Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Russian Mineralogical Society
St. Petersburg Mining Institute (Technical University)

FEDOROV SESSION 2006

St. Petersburg
2006

Dear colleagues!

The Department of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Petrology and the Faculty for Geological Prospecting of the St. Petersburg Mining Institute (Technical University) cordially invite you to attend the international scientific conference «Fedorov Session-2006» to be held in St. Petersburg from May 29^th to 30^th, 2006.

The aim of the Fedorov Session-2006 is to discuss recent progress and future trends in crystallography, mineralogy and petrography within the frame of directions established in the works of Prof. Evgraf Fedorov (1853-1919). The scientific program includes three special (S) and two traditional (T) sessions.

Scientific Sessions:
 S1: Morphology of crystals and mineral aggregates
 S2: Crystal genesis in natural and synthetic environments
 S3: Interrelations between mineral structure and the mineral-forming environment and spectroscopy of minerals
 T1: Open session «Mineralogy in the full space of this word»
 T2: History of mineralogy, crystallography and petrology

The session T2 is dedicated to the 60 years from the day of tragic death of Prof. Anatoly Boldyrev (1883-1946), who was the prominent mineralogist and crystallographer, follower of Prof. E. Fedorov, the founder of the Fedorov Institute and the organizer of the first Fedorov Sessions (1920) and head of the Departments of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mining Institute.

Official languages: Russian and English.
No simultaneous translation will be provided.

Presentation forms:
 Plenary lecture (30 min.)
 general presentation (15-20 min)
 poster presentation
Extramural participation is possible (abstract submission only).

Organizing Committee

Chairman:
Prof. Vladimir Litvinenko, Rector of the St. Petersburg Mining Institute (Technical University)
Vice-Chairmans:
Prof. Yury.Marin (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Mikhail Ivanov (St.Petersburg)
Members:
Prof. Askhab Askhabov (Syktyvkar)
Prof. Ravil Galiulin (Moscow)
Prof. Alexey Glazov (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Arkady Glikin (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Viktor Glebovitsky (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Vladimir Dolivo-Dobrovolsky (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Sergey Krivovichev (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Dmitry Pushcharovsky (Moscow)
Prof. Stanislav Filatov (St.Petersburg)
Prof. Gerhard Heide (Freiberg, Germany)
Acad. Nikolay Yushkin (Syktyvkar)
Scientific Secretaries:
Dr. Mikhail Morozov (St.Petersburg)
Dr. Vadim Smolenskiy (St.Petersburg)

Address and Contact information:
St. Petersburg Mining Institute (Technical University)
21^st line 2,
199106 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Phone:                        +7 (812) 328-82-47
Phone/Fax (voice):   +7 (812) 328-86-40
E-mail:                        fedses@minsoc.ru (information only)

Registration and abstract submission only via website of the Russian Mineralogical Society:
http://www.minsoc.ru (see «Conferences»).

Deadlines and Important Dates:
1.04.2006         Registration deadline (using the website www.minsoc.ru)
15.04.2006       Abstract Submission deadline
29-30.05.2006  Fedorov Session 2006

Example of abstract preparation

TITLE OF PRESENTATION

A.Author¹, B.Author², C.Author³

¹Moscow State University, e-mail; ²St.Petersburg Mining Institute, e-mail; ³Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany, e-mail

      The registration and abstract submission must be performed only via the website of the Russian Mineralogical Society www.minsoc.ru (section «Conferences»).
      Abstracts submitted by Email or Fax will not be accepted. Every participant must have a contact Email address. The presentation must be saved in MS Word file format (RTF is preferably). File name must correspond to the name of the contact author. Abstract must not exceed two A4 pages with 2.5 cm margins at all sides.
      1. Author, A., Author, B., Author, C. Problems of crystallography and mineralogy // Zapiski RMO, 2002, № 7, pp. 900-901.

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reject submitted abstracts. Authors will be informed about the results of selection by 20^th April, 2006 by Email.