The 2023 Sawtooth Software Conference will be held 2-5 May 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Every third year we are taking the conference to Europe, so 2023 is a Europe year. Presentations must be delivered in person.

‍This is a practitioner-aimed conference and we're looking for practical, results-based research that we can take back to the office and use.  Academics are also invited to submit proposals, so long as they fit with the aims of the conference. We encourage practical research that has made a business impact rather than theoretical and overly technical papers. Our goal is to highlight useful quantitative methods for better decision-making.   If we receive enough corporate researcher proposals, we will create a special session to this purpose.

Please submit case study proposals (lead author a corporate researcher) with evidence of business impact and predictive results!

We're looking to increase diversity in the program in terms of demographics, industries, and new perspectives. Even if you've never presented at a conference before, we welcome your proposal! If you know of great speakers in underrepresented groups, please let us know and we'll reach out to invite them to submit.

‍Deliverables:  presenters are required to:

  • Pre-record their presentation on video and deliver it to the committee prior to the conference for later distribution to attendees.
  • Your PowerPoint (or PDF) slides are also due prior to the conference.
  • Written papers for the Proceedings are required a couple months after the conference is held.

Presenters receive a complimentary conference registration (one per presentation). If you'd like to be on the program:

  • Please respond promptly (by November 11, email: bryan@sawtoothsoftware.com) with a one or two-page abstract describing your proposed presentation/paper, with special attention to the findings and what the audience will "take away" from the presentation.
  • Include a 75-word description of your presentation for the conference brochure, plus a headshot for you and any co-authors.

We are interested in papers on a variety of subjects, including general web/mobile interviewing issues, market segmentation, scale development, customer satisfaction modeling, conjoint/menu/choice analysis, MaxDiff (best-worst scaling), perceptual mapping, hierarchical Bayes methods, forecasting, pricing research, market simulations, text analytics, social media analytics, and case studies. These papers need not involve Sawtooth Software's programs or approach.  No proprietary or patented methods are permitted.

‍If your abstract is accepted, a member of the steering committee will review early drafts of your presentation and offer suggestions. Authors are expected to consider these suggestions conscientiously and rework their presentations as needed. Sawtooth Software reserves the right to remove any author from the program or proceedings that fails to meet deadlines or produce high quality work.