Below is information on the history of the Winter Simulation Conference. For the periods 1967-1968 and 1974-2014, the attendance figures shown below represent total paid attendance including students, but excluding exhibitor-only registrants. For the period 1969-1973, no surviving records of WSC attendance are held by any of the sponsoring societies. Consequently, attendance estimates were obtained by discussions with the Program Chairs and General Chairs for this period, namely, Harold Hixson, Julian Reitman, Arnold Ockene, Philip Kiviat, Michael Araten, Joseph Sussman, Austin Hoggatt and Michael Morris. Although the figures for the years 1969-1973 are subject to uncertainty, there is little doubt that in the period 1970-1971, attendance at the WSC was substantially higher than in all other years. In the following table, the abbreviations GC, PC, APC, PE, PCE, and APE denote General Chair, Program Chair, Associate Program Chair, Proceedings Editor, Proceedings Co-Editor, and Associate Proceedings Editor, respectively. The WSC Proceedings have been indexed in the ISI Proceedings<\/a> since 2000.<\/p>\n
| CONFERENCE<\/span><\/td>\n | CONFERENCE LEADERS<\/span><\/td> | BUSINESS CHAIR<\/span><\/td>\n | ATTENDANCE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Conference on the Applications of Simulation Using GPSS\n13-14 November 1967\nHilton Hotel, New York, NY<\/td>\n | Harold G. Hixson (GC)\nJulian Reitman (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Second Conference on the Applications of Simulation\n2-4 December 1968\nHotel Roosevelt, New York, NY<\/td>\n | Julian Reitman (GC)\nArnold Ockene (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Third Conference on the Applications of Simulation\n8-10 December 1969\nInternational Hotel, Los Angeles, CA<\/td>\n | Arnold Ockene (GC)\nPhilip J. Kiviat (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Fourth Conference on the Applications of Simulation\n9-11 December 1970\nWaldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY<\/td>\n | Philip J. Kiviat (GC)\nMichael Araten (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 1100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1971 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-10 December 1971\nWaldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY<\/td>\n | Michael Araten (GC)\nJoseph Sussman (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1973 Winter Simulation Conference\n17-19 January 1973\nSt. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA<\/td>\n | Joseph Sussman (GC)\nAustin C. Hoggatt (PC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1974 Winter Simulation Conference\n14-16 January 1974\nWashington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC<\/td>\n | Michael F. Morris (GC)\nHarold Steinberg (PC)\nHarold J. Highland (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1976 Bicentennial Winter Simulation Conference\n6-8 December 1976\nNational Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD<\/td>\n | Harold J. Highland (GC)\nThomas J. Schriber (PC)\nRobert G. Sargent (APC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 306<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1977 Winter Simulation Conference\n5-7 December 1977\nNational Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD<\/td>\n | Robert G. Sargent (GC)\nJ. William Schmidt (PC)\nHarold J. Highland (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1978 Winter Simulation Conference\n4-6 December 1978\nThe Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, FL<\/td>\n | Larry G. Hull (GC)\nNorman R. Nielsen (PC)\nHarold J. Highland (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1979 Winter Simulation Conference\n3-5 December 1979\nHoliday Inn Embarcadero, San Diego, CA<\/td>\n | Mitchell G. Spiegel (GC)\nRobert Shannon (PC)\nHarold J. Highland (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1980 Winter Simulation Conference\n3-5 December 1980\nOrlando Marriott, Orlando, FL<\/td>\n | Paul Roth (GC)\nTuncer I. \u00d6ren (PC,PE)\nCharles M. Shub (APC)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1981 Winter Simulation Conference\n9-11 December 1981\nPeachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, GA<\/td>\n | Claude M. Delfosse (GC)\nCharles M. Shub (PC)\nTuncer I. \u00d6ren (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1982 Winter Simulation Conference\n6-8 December 1982\nHoliday Inn Embarcadero, San Diego, CA<\/td>\n | Yen W. Chao (GC)\nOrlando Madrigal (PC)\nHarold J. Highland (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1983 Winter Simulation Conference\n12-14 December 1983\nCrystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA<\/td>\n | Jerry Banks (GC)\nBruce W. Schmeiser (PC)\nStephen D. Roberts (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 416<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1984 Winter Simulation Conference\n28-30 November 1984\nSheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX<\/td>\n | Udo W. Pooch (GC)\nC. Dennis Pegden (PC)\nSallie Sheppard (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1985 Winter Simulation Conference\n11-13 December 1985\nSan Francisco Hilton and Tower, San Francisco, CA<\/td>\n | Gerard C. Blais (GC)\nSusan L. Solomon (PC)\nDonald T. Gantz (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 369<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1986 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-10 December 1986\nRadisson Mark Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC<\/td>\n | James O. Henriksen (GC)\nStephen D. Roberts (PC)\nJames R. Wilson (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1987 Winter Simulation Conference\n14-16 December 1987\nThe Ritz Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA<\/td>\n | Hank Grant (GC)\nW. David Kelton (PC)\nArne Thesen (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1988 Winter Simulation Conference\n12-14 December 1988\nSan Diego Marriott, San Diego, CA<\/td>\n | Peter L. Haigh (GC)\nJohn C. Comfort (PC)\nMichael A. Abrams (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1989 Winter Simulation Conference\n4-6 December 1989\nCapital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC<\/td>\n | Kenneth J. Musselman (GC)\nPhilip Heidelberger (PC)\nEdward A. MacNair (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 619<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1990 Winter Simulation Conference\n9-12 December 1990\nThe Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, LA<\/td>\n | Randall P. Sadowski (GC)\nRichard E. Nance (PC)\nOsman Balci (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1991 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-11 December 1991\nThe Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ<\/td>\n | W. David Kelton (GC)\nGordon M. Clark (PC)\nBarry L. Nelson (PE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1992 Winter Simulation Conference\n13-16 December 1992\nCrystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA<\/td>\n | Robert C. Crain (GC)\nJames R. Wilson (PC)\nJames J. Swain (PE)\nDavid Goldsman (APE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 734<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1993 Winter Simulation Conference\n12-15 December 1993\nThe Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA<\/td>\n | Edward C. Russell (GC)\nWilliam E. Biles (PC)\nGerald W. Evans (PE)\nMansooreh Mollaghasemi<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1994 Winter Simulation Conference\n11-14 December 1994\nWalt Disney World Swan Hotel, Orlando, FL<\/td>\n | Deborah A. Sadowski (GC)\nAndrew F. Seila (PC)\nJeffrey D. Tew (PCE)\nS. Manivannan (PCE)<\/td> | Dave Sturrock<\/td>\n | 667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1995 Winter Simulation Conference\n3-6 December 1995\nHyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA<\/td>\n | William R. Lilegdon (GC)\nDavid Goldsman (PC)\nChristos Alexopoulos (PCE)\nKeebom Kang (PCE)<\/td> | <\/td>\n | 652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1996 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-11 December 1996\nHotel Del Coronado, Coronado, CA<\/td>\n | Daniel T. Brunner (GC)\nJames J. Swain (PC)\nJohn M. Charnes (PCE)\nDouglas J. Morrice (PCE)<\/td> | Kerim Tumay<\/td>\n | 649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1997 Winter Simulation Conference\n7-10 December 1997\nRenaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, GA<\/td>\n | David H. Withers (GC)\nBarry L. Nelson (PC)\nSigr\u00fan Andrad\u00f3ttir (PE)\nKevin J. Healy (APE)<\/td> | Tom Schuppe<\/td>\n | 634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1998 Winter Simulation Conference\n13-16 December 1998\nGrand Hyatt Washington, Washington DC<\/td>\n | John S. Carson (GC)\nMani S. Manivannan (PC)\nD. J. Medeiros (PCE)\nEdward F. Watson (PCE)<\/td> | Matt Rohrer<\/td>\n | 778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 1999 Winter Simulation Conference\n5-8 December 1999\nSquaw Peak, Phoenix, AZ<\/td>\n | David T. Sturrock (GC)\nGerald W. Evans (PC)\nP. A. Farrington (PCE)\nH. B. Nemhard (PCE)<\/td> | Scott Miller<\/td>\n | 671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2000 Winter Simulation Conference\n10-13 December 2000\nWyndham Palace Resort & Spa, Orlando, FL<\/td>\n | Paul A. Fishwick (GC)\nKeebom Kang (PC)\nJeffrey A. Joines (PCE)\nRussell R. Barton (PCE)<\/td> | Brad Armstrong<\/td>\n | 710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2001 Winter Simulation Conference\n9-12 December 2001\nCrystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA<\/td>\n | Matt Rohrer(GC)\nDeb Medeiros (PC)\nBrett A. Peters (PCE)\nJeffrey Smith (PCE)<\/td> | Dan Muller<\/td>\n | 496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2002 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-11 December 2002\nManchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, CA<\/td>\n | Jane L. Snowdon (GC)\nJohn M. Charnes (PC)\nEnver Y\u00fccesan (PCE)\nChun-Hung Chen (PCE)<\/td> | Randy Gibson<\/td>\n | 550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2003 Winter Simulation Conference\n7-10 December 2003\nThe Fairmont New Orleans, New Orleans, LA<\/td>\n | David Ferrin (GC)\nDouglas J. Morrice (PC)\nPaul J. Sanchez (PCE)\nStephen Chick (PCE)<\/td> | Ann Dunkin<\/td>\n | 566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2004 Winter Simulation Conference\n5-8 December 2004\nWashington Hilton and Towers Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n | Jeff Smith (GC)\nBrett Peters (PC)\nRicki G. Ingalls (PCE)\nManuel D. Rossetti (PCE)<\/td> | Dan Muller<\/td>\n | 687<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2005 Winter Simulation Conference\n4-7 December 2005\nHilton in the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL<\/td>\n | Frank “Brad” Armstrong (GC)\nJeffrey A. Joines (PC)\nNatalie Steiger (PCE)\nMichael E. Kuhl (PCE)<\/td> | Neil Bengston<\/td>\n | 700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2006 Winter Simulation Conference\n3-6 December 2006\nPortola Plaza Hotel, Monterey, CA<\/td>\n | David Nicol (GC)\nRichard Fujimoto (PC)\nBarry Lawson (PCE)\nJason Liu (PCE)\nFelipe Perrone (PCE)\nFred Wieland (PCE)<\/td> | Tom Jefferson<\/td>\n | 658<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2007 Winter Simulation Conference\n9-12 December 2007\nJ.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n | Jeff Tew (GC)\nRussell Barton (PC)\nShane Henderson (PCE)\nBahar Biller (PCE)\nMing-hua Hsieh (PCE)\nJohn Shortle (PCE)<\/td> | Joe Hugan<\/td>\n | 736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2008 Winter Simulation Conference\n7-10 December 2008\nHotel Intercontinental Miami, Miami, FL<\/td>\n | Tom Jefferson (GC)\nJohn Fowler (PC)\nScott Mason (PCE)\nRay Hill (PCE)\nLars Moench (PCE)\nOliver Rose (PCE)<\/td> | Ann Dunkin<\/td>\n | 654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2009 Winter Simulation Conference\n13-16 December 2009\nHilton Austin Hotel, Austin, TX<\/td>\n | Ann Dunkin(GC)\nRicki Ingalls (PC)\nEnver Y\u00fccesan (APC)\nManuel Rossetti(PCE)\nRay Hill(PCE)\nBj\u00f6rn Johansson (APE)<\/td> | Walt Trybula<\/td>\n | 598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2010 Winter Simulation Conference\n5-8 December 2010\nMarriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD<\/td>\n | Joseph Hugan (GC)\nEnver Y\u00fccesan (PC)\nMichael Fu (APC)\nBj\u00f6rn Johansson (PCE)\nSanjay Jain (PCE)\nJairo Montoya-Torres (PCE)<\/td> | Jeff Smith<\/td>\n | 702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2011 Winter Simulation Conference\n11-14 December 2011\nGrand Arizona Resort Phoenix, AZ<\/td>\n | Preston White(GC)\nMichael Fu (PC)\nSanjay Jain (PCE)\nRoy Creasey (PCE)\nJan Himmelspach (PCE)<\/td> | Tom Jefferson<\/td>\n | 709<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2012 Winter Simulation Conference\n9-12 December 2012\nIntercontinental Hotel Berlin, Germany<\/td>\n | Oliver Rose (GC)\nAdelinde Uhrmacher (PC)\nMarkus Rabe (Local Chair)\nChristoph Laroque (PCE)\nRaghu Pasupathy (PCE)\nJan Himmelspach (PCE)<\/td> | Young-Jun Son<\/td>\n | 701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2013 Winter Simulation Conference\n8-11 December 2013\nJ.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D. C.<\/td>\n | Ray Hill (GC)\nMichael Kuhl (PC)\nRaghu Pasupathy (PCE)\nSeong-He Kim (PCE)\nAndreas Tolk (PCE)<\/td> | Marty Miller<\/td>\n | 742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2014 Winter Simulation Conference\n7-10 December 2014\nSavannah Intl. Trade & Convention Ctr<\/td>\n | Stephen J. Buckley (GC)\nJohn A. Miller (PC)\nAndreas Tolk (PCE)\nLevent Yilmaz (PCE)\nSaikou Y. Diallo (PCE)\nIlya O. Ryzhov (PCE)<\/td> | Sanjay Jain<\/td>\n | 655<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2015 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n6-9 December 2015\nHyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, Huntington Beach, CA<\/td>\n | Charles M. Macal (GC)\nManuel D. Rossetti (PC)\nLevent Yilmaz (PCE)\nIl-Chul Moon (PCE)\nWai Kin (Victor) Chan (PCE)\nTheresa Roeder (PCE)<\/td> | Michael North<\/td>\n | 657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2016 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n11-14 December 2016\nCrystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA<\/td>\n | Todd Huschka (GC)\nStephen Chick (PC)\nJesus Jimenez (BC)\nPeter Frazier (PCE)\nTheresa Roeder (PCE)\nRobert Szechtman (PCE)\nEnlu Zhou (PCE)<\/td> | Jesus Jimemez<\/td>\n | 646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2017 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n3-6 December 2017\nRed Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV<\/td>\n | Ernest H. Page (GC)\nGabriel Wainer (PC)\nVictor Chan (PCE)\nAndrea D\u2019Ambrogio (PCE)\nGregory Zacharewicz (PCE)\nNavonil Mustafee (PCE)<\/td> | John Tufarolo<\/td>\n | 781<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2018 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n9-12 December 2018\nThe Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre\/Svenska M\u00e4ssan in Gothenburg, Sweden<\/td>\n | Bj\u00f6rn Johansson (GC)\nSanjay Jain (PC)\nOliver Rose (BC)\nMarkus Rabe (PCE)\nAnders Skoogh (PCE)\nNavonil Mustafee (PCE)\nAngel A. Juan (PCE)<\/td> | Oliver Rose<\/td>\n | 826<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2019 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n8-11 December 2019\nGaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor, MD<\/td>\n | Young-Jun Son (GC)\nPeter Haas (PC)\nNav Mustafee (PCE)\nMarkus Rabe (PCE)\nKi-Hwan G. Bae (PCE)\nClaudia Szabo (PCE)\nSanja Lazarova-Molnar (PCE)<\/td> | Hosni Adra<\/td>\n | 775<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2020 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n14-18 December 2020\nVirtual Conference<\/td>\n | Renee Thiesing (GC)\nTheresa Roeder (PC)\nKi-Hwan G. Bae (PCE)\nSanja Lazarova-Molnar (PCE)\nZeyu Zheng, University of California, Berkeley (PCE)\nBen Feng, University of Waterloo (PCE)\nSojung Kim, Dongguk University-Seoul (PCE)<\/td> | Christine Harvey<\/td>\n | 726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2021 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n13-15 December 2021\nJW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ\n15-17 December 2021\nVirtual Conference<\/td>\n | Margaret Loper (GC)\nClaudia Szabo (PC)\nSojung Kim (PCE)\nBen Feng (PCE)\nKaty Smith (PCE)\nSara Masoud (PCE)\nZeyu Zheng (PCE)<\/td> | Nav Mustafee<\/td>\n | 544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2022 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n11-14 December 2022\nMarina Bay Sands\nSingapore<\/td>\n | Peter Lendermann (GC)\nTheresa Roeder (PC)\nChew Ek Peng (PC)\nPeng Yijie (PCE)\nGiulia Pedrielli (PCE)\nSong Eunhue (PCE)\nSara Shashaani (PCE)\nCanan Gunes Corlu (PCE)<\/td> | John Fowler<\/td>\n | 758<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2023 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n10-13 December 2023\nMarriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX<\/td>\n | Bahar Biller (GC)\nJohn Shortle (PC)\nCanan G. Corlu (PCE)\nSusan Hunter (PCE)\nStephen Onggo (PC)\nHenry Lam (PCE)<\/td> | Nurcin Celik<\/td>\n | 680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n | The 2024 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n15-18 December 2024\nOrlando World Center Marriot\nOrlando, FL<\/td>\n | Manuel D. Rossetti (GC)\nSusan Hunter (PC)\nHenry Lam (PCE)\nElie Azar (PCE)\nDemet Batur (PCE)\nSiyang Gao (PCE)\nWei Xie (PCE)<\/td> | Stephan Onggo<\/td>\n | 683<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | The 2025 Winter Simulation Conference<\/a>\n7-10 December\nSheraton Grand Seattle\nSeattle, WA<\/td>\n | Simon J.E. Taylor (GC)\nAnastasia Anagnostou (PC)\nElie Azar (PCE)\nAnatoli Djanatliev (PCE)\nAlison Harper (PCE)\nChristoph Kogler (PCE)\nVarun Ramamohan (PCE)<\/td> | Theresa Roeder<\/td>\n | 720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | Below is information on the history of the Winter Simulation Conference. 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