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The V th Vereshchagin Baikal Conference
October 4 - 9, 2010
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Scientific topics:

  1. Speciation problems in ancient closed systems: molecular and classical approaches and models
  2. Evolution of genes, genomics, meta-genome analysis of biological communities
  3. Cycle and mechanisms of assimilation of silicon and other elements in aquatic ecosystems, morphogenesis of siliceous micro- and nanostructures
  4. Microorganisms: distribution and symbiotic relations in aquatic ecosystems
  5. Transport of natural and anthropogenic substances in atmosphere and on the interface water-airTransport of natural and anthropogenic substances in atmosphere and on the interface water-air
  6. Hydrophysics and hydrochemistry in deep water bodies, biogeochemistry of benthic communities
  7. Lacustrine, marine and glacial high-resolution records of paleoclimates
  8. Deepwater studies

The 16th Joint Seminar on Regional Deposition processes in the Atmosphere will be held within the framework of the V Vereshchagin Baikal Conference.

It is planned to organize International Scientific School on “Ecology of Large Water Bodies and Their Basins” for young students, postgraduates and researchers with the participation of leading scientists.

Proceedings

The Proceeding volume of the Conference will be published in a Special Issue of “Limnology and Oceanography”. The publication is charged. The Local Steering Committee made a decision to cover 50% of publication costs of each selected paper. Full articles in English (a CD version) prepared according to the instructions to the authors in “L & O” (http://www.aslo.org/lo/instructions/authors.html) have to be submitted to the Organizing Committed of the Conference on October 4, 2010.

Registration fee
Category Fee (ruble)
Participant 3000
Student and postgraduate -

The registration fee includes the attendance to all sessions, the programme and abstract volume of the Conference, coffee breaks, a city tour, and welcome reception.

According to the decision of the Local Steering Committee, the participation of students and postgraduates at the Conference is free of charge.

Competition for best presentations by young researchers

Competition for best presentations will be held within the framework of the International Scientific School on “Ecology of Large Water Bodies and Their Basins” among young researchers under 35 years whose name is the first in the list of co-authors. Three prizes will be awarded for the best oral talk and best poster. The winners will be awarded with a money prize. Details are at http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc

Excursions
The participants of the Conference are offered the following options of excursions:
  1. City tour and visit to the Local History Museum (included into the registration fee).
  2. Museum of Wooden Architecture “Taltsy” – October 3, 2010 (200 rubles per person).
  3. Baikal Museum in Listvyanka – October 9, 2010 (150 rubles per person).
  4. Boat trip at Lake Baikal and visit to the Biological Station (the coast of Lake Baikal), lunch at the Station – October 9, 2010 (600 rubles).
Steering Committee:
Chairman – Michael Grachev, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Limnological Institute SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Members: Nikolay Dobretsov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sobolev’s Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Michael Kuzmin, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vinogradov’s Institute of Geochemistry SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Robert Nigmatulin, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shirshov’s Institute of Oceanology RAS, Moscow, Russia
Alexander Lisitsyn, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shirshov’s Institute of Oceanology RAS, Moscow, Russia
Dmitry Pavlov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A. Severtsev Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow, Russia
Nikolay Filatov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Northern Water Problems RAS, Petrozavodsk, Russia
Arnold Tulokhonov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russia
Michael Panchenko, Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
Lubov Buzoleva, Professor, Far-Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
Vladimir Fialkov, Professor, Baikal Museum SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Hajime Akimoto, Professor, Director General ADORC, Japan
Tae-Seok Ahn, Professor, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
David Williams, Professor, Botany Department, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Young Han Yim, Professor, Korean Polar Research Institute, South Korea
Christian Sturmbauer, Professor, Graz University, Austria
Michael Sturm, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Soon-Ung Park, Professor, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

Local Steering Committee:
Chairman – Tamara Khodzher, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Tamara Zemskaya, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Elena Likhoshway, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Sergey Belikov, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Alexander Gorshkov, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Nikolay Granin, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Sergey Kirilchik, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Valentina Parfenova, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Alexander Suturin, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Oleg Timoshkin, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Dmitry Sherbakov, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Evgeny Goldberg, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
Andrej Fedotov, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia

Local Organizing Committee:
Dmitry Babanin, Yury Bukin, Alexey Gurulev, Oleg Kotsar, Galina Nagornaya, Elena Troitskaya, Marina Usoltseva, Tatyana Khodzher.

Participants of the Conference may register and submit their abstracts at http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc.

The official languages of the Conference are Russian and English.

Important dates
30 May 2010 Deadline for abstract submission ((http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc/ru_registration.htm) or conference@lin.irk.ru)
30 May 2010 Deadline for final registration
31 May 2010 Deadline for application for financial support of students and postgraduates
30 June 2010 Deadline for hotel booking
30 August 2010 Distribution of Conference programme

Abstract submission

Abstracts must be written in English and sent as an MS-Word attachment to

ABSTRACT TITLE (Times New Roman, 14 pt, capital bold)
Smith J.,* Brown R. & Black J. (Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold)
Institution and its address (Times New Roman, 12 pt, italic)
e-mail address (Times New Roman, 12 pt, italic)
The text of the abstract is placed here. The abstract should be concise and should present the aim of the work, essential results and conclusion. It should be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt, single-spaced, justified. The length should not exceed 600 words, and the abstract should not contain more than 2 figures.

Contact
Tel: +7 3952 42 57 68 Elena Troitskaya,
Tel: +7 3952 51 13 01 Tatyana Khodzher
Fax: +7 3952 42 54 05
Limnological Institute,
3 Ulan-Batorskaya Irkutsk
664033, Russia
Web-site: http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc/
e-mail: conference@lin.irk.ru


Верещагин Глеб Юрьевич
(1889-1944)
Крупнейший исследователь Байкала, выдающийся озеровед, основатель и первый директор Байкальской Лимнологической станции, доктор географических наук, профессор.