First Circular

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERMAFROST ENGINEERING

Chita, Russia, September 2007

Devoted to the COMMENCEMENT OF THE international polar year

International Permafrost Association

Scientific Council on Earth Cryology, Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS)

Permafrost Institute SB RAS

Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS

Government of the Chita Province

Chita State University

Symposium languages: Russian and English

Organizing Committee:

Co-Chairmen:

Rudolf Zhang, Director, Permafrost Institute, Russia

Alexey Ptitsyn, Director, Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, Russia

Dmitry Shesternev, Deputy Director, Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, Russia

Guodong Cheng, Academician, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Wei Ma, Deputy Director, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Secretariat:

Olga Alekseeva, Permafrost Institute, Russia

Gazhit Tsybekmitova, Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, Russia

Marina Shesterneva, Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, Russia

Fujun Niu, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Shuping Zhao, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Topics

1. Permafrost engineering – problems and future development

2. Transportation in permafrost areas

3. Cryogenic processes: kinetics, mechanics, physico-chemical aspects, prediction and control

4. Properties of frozen soils, model development, and their applications

5. Climatic, environmental and cryospheric changes

Associated Meetings

1. Workshop on the Thermal State of Permafrost in Arctic and Subarctic Areas devoted to the initiation of the International Polar Year.

2. Round table discussion on Geocryological Research for Mining

Preliminary Registration

Those planning to participate in the Symposium are asked to complete and return the form below to Dr. Gazhit toDr. Dmitry Shesternev before March 1, 2007.

All accepted papers will be published in the Symposium proceedings. Authors should send the hard copy and electronic form of their papers (max. length 5 pages) in English to arrive by April 15, 2007. Instructions for paper preparation will be given in Second Circular.

Preliminary Registration Form

Name
Title
Position
Institution
Address
City / Postal code / Country
E-mail / Phone / Fax
Symposium participation: / With paper presentation / Without paper presentation
Presentation: / Plenary / Oral / Poster
Title of paper:
Author(s):
Participation in excursions: / Lake Baikal – 3 days / Arakhley Lakes / Transportation and civil engineering projects in Chita and Chita Province

Second Circular

Information on the symposium dates, registration fee, preliminary program, excursions dates and costs, and instructions for paper preparation will be given in the Second Circular

Secretariat Address

Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology

26, Butina St.

P.O. Box 147

Chita, Russia 672090

Phone: 7-3022-212481

Fax: 7-3022-212582

Welcome to Chita, the old Siberian town located in the Baikal area, in the zone of discontinuous permafrost!

Organizing Committee