Report of the Fusion Technology Committee Chair

1. Report of the Fusion Technology Committee Chair D.L. Youchison, SNL-NM Denver, CO 24 July 2010 http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/tc-ftc.html

2. Outline • No changes in FTC membership • March 17, 2010 teleconference • Planning for SOFE 2011 • Planning for SOFE 2013

3. FT Standing Committee Meeting March 17, 2010 Teleconference • ParticipantsAbsent • Bill Cary Hans-Stephan Bosch • Phil Heitzenroeder Satoshi Konishi • Wayne Meier Joe Minervini • Hutch Neilson Brad Nelson • Chas Neumeyer Scott Willms • JP Allain • John Santarius • Mark Tillack • Dennis Youchison • Agenda • Welcome to new members • NPSS website http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/tc-ftc.html • AdCom Meeting • TPS publication – call for editors • Awards nominations • Status of SOFE 2011 • Publicity • Abstracts Committee • Status of SOFE 2013 • Venue, schedule • General chair • News articles/highlights • Meeting attendance • Other items • Next call

4. FT Standing Committee Meeting • FTC website updated with the help of Dick Kouzes • IEEE policy statement on fusion energy from IEEE USA “sunsetted” ? • SOFE2011 is requesting a special issue of TPS • New committee of guest editors formed • New international award considered for SOFE2013. • Charles Neumeyer provided update on SOFE2011. • Draft technical program – may include PSI-surface engineering • Wayne Meier of LLNL accepted the chair of SOFE2013. • Committee decided not to start SOFE early –may result in hotel change • Discussed technical co-sponsorship of TOFE 2012 conference run by ANS FED • FT members have close ties with ANS and nuclear professionals • Next teleconference week of July 26. • May have physical meeting at TOFE in Las Vegas, NV in late November.

5. 24th SOFE (C. Neumeyer-courtesy of PSAC & Purdue) June 26-30, 2011

6. SOFE2011 is combined, SOFE2013 is stand-alone • Shared: • Local organizing committee • Plenary • Budget and treasurer • Registration and fee • Web page • Venue • Separate: • Technical programs • Technical organizing committees • Banquets

7. Action Items Done • Shared ICOPS/SOFE budget – approved • IEEE concentration banking account established • ConferenceWebsite is being updated on a continous basis • Key personnel for shared and separate committees are chosen • Technical Program – sessions topics and organizers selected • Minicourse topics, organizer, and instructors selected • Banquets locations and contracts established • Conference Flyer - ready • Conference emailicops2011@purdue.edu

8. ICOPS/SOFE Key Personnel ICOPS General Chair Dr. Ahmed Hassanein Purdue UniversityPhone: 765.496.9731 hassanein@purdue.edu SOFE General Chair Charles NeumeyerPrinceton Plasma Physics LabPhone: 609.243.2159neumeyer@pppl.gov TreasurerDr. Jeff BrooksPurdue UniversityPhone: 765-496-3630brooksjn@purdue.edu Conference ManagementLisa Boyd, CMPIEEE Meeting & Conference Managementl.boyd@ieee.org ICOPS Conference Secretary Tatyana Sizyuk Purdue University Phone: 765-494-4262tsizyuk@purdue.edu SOFE Conference SecretaryKathleen LukazikPrinceton Plasma Physics LabPhone: 609-243-2200klukazik@pppl.gov Mini Course OrganizerDr. Jean Paul AllainPurdue UniversityPhone: 765-496-9718allain@purdue.edu Registration ChairMarianne TyrrellPrinceton Plasma Physics LabPhone: 609-243-3003mtryrrell@pppl.gov

9. Conference Flyer Anticipated Attendance: SOFE 250 ICOPS 450 ~700

10. ICOPS/SOFEMini Course Fundamentals of Plasma Material Interactions for Various Applications Organizer: Jean Paul Allain (Purdue University) * Not yet confirmed

11. Key Personnel

12. Registration and Abstract Submission • TDMG or IEEE MCM to handle registration? • Bo Yu’s Software • Audio-Visual provided by Anthony Lavietes • Cyber café will be provided in Prairie Center Lobby • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

13. SOFE Banquet Adler Planetarium

14. Shared ICOPS/SOFE Approved Budget • Banquet cost ($40) is based on the price at the Odyssey ship - $165 per person and Planetarium of similar expenses. Total of 400 tickets. • The tax and service charge - 12.198% tax, 22% service charge– are based on contract withHyatt Regency McCormick Place.Chicago has one of the highest large-city sales tax rate - 10.25 %. • The registration fees may have to be slightly increased depending on success of fund raising & support. • The corporate support is anticipated to increase to help achieve the 15% anticipated profit • SOFE received $10K from PPPL and $5K from the Korean DA of ITER. Presently have requests into the ITER IO, all of the ITER DAs, many other national labs, DOE, etc. plus various corporate entities. • NPSS help with MCM costs would be appreciated.

15. SOFE2011 Technical Program Topics (B. Nelson) • Experimental Devices • ITER • Fusion Development Path • Divertors, First Wall, Blankets, Shields and Chambers • Plasma Fueling and Exhaust Processing • Plasma Heating and Current Drive • Magnets and Power Supplies • IFE Drivers and Related Technologies • Diagnostics, Data Acquisition, Plasma Control and Protection • Materials, Fabrication, Assembly, Remote Handling and Maintenance • Safety and Environmental Engineering • Systems Engineering, Project Management and Lessons Learned

16. 25th SOFE (W. Meier) • General Chair: Wayne Meier, LLNL • Program Chair: Hutch Neilson, PPPL • Date: June 23-27, 2013 • Meeting has been entered on IEEE Calendar (Conference # 17522). • Notification of IEEE Conference Insurance has been received. • IEEE Meeting & Conference Management is handling negotiations for hotel site. • - First choice hotel: Hyatt Regency Embarcadaro, San Francisco, but initial response was they would not commit to our desired dates (Sunday reception with M-Th meeting). They asked us to do a Sat start. • - IEEE MCM will request bids from other hotels, but some hotels only book two years out.