2-nd Announcement
OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
DESERTIFICATION AND SOIL DEGRADATION
MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
November 11-15, 1999
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11.11.1999 |
Arrival, registration |
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12.11.1999 |
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9.00-9.45 |
Registration, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Soil Science Department |
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10.00-11.00 |
Opening of the Conference |
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10.00-10.30 |
Welcome speech of academician Dobrovolskiy G.V. |
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10.30-11.00 |
Greetings to the participants of the Conference |
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11.00-13.45 |
Plenary session. I part Chairman G.V.Dobrovolskiy Secretary N.M.Novikova. |
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11.00-11.30 |
Prof., Dr. Kust G.S., Prof., Dr. Zonn I.S., Russia, Moscow "Present Methods for the Estimation of the State of Lands, Prone to Desertification. Perspectives for their Application in Russian Federation" |
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11.30-11.45 |
Coffee- break |
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11.45-12.15 |
Prof., Dr. Thomas David S.G., United Kingdom "Desertification: Who's Problem Is It?" |
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12.15-12.45 |
Academician Kashtanov A.N., Russia, Moscow "Degradation and Desertification of Soils and its Preventing in Adaptive-Landscape Agriculture" |
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12.45-13.15 |
Academician Babaev A.G., Turkmenistan "Processes of Desertification and Ways of their Stabilization in the Aral Sea Basin" |
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13.15-13.45 |
Prof., Dr. Kobori Iwao, Japan "Desertification in Extreme Arid Zones" |
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13.45-15.00 |
Lunch |
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15.00-18.45 |
Plenary session. II part Chairman Thomas David S.G. Secretary E.A.Vostokova |
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15.30-16.00 |
Academician Kharin N., Dr. Tateishi R., Harahsheh H., Russia - Japan "Assessment and Mapping Desertification of the Drylands of Asia" |
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16.00-16.30 |
Prof., Dr. Mainguet Monique, France "Pastland Limits of Wind Erosion and Desertification Criteria and Indicators in the South Saharian Zone of West Africa" |
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16.30-17.00 |
Dr. Hussain Zahid, Pakistan "Desertification Mapping Using Airborne Geo-physics Techniques for Assessment of Degradation of Lands" |
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17.00-17.15 |
Coffee- break |
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17.15-17.45 |
Dr. Young James, United States of America "Desertification of the Great Basin of Western North America" |
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17.45-18.15 |
Prof., Dr.Kurochkina L.Ya., Kazakhstan "Conceptual Base of Desertification Estimation for Steppe and Deserted Zones of Central Asia" |
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18.15-18.45 |
Prof., Dr. Williams Martin A.J, Australia "Desertification and Sustainable Development in Africa, Asia and Australia" |
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18.45-19.00 |
Suggestions for Round Tables conducting |
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13.11.1999 |
Sectional sessions, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Soil Science Department |
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10.00-13.45 |
Section ¹ 1 "Desertification Assessment Methodologies and Indicators" Chairman G.S. Kust Secretary O.V.Andreeva |
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Key lectures (15 minutes) |
Andreeva O.V., Russia, Moscow "Mapping and Assessment of Desertification/Soil Cover Degradation of Russian Federation" Gunin P.D., Russia, Moscow "The Specifity of Biological Processes of Desertification in Arid Ecosystems of Central Asia" Khitrov N.B., Nazarenko O.G., Russia, Moscow "Local forms of appearing and evolution of soil cover in dry-farming steppe agricultural landscapes" Cherkasov G.N., Russia, Kursk "Ecological Peculiarities of gullied lands and their rational use" |
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Brief presentations (10 minutes) |
Yelnikov I.I., Shapovalova Y.S., Ashtab I.V., Russia, Moscow "Conception and Principles for the Creation of Stationary Net of Biomonitores "Soil-Plant"". Zolotokrylin A.N., Russia, Moscow "The Concept of Climatic Desertification " Korshunova V.S., Russia, Moscow "The Character of Salt Exchange in Ecosystems as Desertification Indicator" Larionov V.V., Russia, Pushino "Interrelation of the Agrotechnogenic Impact and Soil Degradation in Agroecosystems" Savich V.I., Amergujin H.A., Russia, Moscow "Soil Degradation and Problem of Their Desertification in the Kustanay Region of Kazakhstan" Trofimova G.Yu., Russia, Moscow "Ecotone Vegetative Communities as Indicators of Desertification" Trofimov I.A.., Russia, Moscow "The System of Metrics and Criteria for Evaluation of the State of Desertification (geobotanical, soil, remote indicators)" Esenov P., Turkmenistan "Criteria for Degradation of Irrigated Lands of Deltaic Areas of Turkmenistan" Schofield Ruth Victoria, United Kingdom "Soil Salinity as a Degradation Process in Spain and Tunisia" |
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13.45-15.00 |
Lunch |
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15.00-18.45 |
Section ¹ 2 "Desertification Mapping, Monitoring and Prognosis" Chairman N.G.Charin Secretary I.A.Martynenko |
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Key lectures (15 minutes) |
Escadafal Richard, France "Observing Soils with Satellites and Monitoring Desertification in Nothern Africa" Kalenov G.S., Russia, Samara region "Monitoring of Erosion Processes in the Southern East of the Russian Plain" Kuleshov L.N., Russia, Moscow "Mapping Peculiarities for Lands Subjected to Desertification" Petrov V.I., Russia, Volgograd "Forest Reclamative Mapping and Restoration of Deserted Lands of the Caspian Sea Region" Tulochonov A.K., Taysaev T.T., Russia, Republic Buryatiya "The Geoecological Evaluation and Mapping of Desertification in the Baikal Region" |
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Brief presentations (10 minutes) |
Vostokova E.A., Gunin P.D., Pankova E.A., Prishchenya A.V., Russia, Moscow "Landscape and Ecological Principles of Ecosystem Desertification Mapping (on an Example of Mongolia) Myalo E.G., Soldatov M.S. "Stability and Self-Regulation Mechanisms in Arid Ecosystems of Western Pre-Caspy in Connection with the Desertification Process" Sotneva N.I., Russia, Moscow "The Forecast of Salinization Development in Hydromorphic Soils of the West-Siberian Plain" " |
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11.00-13.45 |
Section ¹ 3 "Desertification and Sustainable Development" Chairmen N. Orlovsky, Z.Sh.Shamsytdinov, Secretary T.Saiko |
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Key lectures (15 minutes) |
Prof. Kulik K.N., Russia, Volgograd "Experience of Compiling the National Programme of Action to Combat Desertification for the Southern-East Europian Part of Russia" Saiko T., United Kingdom "Obstacles to Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Region" Salaheldin Goda, Sudan "Desertification in Sudan: Facts & Figures" Williams A.R., Australia "A Western Australian Approach to Land Degradation" |
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Brief presentations (10 minutes) |
Neronov V.V., Russia, Moscow "Destabilization of Nature Ecosystems in the Semi-arid Ecotone of Kalmykia and its Possible Consequences" Prof. Orlovsky N., Birnbaum Elliott, Israel "Drainage of Irrigated Land and Desertification in the Aral Sea Basin" |
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13.45-15.00 |
Lunch |
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15.00-18.45 |
Section ¹ 4 "Combating Desertification: the Russian and International Experience" Chairman N.I.Reznikov Secretary L.V.Rudneva |
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Key lectures (15 minutes) |
Muchortov V.I., Russia, Astrakhan region "Landscape Systems of Agriculture as the Basis of Stable Functioning of Arid Ecosystems" Reznikov N.I., Russia, Moscow "Experience in the Organization of Restoring of Degradated Fodder Lands in Western Pre-Caspian region" Rudneva L.V., Russia, Kalmyk Republic "Complex Amelioration of Brown Semi-desert Soils in Irrigated Fodder Crop Rotation" Sevastyanov V.K., Russia, Republic Chakassia "Desertification and Combating in the South of Middle Siberia" Svintsov I.P., Russia, Moscow "Scientific Bases and Technologies of Sandy Lands Amelioration" Shamsutdinov Z.Sh. "Principles and Methods of Ecological Restoration of Degradated Rangelands in Arid Regions of Central Asia and Russia" |
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Brief presentations (10 minutes) |
Farooq Ahmad, Pakistan "Eco- regeneration and Runoff Collection in Cholistan (desert)" Vasenev I.I., Russia, Kursk "Accelerated Degradation of Chernozem Soils as a Result of Irrigation" Volodin V.M., Russia, Kursk "The Basic Principles of the Agricultural Landscape Desertification Conception" Dzybov D.S., Russia, Stavropol "Bases of the Theory and Technology of Accelerated Restoring of Grassy ecosystems in Semi-arid regions of the Earth Massutenko N.P., Gatilova S.Ya., Russia, Kursk "Degradation of Chernozem Humus State in the Central Chernozem Zone as Effected by Agricultural Use and Ways of its Control" Shamsytdinov N.Z., Russia, Moscow "Licorice as a Medicinal Plant and the Agent of Biological Amelioration of Secondary Salted Irrigated Soils" |
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14.11.1999 |
Round Table sessions, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Soil Science Department |
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10.00-12-30 |
Round Table "The Results and Problems of Scientific Researches on the Assessment and Combating Desertification. Perspectives of Practical Use of the Results of Fundamental and Application Researches" |
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12.30-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-16.00 |
Round Table "Problems of Desertification and Sustainable Development in Arid and Droughty Regions of Russia. The Role of Scientific Communities in the Adoption of Official Decisions and in the Social Environment Forming" |
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16.00-16.15 |
Coffee-break |
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16.15-17.00 |
Summing up the conference. Discussion on the resolution |
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18.00 |
Grand dinner |
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15.11.1999 |
Departure |
The final text of the reports should be sent to Organizing Committee by e-mail in format of Microsoft Word 2,0; 5,0; 6,0; 7,0 or RTF-format for Windows 3.0, 3.11, 95-98 no later than August 1, 1999. In case of absence of the e-mail the reports should be sent on a diskette 3,5" by post-mail (no later than August 1, 1999 on a postmark) in two copies on one diskette: in root directory and in a separate folder. The names of files should correspond to the first 8 characters of a surname of the first author. The reports that could be sent in other form and time may not be accepted for publication
The printed variant of plenary and key sectional lectures should not exceed 20 pages, of presentations - 2 pages. The text has to be typed by the Times New Roman, 12, double-spaced. Page margins: upper and bottom - 2.5 cm., left - 3.0 cm., right - 2.0 cm.
At the head of the report the following information must be typed: Full name of the athor (co-authors), place of work, country, title of the presentation.
Organizing Committee is not responsible for grammar and orthographic mistakes. Authors texts will not be corrected. So, we ask you to be more attentive to the texts of your reports.
The reports are supposed to be published as the Topic monograph in Russian and English languages. In this case the Organizing Committee asks participants to send the reports in both languages.
For those participants who are not able to translate the texts, we plan to translate and publish the reduced translated versions (3 – 5 pages). In these cases the editorial board of the monograph keeps its right for editing and reduction of the text without additional concordance.
The Organizing Committee plans to provide participants with the following equipment: slide-projector, overhead, board with chalk. If necessary it is possible also to provide other equipment (computers, including possibility to monitor on the wall-screen, epidiascope, TV, VCR, stands). With the purposes of optimal organization and equipment of working rooms the Organizing Committee addresses to the participants with the request to indicate the type of the required equipment, necessary demonstration computer programmes (software).
Accomodation (Please, indicate the room that you prefer)
Guest rooms will be reserved in 2 hotels:
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Hotel of ministry of defense Moscow, University prospect, 12 ̉el. (7)-(095)-147-60-04 |
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Citizens of Russia |
Foreign citizens |
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Single |
Payment: 1st day - 537 rubles. Further - 430 rubles. Breakfasts are included |
Payment: 1st day - 537 rubles. Further - 430 rubles. Breakfasts are included |
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Double (A1)
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Payment for room: 1st day - 1587 rubles. Further - 1270 rubles. Breakfasts are included |
Payment for room: 1st day - 1587 rubles. Further - 1270 rubles. Breakfasts are included |
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HOTEL "ORLENOK" Moscow, Kosygina street, 15 ̉el. (7)-(095)-939-88-84 |
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Citizens of Russia |
Foreign citizens |
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Single |
Payment - 396 rubles. Breakfasts are not included |
Payment - US$46 Breakfasts are not included |
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Double |
Payment for room- 540 rubles. Breakfasts are not included |
Payment for room- US$67 Breakfasts are not included |
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Apartments (2 rooms for 2 persons) |
Payment for room- 756 rubles. Breakfasts are not included |
Payment for room- US$92 Breakfasts are not included |
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The estimated cost of breakfasts and dinners makes about 50 rubles. |
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Attention! The costs in rubles is indicated to a state of June 20 (Russian ruble:$US ratio = 24:1. The prices can vary according ratio change. In this case Organizing Committee will inform you in addition. |
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1. Vorobiovy Gory, MSU, Soil Science Department.
Metro (underground) station "University" (russian spelling universitet), then by buses ¹¹ 1, 113, 67, 130, 187 or trolley bus ¹ 34 up to a stop "Mendeleev Street".
2. Hotel of the Ministry of Defense .
From the Metro station "University" by a trolley bus ¹ 34 up to a stop "Universitetsky prospect".
Or from the Metro station "Kievskaya" by trolley bus ¹ 34 up to a stop "Universitetsky prospect".
3. Hotel "Orlenok".
From the Metro station "University" by the bus ¹ A up to a stop "H
otel Orlenok "In extra-cases the Organizing Committee supposes also to meet foreign participants of the Conference in airports (please, send you request beforehand)