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		    The V th Vereshchagin Baikal Conference 
            October 4 - 9, 2010  
			
			 
			 
			 			
			 
			 
			 
			 
			 																								
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		     Scientific topics: 
			
			  - Speciation problems in ancient closed systems: molecular and classical approaches and models 
 
			  - Evolution of genes, genomics, meta-genome analysis of biological communities
 
			  - Cycle and mechanisms of assimilation of silicon and other elements in aquatic ecosystems, morphogenesis of siliceous micro- and nanostructures
 
			  - Microorganisms: distribution and symbiotic relations in aquatic ecosystems
 
			  - Transport of natural and anthropogenic substances in atmosphere and on the interface water-air
 
			  - Hydrophysics and hydrochemistry of deep water bodies; biogeochemistry of benthic communities
 
			  - Lacustrine, marine and glacial high-resolution records of paleoclimates
 
			  - 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 in “Limnology and Oceanography” 
			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 decided 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 | 
				- | 
			   
			 
			Participants from outside Russia are requested to pay the conference fee by cash at the registration desk at the beginning of the conference.
			According to the decision of the Local Steering Committee, the participation of students and postgraduates at the Conference is free of charge.
			
  
			Dear colleagues, the deadline for registration and abstract submission has been extended to June 30, 2010. 
			
			 
			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 June 2010 | 
			    Deadline for abstract submission ((http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc/ru_registration.htm) or conference@lin.irk.ru) | 				
			   			  
			  
			    | 30 June 2010 | 
			    Deadline for final registration | 				
			   			  			  
			  
			    | 30 June 2010 | 
			    Deadline for application of students and postgraduates for financial support | 				
			   
			  
			    | 30 June 2010 | 
			    Deadline for hotel booking | 				
			   			  			  			  
			  
			    | 30 August 2010 | 
			    Distribution of Conference programme | 				
			   			  			  			  
			  
			
			
			IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND POSTGRADUATES
					
			Students and postgraduates are invited to take part in the competition for financial support. The Local Steering Committee makes efforts to partly cover travel and accommodation expenses. Application forms for financial support (download the form at http://lin.irk.ru/5vbc) should be sent before June 30, 2010 (the deadline is extended) to conference@lin.irk.ru Those who are rendered this support will be informed before July 9, 2010. 
			 
			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. 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
			
  
			Accommodation and meeting of the participants 
			Single and double rooms have been reserved for the participants of the Conference in Hotel “Akademicheskaya”. The cost of a single room is 1620-1840 rubles and a double room 1940-2920 rubles, including breakfast (telephone +7(3952) 42-78-72).
			 
			The participants will be met at the airport or at the railway station from 9 p.m. till 9 a.m. The participants are asked to inform of a flight number or train number and the date and time of the arrival in advance.
			
  	
			Excursions 
			The participants of the Conference are offered the following options of excursions:
			
			  - City tour and visit to the Local History Museum (included into the registration fee).
  
			  - Museum of Wooden Architecture “Taltsy” – October 3, 2010 (150 rubles per person). www.talci.ru
 
			  - Baikal Museum in Listvyanka – October 9, 2010 (210 rubles per person). www.baikalmuseum.irk.ru
 
			  - 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  
			Soon-Ung Park, Professor, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea 
						
			Local Steering Committee: 
			Chairman – Tamara Khodzher, LIN SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia 
			Tamara Zemskaya 
			Elena Likhoshway 
			Sergey Belikov 
			Alexander Gorshkov 
			Nikolay Granin 
			Sergey Kirilchik 
			Valentina Parfenova 
			Alexander Suturin 
			Oleg Timoshkin 
			Dmitry Sherbakov 
			Evgeny Goldberg 
			Andrej Fedotov 
			 
						
			Local Organizing Committee: 
			Dmitry Babanin 
			Yury Bukin 
			Alexey Gurulev 
			Oleg Kotsar 
			Galina Nagornaya 
			Elena Troitskaya 
			Marina Usoltseva 
			Tatyana Khodzher 
			 
			
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            Gleb Ju. Vereshchagin 
		    (1889-1944) 
            Outstanding researcher of Lake Baikal, eminent limnologist, founder and the first director of Baikal Limnological Station, Dr.Sc.(Geography), Professor.
    	    
			 
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