First announcement

The 31st International Toki Conference on Plasma and Fusion Research(ITC31)-Expanding academic world emerging from fusion scienceNovember 8-11, 2022
Online Conference
https://itc.nifs.ac.jp
Scope
The International Toki Conference (since 1989) is a topical meeting dedicated to thefuture of fusion and plasma science. Under the title of “Expanding academic world
emerging from fusion science”, the 31st conference(online) in 2022 will be held as aworld-wide forum for international and interdisciplinary discussions towards theuniversalization of fusion and plasma science.
The conference is organized by eleven special sessions to present the academic plans andprospects for a new phase of the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), as well as
related plenary/invited talks and contributed poster sessions. Focusing on the universal
questions raised in the conference, each organized session will contribute to lay thefoundation for sustainable future science and technology by integrating academics. It is
our hope that the values and importance will be shared with all participants.
The ITC31 is motivated by the recognition of a paradigm shift occurring in fusion science.
So far, fusion science has focused on “numerical targets” that represent the access ofplasma parameters (temperature, density, etc.) to the thermonuclear range, and has
promoted big projects that literally pioneer the new frontier. In parallel to pushingparameters, these projects have revealed the basic problems that make up the “reason”
behind the “results”.
We have reached a level where fusion science can be developed as diverse themes bearing
academic meaning. NIFS will evolve into an academic research institute symbolized by
the theme of “well-posed and well-defined problems” representing fusion science. We
will develop academic issues in science and engineering in an interdisciplinary manner
through eleven Units (groups). We will systematize fusion science academics while
striving to deepen and universalize research results and hand them down to the nextgeneration and the next generation after that.

Topics to Be Covered(1) Fusion Plasma Science(2) Basic and Applied Plasma Science(3) Space and Astrophysical Science(4) Quantum Process and Quantum Beam-Matter Interactions(5) Fusion Engineering and Superconductivity & Cryogenic Technology(6) Simulation, Diagnostics, Visualization, and Data-driven Science(7) Interdisciplinary Prospects

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Meeting Format
The meeting will consist of plenary/invited talks and contributed poster sessions. Allpresentations will be organized online for video conferencing. The abstracts will be selectedby the International Program Committee. The official language of the meeting is English.

Date and Location
ITC31 will be held from November 8, 2022 through November 11, 2022 under online
connection for video conferencing.

Abstract Submission
Authors are invited to submit one-page abstracts of their contributed papers online before
August 18, 2022. For detailed instructions regarding abstract submissions, please visit theconference website (https://itc.nifs.ac.jp/).
*Note:- The submitter of the abstract must be the same person as the first author of the abstract andthe presenter at the conference.
- Each participant may make only one poster presentation.

Publication
Original regular or review/overview articles related to the conference topics as proceedings
are encouraged to be submitted to Plasma and Fusion Research ( http://www.jspf.or.jp/PFR/ ).
Each submitted paper will be put through a peer-review process, and those accepted will be
published in the journal. Publication charge is not covered by the conference.

Best Student Presentation Award
This award encourages students to conduct research in the plasma and nuclear fusion fields.
Applicants must submit an abstract of their presentation and must complete their registration
through the website.

Registration Fee
The registration fee is free.

Important Dates
Start of online abstract submission:
Start of online registration:
Deadline for abstract submission:
Notification of abstract acceptance:
Deadline for online registration:
Conference:
Deadline for paper submission:

July 1, 2022
July 1, 2022
August 18, 2022
September 26, 2022
October 12, 2022
November 8-11, 2022
December 12, 2022

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International Advisory Committee
Z. Yoshida (Chair), A. Fujisawa, K. Ida, Y. Ikeda, T. Kaneko, Y. Kishimoto, A. Matsuoka,
T. Morisaki, I. Murakami, K. Nagaoka, N. Ohno, M. Osakabe, T. Ozawa, S. Sakakibara,
R. Sakamoto, H. Sugama, Y. Todo, Y. Ueda, T.-H. Watanabe, H. Yamada, N. Yanagi,
H. Yoneda

International Program Committee
H. Takabe (Chair), M. Nakata, N. Ashikawa, D. Kato, T. Kawate, M. Kobayashi,
T. Kobayashi, H. Nakano, Y. Onodera, S. Satake, S. Takayama, Y. Todo, M. Yokoyama

Local Organizing Committee
Y. Todo (Chair), M. Sato (Scientific Secretary), P. Adulsiriswad, H. Chikaraishi, K. Fujita,
M. Goto, Y. Hamaji, Y. Hishinuma, K. Ichiguchi, M. Idouakass, K. Ikeda, R. Ishizaki,
R. Kanno, G. Kawamura, S. Matsuoka, N. Mizuguchi, K. Mukai, M. Nakata, H. Noto,
M. Nunami, S. Satake, R. Seki, H. Sugama, C. Suzuki, S. Toda, T. Tokuzawa, H. Wang,J. Wang, O. Yamagishi, H. Yamaguchi, Y. Yoshimura

General Contact Address
itc31@nifs.ac.jp