Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma ResearchAugust 29-31, 2017

Beckman Center of the National Academies
100 Academy Way, Irvine, California 92617
WebEx information is provided at the end of this agenda
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Huntington Room
8:00 AM

Breakfast available
CLOSED SESSION

9:00

Welcome and updates from the committee

Mike Mauel and Mel Shochet, Co-Chairs

OPEN SESSION
9:30

Perspectives from the U.S. ITER Project
Perspectives from the ITER Organization

Ned Sauthoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bernard Bigot, ITER Organization Director General (by video)

10:30

Break

11:00

Perspective on Fusion Energy Strategy

12:00 PMLunch

1:00

Perspective on Fusion Energy Strategy

2:00

Perspectives from University Fusion Associates

3:00

Break3:30

Perspectives from the Virtual Laboratory for Technology Phil Ferguson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

4:30

Public comments

Stewart Prager, Princeton University

Tony Taylor, General Atomics
David Maurer, Auburn UniversityAll
CLOSED SESSION

5:00

Committee discussion

6:00

Break and depart for dinnerCommittee

OPEN SESSION
6:30

Committee dinner
Canaletto Ristorante Veneto
401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA

8:30

Adjourn for the day

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Committee, Staff, and Invited GuestsThursday, August 31, 2017
Huntington Room
CLOSED SESSION
8:30 AM

Committee discussions

6:00 PMAdjourn

Thursday, August 31, 2017
Huntington Room
CLOSED SESSION
8:30 AM

Committee discussions

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Furthermore, individual committee members often engage in discussion and questioning for the specific purpose of probing an issue and sharpening anargument. The comments of any given committee member may not necessarily reflect the position he or she may actually hold on the subject underdiscussion, to say nothing of that person’s future position as it may evolve in the course of the project. Any inferences about an individual’s position are
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NOTES FOR PRESENTERS
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GENERAL NOTES
Location: The Beckman Center is located on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, and is approximately 3 miles
from Orange County John Wayne Airport. See the following website for more information, including
directions: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/beckman/.
Hotel:

A block of rooms has been reserved for the committee at the Island Hotel. It is located at:
690 Newport Center
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 877-591-9145
Additional information, including directions can be found at the hotel’s website: http://www.islandhotel.com/

Dinner:The committee will hold a working dinner at a location to be determined. All meeting participants can attend.
The Academies can pay for members of the committee and guest speakers. Unfortunately, the Academies
cannot pay for federal employees.

Parking:

There is plenty of free parking at the Beckman Center.

Airports: Orange County/John Wayne Airport (SNA) is about 3 miles from the Beckman Center. Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) is about 40 miles from the meeting site. Long Beach Airport (LGB) is about 26 miles away.

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