with technologies ranging from the Internet
of Things and statistics to AI/ML and optimization. We particularly encourage applications of simulation to improve resiliency in a wide range of domains, including but not limited to aviation, disaster response, education, energy, finance, healthcare, infrastructure,
manufacturing, national security, space systems, and supply chains. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">To share your research, best practices, and experiences, check out the
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeetings.informs.org%2Fwordpress%2Fwsc2023%2Fcall-for-papers%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccaroline.krejci%40UTA.EDU%7Ca8253b0467be49bd2aba08db0ba83926%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C638116589367310161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7MuxMClRNdNtJm1PuAysKZfckAFNhEGU6ea4D1uKy1g%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Call
for Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> and the
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeetings.informs.org%2Fwordpress%2Fwsc2023%2Fauthorsubmission%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccaroline.krejci%40UTA.EDU%7Ca8253b0467be49bd2aba08db0ba83926%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C638116589367310161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SnQXKHvlk8PAMHHLoKQ6V85xvo71o7fT3ktq2kdew7A%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Author
Kit</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#202225;background:white">The WSC 2023 will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from December 10 to 13. The San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter is located on the beautiful waterfront within walking distance
of historical sites. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#202225;background:white">Join us in San Antonio for the leading conference in the
field of simulation!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paper and Abstract Deadlines and Requirements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Full Papers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Commercial Case Studies, Poster Session</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(15 pages for tutorials and panel sessions)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">≤2 pages</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission Deadline</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 7 (contributed)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 28 (invited)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Notification of Acceptance / Reviewer Comments</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final Submission </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 2</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 15</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Appear in ACM/IEEE Digital Proceedings?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Appear in I-Sim Archives of WSC?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For more information about WSC 2023, visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wintersim.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccaroline.krejci%40UTA.EDU%7Ca8253b0467be49bd2aba08db0ba83926%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C638116589367310161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mhhwLMe7GzSF%2BI4cvy815rnGgU30%2F%2Fc%2FcXaPRTABdPA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">http://www.wintersim.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio! .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WSC 2023 Publicity Committee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Caroline Krejci</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> University of Texas at Arlington</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Angel A. Juan</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> Universitat Politècnica de València</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Ek Peng Chew</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> National University of Singapore</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Sojung Kim</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> Dongguk University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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