Examples of Events
- Showcase Lab Tour: Invite the public to your facility for a behind-the-scenes tour! This option is often very easy for facilities with a standing public tour program.
- Fusion Energy Demo Day: Host a live demonstration or presentation on plasma behavior, magnetic confinement, or the engineering challenges behind fusion design. Incorporate interactive Q&A sessions with your scientists and engineers to deepen engagement.
- Fusion for the Future–Youth Innovation Challenge: Organize a competition for students to design creative solutions to challenges in fusion energy (e.g., cooling systems, materials, energy applications). Offer prizes and mentorship opportunities from your lab!
- Virtual “Ask a Fusion Expert” Webinar: Host an online panel discussion featuring your team of scientists, engineers, and executives to explain stellarators and fusion energy to a global audience. Live streams and online discussions about fusion energy can also allow you to reach a global audience, and can be easier logistically.
- Community Science Night–Plasma Physics in Action: Partner with local schools or community centers to host an evening of hands-on science activities, such as creating mini plasma globes or exploring magnetic fields.
- Art Meets Fusion–Interactive Exhibit: Collaborate with local artists to create an art installation inspired by the beauty of plasma and magnetic fields in stellarators. Maybe partner with a museum to host a one-day event focused on stellarators, featuring educational booths, videos, and interactive displays!
- Fusion Energy Networking Mixer: Invite researchers, industry leaders, and students to an informal networking event to discuss the future of stellarators and fusion energy. Coffee shops and breweries can make a great venue for this! Fusion-themed drinks are always fun!
- Fusion & Sustainability Workshop: Host a community workshop discussing how fusion energy complements renewable energy systems and addresses climate challenges.Include a brainstorming session where attendees can propose real-world applications of fusion energy.
- Fusion Film Night & Panel Discussion: Screen a fusion-themed documentary or science-fiction film and follow it with a discussion led by lab experts about the real science behind the fiction.
- Fusion Trivia Night: Host a trivia night themed around Fusion Energy.
Promote Your Event
- Submit Your Event: Submit your event using this online form.
- Promote your event: Consider promoting the event by notifying the local media and community groups, posting flyers, posting about it on social media, etc. Visual assets and templates are available on our Fusion Energy Week Downloads Page.
- Use Hashtags: Be a part of the Fusion Energy Week online conversation by using #FusionEnergyWeek on all social media platforms.
Tool Kit for Events
Find assets to promote your event on social media, build presentations, and create flyers and posters available below.
Visual Assets
Visit our Fusion Energy Week Downloads Page
Explainers
Visit our Fusion Energy Fundamentals
Educational Materials
See the Fusion Week K–12 Resources section of the Fusion Energy Week Downloads Page
Additional Resources
See the Google Docs Templates section of the Fusion Energy Week Downloads Page