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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Winter Simulation Conference 2024 – Call for Papers and Abstracts</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">“Simulation for the Imagination Age: Unlocking the Value of Imagination with Simulation”</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Orlando World Center Marriott, December 15-18, 2024</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">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">We invite papers that emphasize the latest advances in simulation theory and applications showcasing the power of simulation for imagination and creativity. We particularly encourage applications of
simulation to imagine and create new and improved systems 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><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">You can check out the WSC 2024 website for the Call for Papers and Author Kit below:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Call for Papers</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/call-for-papers/</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Author Kit</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/authorsubmission/</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Deadlines:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">April 5: Paper submission deadline for Contributed papers.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">April 26: Paper submission deadline for Invited papers.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">August 2: Extended abstract submission deadline for Posters and Commercial Case Studies</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">August 30: Abstract submission deadline for PhD Colloquium </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">October 21: Abstract submission deadline for Vendor Track</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Note:</span></i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
<i>The Vendor Track is open to WinterSim <u>exhibitors</u> and <u>sponsors</u>. This track provides an opportunity for companies that market modeling and simulation technology and services, or related services to present their innovations and successful applications. </i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Orlando World Center Marriott is a full-service resort offering unique dining, pools with waterslides, a golf course, spa, and
a fitness center all within minutes from the Disney theme parks. For more information about the venue, conference program, exhibiting and sponsoring, visit the official WSC 2024 site at http://www.wintersim.org. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">WSC 2024 Publicity Committee</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kevin Taaffe</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> - Clemson University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ben Feng</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> - University of Waterloo</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Chao Meng</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> - University of Southern Mississippi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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