SOFT 2010: 26th Symposium On Fusion Technology

September 27 - October 1, 2010

Porto, Portugal

Objective

The objective of the Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT) is to exchange information on the design, construction and operation of fusion experiments and on the technology for present fusion machines, next-step devices and power plants.

Topics

The Symposium will include invited and contributed papers on the following topics:

• Experimental fusion devices
• Plasma heating and current drive
• Plasma engineering and control
• Diagnostics, data acquisition and remote participation
• Magnets and power supplies
• Plasma facing components
• Vessel/in-vessel engineering and remote handling
• Fuel cycle and breeding blankets
• Materials technology
• Power plants, safety and environment, socio-economics and transfer of technology
• Laser and accelerator technologies

Call for papers: Key Dates

2nd Announcement : 29th January 2010
Deadline for abstracts : 9th April 2010
Notification to authors: 4th June 2010
Early Registration : 16th July 2010
Deadline for full papers : 27th August 2010

More information: http://soft2010.ipfn.ist.utl.pt