IV International Conference on Cryopedology
CRYOSOLS: GENESIS, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Arkhangelsk - Pinega, Russia, August 1-8, 2005

(SECOND CIRCULAR)

International Union of Soil Sciences and International Permafrost Association organize the IV International Conference on Cryopedology (Soil Science of cold regions) and the following field session in August 1-8, 2005, in Arkhangelsk and Pinega, Russia.

General information is in the First Announcement (http://igras.geonet.ru/cwg/)

Tentative program of the Conference

August , 1

Memorial N.M.Sibirtsev session (in Russian only)

Arrival of participants for the international conference

 

August , 2

Introduction and greetings from IPA, IUSS and local authorities

Session 1. Genesis, classification and terminology of cryosols.

Chairpersons: C.A.S.Smith (Canada), V.Targulian (Russia)

Session 2. Soil databases and mapping of cryosols in Arctic and Antarctic. Chairpersons: M.Balks (New Zealand), S.Goryachkin (Russia).

 

August, 3

Session 3. Carbon pools and functions of cryosols for the polar ecosystems. Chairpersons: E.M.Pfeiffer (Germany), S.Iglovskiy (Russia).

Session 4. Cryosols' features and regimes and their change due to different types of management (agriculture, forestry and reclamation after mining). Chaipersons: G.Broll (Germany), G.Mazhitova (Russia).

Special session in memory of Prof. O.V.Makeev (90th anniversary).

 

August, 4

Session 5. Paleocryosols as indicators of the past environments and climate change. Chairpersons: S.Skiba (Poland), A.Makeev (Russia).

Session 6. Contamination of soil landscapes in the North.

Chairpersons: A.Arnoldussen (Norway), S.Lessovaia (Russia).

Round table. Approaches to environmentally oriented interpretations of soil data in Polar Regions. Chaipersons: J.M.Kimble (USA), D.Konyushkov (Russia)

Closing session.

Departure of participants for those not going to the field session.

 

August, 5. Leaving to Pinega karst region for field session.

Field session in Pinega.

August, 6. Field session in Pinega.

August, 7. Field session in Pinega.

Return to Arkhangelsk.

August, 8. Departure.

 

THE HELICOPTER FIELD EXCURSION TO KOIDA TUNDRA WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF REQUESTS

 

Conference site and technical details

Conference site in Arkhangelsk is the Institute of Ecological Problems of the North, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The official languages of the conference are English and Russian (with translation).

In the lecture halls there will be overhead projectors and computer-aided data projection.

Posters are highly welcome and will be displayed close to the lecture halls. Poster sessions during which authors have to stay with their posters will be organised. There will be a possibility for short oral presentations at the poster sessions.

Submission of abstracts is required for all posters and oral presentations. Instructions for preparation of abstracts are given below in this circular. Abstracts will be published and distributed at the conference.

 

Selected papers from the conference suggested by the scientific committee may be published in a special issue of the international periodical 'EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE'.

 

General information

Climate

The weather in Arkhangelsk in August is unpredictable. It can be warm, hot or cool and rainy with daytime temperatures ranging from 10 to 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is wise to bring both summer clothing and warm clothing and a raincoat.

 

Accompanying persons

Accompanying persons are welcome to attend the ceremonies of the conference, social events and sightseeing tours that are possible to organize via Arkhangelsk tour bureaus.

Transportation

Arkhangelsk has an international airport but it has only few international flights per week to several Scandinavian cities. So, the main international gate for Arkhangelsk is Moscow. There are two ways from Moscow to Arkhangelsk - air and railway. There are 2 or 3 flights per day from Moscow to Arkhangelsk (duration is 1.5 hours, the price for return ticket is ~ 250?). There are also 2 or 3 daily trains (duration is ~20 hours, the price for return ticket is ~ 90?). The Organizing committee will arrange the transfer of all the foreign participants from the International airport to the domestic one (or Railway station) in Moscow. The organizers will take care on the transfer of all participants from airport and Railway station to hotels in Arkhangelsk. The Organizing Committee also plans to reserve and buy air tickets Moscow-Arkhangelsk-Moscow beforehand as it could be a problem to get it just before flight in the summer time and it will be cheaper for a group of people (see section 'Payment' below). For railway travel, please, take into account that a summer is a peak vacation time for the northern people and buy tickets also beforehand. Organizing Committee is ready to help; please, contact us on your travel as soon as possible.

Accommodation