Introduction

Previous meetings were held in Garching, Germany, 1997, Lisbon, Portugal, 1999, and Padova, Italy, 2001.

Objective

Topics

1. Machine control and monitoring
2. Plasma control
3. Control and data acquisition systems for diagnostics
4. Special techniques for long duration discharges
5. Signal processing
6. Database techniques for information storage and/or retrieval
7. User interfaces for control and data acquisition systems
8. Impact of new computer languages
9. Operating system requirements for present and future fusion experiments
10. Techniques for remote participation

Format of the Meeting

The meeting will include:

• Invited talks
• Contributed papers, presented orally or displayed as posters
• Panels for discussion of specific matters

Language

The working language of the meeting will be English; no interpretation will be provided.

Participants

About 50 persons from Member States or international organizations are expected to attend. Participants should be persons actively involved in the topics of the meeting and must be nominated through their national authorities (Ministry of Foreign Affairs or National Atomic Energy Authority).

Journal Publication

Proceedings

Proceedings of the Meeting containing slides and/or texts of the contributions will be made available on CD-ROM to all participants shortly after the meeting.

These proceedings will also be made available to participants on the Web.

Participation and Submission of Papers

All persons who consider participating in the meeting are invited to complete the Expression of Interest Form as soon as possible. By filling in and submitting the Web-based form it will automatically be emailed to the meeting. If you have any problems with the form, please contact the meeting at

Email: iaea-tm-computingfusion.gat.com
or
Fax: 858.455.3569

Participation and Paper Submission Procedure

To participate in the meeting, please submit a completed Participation Form to your appropriate authority (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Atomic Energy Authority, etc.) for subsequent transmission to the IAEA. A participant will be accepted only if the Participation Form is transmitted through the appropriate authority. The Participation Form must be received by the IAEA by 15 April 2003. Participants whose nominations have been received by the IAEA will be notified 30 May 2003. Please also send a copy of the Participation Form (either by email or fax) directly to the IAEA Scientific Secretary (address on the Participation Form).

If you plan to make a presentation at the meeting you need to provide a 200- to 400-word abstract of your presentation. The abstract should contain the author's name, institution, email address, and whether you prefer your presentation to be an oral presentation or poster presentation. Abstracts are also due 15 April 2003. Please submit them as follows:

1. A copy of the abstract must accompany the Participation Form submitted to your appropriate authority, via email or fax.
2. A copy of the abstract must accompany the Participation Form sent directly to the IAEA Scientific Secretary, via email or fax.
3. A copy of the abstract must be submitted directly to the meeting. Please use the Submission of Abstracts Web page for uploading to facilitate abstract submittal. (Instructions are given on the page.) The preferred file format is PDF, but Microsoft Word, HTML, or plain text are also accepted. The filename should be in the following format: lastname-firstname.filetype. If necessary, you may also submit the abstract by email to iaea-tm-computingfusion.gat.com or by fax to (858.455.3569).

Final Papers are due, ready as electronic files on the first day of the Meeting, at the Meeting Front Desk.

Further information on paper submission will be available on the meeting Web site at a later date.

Approval to enter the conference site

All persons who are not US citizens must also provide specific biographical data to obtain clearance and a badge to enter the General Atomics site. Please complete the Form for Non-US Citizens.

Registration

If you are attending the meeting please also fill out the Registration Form, as this will help in determining how many attendees there will be at the meeting. Also note as indicated on the form that there will be a participation fee of $150 to help defray the costs of refreshments and publications.

Visas

Expenditures

As a general rule, the IAEA does not pay the cost of attendance in the TM, i.e., travel and living expenses, of participants. However, limited funds are available to help meet the cost of attendance of few selected specialists mainly from developing countries with low economic resources. Generally, not more than one grant will be awarded to any one country. The grants awarded will be in the form of lump sums usually covering part of the cost of attendance.

If governments wish to apply for a grant on behalf of one of their specialists, they should address specific requests to the Scientific Secretary of the International Atomic Energy Agency to this effect (address below). Governments should ensure that applications for grants:

1. be received by the IAEA by 01 April 2003
2. be accompanied by a duly completed and signed Participation Form (pages 1 and 2) including the 200- to 400-word abstract of the paper to be presented.

Applications that do not comply with the conditions mentioned under (a) and (b) cannot be considered. Awards will be announced around 01 June 2003. For advance notice, please address inquiries to:

Ryszard Miklaszewski
Room A2309
International Atomic Energy Agency
P. O. Box 100
Wagramer Strasse 5
A-1400 Vienna, Austria

email: R.Miklaszewskiiiaea.org

Web Sites

http://fusion.gat.com/conferences/iaea-tm-computing/

http://fusion.gat.com/

http://www.ga.com/

Meeting Location

Accommodations

Information on the two designated meeting hotels is provided on the Accommodations page. The lodging rate for each hotel is $99.00 per night. There are many other hotels in the area that you are free to choose for your stay, however prices are likely to be significantly higher. Remember that the final deadline for the designated hotel reservations is 20 June 2003.

Transportation

San Diego International Airport (SAN) provides the primary airline service for the area, and is about 15 miles south of the General Atomics main site.

Public transportation in San Diego is limited and private cars are the usual means of transportation in Southern California, thus a car rental is highly recommended. Without a car, transportation from the airports to hotels is provided by taxi (about $45-$50) or shuttle bus service (inquire at airport).

Since rental cars are recommended, transportation from designated hotels to the conference site are not planned. However, if requested, transportation/carpools from the designated hotels to the conference site and back each day will be arranged. Please notify us if you require this service.

Social Program

On Tuesday evening, Jul 22, a social activity is planned which is a dinner and cruise on San Diego Bay aboard Hornblower cruises. This activity is included for meeting attendees. For accompanying persons there will be a fee of $50.

Important Dates

Program Committee

Organizing Committee

Ryszard Miklaszewski	Room A2309 International Atomic Energy Agency Wagramer Strasse 5 P. O. Box 100 A-1400 Vienna, Austria	Email:   R.Miklaszewskiiaea.org Telephone:   +43-1-2600-21707 Fax:   +43-1-26007
Bill McHarg Meeting Organizer	General Atomics P. O. Box 85608 San Diego, California 92186-5608 USA iaea-tm-computingfusion.gat.com	Email:   bill.mcharggat.com Telephone:   858.455.4249
Kristin Kidney Meeting Coordinator		Email:   kristin.kidneygat.com Telephone:   858.455.3706 Fax:   858.455.3569
Ben Penaflor		Email:   ben.penaflorgat.com Telephone:   858.455.3176
David Piglowski		Email:   david.piglowskigat.com Telephone:   858.455.4413