The third edition of IBF was organized by the Industrial Liaison Officers Network of the European Domestic Agency for ITER (Fusion for Energy), the Toulon Tourist Office, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Var département, with participation and support from the ITER Organization, Fusion for Energy, the ITER Domestic Agencies and Agence Iter France. Secretary-General of the French ITER Industrial Committee Sabine Portier and Agence Iter France personnel largely contributed to the success of the event.
For anyone interested in doing business with ITER, IBF was definitely the place to be. In his welcoming address, ITER Director-General Osamu Motojima summarized what could be expected from the two-day meeting: "You will have opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet with representatives of the ITER Organization, Fusion for Energy and other institutions involved in ITER," he told participants.
"These representatives will provide you with a better understanding of our project, of the machine we are building and of the procedures we are implementing. This meeting will also be an opportunity, for you, to develop collaborations, combine skills and create synergies that will benefit us all."
Fusion for Energy Director Henrik Bindslev, who also addressed the IBF participants, stressed the importance for Europe to "increase competences and capacities [...] in fusion and outside fusion. We want you to find opportunities in fusion and in ITER. That is what this Forum is about."