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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
May 31–June 4, 2026
Recent progress toward fusion pilot plants and the rapid growth of the commercial fusion sector have brought new urgency to developing a robust and scalable fusion energy supply chain. TOFE 2026 invites scientists, engineers, manufacturers, and industry leaders from around the world to explore how research, technology innovation, and industrial partnerships are converging to enable deployment-ready fusion systems. A mix of invited and contributed talks will address topics including fusion pilot plant design, component and materials development, enabling technologies, manufacturing readiness and supply chain resilience. Attendees will also have opportunities to tour regional facilities that support fusion and advanced energy technologies. Denver, Colorado—a growing hub for high-technology manufacturing and energy innovation— will provide an inspiring setting for collaboration and discussion.
Abstracts will be accepted as presentations based on technical merit, novelty of methods, and impact on the advancement of fusion energy. Presentations will be in the format of talks or posters. Space permitting, abstracts not selected for talks will be considered as posters. The final session topics and tracks will be finalized once all abstracts are received. Authors of accepted, presented abstracts may submit a journal manuscript to the Fusion Science & Technology (FS&T) TOFE special issue after the meeting.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
General Chair:
Brian Grierson (General Atomics)
Program Chair:
Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
TOFE Abstract Template
TOFE 2026 Call for Papers
