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15th International Workshop on
Plasma Edge Theoryin Fusion Devices

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PET15
9 - 11 September, 2015
Nara Prefectural New Public HallNara, JapanFirst Announcement!
INVITATION
You are cordially invited to attend the 15th International Workshop on
Plasma Edge Theory in Fusion Devices to be held in Nara, Japan, from 9(Wednesday) to 11 (Friday) September, 2015.

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SUBJECT MATTER!

The 15th International Workshop on Plasma Edge Theory in Fusion
Devices is organised by Local Organizing Committee under theauspices of Japan Atomic Energy Agency and National Institute forFusion Science, Japan. Like the fourteen preceding workshops, thisworkshop addresses plasma theory of the edge region in magnetic
confinement fusion devices. It will reflect the present status of thetheory for the boundary layer of fusion plasmas. The emphasis will beon the development of theory and of appropriate numerical methods,
with a secondary interest in self-consistent modelling of experimental
data (including also empirical elements).
The following topics are intended to be covered by invited andcontributed lectures:BASIC EDGE PLASMA THEORY
Magnetic boundary structure including magnetic stochasticity
Sheath effects
Edge transport parallel and perpendicular to magnetic field
Electric field effects
Instabilities and turbulence
Neutrals and multi-ion theories, radiation
Plasma detachment including cold and dense buffer plasmas
New edge-relevant numerical and computational methods
MODELS OF SPECIAL PHENOMENA AND EDGE CONTROLHot spots, radiative cooling
L-H transition, blobs, ELMs (including control), and pedestal
structure
Flow patterns, momentum transport, and impurity retention
Biasing and shaping of targets
Dusty effects
INTEGRATED EDGE PLASMA MODELLING!

Kinetic and Monte Carlo codes
Multi-fluid codes
Effects of plasma edge/core coupling
Validation of edge plasma theories

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CONFERENCE STYLE
The workshop will consist of invited lectures, oral presentations andposter contributions. Contributed papers will be mainly presented asposters. It is recommended that orally presented papers are also
accompanied by a poster.
PARTICIPATION AND LANGUAGEThe number of attendees of the workshop will be limited to 80. The
workshop language is English.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Contributions to any of the given topics are welcome. Authors areinvited to submit one-page abstracts typed on A4 size paper, describing the most important aspects of the work to be reported.
The instruction and templates will be available on the workshop website, http://bpsi.nucleng.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pet15/
The abstract should be submitted through the workshop web site as a
Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The abstracts must be received
no later than 20 March 2015. Authors will be notified on theacceptance of their contribution by 24 April 2015.
PROCEEDINGSThe invited and accepted contributed papers will be included in theproceedings of the workshop and published in the journal"Contributions to Plasma Physics". The papers will go through theusual refereeing process. Detailed instructions for the preparation of
the manuscripts and posters will be mailed together with theacceptance letter.
WORKSHOP LOCATION
The workshop will be held in the ancient Japanese Capital Nara withthe meetings taking place in an elegant Nara Prefectural New PublicHall (Shin-Kokaido, http://www.shinkokaido.jp/en/ ) situated at thefoot of Wakakusa-Yama hill.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
A banquet will take place on 10 September, 2015 (Thursday), evening.
Excursion visiting historical heritages in Nara area is under planning.
ACCOMMODATION AND DIRECTIONSParticipants will be accommodated in hotels close to the conference
site. Full details will be given in the Second Announcement and on theworkshop web site. Detailed information on getting to Nara and theNara Prefectural New Public Hall will be given also on the web site.

IMPORTANT DATESJanuary 2015
20 March 201524 April 2015
29 June 2015
9 September 2015
9-11 September 2015

Second Announcement
Deadline for submission of abstracts
Information to contributors
Deadline for registration
Deadline for manuscripts
Workshop

INTERIM INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE
Y. L. Igitkhanov (Chair)
D. Kh. Morozov
V. Rozhansky
M. Yagi
R. Zagorski
D. F. Düchs (Hon.)

KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
RCC Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
SPbPU, St.Petersburg, Russia
JAEA, Rokkasho, Japan
IPPLM, Warsaw, Poland
Munich, Germany

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
A. Fukuyama (Chair)
M. Yagi (Scientific Secretary)
A. Hatayama
K. Hoshino
G. Kawamura
M. Kobayashi
A. Matsuyama
N. Miyato
T. Morisaki
N. OhnoT. Takizuka
Y. Tomita

Kyoto University
JAEA
Keio University
JAEA
NIFS
NIFS
JAEA
JAEA
NIFS
Nagoya University
Osaka UniversitySWIPWORKSHOP WEB SITE
http://bpsi.nucleng.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pet15/
LOC MAIL ADDRESSPET15@p-grp.nucleng.kyoto-u.ac.jp