FPN07-45
FPA Annual Meeting Planned for Dec 4-5 Oak Ridge
August 8, 2007
Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting and Symposium, Fusion Energy:
Preparing for the NIF and ITER Era will be held December 4-5, 2007 at the
Doubletree Hotel, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The agenda, hotel and registration
information is as follows:
Preliminary Agenda (August 8, 2007)
Tuesday, December 4
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 Welcome - G. Navratil, Chairman, FPA Board of Directors
8:20 Opening Remarks & Presentation of Awards - S. Dean, FPA
8:30 U. S. Energy Policy and Appropriations - Rep. Zach Wamp (invited)
9:00 Fusion at the Department of Energy - Raymond. Fonck, USDOE
9:30 Status of ITER - Gary Johnson, ITER Organization
10:00 Status of NIF - Edward Moses, LLNL
10:30 break
11:00 Plans for US Contributions to ITER - Ned Sauthoff, ORNL
11:30 U.S. Burning Plasma Activities - James Van Dam, U. Texas
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Depart for ORNL
1:30 Welcome and ORNL Overview - Thom Mason, Director, ORNL
2:00 Fusion Materials Research - Steve Zinkle, ORNL
2:30 Tours of ORNL Facilities
Spallation Neutron Source
Computer Center
Materials Labs - S. Zinkle
Fusion Technology - S. Milora
5:30 Depart ORNL
6:00 Reception
7:30 Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, December 5
8:00 Summary of FESAC Panel Report on MFE Planning for Demo
- Martin Greenwald, MIT
8:20 Overview of ICF Program - Chris Keane, NNSA
8:50 Preparations for NIF Ignition Campaign - John Lindl, LLNL
9:10 Status of Z-Pinch Research - Keith Matzen, Sandia Laboratories
9:30 Status of HAPL Program - John Sethian, U.S. Naval Research Lab.
10:00 IFE Target Fabrication, Delivery and Cost Estimates
- Dan Goodin, General Atomics
10:20 Break
10:50 Overview of HIF/HEDLP - Grant Logan, LBNL
11:20 Proposal for a Fusion Development Facility
- Ron Stambaugh, General Atomics
11:40 Crossing the Next Frontier: The Plasma-Material Interface
- Rob Goldston, PPPL
11:50
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Summary of ICC Workshop - Simon Woodruff, Woodruff Scientific,
1:20 U. S. Fusion Technology Program- Stan Milora, ORNL
1:40 Issues and Opportunities from ITER Review - R. Hawryluk, PPPL
2:00 Planning for IFE - Speaker to be determined
2:20 Research Plans for Omega-EP - Bob McCrory, U. Rochester (invited)
2:40 Break
3:00 Research and Plans for Alcator C-Mod - Miklos Porkolab, MIT
3:20 Research and Plans for NSTX - Masa Ono, PPPL
3:40 Research and Plans for DIII-D - David Hill, LLNL/GA
4:00 Plans for Stellarator Research - Jim Lyon, ORNL
4:20 Planning for a Component Test Facility - Martin Peng, ORNL
4:40 Adjourn
Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been reserved under the name
"Fusion Power"
at the Doubletree Hotel (865)481-2468 or toll free (800)445-8667.
To register or request most recent agenda:
http://fusionpower.org/RegistrationForm.html
Registration form below can also be used.
Registration Form for FPA Annual Meeting and Symposium, Dec 4-5, Oak Ridge,
TN
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No refunds will be given after November 10, 2007