Date

This is the Second Announcement of this conference. This
announcement contains specific information about registration,
lodging, and meal fees and transportation for meeting participants.

TIME:
31 December 2000 - Deadline for the submission of application for
participation and papers
March 2001 - Distribution of the conference schedule
6-8 June 2001 - Conference will be held in Moscow State University,
Vorob'evy Gory, Moscow

Additional information on this conference is available by e-mail from
the Organizing Committee at:

Dr. Evgeny Chuvilin, chuvilin [at] geol.msu.ru, phone: +7(095) 939-19-27
Dr. (Mrs.) Nina Trush, cryology [at] geol.msu.ru, phone: +7(095) 939-49-19
Fax: +7(095) 939-49-65


Second Announcement:

2nd RUSSIAN CONFERENCE ON GEOCRYOLOGY
6-8 June 2001
in Moscow State University (MSU)

The conference will be devoted to the most recent projects in various
fields of geocryology. Publication of the accepted papers that contain
original research data is planned before the conference.

The conference is organized by the Department of Geocryology, Faculty of
Geology, MSU; Institute of Permafrost Studies, Siberian Branch of the
Russian Academy of Sciences; Production and Research Institute of
Engineering Surveying for Construction (PNIIS); Institute of the Earth
Cryosphere, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
All-Russia Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
(VSEGINGEO); Research Institute of Foundations and Underground
Constructions (NIIOSP); State Planning Institute "Fundamentproekt", etc.

SECTIONS:
- Physics, chemistry and mechanics of frozen ground
- Lithogenous Geocryology
- Dynamic Geocryology
- Regional and Historical Geocryology
- Permafrost Engineering

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman
Prof. E.D. Ershov

Deputy chairman
Prof. V.V. Baulin
Dr. R.M. Kamenskii
Academician of RAS B.P. Melnikov

Scientific secretary
Dr. N.I. Trush
Ass. Prof. E.M. Chuvilin

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE SESSION:
Russian and English (simultaneous translation will be provided).

FORMS OF PRESENTATION:
Oral (10-20 minutes) with slides or transparencies.
Poster (poster size is free, but it would be better to not exceed A1
paper size).

TIME:
February 2000 - distribution of this information
31 December 2000 - deadline for the submission of application for
participation and papers
March 2001 - distribution of the conference schedule
6-8 June 2001 - conference will be held in Moscow State University,
Vorob'evy Gory, Moscow

REGISTRATION FEE:
$150.00 USD to be paid at the registration desk. The fee includes the
Proceedings of the conference, return Transportation between Moscow
International Airport Sheremetievo-2 and MSU, and simultaneous
translation.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Available in the MSU hotel and hotel Universitetskaya located about a
10-minute walk from MSU (the site of the conference). Single, double
(twin) rooms are available. Cost of a single room will be $15.00 -
$40.00 USD/night. Inexpensive accommodation in the student hotel is
available for students.

TRANSPORTATION:
Car transportation between Moscow International Airport Sheremetievo-2
and MSU is planned and can be arranged ahead of time for foreign
participants arrival in Russia.

MEALS (in the MSU and hotel restaurant):
$10.00 - $20.00 USD/day

TOUR PROGRAMME
Excursions to Moscow museums and theaters are will be organized during
the conference. The scheduled excursions will be included in programme
of conference.

Please send your application for participation in the conference in the
form attached below and text materials to the address here:

Prof. Ershov
Department of Geocryology, Faculty of Geology,
Moscow State University
Vorob'evy Gory, 119899 Russia
Email: cryology [at] geol.msu.ru

Additional information on this conference is available by e-mail from
the Organizing Committee at:

Dr. Evgeny Chuvilin, chuvilin [at] geol.msu.ru, phone: +7-(095) 939-19-27
Dr. (Mrs.) Nina Trush, cryology [at] geol.msu.ru, phone: +7-(095) 939-49-19
Fax: +7-(095) 939-49-65


APPLICATION
for participation
2nd Russian Conference on Geocryology,
Moscow, 6-8 Moscow: June 6-8th 2001

Name:

Affiliation:

Mailing Address:

Phone:
Fax:
Email:

___ I am considering participation and would like to get more
information

___ I would like to make a paper/poster presentation with the
provisional title:


REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PAPERS:

DEADLINE for papers is: 31 December 2000

Full length papers must be no more than 8 pages in length, including
figures. The deadline for papers is: 31 December, 2000. The paper should
be submitted in printed form (1 copy) and on a 3.5" diskette. The text
should be prepared in the Microsoft Word format, version 6.0, 97, normal
style:
- Margins: top and bottom: 2 cm, left and right: 2.5 cm
- Font: Times New Roman (Times New Roman Cyr)
- Font size: 14
- Hyphenation: no
- Alignment: left
- Spacing: before: 0; after: 0; line spacing: 1.5
- Indentation: left: 0; right: 0; special: 1.27
- Page numbers: no
- Header and footer: no
- Paper size: A4

Tables should be included in the text, framed, and prepared in the
Microsoft Word (6.0, 97) or Excel. Formulas should be created in
Microsoft Equation from Microsoft Word, using the fonts Times New Roman
(Times New Roman Cyr) and Symbol. Graphs and pictures should be
submitted in the file form and prepared in Excel or Corel Draw.

An example of preparing the paper:
V. N. Makarov
(Institute of Permafrost Studies, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences)

GEOCHEMICAL FIELDS IN THE PERMAFOST ZONE
A study of the specifics of the geochemical fields in the permafrost
zone is gaining in importance because . . .