Twenty-first IAEA fusion energy conference

The 21st IAEA Fusion Energy Conference was held in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, on 16-21 October 2006. It was hosted by the Government of the People's Republic of China through the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The local co-hosts were the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) and the Municipal Government of Chengdu. The Fusion Pioneers Memorial Session was followed by the scientific programme divided by topical sessions on theory and experiments, along with daily poster sessions. The topics covered during the conference were: Magnetic Confinement Experiments; Magnetic Confinement Theory and Modelling; ITER Activities; Inertial Fusion; Experiments and Theory; Innovative Confinement Concepts; Fusion Technology and Power Plant Design; Safety, Environmental and Economic Aspects of Fusion. The Conference was attended by 708 participants from 39 countries and 3 international organizations. The Programme Committee selected a total of 478 papers distributed over 21 overview talks, 87 regular talks (including 23 rapporteured papers, 3 post-deadline talks) 362 regular posters, 3 overview posters and 5 postdeadline posters. In addition, two fusion pioneer memorial lectures, five summary lectures and two ITER evening lectures were given