National Diagnostics Working Group 2022

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Meeting Overview

This year the National Diagnostics Working Group (NDWG) will be hosted by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA).    The meeting will take place over three days December 13, 14, and 15th, 2022. 

Important considerations for this year’s meeting:

  • All speakers must attend in-person. 
  • The talks (open sessions) will be broadcasted via Skype and will allow live questioning of the speaker.
  • The breakout sessions will be in-person with no virtual component.
  • Badging
    • General badging instructions will be e-mailed to registered participants.
    • For non-US citizens please register as soon as possible and no later than September 30th so we can begin the badging process.  See the registration link below.
  • Day 3 (Dec. 15th) will be a closed session and only accessible to those with a DOE clearance.  For this session we will move to a new location that is inside the gate in Tech Area I in building 810. 

Background

The NDWG is a group of technical experts responsible for identifying and prioritizing the development of transformational diagnostics to support the NNSA’s High Energy Density (HED) experimental facilities: the National Ignition Facility, Z-machine, and Omega/OmegaEP.   The purpose of the annual meeting is to provide updates to the broader diagnostic community and to further identify future needs through focused discussion groups.

Registration

Registration is now closed.

For US-citizens, the registration deadline is November 18, 2022.

All non-US citizens must register by September 30, 2022.

NOTE: Registration for in-person attendance for non US-citizens is now CLOSED.  Virtual-only registration remains available until November 18th.

Dates & Agenda

Day 1 (open session) : December 13 – 9am to 5pm (MST)
Day 2 (open session) : December 14 – 8:30am to 5pm (MST)
Day 3 (closed session) : December 15 – 8:30am to 5pm (MST)

Final Agenda

Directions/Locations

The main meeting site for Day 1 and 2 will be located at the Center for Global Security and Cooperation (10600 Research Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123).  This building is located near the badge office and just outside the Eubank gate. As mentioned above, the meeting location will change on Day 3 for the closed session.

Maps can be found here:

Badge Office and Day 1&2 Meeting Location (CGSC) map
Building 810 map for Day 3 – closed session

Contacts

Eric Harding – ehardi@sandia.gov
Adriana Canavan – acanav@sandia.gov