FPN08-03
FESAC Meeting and Fusion Day, Feb 19-21
January 29, 2008
A public meeting of the Department of Energy's Fusion Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee (FESAC) will be held February 19-20 at the Hilton Hotel,
Gaithersburg, Maryland. The meeting will begin at 8:30 AM on February 19
and end around noon on February 20. Major topics of discussion are
expected to the the recent ITER budget cuts for Fiscal Year 2008 and the
President's FY 2009 budget request. The FY 2009 budget request is scheduled
to be released on February 4. The FESAC is expected to get new charges
from DOE to review inertial fusion and alternate (non-tokamak) research
efforts. The full agenda has not yet been released but will eventually
appear at the DOE website;
http://www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov/fesac.shtml
On February 21, interested persons are invited to participate in "Fusion
Day" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The event will begin with a
non-host breakfast at Tortilla Coast restaurant at 8:30 AM. The restaurant
is located near the Capitol South Metro station. Participants will have an
opportunity to visit the offices of many congresspersons during the day and
will also get together for lunch at the House of Representatives Longworth
cafeteria. Persons interested in participating should contact in advance
Mark Haynes of General Atomics (mark.haynes@ga.com).