Second Announcement and Final Call for Papers10th
International Toki Conference
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"International Toki
Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion (ITC) " was
initiated in 1989 when the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) was
established. Since then, the ITC has consecutively been held each year at Toki
City. Each year's conference has focused on a current fusion/plasma topic of
the year. "Physics and Technology for Steady State Plasmas" has been
chosen as the main topic of this year's ITC (ITC-10).
During the 2 decades from the
1970s, great progress has been achieved in nuclear fusion research. High
temperature plasmas of 10 keV have been realized, which has demonstrated a
reactor relevant plasma core.However, this high temperature condition can be
sustained for just a few seconds at present, which is still far from the
requirements of a reactor. After the achievement of 10 keV, it has been
recognized that the long-pulse, steady-state maintenance of this plasma is one
of the next major milestones.
Now research activities are
being accelerated toward the goal of long-pulse operations with the start of
experiments in the super-conducting helical device, LHD. This conference is
planned at this opportunity, in order to stimulate research activities in this
direction and to get a clearer view of the issues related to this problem.
It is important to try to have
another look at ongoing studies from the viewpoint of long-pulse high-power
operation along with the studies directly addressing steady-state operations.
We welcome contributions from many scientists and engineers working in the
various fields of fusion research.
CONFERENCE TOPICS:
- ongoing
studies and near-term plans toward steady-state operation
in fusion
experimental devices
- heating systems
for long-pulse, steady-state operation
- fuelling,
exhaust, particle balance and control
- heat removal
and high-heat flux components
- edge plasma
and divertor physics in tokamaks and helical devices
- plasma
facing materials and plasma-surface interactions such as
erosion/redeposition,
hydrogen recycling, impurity generation etc.
- equilibrium
control in full steady state operation
- control of
profiles such as density, pressure, E x B shear, current etc.
- physics
issues favorable to long-pulse operations from theoretical
viewpoints
- diagnostics,
data acquisition and control systems
- magnets,
facilities and other technologies
- reactor
concepts and design studies
As
was announced in the letter attached to the first announcement, we are expecting
the necessary modification of ITC-10 shifting its center of topics a little bit
more to alternative concept.
DATE and PLACE:
The Conference will be held on
January 18-21, 2000 at the Ceratopia Hall in Toki City( 4 Takayama,
Tokitsu-cho, Toki 509-5121, Japan, Tel: +81-572-54-2120, Fax:+81-572- 54-2204
), which is located near Nagoya. On January 17 the registration desk will open
from 16:00 to 18:00.
LANGUAGE:
The working language of the
Conference will be English.
REGISTRATION:
If you are planning to submit
papers or to attend the conference, please fill in and return the attached
Registration Form to the conference secretary. E-mail and WWW addresses are
also available for quicker communication. Those who have already made the
Preliminary Registration need to make this Registration also.The registration
fee is 20,000 yen including banquet, proceedings and conference materials. The
fee for a student is 15,000 yen. The fee for only the banquet to be held on
January 19 is 8,000 yen. Only Japanese yen is acceptable at the conference
registration desk.
ABSTRACT:
The presenting authors are
required to submit one-page abstracts not later than September 10, 1999. The
paper should contain original and previously unreported work on any of the
topics listed above. The abstract should be detailed enough in describing the
purpose of the work and the results obtained. Kindly refrain from including
figures and graphs in the abstracts. The selection for acceptance will be made
by the Program Committee. The authors of the accepted papers will be notified
before September 30, 1999. The abstracts of the accepted papers will be bound
as a booklet and distributed to all participants during the Conference.
1. The one-page abstract should
be typed in English on an A-4 size (21 cm x 29.5 cm) white paper with a full
2.5 cm margin on all four sides.
2. Title, author(s),
affiliation(s) with address(es) and an e-mail address should be centered on the
top of the text.
3. The text should be typed
using 11 or 12 pt. Please leave one line between the title and the author(s),
and three lines between the affiliation(s) and the text.
Please send the abstract in MS
Word, PDF format or plain text format to the conference secretary by e-mail (ITCabst@nifs.ac.jp) or airmail. A sample of the MS Word format can be downloaded from
the WWW. Submission of abstracts thru fax is not acceptable.
PRESENTATIONS and CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:
The selection of contributions
for oral as well as poster presentations will be made by the Program Committee
which reserves the right of assignment to specific sessions. The presenting
author is requested to submit the complete paper to the program desk during the
Conference. Detailed instructions for presentation and the complete paper will
be sent to the authors. The submitted papers will be reviewed for scientific
content and published as Proceedings, which will be sent to all participants
after the Conference.
INVITED PAPERS:
There will be several invited
papers at the Conference. The aim is to provide overviews of topical subjects
or in-depth presentations of outstanding new results by acknowledged experts.
HOTEL RESERVATION:
We have reserved western-style
hotels near Toki City for participants of the Conference. Please fill in and
return the attached Hotel Reservation Form to the conference secretary by
airmail or fax not later than November 25, 1999. Room assignments will be made
on a first-come-first- served basis. In case of cancellation, 10 days' advance
notice is required.
TRANSPORTATIONS:
Toki City is located 30 km
northeast of Nagoya City , and is famous for ceramics and pottery. The
Ceratopia Toki Conference Hall is about 0.4 km from the JR Toki-shi Train
Station. Detailed information of transportation timetables and area maps will
be found in the WWW.
VISA:
Foreign visitors planning to
disembark at Japan must retain valid passports. A visa will also be required
for participants from several countries. The Organizing Committee will provide
an official invitation letter to those who need to obtain the entry visa.
Please fill in and return the attached Visa Application Form to the conference
secretary via airmail or fax not later than September 10, 1999. Please note
that it takes more than half-a-month to get a Japanese visa after applying at
the Japanese Consulate.
PROGRAM and FUTURE INFORMATION:
The scientific program of the
Conference and all future information relating to the Conference will be seen
in the WWW. Participants who are not able to connect with the WWW are requested
to indicate in the appropriate box on the Registration Form in order to get
them via airmail.
KEY DATES:
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Deadline for One-Page Abstract |
September 10, 1999 |
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Notification on accepance of papers |
September 30, 1999 |
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Deadline for Early Registration and Hotel Reservation |
November 25, 1999 |
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Deadline for Papers |
January 18, 2000 |
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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M. Fujiwara (NIFS/Toki, Chairperson) |
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C. Alejaldre (CIEMAT/Madrid) |
R. Goldston (PPPL, Princeton) |
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Y. Hamada (NIFS/Toki) |
S. Itoh (RIAM/Kyushu Univ.) |
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P. K. Kaw (IPR/Gandhinagar) |
V. I. Lapshin (IPT/Kharkov) |
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G. S. Lee (KBSI/Taejeon) |
J. Lyon (ORNL/Oak Ridge) |
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M. Miyazaki (NIFS/Toki) |
O. Motojima (NIFS/Toki) |
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M. Ohta (JAERI/Naka) |
I. Ohtake (NIFS/Toki) |
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J. Pamela (CEA/Cadarache) |
T. Sato (NIFS/Toki) |
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V. P. Smirnov (Kurchatov Inst./Moscow) |
S. Takamura (Nagoya Univ.) |
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S. Tanaka (Univ. Tokyo) |
F. Wagner (IPP/Garching) |
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M. Wakatani (Kyoto Univ.) |
Y. Wan (ASIPP/Hefei) |
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K. Yamazaki (NIFS/Toki) |
K. Yatsu (Univ. Tsukuba) |
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (NIFS):
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O. Motojima |
(Chairperson) |
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K. Goto |
M. Goto |
Y. Hirooka |
T. Hirota |
S. Inagaki |
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R. Kanno |
A. Kato |
K. Kawahata |
T. Kawamoto |
S. Masuzaki |
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J. Miyazawa |
T. Mutoh |
T. Nagino |
M. Nakamoto |
Y. Nakamura |
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N. Noda |
N. Ohyabu |
M. Osakabe |
A. Sagara |
H. Sanuki |
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M. Sato |
T. Shimozuma |
H. Suzuki |
Y. Takeiri |
K. Tanaka |
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M. Y. Tanaka |
K. Tsuda |
T. Watari |
S. Yamada |
K. Yasui |
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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N. Noda (NIFS/Toki, Chairperson) |
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A. Fukuyama (Kyoto Univ.) |
A. Grosman (CEA/Cadarache) |
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K. Kawahata (NIFS/Toki) |
P. Mioduszewski (ORNL/Oak Ridge) |
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R. Nygren (SNL/Albuquerque) |
Y. Ogawa (Univ. Tokyo) |
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N. Ohyabu (NIFS/Toki) |
V. Philipps (FZJ/Julich) |
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B. Rice (LLNL/GA/San Diego) |
H. Sanuki (NIFS/Toki) |
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K. Ushigusa (JAERI/Naka) |
T. Watari (NIFS/Toki) |
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H. Wobig (IPP/Garching) |
N. Yoshida (RIAM/Kyushu Univ.) |
ATTACHED:
CONFERENCE SECRETARY:
Nobuaki Noda
National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki City 509-5292, Japan
Tel: +81-572-58-2152
Fax: +81-572-58-2618
E-mail: ITC10@nifs.ac.jp
Abstract: ITCabst@nifs.ac.jp