Where the simulation world comes together

Engineering progress is a collaborative endeavour. The NAFEMS community, more than 30,000 engineers, designers and analysts worldwide, exists on that principle. Built on a foundation of physics, data and verifiable results, progress in simulation engineering comes from collective insight and shared goals. The World Congress is the fullest expression of that collaborative effort. This is the one event where industrial users, software vendors, researchers and innovators all come together. Because NAFEMS is an independent, neutral organisation, the agenda is shaped by industry, and what practising simulation users across industry sectors need to know.

In 2027 the Congress convenes for the 21st time, under the theme ‘A World of Engineering Simulation’. NWC25, in Salzburg, brought together 644 delegates from 374 organisations across 39 countries, with more than 300 technical presentations spanning every discipline of modelling, analysis, and simulation. Automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing, marine, biomedical, software development and academia. Everyone working in simulation came together for four days of a diverse, packed programme.

After every Congress, the same three reasons for attending are often cited: to see what is actually working in other organisations; to talk directly to the major vendors in one trip; and to build a peer network that answers the type of questions no support desk can. And at a moment when simulation processes are evolving into intelligent engineering workflows, the Congress is where the community decides how validation and human expertise can best underpin what comes next, to ensure that trust in simulation outputs is the standard, not something hoped for.

A week you cannot get anywhere else

The presentations are the backbone, but there is so much more to the event. The Congress week is built so that however you learn, and whatever challenge you came to solve, there is a room for you.

The Congress may only come once every two years, but the discoveries shared, the skills learned, the working group decisions, and the connections made in that week drive growth and transformation that lasts.

What your registration includes

One fee covers the full Congress. No session ticketing, no paid tiers of access, no separate charges for the keynotes or the social programme.

Registration rates

All rates are in US dollars. Speaker rates apply to presenting authors with accepted abstracts (one discounted rate per presentation).

Presenting at NWC27 is the lowest-cost way to attend. Submit an abstract via the Call for Presentations.

Vancouver, 25 - 28 April 2027

The Congress returns to North America for the first time since Tampa in 2023. Vancouver is one of the most connected cities on the Pacific coast, with direct flights from across North America, Europe and Asia, and US-bound delegates clear US customs before departure on the way home.

The Congress takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre, on the waterfront in the heart of downtown. A compact, walkable city centre means your hotel, the venue and the social programme sit within a few minutes of each other. Vancouver is not just well connected, it is also a beautiful city to visit. So, come for the Congress and get the scenic views and the seawall as a bonus.

Making the case to your organisation

We know most delegates need to get sign-off to attend events. The argument that works is consolidation: one registration replaces multiple vendor events, paid training courses (NAFEMS training at the Congress is included in the fee) and scouting visits. In four days you can benchmark your simulation practice against hundreds of organisations, meet every vendor on your shortlist one after the other, hear unfiltered user experience of the tools you are evaluating, and bring back practical, real-world papers your team can learn from and act on.

To make it easy, the button below opens a ready-drafted approval request in your email client. Fill in the [brackets], adjust it so it sounds like you, and send.

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