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22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE07) will take
place June 17-21, 2007 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. The Symposium is dedicated to the scientific, technological
and engineering issues of fusion energy research and presents a
mixture of oral presentations and poster sessions allowing for extensive
interactions among the participants. The conference is open to the
public, and all individuals with an interest in fusion energy are
invited to register and attend. This year the SOFE meeting is collocated
with the International Pulsed Power and Plasma Science 2007 conference
(the combined 2007 ICOPS and the 2007 International Pulsed Power
Conference) that runs through June 22. Attendees registered with
SOFE can attend any sessions of PPPS2007 and will receive a pocket
program for both SOFE and PPPS as well as a full abstract book for
SOFE. A grand plenary including both is planned for the first day.
The meeting is being organized by Sandia National Laboratories.
The SOFE07 General Chair is Dennis Youchison. The Technical Program
Chair is Michael Ulrickson. The organization of the technical program
is similar to previous conferences in this series, with plenary
sessions in the first part of each morning followed by a late morning
session with oral invited and contributed presentations in selected
technical areas. A poster session starts in the early afternoon,
followed by an oral session to close the day.
Abstract submission for SOFE is now closed. Approximately 140 abstracts
were submitted through the website. About 65 of these were from
outside the United States. Ten student papers were identified for
evaluation in the best student paper search. Attendance at SOFE
is projected to be 160 people. Authors were notified of paper acceptance
and format requirements on April 30, 2007. Pre-registration closes
on May 18, 2007. On-site registration begins Sunday evening, June
17, 2007 and is open through June 21. Several SOFE related exhibitors
have joined the PPPS2007 exhibition bringing the current number
of exhibitors to 18. A cyber café will be available at the
convention center for the attendees. The combined opening plenary
on Monday morning will include presentations on the Sandia ZR upgrade
and US engineering activities on ITER. Breaks and other events were
programmed to coincide with PPPS2007 activities. These include the
Sunday evening reception, the companion program, and a Tuesday night
out at the zoo, complete with food and entertainment. SOFE will
host a unique southwestern banquet on Wednesday evening. The IEEE/NPSS
Fusion Technology Award and a student award for best paper will
be presented at that time.
The SOFE web site at http://sofe22.sandia.gov/
contains additional information.
Dennis Youchison, chair of the 2007 Symposium on Fusion Engineering,
can be reached at the Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800,
MS-1129, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1129 USA; Phone: +1 505 845 3138;
Fax: +1 505 845-3130; E-mail: dlyouch@sandia.gov.
Michael Ulrickson can be reached at the Sandia National Laboratories,
P.O. Box 5800, MS-1129, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1129 USA; Phone: +1
505 845 3020; Fax: +1 505 845-3130; E-mail: maulric@sandia.gov.
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