NAFEMS World Congress 2027

Delegates at the opening plenary session of NWC25 in Salzburg, Austria

25–28 April 2027 · Vancouver Convention Centre · Vancouver, Canada · #NWC27

The largest independent, international conference dedicated exclusively to engineering simulation.

“NWC gives you inspiration from the biggest companies in the world.”

Maciej Hebda, CAE Manager, EC Engineering

Throughout history, the world of science and engineering has navigated times of change by holding a space for continuity and maintaining a stable foundation. A foundation rooted in physics, data, and verifiable truth, where progress is driven by collective insight and shared goals.

For over 40 years, NAFEMS has nurtured and created space for the international network that makes up the engineering simulation community. The NAFEMS World Congress is the ultimate expression of this continuing work.

The Congress is where boundaries between industries and disciplines dissolve, allowing the global simulation community to come together and share critical discoveries in methods, strategies, and technologies. This is the platform for discovering common ground and new ways of doing things, the genesis of those all-important breakthroughs.

“The NAFEMS World Congress allows you to learn about new trends in simulation for engineers in multiple disciplines and with multiple software systems – unlike user conferences with only one vendor.”

Andreas Spille, CFX Berlin Software GmbH

In 2027, for the 21st time, the NAFEMS World Congress will again bring the engineering simulation community together.

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delegates	organisations	countries	want to attend the next Congress

NAFEMS World Congress 2025, Salzburg. Attendance figures from registration records; 96% from the post-Congress delegate survey.

“The NAFEMS staff do a great job. Sometimes conferences are understaffed, but this team does it right.”

David Riha, Southwest Research Institute, NAFEMS Member

Delegates in conversation at the NAFEMS World Congress 2025, Salzburg

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Present

The Call for Presentations is open. Share your work with the international simulation community. Abstracts close 9 November 2026.

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Four days of industry-led presentations, short-training included in your registration, and the whole community in one place.

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Key dates

Now	Call for Presentations open
9 November 2026	Abstract submission deadline
25–28 April 2027	NAFEMS World Congress, Vancouver

Comprising over 30,000 engineers, designers, and analysts from 1,600 member sites worldwide, the NAFEMS community is a reminder that engineering progress is a collaborative endeavour.