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European Fusion Theory Conference

2026-09-07T12:07:25Z

Alezocco:

The conference provides a discussion forum covering all areas of magnetic fusion-oriented theoretical activities in Europe.

Its main topics are:
# Fusion devices: tokamaks, stellarators, reversed-field pinches, laser-induced ignition and new concepts
# Macro-instabilities, operational limits and disruptions
# Plasma confinement, neoclassical and turbulent plasma transport
# Optimization of magnetic confinement devices and 3D magnetic field effects
# Burning plasmas and fast particles
# Heating, current drive, and wave particle interactions
# Edge and scrape-off layer/divertor physics
# Experimental validation of theoretical models and diagnostics development
# Computational plasma physics
# Basic plasma theory

The conference is typically held on odd-numbered years, at the end of September or the beginning of October.

== List of conferences ==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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! Number
! Year
! Location/Website
|-
| 1 || 1986 || Wépion, Belgium
|-
| 2 || 1987 || Varenna, Italy
|-
| 3 || 1989 || Oxford, UK
|-
| 4 || 1991 || Göteborg, Sweden
|-
| 5 || 1993 || San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
|-
| 6 || 1995 || Utrecht, The Netherlands
|-
| 7 || 1997 || Jülich, Germany
|-
| 8 || 1999 || [http://www.ifp.cnr.it/conference/fusion99/ Como, Italy]
|-
| 9 || 2001 || Helsingør, Denmark
|-
| 10 || 2003 || [http://www.tkk.fi/Units/AES/eftc10/ Helsinki, Finland]
|-
| 11 || 2005 || [http://www-fusion-magnetique.cea.fr/eftc11/index.html Aix-en-Provence, France]
|-
| 12 || 2007 || [http://plasma2.ulb.ac.be/EFTC/Documents_EFTC12_191206SHORT_MADRID/index.html Madrid, Spain]
|-
| 13 || 2009 || [http://plasma2.ulb.ac.be/EFTC/ Riga, Latvia]
|-
| 14 || 2011 || [http://www.fusione.enea.it/EVENTS/EFTC14/ Frascati, Italy]
|-
| 15 || 2013 || [http://www.eftc2013.org.uk/ Oxford, UK]
|-
| 16 || 2015 || [http://www.ipfn.ist.utl.pt/eftc2015 Lisbon, Portugal]
|-
| 17 || 2017 || [http://www.astro.auth.gr/~eftc17 Athens, Greece]
|-
| 18 || 2019 || [http://www.eftc2019.ugent.be Ghent, Belgium]
|-
| 19 || 2021 || [https://indico.cern.ch/event/934747 Virtual Conference]
|-
| 20 || 2023 || [https://indico.cern.ch/event/1239458/ Padova, Italy]
|-
| 21 || 2025 || [https://indico.global/event/13788/ Aix-en-Provence, France]
|-
| 22 || 2027 || [https://indico.chalmers.se/e/eftc2027 Gothenburg, Sweden]
|-
|}

== See also ==

[[EFTC Organization]]

[[Category:Conferences]]

EFTC Organization

2026-05-13T13:04:34Z

Alezocco: /* Scientific Programme Committee (from 2026) */

==Timetable for conference organization==
===One year before a conference edition (even years) ===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for conference site
* end of July: finalization of preliminary organization plan
* end of September: finalization of preliminary budget
* mid-December (or earlier): first announcement (& conference poster)

===On the year of a conference edition (odd years) ===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for invited speakers
* end of February: finalization of selection process for invited speakers
* mid-March: confirmation of availability from invited speakers
* end of March: announcement of invited speakers (& send invitation letters)
* beginning of April: second announcement (& call for abstracts)
* mid-April: abstract submission opening
* end of April: early registration opening
* end of June: abstract submission closing
* mid July: notifications of acceptance to authors
* end of July: early registration closing
* beginning of August: post-deadline poster submission opening
* end of August: post-deadline poster submission closing (& author notification)
* mid-September: finalization of the conference timetable
* beginning of October: conference days
* beginning of November: manuscript submission opening
* end of November: online publication of presentations

===One year after a conference edition (even years)===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for conference site
* end of March: manuscript submission from previous conference closing

== Duties of Scientific Prgramme Committee (SPC) ==

The conference presentations are selected by the SPC thus:
* Invited lectures are selected after short-listing nominations from SPC members and voting (invited speakers from previous 2 editions are excluded from nomination).
* Oral contributions are selected after abstract submission and SPC voting among those submissions indicating preference for oral presentation.
* Rejected oral contributions are proposed a switchover to poster presentation.
* Poster presentations are accepted after abstract submission and quality assurance.
* Session chairpersons are usually selected on site among the SPC members and senior participants.

== Term of SPC members ==
The SPC isd partially renewed in each conference.
* SPC chair: maximum term of 5 conferences (3 as member plus 2 as chair or vice versa).
* SPC members: maximum term of 3 conferences

== Scientific Programme Committee (from 2026) ==

Michael Barnes (University of Oxford, UK)

Irina Borodkina (IPP/CAS, Czech Republic)

Livia Casali (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)

Rui Coelho (IPFN, Lisbon, Portugal)

Matteo Falessi (ENEA, Frascati, Italy)

Jeronimo Garcia (IRFM/ CEA, France)

Matthias Hölzl (MPG, IPP Garching, Germany)

Yannis Kominis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)

Joaquim Loizu (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Istvan Pusztai (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Jose Luis Velasco (LNF/CIEMAT, Spain)

Alessandro Zocco, ''chair'' (MPG, IPP Greifswald, Germany)

== Past Members ==

Daniele Bonfiglio (Consorzio RFX, Italy)

Yevgen Kazakov (LPP-ERM/KMS, Belgium)

Taina Kurki-Suonio (Aalto University, Finland)

Sarah Newton (CCFE, United Kingdom)

Felix Parra (PPPL, United States)

Paolo Ricci (SPC/EPFL, Switzerland)

Emilia Solano (LNF/CIEMAT, Spain)

Christos Tsironis (NTUA, Greece)

EFTC Organization

2026-05-13T13:01:26Z

Alezocco: /* Scientific Programme Committee up to 2024 */

==Timetable for conference organization==
===One year before a conference edition (even years) ===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for conference site
* end of July: finalization of preliminary organization plan
* end of September: finalization of preliminary budget
* mid-December (or earlier): first announcement (& conference poster)

===On the year of a conference edition (odd years) ===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for invited speakers
* end of February: finalization of selection process for invited speakers
* mid-March: confirmation of availability from invited speakers
* end of March: announcement of invited speakers (& send invitation letters)
* beginning of April: second announcement (& call for abstracts)
* mid-April: abstract submission opening
* end of April: early registration opening
* end of June: abstract submission closing
* mid July: notifications of acceptance to authors
* end of July: early registration closing
* beginning of August: post-deadline poster submission opening
* end of August: post-deadline poster submission closing (& author notification)
* mid-September: finalization of the conference timetable
* beginning of October: conference days
* beginning of November: manuscript submission opening
* end of November: online publication of presentations

===One year after a conference edition (even years)===
* mid-January: launch of selection process for conference site
* end of March: manuscript submission from previous conference closing

== Duties of Scientific Prgramme Committee (SPC) ==

The conference presentations are selected by the SPC thus:
* Invited lectures are selected after short-listing nominations from SPC members and voting (invited speakers from previous 2 editions are excluded from nomination).
* Oral contributions are selected after abstract submission and SPC voting among those submissions indicating preference for oral presentation.
* Rejected oral contributions are proposed a switchover to poster presentation.
* Poster presentations are accepted after abstract submission and quality assurance.
* Session chairpersons are usually selected on site among the SPC members and senior participants.

== Term of SPC members ==
The SPC isd partially renewed in each conference.
* SPC chair: maximum term of 5 conferences (3 as member plus 2 as chair or vice versa).
* SPC members: maximum term of 3 conferences

== Scientific Programme Committee (from 2026) ==

Michael Barnes (University of Oxford, UK)

Irina Borodkina (IPP/CAS, Czech Republic)

Livia Casali (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)

Rui Coelho (IPFN, Lisbon, Portugal)

Matteo Falessi (ENEA, Frascati, Italy)

Jeronimo Garcia (IRFM/ CEA, France)

Matthias Hölzl (MPG, IPP Garching, Germany)

Yannis Kominis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)

Joaquim Loizu (EPFL, Losanne, Switerland)

Istvan Pusztai (Chalmers University, Sweden)

Jose Luis Velasco (LNF/CIEMAT, Spain)

Alessandro Zocco, ''chair'' (MPG, IPP Greifswald, Germany)

== Past Members ==

Daniele Bonfiglio (Consorzio RFX, Italy)

Yevgen Kazakov (LPP-ERM/KMS, Belgium)

Taina Kurki-Suonio (Aalto University, Finland)

Sarah Newton (CCFE, United Kingdom)

Felix Parra (PPPL, United States)

Paolo Ricci (SPC/EPFL, Switzerland)

Emilia Solano (LNF/CIEMAT, Spain)

Christos Tsironis (NTUA, Greece)