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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