Announcing the BHSC Fall 2026 Meeting

There is no registration fee!  Please access the registration page at:  Fall 2026 Registration 

In-Person attendees who plan to participate in the Tuesday afternoon tours at the GA and UCSD facilities please be aware of the following registration deadlines: 

•  US Citizens must register by Friday October 2, 2026.
•  Non-US Citizens must register by Friday August 15, 2026.

Virtual attendees must contact April Brown to receive meeting link at: april.brown@hq.doe.gov , Virtual registration can occur until the 27th of October.

 The Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (BHSC) Fall Meeting, which will take place on 27-28 October 2026, and will be jointly hosted by General Atomics and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) in San Diego, California.

“General Atomics is a defense and diversified technologies company, founded in 1955 as a Division of General Dynamics and acquired by the Blue family in 1986. GA and affiliated companies operate on five continents. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, General Atomics is one of the world's leading companies specializing in defense and diversified research and technology development (https://www.ga.com/about/ ).” 

“UC San Diego is a world-leader in fundamental and applied fusion research, education and workforce development. The campus is home to the #9 ranked Jacobs School of Engineering as well as the Fusion Engineering Institute (FEI). This institute is building the academic-government-industry collaborations needed to address the engineering challenges that must be solved to make commercially viable fusion power plants a reality. (https://fei.ucsd.edu/about ).”

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:  Speakers are invited to present on a variety of beryllium health and safety topics [see Subcommittees (berylliumhealthandsafetycommittee.com)] using the attached Abstract template with the intention to be published within Post-meeting Minutes.  Speakers can present in person or virtually.  

Early submissions are encouraged, and notifications of acceptance will be sent out shortly after receipt.  Please submit abstract to chris.dorn@be4fusion.com The due date for submissions is Friday, September 25th, 2026.