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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Max Planck’s ELISE reaches record values for ITER plasma heating
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) announced that it recently has achieved a new record for ion current density for neutral particle heating at its ELISE (Extraction from a Large Ion Source Experiment) experimental testing facility in Garching, Germany. ELISE is being used to test neutral beam injection (NBI) systems that will be used to heat the plasma of the ITER fusion experiment in France.
Thursday, November 16, 2023|9:30AM–7:30PM EST
To sign up register for the 2023 ANS Winter Conference and make sure to answer the question about Capitol Hill.
With the 2023 Winter Conference being held in Washington, DC we want to offer members the opportunity to meet with their Representatives on Capitol Hill. If you elect to participate, plan for a day of in-person Congressional meetings in the House and Senate Office Buildings. ANS members will be grouped together by state/region for meetings throughout the morning/afternoon of November 16th. A wrap-up cocktail reception with Congressional staff will also take place at 5:30 pm in the Rayburn House Office Building.
Schedules and additional meeting materials will be e-mailed to registrants at least one week before the Winter Meeting. Please also remember to stop by the “How to Talk to Policymakers” session on Wednesday, November 15th to prepare for Thursday’s meetings.
9:30 am – 5:00 pm Meetings
5:30 – 7:30 pm Congressional Cocktail Reception
Questions contact: John Starkey