Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

Third Russian Scientific Conference
with International Participation

The dynamics of modern ecosystems in the Holocene

Kazan
March 12-15, 2013

First circular

Dear Colleagues!

We invite you to participate in the III^rd Russian Scientific Conference with international participation, THE DYNAMICS OF MODERN ECOSYSTEMS IN THE HOLOCENE, which will be held from 12 to 15 March 2013 in Kazan at the base of Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.

Organizers of the conference: Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth (Tatarstan Academy of Sciences), Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (Russian Academy of Sciences) and Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology (Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences).

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: English and Russian

FORM OF PARTICIPATION: Full-time

A non-exhaustive list of topics includes:

• Reconstruction of ecosystem dynamics in the reference regions of Eurasia;
• The study of individual components of the ecosystems in the Holocene;
• The role of natural and anthropogenic factors in ecosystems dynamics;
• Analysis of ancient and modern DNA of different organisms in ecosystem dynamics of the Holocene;
• Research methods of various ecosystem components of the Holocene;
• The Holocene Extinction;
• The natural environment and humans in the Holocene.

Please send your application form (attached below) and title of your presentation to build preliminary number of participants; it will help to organizing committee to get support from sponsoring organizations and institutions.

The final date for sending an application and presentation title: November 1, 2012.

A list of the organizing committee, the rules of registration of the conference materials, the size of the registration fee and accommodations will be presented to the participants in the Second Circular.

Proceeding will be published after the conference. The organizing committee reserves the right to reject material not complying with the conference topics.

Application form

Applications should be sent by e-mail: holocene2013@yandex.ru Х holocenekazan2013@gmail.com (file name should be given as a surname of the first author in English), or can be sent by regular mail: 420087, Kazan, Daurskaya street, 28, Institute of Problems in Ecology and Mineral Wealth, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, The Organizing Committee of the Conference.

Please pass the information on the conference to your colleagues.