Scientific Programme
The presentations submitted and accepted to the conference are classified according to the following list of topics:
A. Experimental Fusion Devices and Supporting Facilities
B. Plasma Heating and Current Drive
C. Plasma Engineering and Control
D. Diagnostics, Data Acquisition and Remote Participation
E. Magnets and Power Supplies
F. Plasma Facing Components
G. Vessel/In-Vessel Engineering and Remote Handling
H. Fuel Cycle and Breeding Blankets
I. Materials Technology
J. Power Plants Safety and Environment, Socio-Economics & T.
K. Laser and Accelerator Technologies
Invited Presentations
The invited presentations take place in the main Auditorium of the Kursaal located in the ground floor. Invited talks are allotted 40 minutes in total (30 minutes presentation and 10 minutes discussion).
Oral Presentations
Oral presentations take place in 3 simultaneous sessions in rooms Auditorium, Camara and Room 10. The time allocated for each oral presentation is 20 minutes in total (15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion). Please note that it is very important that, for a smooth development of the conference, all authors respect the times given. All authors should be at the corresponding meeting room at least 15 minutes before the sessions starts. Once you get there, introduce yourself to the corresponding chairs. Please send by email, before the 10th September, to the Technical Secretariat a brief CV (maximum 7 lines or 100 words) in a Word file for distribution to the session’s chairs.
Acceptable presentation formats are PPT, PPTX and PDF.
Speakers' Room
Invited speakers and presenting authors are kindly requested to test and deliver their presentations to the technicians located in the speakers’ room the day before their presentation. The technicians will migrate the presentation to the corresponding session’s room. The use of personal laptops is not permitted. Please bring your presentation on a USB memory stick or CD.
Posters Presentations
Posters will be presented in paper and cannot be sent in advance. Bring your poster when travelling to San Sebastian. The size of the poster must be 90 cm wide and 120 high maximum. Use a type size that can be easily read from a considerable distance. Each poster presentation will be displayed for the day of the poster session. Authors are kindly requested to be available for discussion of their work during the designated poster sessions. Posters are displayed on the Banquet hall located in the basement floor of the venue. Posters should be installed in the morning and removed after the poster session (but no later than 18.30 h.). Left over posters will be thrown away. Poster presentations will be listed and numbered in the final programme. The same numbers will be used for numbering the poster boards. Material to fix the posters on the panels will be available in the poster area. Please note that it is very important that, for a smooth development of the conference, all authors respect the guidelines given.
Best poster award
The SOFT 2014 IOC has decided to deliver a “Best Poster Award” for PhD/MSc students presenting their current work. There will be up to one award per conference topic. If you intend to compete for this award, and if you fulfill the conditions (i.e. being a PhD of Master thesis student), please fill in the attached “Poster award application form” and send it back to the Technical Secretariat (soft2014@barcelocongresos.com) before the 20th September. Please note that awards will be given during the closing ceremony, Friday 3 October 12:20-13:00, in the Auditorium of the venue.
ITER Industrial Infoday
Within the framework of the SOFT 2014 an ITER Industrial Infoday meeting takes place on Tuesday 30 September 2014 from 9.00 to 16.00 h. in meeting room nr. 10 located in the ground floor of the venue, Kursaal Congress Centre. The round table takes place in the Auditorium.
