IGU Thematic Conference dedicated to the centennial of the Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences
4-6 June 2018
Moscow, Russia
The Conference Programme covers 8 themes and includes oral session, poster exhibitions and scientific excursions (half day boat-trips and post-conference trips).
Detailed Conference Programme is available here.
Oral session (Commission or Special session) may consist of 3-6 presentations. In case of three or four presentations within one time slot, each report should be scheduled for 20 minutes, a discussion may be held afterwards or at the end of a session.
In case of five or six presentations in one time slot, each report shall be scheduled for 12-15 minutes and a 5-minute discussion immediately afterwards.
The presentation files (format ppt or pptx) should be downloaded to the computer available in a lecture room at least 10 minutes before the beginning of a particular session. The files should be delivered to the volunteers responsible for a given lecture room. It is recommended to install presentations in advance to avoid any technical problems.
Poster session will be held in 5-6 June since 9:30 till 17:30.
Each poster may be exhibited for only one day. Authors are kindly requested to put up their posters on the day when a given poster session is scheduled as early as possible (09:30-10:00, but not in the evening before the scheduled display day), and to take them down between 17:30 and 18:00 at the latest. After that time, the remaining posters will be disposed of by the conference staff, i.e. posters will not be stored anymore.
Plenary Session includes 10 lectures covering 8 central themes of the Conference. Click here to learn more about the keynote speakers.
Date: Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Time: 19:30-21:30
Location: The Vernadsky State Geological Museum (Mokhovaya Street, 11, block 11)
Metro Station: Okhotny Ryad station (red line, exit to the hotel “National”)
Format: seat-down meal
Число участников: 100 (first come, first served basis)
Gala-Dinner in Geological museum is a chance to indulge of old Moscow with a beautiful view on Kremlin.
Registration fee: 100 USD
To make a payment, please, click here
Address: Prechistenka street, 16
Events: Opening Ceremony, Plenary session 1 and 2, Cocktail Party
Date: 4 June
Metro Station: Kropotkinskaya station (red line, first coach from the Centre of Moscow)
Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 32А
Events: Commission and Special Sessions, Plenary session 3-6, Poster Sessions
Date: 5,6 June
Metro Station: Leninsky Prospekt station (orange line)
Address: Mokhovaya Street, b.11, block 11
Events: Gala Dinner
Date: 5 June
Metro Station: Okhotny Ryad station (red line, exit to the hotel “National”)
Registration fee includes:
NOTE! If you wish to be included into the printed Programme and Abstract book, your registration payment must be made before 05 May 2018.
Registration fee for an accompanying person includes a conference badge, coffee breaks and lunches, participation in a bus tour around Moscow.
Conference Registration and Abstract Submission
To proceed with payment by bank transfer for Russian participants please click here
To proceed with payment by bank transfer for Non-Russian participants please click here
To proceed with card payment please click here
Brief instructions about the payment system you can find here (in Russian and English).
The conference program includes scientific two-hour Moscow River Boat Tour. For an extra charge conference participants, may also take part in the one of the tours around the cities of the Russian Golden Ring (see more details here).
Scientific Secretary of the Conference: Alexander Sebentsov, PhD
119017, Moscow
Staromonetny pereulok, 29
Institute of Geography RAS