The Symposium on Fusion Engineering - SOFE - is a biennial event coordinated by the Fusion Technology Committee (FTC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society. The Symposium covers engineering and scientific advances in both inertial confinement and magnetic confinement fusion, with attendees from major fusion energy research centers worldwide. Plenary sessions typically report on the status of the program and results from the major experimental facilities while the technical sessions cover a wide range of technologies associated with fusion research including reactor design, plasma facing components, plasma material interactions, plasma diagnostics, safety and environment, plasma control systems, magnets and electromagnetic systems, and more. The conference is often accompanied by commercial exhibits and short courses on fusion topical areas. The SOFE conference proceedings are considered to be a principal source of technical data in this field.

Major topical areas include:

• ITER and experimental devices
• New device design and reactor studies
• Divertors and plasma materials interactions
• Chambers, vacuum vessels, blankets, and shields
• Diagnostics, data acquisition, and plasma control systems
• Safety and environmental engineering
• Materials, assembly, fabrication, and maintenance
• Heating and current drive
• Plasma Fueling, pumping, and tritium handling systems
• IFE drivers, targets and related technologies
• Power systems
• Magnet engineering
• Electromagnetics and electromechanics