FPN08-21

FPA Annual Meeting Set for Dec 3-4 at LLNL

May 1, 2008

Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting and Symposium will be held Dec 3-4, 2008 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California. The Symposium, "Fusion Energy: Countdown to Ignition and Gain," will honor LLNL fusion pioneers Richard F. Post (celebrating his 90th birthday) and John H. Nuckolls. The meeting will include a tour of the nearing-completion National Ignition Facility (NIF).

Talks will include updates of the ITER and NIF projects, as well as overviews of major elements of the U.S. fusion program. The meeting will also feature talks by the distinguished directors of two major Japanese laboratories: the National Institute for Fusion Science and the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University.

A special session, "The Legacy of Richard F. Post" is also planned for the morning of December 4, as well as a 90th birthday reception for Dick Post on December 3.

Information on the meeting and to request an agenda is posted at http://fusionpower.org and click on Annual Meeting, Agenda and Registration.