FPN20-57

FESAC Long Range Planning Subcommittee virtual workshop, August 20

July 30, 2020

Troy Carter (UCLA), chair of the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Long Range Planning Subcommittee (see FPN20-37) has issued the following announcement and invitation.

On behalf of the FESAC Long Range Planning Subcommittee, I'd like to invite you to participate in a virtual workshop on August 20th, 2020 from 8am PT / 11am ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET. You can sign up to participate here:

https://forms.gle/Txj48TceRs9WAzVb8

The workshop follows up on the recently conducted focus groups. We want to bring the Discovery Plasma Science and Fusion Science and Technology communities together to discuss several important topics:

Creating a merged vision and mission for FES. How can we merge the vision and mission statements expressed by the FST and DPS communities in the CPP report to express a concise vision and mission for FES?
Identifying synergies in program values and criteria. The FST and DPS communities did not have a chance during the CPP process to discuss their independently-determined program values and criteria for prioritization of programs. Are there synergies between the two sets of values and could they be merged into a single set?
Identifying potential strategies for creating a whole-portfolio LRP. The CPP report presents two separate plans, one for FST and one for DPS, as there was insufficient time during the process to allow discussion between the two communities in order to develop a consensus merged plan for FES. How can the priorities of both communities be accommodated under a single strategic plan for FES?

The agenda is still in development and will be posted to the FESAC LPR Subcommittee website shortly.

https://sites.google.com/view/fesac-lrp-public/home

You can anticipate a significant portion of time spent in small group discussion, similar to the breakout groups used during the CPP workshops. The organization will be designed to focus conversation and enable the development and maintenance of consensus as we continue to move closer to a final report. This workshop is critical for the strategic planning process, and we would like to encourage everyone to attend.

Please register for the workshop using this link:

https://forms.gle/Txj48TceRs9WAzVb8

We look forward to seeing you on Aug 20.

Note on Acronyms:
FES = DOE Office of Fusion Energy Sciences program
CPP = Community Planning Process
FST = Fusion Science and Technology (subgroup of the CPP)
DPS = Discovery Plasma Science (subgroup of the CPP)