1 Sabine PortierSabine PortierAIF / ILO FranceAIF / ILO France

ITER Business Forum 2013 (IBF/13) - 21&22 March 2013organized by F4E ILO network

with support of ITER Organization and Fusion for Energy

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IBF/11 - 7&8 December, 2011 - IBF/11 - 7&8 December, 2011 - ManosqueManosque

• 1 plenary session

• 9 thematic workshops

• 700 B2B meetings

• 250 ITER site visits

• 340 congress dînners

90 % of participants satisfied

• 600 participants from 320 companies

• 48 % Foreigners

• 45 I.O and 6 F4E representatives

• Japan (2), India (3), USA (3)

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IBF/13 - 21&22 March 2013IBF/13 - 21&22 March 2013A strong industrial contribution is necessary

to build one of the most challenging projects ever IBF/13 aims

• Conference (plenary session and thematic workshops): providing the European industry with updated information on the status of the ITER project, procurement procedures and forthcoming calls for tenders (2013-2014)

• B2C (Business to Customer) meetings: improving mutual knowledge between the ITER project and industrialists (better knowledge by industry of ITER needs and constraints, better knowledge by ITER of industrial capacities and experience)

• B2B (Business to Business) meetings: facilitating industrial partnerships on ITER, within and outside Europe (consortia to answer Calls for tender, partnerships with local companies); facilitating contacts between Fusion research laboratories and industry

• Posters session: facilitating recruitment by industry, ITER and Euratom Associations of young people trained in nuclear fusion sciences (Trainees of EFDA Programme Goal Oriented Training) - To be confirmed

Place and venue: Toulon, Palais Neptune Capacity: participants could be in the range of 500-800 ITER Site visit: March, 20 (Wednesday) Optional programme: Touristic sightseeing tours & discovering Toulon’s economic potential

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Structure ● Plenary session● Thematic workshops● B2B/B2C meetings (industrialists, IO and DA representatives, Fusion labs)● Poster session (Fusion Trainees - tbc)● Small booths (only for IO, F4E, ILOs)● Press programme (press conference 21 March at 11:00)● Gala dinner (21 March 2013 at the venue)● Welcome cocktail (20 March 2013 at the venue)● ITER site visit (20 March 2013 in the afternoon)● Discovery tour (20 March 2013): Toulon’s economic potential● Sightseeing tours (for accompanying people and participants, 20 to 23 March, 2013)

Organization: Conference programme jointly defined with ITER. Agence ITER France will take care of logistical aspects.

Opening of the dedicated website www.iterbusinessforum.com mid December 2012 Entrance fee: 209 € (VAT not included), all including (except sightseeing tours) Audience: IO, F4E and DAs’ staff members (free of charge), Fusion Labs, industrialists Promotion: special effort to be made through F4E ILO network, IO and F4E websites Contact: sabine.portier@cea.fr

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TOULON1h30 from Nice Airport, 1h10 from Marseille Provence Airport

3h40 from Paris by TGV train - TGV Railway station (10 mins walk)

City center in immediate proximity of the marina

1h30 from ITER Site

Palais NeptuneVauban Amphitheater: 800 seats

15 meeting rooms

Exhibition space (3 500 m²)

Accommodation around Palais Neptune 597 Hotel rooms less than 10 mins walk

268 Hotel rooms less than 15 mins by shuttle

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Draft Draft Programme: Plenary Session (March, 21)Programme: Plenary Session (March, 21)

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THEMATIC WORKSOP GENERAL STRUCTURE (to adapt case by case)

•Duration: 2 hours

•Design status by IO (30 mins)

•Procurement status and forthcoming Calls for tender by F4E (or IO, depending on Procurement allocation) (30 mins)

•Presentations from awarded companies, pre-qualified companies or Euratom Associations (if relevant) (40 mins)

•Q&A (20 mins)

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Draft Draft Programme: Thematic workshops (March, 22)Programme: Thematic workshops (March, 22)