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Villa Monastero, Varenna (Lake Como), Italy
September 21 – 25, 2026
The 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 by EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center, together with the Piero Caldirola International Center for the Promotion of Science and International School of Plasma Physics ETS, 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.
– Swiss Plasma Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
– Piero Caldirola International Center for the Promotion of Science and International School of Plasma Physics (ICPC), Milan
– Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi – CNR, Milan
– Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Theory of Magnetic Confinement Systems
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.
D. BORBA (Lisbon, Portugal)
E. BELLI (San Diego, 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 Secretary
C. J. HAM (Culham, UK)
P. HELANDER (Greifswald, Germany) Chairman
S. HUDSON (Proxima Fusion, USA)
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 (Oak Ridge, USA)
A. WRIGHT (Wisconsin, USA)
F. ZONCA (Frascati, Italy)
Abstracts are required to be less than 3000 characters, including references. Once your abstract is finalised, please submit through this form by clicking here.
Poster boards 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 and adhesive tape 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.
Published in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion [ https://iopscience.iop.org/collections/ppcf-260203-1050] 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.
For more details on proceedings instructions see here [https://www.varenna-lausanne.ch/]
For scientific programme see here [https://www.varenna-lausanne.ch/]
Registration: full fee € 600,00 – Student fee € 350,00 should be paid by bank transfer before July 31, 2026 to:
Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Account opened in favour of
“International Center Piero Caldirola”
IBAN: IT40B0569651490000041377X47 BIC/SWIFT: POSOIT22
Please, state as motivation of payment: YOUR FULL NAME – Participation “Theory 2026”
All bank expenses are at participants’ charge.
Alternatively we accept cash-only payment in Varenna at the registration desk.
Please note that credit cards cannot be accepted for payment of the registration fee.
The fee covers admission to the Workshop and social events.
Please complete the registration form in all its parts and send it to the Organizing Secretariat at: secretariat@icpc.it
Deadline for submission: June 26, 2026
Download the registration form (DOC)
Download the registration form (PDF)
Late September is still considered high tourist season in Varenna, so
EARLY BOOKING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
A limited number of apartments have been pre-reserved through the real estate agency Varenna Holidays. Interested participants should contact the Secretariat first, who will then connect them with the real estate agency to finalize the booking.
Varenna and nearby villages also offer a wide range of hotels and bed & breakfast options. Hotels tend to be expensive, while B&Bs must be booked directly by participants. We encourage early exploration of all options to find the best solution for individual preferences and budgets.
A limited number of rooms are also available at Villa Monastero. If you wish to request one of these rooms, please contact the Organizing Secretariat.
| Apartment | Price apartment/nt | Final cleaning | Type of apartment |
| Angolo con Vista | € 140,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| Casa Cavalli | € 155,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| Il Cuore del Lago | € 180,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| Little nest | € 190,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| The Secret Garden | € 180,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| Tiny Duke Apartment | € 180,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
| Varenna Garden | € 180,00/nt | € 130,00 | see details |
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
The above prices are subject to the addition of the local tourist tax.
The tourist tax must be paid by credit card at check-in.
PAYMENT: 30% deposit upon booking; balance due 15 days prior to check-in, payable by bank transfer.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Check-in: from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Check-out: by 10:00 a.m.
Invoices will be issued to the company or to the participant/group leader in the case of shared apartments or multiple participants.
It will not be possible to list the names of all guests on the same invoice (only the group leader will be indicated).
Scientific Information:
e-mail: Varenna-Lausanne@epfl.ch
Varenna-Lausanne.epfl.ch
General/Organisational Information:
e-mail: secretariat@icpc.it