The NATO M&S COE kindly requests all interested experts, authors, and presenters to submit abstracts, presentations, papers (optional), and articles in line with the Forum’s topics to be evaluated by members of NATO CA²X² Forum Technical Program Committee.

Authors of approved abstracts will be asked to prepare a presentation (+ papers & articles in pdf format (optional)), then to present it during the NATO CA2X2 Forum.

Companies, organisations, study groups, teams, students and experts are also invited to propose and support sessions/activities on specific M&S topics. The sessions/activities proposed by the M&S Community of Interest encompass presentations, round tables, interviews, workshops, demos, courses, and others. Your proposal will be evaluated and, if feasible, conveniently embedded in the event. The submission of abstracts, presentations and papers will be through the 2025 MSCOE CAX Forum EasyChair platform at:

https://easychair.org/cfp/natoca2x2forum2025

If you have never used this platform your private registration will be required.

Submission deadlines

• Abstracts: 30 June 2025;
• Presentations: 25 August 2025;
• Final papers: 31 October 2025.

2025 theme

The 2025 Forum’s theme is: From Simulation to Action: Wargaming, Exercising, and Experimenting for Multi-Domain Advantage
in line with the priorities ratified by Supreme Allied Command Transformation for 2025.

Main topics

the Forum will be focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:

Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be properly filled with data about authors and the presenter, including short bios, and an abstract about the content of the presentation that will be delivered.

The upload of the presentation and the clearance/release form is mandatory, however it can be done later, once the abstract is accepted. The upload of a paper, which can be also in the form of a short article, is optional and not mandatory. The clearance/release form refers to all the material uploaded and the recording of the presentation itself (made during the event).

Download: Clearance_Release_Form_2025

Please, select the topics (up to 3) that applies to your presentation: this will help to put your work in the right session.

Publication
A selection of papers/articles will be published at the CA2X2 Forum 2025 Publication in early 2026 in both digital and limited printed edition .

Request for Support
Companies, organisations, study groups, teams, students and experts are also invited to propose and support sessions/activities on specific M&S topics. The sessions/activities proposed by the M&S Community of Interest encompass presentations, round tables, interviews, workshops, demos, courses, and others. Your proposal will be evaluated and, if feasible, conveniently embedded in the event.