NetLogo Conference 2026
The NetLogo Center will host its first user conference June 22-24, 2026, in Chicago!
We are still collecting ideas for events that best serve the NetLogo community. To provide input on conference content, please fill out the short survey available here.
Overview
The conference is intended to bring together agent-based modelers and NetLogo users in education, science, and other fields to share and learn, build networks, provide feedback to the NetLogo team, and have fun.
The conference will be on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. The venue is within walking distance of the Greek Town neighborhood, 1.5 miles from Chicago’s Loop and easily accessible from the airports via mass transit. Low-cost dormitory housing will be available. We have not yet established the registration fee but intend it to be affordable for public school teachers and university students.
The conference will include a mix of events of general interest, events intended especially for educators and (separately) scientific modelers, training opportunities for NetLogo-related software and curricula, mentorship opportunities such as small sessions of new and experienced modelers, and social activities. We plan to offer professional development credit for teachers.
Timeline
We anticipate approximately the following deadlines as the conference approaches:
- Mid December, 2025: Second announcement with a call for abstracts for contributed papers (presentations, posters, and demonstrations).
- Early March, 2026: Deadline for submitting abstracts.
- Late March, 2026: Notification of contributed paper acceptance:
- Early May, 2026: Early registration for conference with reduced fee.
- Early March - early June, 2026: Registration for the conference and for campus lodging.
Future Announcements
Future announcements about the conference will be made through the NetLogo Announcements email list (sign up here), on the Announcements page, on the forum, and on this page.