NAFEMS Americas Conference

We are honoured to announce that the 2026 NAFEMS Americas Conference will be held from May 27–29, 2024, in Saint Charles, Missouri, USA.

This biennial event will bring together leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies in a unique open forum to share experiences, discuss key trends, identify common themes, and explore future challenges.

Over an engaging 2.5-day programme, the conference will cover a broad range of topics, addressing every aspect of engineering modelling, analysis, and simulation.

Conference Location

The event will be held in St. Charles, Missouri at the St. Charles Convention Center (https://stcharlesconventioncenter.com/), the attached hotel, the Embassy Suites will be the conference headquarters

The St. Louis Convention Center is located off I-70 in St. Charles, MO with easy access to highways 270, 370, 364, and 40/64.

Located mere minutes away from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, the St. Charles Convention Center is surrounded by multiple hotels, Historic Main Street, and the Streets of St. Charles, giving guests plenty of options to stay, eat, or shop!

The St. Charles Convention Center is also only 20 minutes from Downtown St. Louis, making it easy for visitors to stop by the famous Arch or catch a St. Louis sports team in action while in town.

About Saint Charles

Founded around 1769 as Les Petites Cotes ("The Little Hills") by French Canadian fur trader Louis Blanchette. The Spanish government controlled the Mississippi Valley between 1762-1800, and for a dozen years "The Little Hills" became "San Carlos Borromeo."

In 1804, on the banks of the mighty Missouri River, Lewis and Clark met here to begin their westward expedition. Shortly thereafter, the city became known as "Saint Charles."

Throughout the 19th Century, German settlers developed a wine region and brought their food, fellowship and commerce to a booming pioneer town. During the 20th Century, residents worked to preserve homes, stores and streets from every period.

Want to get involved or sponsor the event, please contact bel.hooley@nafems.org