Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, the International Program Committee, and the
International Advisory Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 26th International
Conference on Plasma Surface Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices (PSI-26), in Marseille,
France, from May 12th to May 17th, 2024. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the PSI
conferences, following the first one held at the Argonne National Laboratory in the United
States in 1974.
The event is organized by the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA), a key player in research, development and innovation, which leads fusion research in
France, in collaboration with Aix-Marseille University (AMU), a research-intensive and
multidisciplinary university with 80,000 students.
The conference venue is an hour's drive from ITER.
The conference will be held face-to-face only at the Palais du Pharo, which offers a unique
view of the old port and world-class facilities. Marseille is a dynamic, multi-faceted city,
renowned for its gastronomy, its Calanques National Park and its breathtaking scenery, as well
as its position as the gateway to Provence.
A satellite meeting, the “17th International Workshop on Hydrogen Isotopes in Fusion Reactor materials” will be organized in French Alps.
To be on the mailing list for future PSI-26 announcements, please email the secretariat if you
have not received the PSI-26 announcement by the end of September.
We sincerely hope that the conference will provide an opportunity to share the latest
developments and open questions in this field, which are of vital importance for the realization
of nuclear fusion energy.
We are counting on your participation and your scientific contribution to make PSI-26 a
resounding success!
André Grosman, CEA, Saint Paul lez Durance, France
Marc Missirlian, CEA, Saint Paul lez Durance, France
Yannick Marandet, CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France