In 2027, for the 21st time, the NAFEMS World Congress will bring the global engineering simulation community together in Vancouver, Canada, 25-28 April. Sponsoring the Congress places your company at the heart of it, alongside the industrial users, researchers and innovators who shape how simulation is done. You bring your solutions and your people; we bring you the community.
“Sponsoring NWC allows us to network, showcase solutions, and drive business.”
S. Ravi Shankar, Siemens Digital Industries Software
644 delegates at NWC25, the largest of the last four congresses | 374 organisations, from 39 countries | 8 in 10 attendees are delegates, not exhibiting staff | 300+ technical presentations | 4 days of breaks and networking held in the exhibition |
Figures from NAFEMS World Congress 2025, Salzburg.
Coffee break in the exhibition hall, NWC25 Salzburg. 644 delegates over four days.
8/10 attendees are practising engineers, analysts and simulation leads
The exhibition hall is the hub of the Congress
The Congress is not an exhibition with a conference attached. Every coffee break, lunch and evening function happens in and around the exhibition hall, so as a sponsor, you get to spend four days at the heart of the conversation rather than shut out from it.
1,000+ organisations over four congresses
Your users and your future users, together
The community that gathers at the Congress includes both the organisations that already run your tools, and the ones yet to decide. Over the last four congresses, more than 1,000 organisations have attended, nearly 300 have returned at least twice, and 40 have been at every single one. Few events let you strengthen existing relationships, and begin new ones, in just four days.
Boeing · Airbus · Caterpillar · Honda · Bosch · ASML
The specialists industry-leading organisations trust
For over 40 years, NAFEMS, the independent, not-for-profit association for engineering modelling, analysis and simulation, has created a space where the international simulation community comes together. Comprising over 30,000 engineers, designers and analysts from 1,600 member companies worldwide, it is the specialist community organisations trust to evaluate methods and tools. Around three quarters of Congress delegates come from NAFEMS member organisations, and they arrive engaged, technical, and ready to talk detail.
Recognition starts the day you sign
Months of exposure before day one
Sponsorship gives you a campaign, not just a booth. Every package, from Principal to Exhibitor, carries your name on Congress communications from the day your agreement is signed: email campaigns, printed material, Benchmark magazine and the Congress website, then the programme, delegate pack and post-event resources. The earlier you book, the longer your exposure.
“NWC lets us to meet customers, experience the state of the art, show new developments, and find new customers.”
Michael Klein, Managing Director, INTES GmbH
Early bird: save 5% on every package when you book by 31 December 2026.
One Principal Sponsorship. Limited Platinum places. Booth positions and plenary slots allocated in booking order.
Every package includes exhibition space, delegate registrations, free lead retrieval, and recognition on Congress marketing from the day you sign. Higher tiers add stage time, owned agenda sessions, and your brand across the Congress campaign.
If you want to discuss any of the available sponsorship packages, contact roger.oswald@nafems.org
Only one available
Principal
One company, exclusively. Open the Congress, host the Congress Dinner, lead every communication.
Member $50,000 | Non-member $58,000
Early bird: $47,500 member | $55,100 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
| 30 min opening plenary | 160 min Inside Track time |
| 5 delegate passes | 20'×20' stand space |
Highlights
✓ Exclusive: the only Principal Sponsor
✓ 30-minute opening plenary presentation
✓ Exclusive sponsor of the Congress Dinner, plus the Welcome Reception
✓ Two full Inside Track sessions (~80 min each)
✓ Two full-page Benchmark adverts (Jan & Apr 2027)
✓ Opt-in delegate contact details + free lead retrieval
✓ Logos in dominant size and position throughout
✓ Recognised as Principal Sponsor on marketing, emails and promotions from signing
✓ Official sponsor of the Congress Dinner, with logo placement on menus (exclusive to Principal)
✓ Five staff registrations, all functions included
✓ 15% discount on further staff registrations booked centrally
✓ Paragraph of description in the Congress programme
✓ Logo on the virtual Congress bag
✓ Banner at registration and in the main plenary session
✓ Shared sponsor meeting room (booked on-site)
✓ Official sponsor of a Best Paper award
✓ Inclusion in pre-Congress email promotions
✓ Featured in opening and closing speeches
✓ Logo on mailed Congress marketing to thousands of CAE professionals
✓ 8 files in the virtual delegate pack
✓ Principal Sponsor listing, logo and link on the Congress website
✓ 20' × 20' (6 × 6 m) empty booth space, choice of area
✓ Logo in the Congress programme
Platinum
Our premium partnership. Limited places, endless customisation, and a voice in the main room.
Member $46,000 | Non-member $50,000
Early bird: $43,700 member | $47,500 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
| 15 min plenary slot | 160 min Inside Track time |
| 5 delegate passes | 20'×20' stand space |
Highlights
✓ 15-minute plenary presentation (first come, first served)
✓ Official sponsor of the Welcome Reception
✓ Two full Inside Track sessions (~80 min each)
✓ Two full-page Benchmark adverts (Jan & Apr 2027)
✓ Opt-in delegate contact details + free lead retrieval
✓ Recognition on all marketing from the day you sign
✓ Recognised as Platinum Sponsor on marketing, emails and promotions from signing
✓ Five staff registrations, all functions included
✓ 15% discount on further staff registrations booked centrally
✓ Paragraph of description in the Congress programme
✓ Logo on the virtual Congress bag
✓ Banner at registration and in the main plenary session
✓ Shared sponsor meeting room (booked on-site)
✓ Official sponsor of a Best Paper award
✓ Inclusion in pre-Congress email promotions
✓ Featured in opening and closing speeches
✓ Logo on mailed Congress marketing to thousands of CAE professionals
✓ 6 files in the virtual delegate pack
✓ Platinum Sponsor listing, logo and link on the Congress website
✓ 20' × 20' (6 × 6 m) empty booth space, choice of area
✓ Logo in the Congress programme
✓ Logos in dominant size and position
Most popular
Gold
A full session on the agenda, sponsor of every lunch, and a double-width booth.
Member $31,300 | Non-member $35,300
Early bird: $29,700 member | $33,500 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
| 80 min Inside Track time | Lunch official sponsor |
| 3 delegate passes | 10'×20' booth package |
Highlights
✓ One full Inside Track session (~80 min) in the agenda
✓ Official sponsor of the Congress lunches
✓ Full-page Benchmark advert (April 2027)
✓ Opt-in delegate contact details + free lead retrieval
✓ Banner at the registration area
✓ Recognition on Congress marketing from signing
✓ Three staff registrations, all functions included
✓ Featured in opening and closing speeches
✓ 10% discount on further staff registrations booked centrally
✓ Shared sponsor meeting room (booked on-site)
✓ Official sponsor of a Best Paper award
✓ Inclusion in pre-Congress email promotions
✓ Logo on mailed Congress marketing to thousands of CAE professionals
✓ 4 files in the virtual delegate pack
✓ Gold Sponsor listing, logo and link on the Congress website
✓ 10' × 20' (3 × 6 m) drapery booth package: 8' backwall, 3' sidewalls, skirted table, two chairs, ID sign
✓ Logo in the Congress programme
Silver
Exhibit with extra on top: agenda time, morning coffee, and a place in the campaign.
Member $19,650 | Non-member $22,130
Early bird: $18,700 member | $21,000 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
| 40 min Inside Track time | Coffee morning sponsor |
| 2 delegate passes | 10'×10' booth package |
Highlights
✓ Half Inside Track session (~40 min) in the agenda
✓ Official sponsor of morning coffee
✓ Half-page Benchmark advert (April 2027)
✓ Inclusion in pre-Congress email promotions
✓ Recognition on Congress marketing from signing
✓ Free lead retrieval (name and company)
✓ Two staff registrations, all functions included
✓ Featured in opening and closing speeches
✓ Logo on mailed Congress marketing to thousands of CAE professionals
✓ 2 files in the virtual delegate pack
✓ Silver Sponsor listing, logo and link on the Congress website
✓ 10' × 10' (3 × 3 m) drapery booth package: 8' backwall, 3' sidewalls, skirted table, two chairs, ID sign
✓ Logo in the Congress programme
Exhibitor
The simple way to be in the room, at the centre of every break and every conversation.
Member $9,000 | Non-member $10,700
Early bird: $8,550 member | $10,150 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
| 4 days delegate footfall | 1 delegate pass |
| 10'×10' booth package | Free lead retrieval |
Highlights
✓ One staff registration, all functions included
✓ Free lead retrieval (name and company)
✓ Listed on Congress marketing from signing
✓ Exhibitor listing, logo and link on the Congress website
✓ 10' × 10' (3 × 3 m) drapery booth package: backwall, sidewalls, skirted table, two chairs, ID sign
✓ Logo in the Congress programme
| Benefit | Principal | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Exhibitor |
| Exclusive, single-company package | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Plenary presentation slot | 30 min, opening | 15 min | — | — | — |
| Inside Track sessions (owned agenda time) | 2 × 80 min | 2 × 80 min | 1 × 80 min | 1 × 40 min | — |
| Exclusive sponsor of the Congress Dinner (logo on menus) | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Official sponsor of Welcome Reception | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Official sponsor of Congress lunches | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Official sponsor of morning coffee | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Official sponsor of a Best Paper award | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Benchmark magazine advertising | 2 full pages | 2 full pages | 1 full page | Half page | — |
| Opt-in delegate contact details (GDPR compliant) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Free lead retrieval tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff registrations included | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Discount on further registrations | 15% | 15% | 10% | — | — |
| Exhibition stand | 20'×20' space | 20'×20' space | 10'×20' package | 10'×10' package | 10'×10' package |
| Banner placement | Registration + plenary | Registration + plenary | Registration | — | — |
| Shared sponsor meeting room | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Recognition on Congress marketing from signing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inclusion in pre-Congress email promotions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Featured in opening & closing speeches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Logo on virtual Congress bag | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Logo on mailed Congress marketing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Description paragraph in programme | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Files in virtual delegate pack | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Website listing with logo and link | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo in the Congress programme | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Member price | $50,000 ($47,500) | $46,000 ($43,700) | $31,300 ($29,700) | $19,650 ($18,700) | $9,000 ($8,550) |
Non-member price | $58,000 ($55,100) | $50,000 ($47,500) | $35,300 ($33,500) | $22,130 ($21,000) | $10,700 ($10,150) |
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Add any of these options to your sponsorship or exhibition package.
Congress Dinner Artist
The Congress Dinner will feature unmissable live entertainment. Put your company name front and centre by sponsoring the Congress Dinner artist.
Member $6,500 | Non-member $8,500
Early bird: $6,175 member | $8,075 non-member (to 31 Dec 2026)
Afternoon Coffee
The afternoon break is when delegates recharge. Be part of the refreshment and get your name in front of every attendee. They will thank you for it.
$4,000
Early bird: $3,800 (to 31 Dec 2026)
Congress Pen
Everyone loves a good pen. Get your logo on the Congress pen and every delegate carries your name in their pocket, during and long after the Congress.
$4,000
Early bird: $3,800 (to 31 Dec 2026)
The whole community: industrial users, software vendors, industry experts, academic researchers and technology innovators. At the last Congress, 644 delegates from 374 organisations and 39 countries took part, and more than eight in ten people in the room were practising engineers, analysts and simulation leads rather than exhibiting staff.
The day your agreement is signed, at every level. Your name joins Congress marketing from that point onward, so booking early buys months of additional exposure at no extra cost.
In booking order. Early sponsors choose first, and Platinum plenary slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Yes. Book by 31 December 2026 for a 5% early bird saving on any package or add-on.
Yes, at the non-member rate. In many cases, joining NAFEMS costs less than the non-member sponsorship premium, so membership can pay for itself immediately. Talk to the team and we will run the numbers with you.
Yes, particularly at Platinum level and above. Tell us what you want to achieve in Vancouver and we will build around it.
Early bird: save 5%
Book any package or add-on by 31 December 2026.
One Principal Sponsorship. Limited Platinum places. Booth positions allocated in booking order.
NWC25 in numbers
644
delegates, the largest of the last four congresses
374
organisations from 39 countries
8 in 10
attendees are delegates, not exhibiting staff
300+
technical presentations
Packages at a glance
| Principal (one only) | $50,000 |
| Platinum | $46,000 |
| Gold | $31,300 |
| Silver | $19,650 |
| Exhibitor | $9,000 |
NAFEMS member rates. Early bird saves 5% until 31 Dec 2026. Non-member rates available.
Every package includes
Talk to the team
Tell us what you want to achieve in Vancouver and we will help you choose, or build, the right package.
Email roger.oswald@nafems.org
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