FUSION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
First Call for Papers
21st Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE)

General Chair Nermin Uckan and Technical Program Committee Chair David Rasmussen recently announced the First Call for Papers for the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering. The Symposium will be held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee from September 26-29, 2005. The Symposium is dedicated to the scientific, technological and engineering issues of fusion energy research and is a mixture of oral presentations and poster sessions allowing for extensive interactions among the participants. Submissions in all areas of magnetic fusion energy (MFE) and inertial fusion energy (IFE) are sought, including:

• Experimental devices and new device design
  
• Reactor studies
  
• Plasma facing components
  
• Plasma materials interactions for IFE, MFE and alternates
  
• Targets for IFE and alternates
  
• Chambers, vacuum vessels and pumping for IFE, MFE and alternates
  
• Blankets and shields for IFE, MFE and alternates
  
• Diagnostics, data acquisition, and plasma control systems
  
• Safety and environmental engineering
  
• Heating and current drive
  
• Plasma fueling
  
• Tritium handling systems
  
• IFE drivers and related technologies
  
• Magnet engineering for IFE, MFE and alternates
  
• Materials assembly, fabrication, and maintenance
  
• Power systems
  
• Electromagnetics and electromechanics

Knoxville is located just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Adjacent to the downtown area is The Old City, an area of shops, galleries, restaurants and nightspots in Victorian warehouses. Located along the Tennessee River, the Gateway Regional Visitor Center celebrates east Tennessee’s natural resources and its technological (predominantly nuclear) achievements. It stands among the fountains and foliage of Volunteer Landing, which includes riverside restaurants and riverboat tours. The Knoxville Museum of Art, in the World’s Fair Park area, hosts visiting exhibits and features a small permanent collection. The Frank H. McClung Museum at Circle Park on the University of Tennessee campus, features displays on the city’s archeology, art and history. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a 35-minute drive from Knoxville. During the Fall you can enjoy the brilliant shows of red, yellow, orange and gold which splash the mountain sides and valleys as the leaves turn the region into a brilliant bright visual wonderland. Fall is craft time in the Smokies, with special festivals throughout the nearby region. The Oak Ridge Laboratory is about a 30-minute drive from downtown Knoxville. The laboratory’s major scientific programs include neutron science, energy, high performance computing, complex biological systems, advanced materials and national security. The construction of the Spallation Neutron Source will be completed in 2006 and when combined with the High Flux Isotope Reactor it will make Oak Ridge the world’s foremost center for Neutron Science. Located in the city of Oak Ridge, the American Museum of Science and Energy includes exhibits on science, technology, energy, environment, national defense and historical photographs, documents and artifacts from the Manhattan Project and the construction of Oak Ridge.
The deadline for abstract submissions is April 30, 2005. For more information, please visit the SOFE web site at www.ornl.gov/fed/sofe05.
Nermin Uckan, chair of the 2005 Symposium on Fusion Engineering, can be reached at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6169, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6169 USA; Phone: +1 865 574 1354; Fax: +1 865 341 8231; E-mail: uckanna@ornl.gov.
Philip Heitzenroeder, chair of the Fusion Technical Committee, can be reached at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, MS08 C-Site ENG 108, Box 451, Princeton, NJ USA; Phone: +1 609 243-2043; Fax: +1 609 243-3030; E-mail: pheitzen@pppl.gov.