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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Winter Simulation Conference Call for Papers – One Week Deadline Extension!!</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="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="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) has provided a one week extension for the upcoming paper submissions. WSC
<span style="background:white">invites 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-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Here are some important deadlines:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">April 12, 2024 (extended from April 5):
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">Paper submissions due for Contributed Papers</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">May 3, 2024 (extended from April 26):</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none"> Paper submissions due for Invited Papers</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">August 2, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">: 2-page extended abstracts due for Posters and Commercial Case Studies</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">August 30, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">: Abstract submissions due for PhD Colloquium </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">October 21, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202225;mso-ligatures:none">: Abstract submissions due for Vendor Track</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">To confirm submission requirements and other dates, check out the WSC 2024 website for:</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">:
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https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/call-for-papers/</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">:
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https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/authorsubmission/</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For more information about WSC 2024 (including exhibiting and sponsoring), visit
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http://www.wintersim.org</a>. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">WSC 2024 Publicity Committee</span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"><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><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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