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Joint Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop, since 1988
"Piero Caldirola" International Centre for the Promotion of Science and International School of Plasma Physics
Location: Villa Monastero, Varenna, ItalyThe Joint Varenna–Lausanne Workshop is a biennial scientific meeting devoted to the theory of magnetic-confinement fusion plasmas, bringing together senior, early career, and student researchers to review and discuss advances in the theory of magnetic confinement systems. Organized and sponsored by EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center, together with the Piero Caldirola International Center for the Promotion of Science and International School of Plasma Physics, the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, and the Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi. The workshop features invited talks and contributed poster presentations, and publishes contributions in refereed special issues of Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.
Theory of Magnetic Confinement Systems
September 21 – 25, 2026
Published in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion following the conference. Papers are refereed (partially) open by participants, a long-standing tradition of the Varenna conference.
The issue will be edited by P. Helander and J. P. Graves, and papers will appear online shortly after acceptance.
Please use the PPCF author guidelines and templates, and when submitting, select the special issue titled: "Special issue on the 2026 joint Varenna–Lausanne International Workshop on the Theory of Fusion Plasmas.
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Abstracts are required to be one page, following Word or LaTeX templates used for IOP proceedings papers (remove everything except title, authors, affiliations, abstract body and references). An IOP proceedings template is provided here.
Once your abstract is finalised, please submit through this form.
Poster boards are made of cork and measure 150 cm (width) × 100 cm (height). Printing in A0 landscape format is ideal.
Posters printed in A0 portrait format will fit, but approximately 20 cm at the bottom cannot be attached to the board; please note that this portion may curl after being rolled in a carrying tube. Pins will be provided for attaching posters.
Electronic copies do not need to be submitted to the conference, and authors are free to choose their own formatting.
The fee covers admission to the workshop and social events, where students enjoy a reduced cost. Pay by bank transfer before the deadline indicated above. All bank expenses are at participants' charge. Should the net amount transferred to the bank account be less than the requested amount, the difference will be charged to participants at the conference. Alternatively, cash payment is accepted at the Varenna registration desk. Credit cards cannot be accepted for payment of the registration fee.
State as motivation of payment:
«Your full name» - Participation "Theory 2026"
Bank: Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Italy
Account: International Center Piero Caldirola
IBAN: IT40B0569651490000041377X47
SWIFT: POSOIT22XXX
The Scientific Committee selects speakers based on scientific excellence, while aiming to ensure a balanced program that reflects diversity in geographical location, professional background, and gender. The following lists show the current members of the Scientific Committee, in alphabetical order.
D. BORBA (Lisbon, Portugal)
E. BELLI (California General Atomics, USA)
I. CALVO (Madrid, Spain)
L. FIGINI (Milan, Italy)
G. FU (Zhejiang, China)
T. FÜLÖP (Chalmers, Sweden)
X. GARBET (Cadarache, France and NTU, Singapore)
R. GANESH (Bhat, IPR, India)
J.P. GRAVES (EPFL, CH and York, UK), Scientific Director
C.J. HAM (Culham, UK)
P. HELANDER (Greifswald, Germany), Chairman
S. HUDSON (Proxima Fusion, Germany)
M. HOLE (Canberra, Australia)
Y. KISHIMOTO (Naka, Japan)
M. MURAGLIA (Marseille, France)
R. MACKENBACH (EPFL, CH)
S. L. NEWTON (Culham, UK)
V.P. PASTUKHOV (Moscow, Russian Federation)
E. POLI (Garching, Germany)
F. PORCELLI (Torino, Italy)
O. SAUTER (EPFL, CH)
D. TSKHAKAYA (Prague, Czech Republic)
F. WAELBROECK (Austin, USA)
H.R. WILSON (UKIFS, UK)
A. WRIGHT (Wisconsin, USA)
F. ZONCA (Frascati, Italy)