The ITER Director-General Nominee, Dr. Kaname Ikeda, took up his position as ITER Project Leader in Cadarache on 13th March.

In a letter to all staff, the Parties, and the Participant Team Leaders, he expressed how eagerly he had awaited this moment, and how he looked forward to the challenges ahead, and to making the project a great success at the technical, international, intellectual and cultural level. "It is a huge opportunity, and one we should not miss." he wrote.

In the same letter Dr. Ikeda thanked Dr. Shimomura for his achievements as Interim Project Leader, and asked him to stay on as his Senior Advisor until the end of September 2006.

Dr. Ikeda settles in to his new surroundings