Plasma Conferences in 2009

URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 5 - 8 January 2009, Boulder, Colorado USA. Contact Yahya Rahmat-Samii, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, BH 6731K, Boelter Hall, Box 951594, Los Angeles, California 90095-1594 USA; phone +1 310-206-2275; fax +1 310-206-4833.

US Particle Accelerator School, 12 - 23 January 2009, Nashville, Tennessee USA. Contact USPAS; phone 630-840-3896, fax 630-840-8500.

FESAC Meeting, 13 - 14 January 2009, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20877 USA. Contact Al Opdenaker; 301-903-4927.

Second International Conference on Plasma Nano Technology & Science (IC-PLANTS 2009), 22 - 23 January 2009, Nagoya, Japan. Contact IC-PLANTS 2009, Plasma Nanotechnology Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan.

Eighth Japan-Australia Plasma Diagnostics Workshop, 2 - 5 February 2009, Canberra, Australia. Contact John Howard.

Supercomputing and Numerical Techniques in Astrophysics Fluid Flow Modeling 2009, 2 - 14 February 2009, Evora, Portugal. Contact Miguel de Avillez,  University of Evora, R. Romao Ramalho 59, Evora, 7000 Portugal; phone +351 266745384; fax +351 266745393.

Sokendai Asian Winter School - Spontaneous Structure Formation in Plasmas, 3 - 6 February 2009, Toki, Japan. Contact Seiji Ishiguro, Department of Simulation Science, National Institute for Fusion Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai).

European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, 15 - 20 February 2009, Graz, Austria. Contact Astrid Tuider, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Institute of Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry, Universitätsplatz 1, A-8010 Graz, Austria; phone +43 316 380 5300; fax +43 316 380 9845.

Fifth IAEA TM on ECRH Physics and Technology for Large Fusion Devices, 18 - 20 February 2009, Gandhinagar, India. Contact Artur Malaquias, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2305, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21707; fax +43 1 26007-21707.

Interaction of Intense Energy Fluxes with Matter, 1 - 6 March 2009, Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Contact Konstantin Khishchenko, Joint Institute for High Temperatures, RAS, Izhorskaya 13 Building 2, 125412 Moscow, Russia.

Fundamentals and Applications of Microplasmas, 1 - 6 March 2009, San Diego, California USA. Contact Engineering Conferences International.

Fourth Workshop on Stochasticity in Fusion Plasmas (SFP 2009), 2 - 4 March 2009, Julich, Germany. Contact Sabine Kuper, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy Research, Plasma Physics, 52425 Jülich, Germany; phone +49-2461-61-5200; fax +49-2461-61-5452.

ReNeW Workshop for Theme IV (Harnessing Fusion Power), 2 - 4 March 2009, Los Angeles, California USA. Contact Neil Morley.

Twenty-First NNV-Symposium on Plasma Physics and Radiation Technology, 3 - 4 March 2009, Lunteren, The Netherlands. Contact secretariat.

ReNeW Workshop for Theme III (Plasma Materials Interface), 4 - 6 March 2009, Los Angeles, California USA. Contact Neil Morley.

Workshop on Cross-Scale Coupling in Plasmas, 9 - 11 March 2009, Rende (Cosenza), Italy. Contact secretariat.

Eleventh International Conference on Energy and Environment, 15 - 18 March 2009, Hurgada, Egypt. Contact Abdullatif El-Sharkawy, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt; phone +202-3761-8332; fax +202-33370597.

ReNeW Workshop for Theme V (Optimizing a Magnetic Configuration), 16 - 19 March 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact Pamela Hampton; phone (01) 609-243-2653.

Second International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM-2), 16 - 20 March 2009, San Antonio, Texas USA. Contact Yelena Alekseyeva.

Sixteenth International Conference on Atomic Processes in Plasmas, 22 - 26 March 2009, Monterey, California USA. Contact Conference Connection, 5344 Locksley Avenue, Oakland, California 94618 USA; phone 510-652-7691; fax 510-222-5140.

Plasma Device Workshop 2009 (PDW2009), 23 - 27 March 2009, Innsbruck, Austria. Contact John Verboncoeur.

ReNeW Workshop for Theme I (Burning Plasmas in ITER), 23 - 27 March 2009, San Diego, California USA.

ReNeW Workshop for Theme II (Integrated High-Performance Steady-State Burning Plasmas), 23 - 27 March 2009, San Diego, California USA.

Active Beam Spectroscopy for Control of Fusion Plasma, 24 - 27 March 2009, Leiden, Netherlands. Contact Auke Planjer - den Hollander, phone +31715276146.

Eighth International Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics, 31 March - 2 April 2009 Moscow, Russia. Contact Valentin Bityurin, Izhorskaya 13/19, 125412 Moscow, Russia; phone +7 (095) 4842844; fax +7 (095) 483 2285.

IOP Plasma Physics Conference 2009, 30 March - 2 April 2009 and Instabilities and Turbulence in Fusion Plasmas, 2 - 3 April 2009, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Contact A. G. Peeters, Physics Department, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, United Kingdom.

Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Transport and Confinement, 31 March - 2 April 2009, Naka, Japan.

Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Integrated Operation Scenarios, 31 March - 3 April 2009, Naka, Japan.

Fourth International Conference on the Frontiers of Plasma Science and Technology, 6 - 10 April 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact Tara Desai.

International Conference on Nuclear and Plasma Sciences (ICNPS 2009), 13 - 15 April 2009, Hong Kong, China.

Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) Workshop, 13 - 15 April 2009, Menlo Park, California USA.

Eleventh Easter Plasma Meeting on Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence in Fusion-Relevant Plasmas, 15 - 17 April 2009, Turin, Italy. Contact Daniela Grasso, CNR-INFM and Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Energetica, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy; phone +39 011 5644491; fax +39 011 5644499.

Eighth Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, 19 - 23 April 2009, Blansko, Czech Republic. Contact Frantisek Krcma.

Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Pedestal & Edge Physics, 20 - 22 April 2009, Cadarache, France.

Sixteenth Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Diagnostics, 20 - 24 April 2009, St. Petersburg, Russia. Contact secretariat.

Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Energetic Particles, 21 - 24 April 2009, Daejon, South-Korea.

EU-Japan Meeting on Plasma Processes and Interactions on Surfaces, 23 - 26 April 2009, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact Frantisek Krcma.

Tenth International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC 2009),  28 - 30 April 2009, Rome, Italy. Contact ESA Conference Bureau, P.O. Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands; phone +31 71 565 5005; fax +31 71 565 5658.

Transport Task Force Workshop, 28 April - 1 May 2009, San Diego, California USA.

2009 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, 3 - 5 May 2009, Denver, Colorado. Contact Carl Sovinec, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ninth International Reflectometry Workshop (IRW9), 4 - 6 May 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. Contact 9th IRW Local Organizing Committee, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal; phone +351218417696; fax +351218417819.

Particle Accelerator Conference 2009, 4 - 8 May 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact PAC09, TRIUMF Conference Coordinator - Sandi Miller, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3 Canada; phone 1 604 222 7352; fax 1 604 222 1074.

International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilizations of Accelerators, 4 - 8 May 2009, Vienna, Austria. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Fifty-Eighth Workshop IUVSTA on Technological Challenges for New Controlled Fusion Machines, 4 - 8 May 2009, Saint-Maximin la Sainte Baume, France. Contact Societe Francaise du Vide, 19 rue du Renard, 75004 Paris, France; phone +33 (0)1 53 01 90 32; fax +33 (0)1 42 78 63 20.

Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on SOL and Divertor, 5 - 8 May 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Twelfth International Workshop on Plasma Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications (PFMC-12), 11 - 14 May 2009, Julich, Germany. Contact Y. Fattah; phone +49 2461 61 3008.

Twelfth Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (WPDP), 17 - 20 May 2009, Boulder, Colorado USA. Contact Scott Robertson; phone 303-492-5565.

Fourth IAEA TM on Theory of Plasma Instabilities, 18 - 20 May 2009, Kyoto, Japan. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Second International Conference on High Energy Density Physics (ICHED 2009), 19 - 22 May 2009, Austin, Texas USA. Contact Saralyn Stewart.

Second Ultra-Intense Laser Interaction Science Conference (ULIS2009@Frascati), 24 - 29 May 2009, Frascati, Italy. Contact Massimo Ferrario.

Conference of Young Scientists and Post-Graduate Students (IEP-2009), 25 - 28 May 2009, Uzhgorod, Ukraine.

ITER STAC, MAC and CPWG Meetings, 25 - 30 May 2009.

Thirty-Sixth IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and Twenty-Third Symposium on Fusion Engineering (ICOPS/SOFE 2009), 31 May - 4 June 2009, San Diego, California USA. Contact Farhat Beg, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, La Joya, California 92093 USA; phone 858-822-1266; fax 858-531-4543.

Second Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS 2009), 1 - 5 June 2009, Chiana, Crete, Greece. Contact secretariat.

First International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 7 - 10 June 2009, Marseille, France. Contact ANIMMA_2009, CEA/DER/SPEx, Bat. 238 CEA Cadarache 13108, St Paul lez Durance Cedex, France; fax +33 (0)4.42.25.78.76.

USBPO Research Needs Workshop (ReNeW), 7 - 13 June 2009, Bethesda, Maryland USA.

Tenth International Workshop on the Interrelationship between Plasma Experiments in Laboratory and Space (IPELS), 8 - 12 June 2009, Djurönäset, Sweden. Contact secretariat.

Thirteenth All Russia Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, 8 - 13 June 2009, Zvenigorod, Moscow region, Russia. Contact secretariat.

Seventh IAEA TM on Control, Data Acquisition, and Remote Participation for Fusion Research, 15 - 19 June 2009, Aix-en-Provence, France. Contact meeting secretary, IAEA TM 2009, Building 506, CEA/DSM/IRFM/, CEA Cadarache, 13108 Saint Paul lez Durance, France; fax +33-442.256.255.

Modern Challenges in Nonlinear Plasma Physics, 15  - 19 June 2009, Halkidiki, Greece. Contact conference secretariat.

US Particle Accelerator School, 15 - 26 June 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA.

Fourth International Congress on Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Sources and Applications (CAPPSA2009) and Eighteenth Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas, 22 - 24 June 2009, Ghent, Belgium. Contact Christophe Leys, Ghent University, Department of Applied Physics, J. P. Lateaustraat, 22 B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; fax +32-9-264 4172.

ITER International Summer School 2009 "Plasma Surface Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices", 22 - 26 June 2009, Aix en Provence, France. Contact Shimpei Futatani, France-Japan Magnetic Fusion Laboratory, CNRS 336 -Universite de Provence, Centre de Saint Jerome, Case 321, F 13397, Marseille cedex 20, France; phone +33 (0)4 91 28 82 05; fax +33 (0)4 91 28 +82 25.

Seventeenth International Colloquium on Plasma Processes (CIP09), 22 - 26 June 2009, Parc Chanot, Marseille, France. Contact Caroline Vuong, Societe Francaise du Vide, 19 rue du Renard, 75004 Paris, France; phone +33 (0)1 53 01 90 32; fax +33 (0)1 42 78 63 20.

Laser and Plasma Accelerators Workshop 2009 (LPAW09), 22 - 26 June 2009, Kardamili, Greece. Contact Robert Bingham.

Nineteenth Conference on Fundamental Atomic Spectroscopy (FAS XIX), 22 - 29 June 2009, Archangelsk-Solovky, Russia. Contact Russia, 119991, Moscow, Leninskiy av., 53, RAS Scientific Council on Spectroscopy, for L. A. Bereeva; phone/fax (+7 499) 135-14-20.

Eighteenth Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in Plasmas (RF2009), 24 - 26 June 2009, Ghent, Belgium. Contact Jean-Marie Noterdaeme, Max-Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics, D-85748 Garching, Germany; phone +49-89-3299 1336; fax + 49-89-3299-2558.

2009 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 29 June - 2 July 2009,  Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC USA. Contact: Frank Peterkin, PO Box 1570, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448 USA; phone +1 540 653 2623.

Fourth International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM - 2009), 29 June - 3 July 2009, Chamonix, France. Contact Nikolai Pogorelov, Center for Space Physics and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, 320 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, Alabama 35805 USA; phone 1-256-961-7617; fax 1-256-961-7730.

Fourteenth International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Ericeira, Portugal. Contact secretariat; fax 351 21 994 1995.

Thirty-Sixth EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria. Contact Evgenia Benova, Scientific Secretary, LOC, Sofia University, Kosta Loulchev 27, Sofia 1111, Bulgaria; phone +359 878 748 837.

Ninth International School for Space Simulations (ISSS-9), 3 - 10 July 2009, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (near Paris), France. Contact Bertrand Lembege, LATMOS-UVSQ-IPSL-CNRS, 10-12 Avenue de l'Europe, 78140 Velizy, France; phone + 33 (0) 1 39 25 47 70; fax + 33 (0) 1 39 25 49 22.

Second Workshop on Electric Fields, Turbulence and Self-Organisation in Magnetized Plasmas (EFTSOMP2009), 6 - 7 July 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria. Contact Eva Belonohy; phone: +3630-2705451.

Forty-Sixth Culham Plasma Physics Summer School, 6 - 17 July 2009, Culham, United Kingdom. Contact Martin O'Brien.

Atoms and Plasmas in Super Intense Laser Fields, 10 - 16 July 2009, Erice, Sicily, Italy. Contact Dimitri Batani, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Milano, Bicocca Piazza della Scienza 3, I-20126 Milano, Italy; fax: +39 02 6448 2585.

Seventeenth International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-17), 12 - 16 July 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

Twenty-Ninth International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPEG2009), 12 - 17 July 2009, Cancun, México. Contact secretariat.

Third IAEA TM on First Generation of Fusion Power Plant: Design and Technology, 13 - 15 July 2009, Vienna, Austria. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Meeting of the ITPA Coordinating Committee, 15 - 16 July 2009, Cadarache, France.

Eighth IAEA TM Fusion Power Plant Safety, 15 - 17 July 2009, Vienna, Austria. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

2009 International Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics, 16 - 22 July 2009, Dunhaung, China.  Contact Feilu Wang; phone 0086-10-6485-3528; fax: 0086-10-6485-3528.

Nineteenth International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC 19), 26 - 31 July 2009, Bochum, Germany. Contact ISPC 19 Secretary, Ruhr-University Bochum, NB 7 / 166, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany; phone: +49 (0)234 32 28757; fax +49 (0)234 32 14958.

2009 High-Energy-Density-Physics (HEDP) Summer School, 26 July - 1 August 2009, Los Angeles, California USA.

Twentieth International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, 9 - 14 August 2009, Espoo, Finland. Contact SMiRT 20 Secretariat, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland; phone +358 20 722 111; fax +358 20 722 705.

Seventh IAEA TM on Steady State Operation of Magnetic Fusion Devices, 10 - 14 August 2009, Moscow, Russia. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Third Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Kyiv, 23 - 27 August 2009, Ukraine. Contact local organizing committee.

Fourth Workshop on SBS and Phase Conjugation Workshop, 24 - 28 August 2009, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact Milan Kalal, Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic; phone +420 606 945 952.

Seventh International Symposium on Applied Plasma Science, 31 August - 4 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany. Contact Akira Kobayashi, Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, 11-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; phone 06-6879-8694; fax 06-6879-8689.

International Workshop on Theory and Applications of the Vlasov Equation (Vlasovia 2009), 31 August - 4 September 2009, Marseille, France. Contact Yves Elskens, Université de Provence, PIIM, case 232, avenue Normandie-Niémen, 13397 Marseille cedex 20, France; phone 04 91 28 82 30; fax 04 91 28 82 25.

Ninth Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics, 31 August - 11 September 2009, Herbeumont-sur-Semois, Belgium. Contact Ernesto Lerche; phone +32-2-7426587.

Third Karlsruhe International School on Fusion Technologies, 31 August - 11 September 2009, Karlsruhe, Germany. Contact Sibylle Mann.

Sixth International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications (IFSA2009), 6 - 11 September 2009, San Francisco, California USA. Contact Pamela Hawkins; phone 1-925-423-4372; fax 1-925-424-3295.

Fourteenth International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICRFM-14), 6 - 11 September 2008, Sapporo, Japan. Contact secretariat.

Nonstationary Phenomena and Instabilities in Astrophysics (NPIA-09), 8 - 12 September 2009, Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia. Contact Ilya Kovalenko, Volgograd State University; phone +7 8442 460812; fax +7 8442 460279.

Superconducting Magnets: Case Studies (Twelfth Course of International School of Fusion Reactor Technology), 8 - 16 September 2009, Erice, Italy. Contact Maria Laura Sansovini, ENEA Frascati, Italy, phone **39 06 94005602; fax **39 06 94005147.

Thirty Fourth International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves (IRMMW34), 11 - 15 September 2009, Busan, Korea. Contact IRMMW-THz 2009 organizer.

Thirteenth International Conference on the Physics of Non-Ideal Plasmas (PNP XIII), 13 - 18 September 2009, Chernogolovka, Russia. Contact secretariat; phone +7 (49652) 244-74.

Fifth International Workshop and Exhibition on Plasma Assisted Combustion (IWEPAC), 15 - 18 September 2009, Falls Church, Virginia USA. Contact Igor Matveev; phone 1-703-560-9569; fax 1-703-849-8417.

Second EFDA Transport Topical Group Meeting, 16 - 18 September 2009, Culham, United Kingdom. Contact Clemente Angioni.

Thirty-First International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC2009), 20 - 24 September 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA. Contact Bonnie Bryant; phone (734) 764-9508; fax (734) 763-6904.

Eleventh IAEA TM on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems, 21 - 23 September 2009, Kiev, Ukraine. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Fourteenth International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics (LAPD-14), 21 - 24 September 2009, Castelbrando, Italy. Contact Leonardo Giudicotti, Consorzio RFX, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy; phone +39 049 8295034; fax +39 049 8700718.

Eighth International Workshop on Electrical Probes in Magnetized Plasmas and International Workshop “50 Years Plasma Physics in Innsbruck”, 21 - 24 September 2009, Innsbruck, Austria. Contact Roman Schrittwieser; phone +43 512 507 6244; fax +43 512 507 2932.

Thirty-Fourth International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 21 - 25 September 2009, Busan, Korea. Contact IRMMW-THz 2009 organizer.

Eighth Kudowa Summer School, “Towards Fusion Energy”, 21 - 25 September 2009, Kudowa Zdroj, Poland. Contact Irena Ivanova-Stanik, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; phone/fax +48 22 666 8372.

Meeting of the International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on Energetic Particles, 24 - 25 September 2009, Kiev, Ukraine.

Nineteenth IAEA TM on Research Using Small Fusion Devices, 28 - 30 September 2009, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas: Particle Acceleration, Magnetic Field Amplification, and Radiation Signatures, 28 September - 2 October 2009, Santa Barbara, California USA. Contact Anatoly Spitkovsky, Princeton University, Peyton Hall, Ivy Lane, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA; phone 609-258-2307.

Sixteenth International Summer School on Vacuum, Electron, and Ion Technologies, 28 September - 2 October 2009, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Contact N. Guerassimov, VEIT 2009 Organizing Committee, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria; phone +359 2 974 50 13; fax +359 2 975 32 01.

Sixth International Conference on Plasma Physics and Plasma Technology (PPPT-6), 28 September - 2 October 2009, Minsk, Belarus. Contact Larissa Krat'ko, Stepanov Institute of Physics, 68 Nezalezhnastsi Ave., 220072 Minsk, Belarus; phone (375) (17) 284 10 66; fax (375) (17) 284 08 79.

Second International Conference on Advanced Plasma Technologies and First International Plasma Nanoscience Symposium, 29 September - 2 October 2009, Piran, Slovenia. Contact Uros Cvelbar.

Twelfth International Workshop on H-mode Physics and Transport Barriers, 30 September - 2 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact T. S. Hahm.

Fusion-Fission Research Workshop, 30 September - 2 October 2009, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA. Contact Albert Opdenaker.

Fifth IAEA TM on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Targets and Chambers, 5 - 7 October 2009, San Diego, California USA. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on Transport and Confinement, 5 - 7 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on Pedestal and Edge Physics, 5 - 7 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA.

Fourth International Symposium on Non-equilibrium Processes, Plasma, Combustion, and Atmospheric Phenomena (NEPCAP-2009), 5 - 9 October 2009, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia. Contact Alexander Starik, P. I. Baranov Central Institute of Aviation Motors, 2 Aviamotornaya Str., Moscow 111116, Russia; phone (+7-495) 3616468; fax (+7-495) 3620373.

Twenty-First International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas, 6 - 9 October 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. Contact secretariat; phone +351 218 419 329; fax +351 218 464 455.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on MHD, 6 - 8 October 2009, Abingdon, United Kingdom.

Sixth Coordinated Working Group Meeting (CWGM) for Stellarator/Heliotron Studies, 8 - 9 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact secretariat.

Ninth International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Tech. (ISFNT-9), 11 - 16 October 2009, Dalian, China. Contact J. Z. Sun, School of Physics Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; phone +86 411 84706731; fax +86 411 84708389.

Thirteenth European Fusion Theory Conference, 12 - 15 October 2009, Riga, Latvia. Contact O. Dumbrajs, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 8 Kengaraga Str., 1063 Riga, Latvia; phone +371 2635 9386.

Seventeenth International Stellarator/Heliotron Workshop, 12 - 16 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact Pamela Hampton, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), P.O. Box 451 MS39, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 USA.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on Diagnostics, 12 - 16 October 2009, Pohang, Korea. Contact secretariat.

IAEA International Fusion Research Council Meeting, 13 October 2009, Vienna, Austria. Contact Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Light at Extreme Intensities (LEI 2009), 16 - 21 October 2009, Brasov, Romania. Contact organizers.

International Collaboration on Stellarator Theory Meeting (ICST), 19 - 20 October 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact secretariat.

Sixty-Second Gaseous Electronics Conference, 20 - 23 October 2009, Saratoga Springs, New York USA. Contact Mirko Vukovic; 1-518-320-1948.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on Integrated Operation Scenarios, 20 - 23 October 2009, Frascati, Italy.

NRL Laser Fusion Program and Perspectives on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE), 21 October 2009, College Park, Maryland USA. Contact Steve Obenschain, Naval Research Laboratory.

First Porto Workshop on Sources of Super-intense and Ultrashort Laser Pulses, 26 - 28 October 2009, Porto, Portugal. Contact Florbela Martins; phone (+351) 220 402 393; fax (+351) 220 402 406.

Third China - Japan Joint Seminar on Atomic and Molecular Processes in Plasma, 26 - 30 October 2009, Xian, China. Contact Ding Xiaobin; phone +86-(0)931-7971148.

International Workshop on Physical and Mathematical Challenges in light of ITER, 26 - 30 October 2009, Marseille, France. Contact Frank Jenko, Max-Planck-Institüt für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany; phone +49 89 3299 2195; fax +49 89 3299 2580.

Stability and Nonlinear Dynamics of Plasmas, 31 October 2009, Atlanta, Georgia USA. Contact Amitava Bhattacharjee.

Sixth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (ISBEP 6), 1 - 5 November 2009, Scottsdale, Arizona USA. Contact AIBEP Secretary.

Fifty-First APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting, 2 - 6 November 2009, Atlanta, Georgia USA.

Hamiltonian Approaches of ITER Physics, 2 - 6 November 2009, Marseille, France. Contact Michel Vittot, Centre for Theoretical Physics, Marseille, France; phone (+33|0)491269524.

Third Workshop & Training Program in Low Cost Plasma Technology Applications, 7 - 12 November 2009, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Contact Abdou Garamoon, Center of Plasma Technology, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt; phone 0020-02-26249139; fax 0020-02-22629356.

Second IAEA RCM on Integrated Approach to Dense Magnetized Plasma, 9 - 11 November 2009, Warsaw, Poland. Guenter Mank, NAPC Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Office A2309, Wagramer Str. 5, P.O. Box 100, A1400 Vienna, Austria; phone +43 1 2600-21756; fax +43 1 26007-2170.

Fourteenth Workshop on MHD Stability and Control, 9 - 11 November 2009, Princeton, New Jersey 08331 USA.

Low-Temperature Plasma for Deposition of Functional Coatings, 11 - 14 November 2009, Kazan, Russia. Contact Rafael Tagirovich; fax 7 (843) 231-43-37.

High Energy Density Laboratory Plasma (HEDLP) Research Needs Workshop (ReNeW), 15 - 18 November 2009, Rockville, Maryland USA.

UCLA Symposium in Honor of Francis Chen, 16 November 2009, Los Angeles, California USA. Contact Tsitsi Madziwa Nussinov, Physics Department & McDonnell Center for Space Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Avenue, CB 1105, St Louis, Missouri 63130 USA; phone 314 935-4493.

High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows II, 26 - 30 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact Gustavo Romero.

First Italian Conference on Thermonuclear Fusion for Industry, 25 - 27 November 2009, Milan, Italy.

First International Conference on Frontiers in Diagnostic Technologies, 25 - 27 November 2009, Frascati , Italy. Contact Donatella Pierluigi, INFN, Frascati National Laboratory, Via E. Fermi,40 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy; phone ** 39/06/94032317; fax ** 39/06/94032559.

International Workshop on Frontiers In Space and Fusion Energy Sciences (FISFES 2009), 30 November - 3 December 2009, Tainan, Taiwan. Contact Gail Tseng; phone +886-6-235-4247; fax +886-6-275-3519.

FY10 National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) Research Forum, 1 - 3 December 2009, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact Michael Bell Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, MS34, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, NJ 08543-0451 USA; phone +1-609-243-3282; fax +1-609-243-2874.

Plasmas in the Laboratory and in the Universe: Interactions, Patterns, and Turbulence, 1 - 4 December 2009, Como, Italy. Contact Massimiliano Rome, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133 Milano, Italy; phone +39 02 50317665; fax +39 02 50317272.

Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting, 2 - 3 December 2009, Washington, DC USA. Contact Fusion Power Associates, 2 Professional Drive, Suite 249, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA; fax: 301-975-9869.

Center for Plasma Edge Simulation (CPES) Meeting, 7 - 8 December 2009, Princeton, New Jersey USA. Contact Daren Stotler (PPPL); phone 609-243-2063.

Seventeenth European Fusion Physics Workshop, 7 - 9 December 2009, Valence, Hungary.

Nineteenth International Toki Conference (ITC19) on Advanced Physics in Plasma and Fusion Research December, 8 - 11 December 2009, Ceratopia Toki, Toki-City, Gifu, Japan. Contact Kenichi Nagaoka, National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi, Toki 509-5292, Japan; phone +81-572-58-2177; fax +81-572-58-2619.

IAEA-ITPA Joint Meeting, 14 - 15 December 2009, Daejon, Korea.

International Tokamak Physics Activity Topical Group on SOL and Divertor, 14 - 17 December 2009, San Diego, USA.

Conference on Computational Physics 2009 (CCP09), 15 - 19 December 2009, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Contact Zoe Chang, 4 Fl., No.158, Jingye 1st Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan; phone +886-2-8502-7087 Ext. 15 fax +886-2-8502-7025.