TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS

“NEMATODES AND OTHER ECDYSOZOA UNDER THE GROWING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ON ECOSYSTEMS"

JULY 30— AUGUST 6, 2017, NIZHNI NOVGOROD, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

SECOND INFORMAtion letter

Dear Colleague!

TheOrganizingCommittee ofthe Twelfth International Symposium of The Russian Society of Nematologistsinvite you to check details of your presentation included in the Preliminary Program of the Symposium.The preliminary Program of the Symposium is available at: (

The International Symposium will be held July 31 –August 6, 2017, at the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. All participants which papers are included in the Program are welcome to participate in the International Symposium sessions.

The book of Symposium Abstracts (Bilingual, in English and Russian) will be published just before the Symposium. This book will be included into the Folder of the Symposium Participant as the paperback version. AuthorswhocannotparticipateintheSymposium, may download the PDF version of the Symposium Book, which will be uploaded to the Symposium website ( The abstracts of the International Symposium will be published later in the Russian Journal of Nematology, 2018, vol. 25, this journal is included into the WebofScience database). Theabstractwhich already included in the Symposium Book willbeprinted intheRussianJournalofNematologyONLYif the paper will be really presented at the Symposium as oral presentation or a poster, by the author of research OR her/his colleague who will participate in the Symposium. Author’s revision of the abstract text after the Symposium discussion and critical notes of the RJN Editor would be desirable.

SightseenigProgramincludestheexcursions to the historical places of the old town of Nizhny Novgorod, Botanical Garden of the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, (August 1–3) as well as a tour to the Biological Station of the University (August 5–6).

ParticipantswhoalreadypaidtheRegistrationFee, mayfindtheirnamesat:

TheRegistrationoftheParticipantswillbedoneon July 31, from 9.00 to 11.00 a.m. in the Conference Center of the Fundamental University Library.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The recommended hotel for participants: “Oka” ( locating just near of the Symposium venue, Lobachevsky University of Nizhni Novgorod, 603057, Nizhni Novgorod, pr Gagarina 27,

+7(831) 425-94-23,

To obtain the special reduced room price for the Symposium participants, before booking please send the desirable data of your room category and arrival-departure dates to: or (Mrs. Novosyolova Nadezhda Alexandrovna, Symposium Secretary).

HOW TO REACH THE SYMPOSIUM VENUE AND THE HOTEL

WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN MOSCOW AIRPORT AND YOU NEED TO REACH RAILWAY STATION TO NIZHNY NOVGOROD:

There are two possible railway stations for this trip:

Moscow,Kurskaya railway station (Metro station “Kurskaya”)

Moscow Yaroslavskaya railway station (Metro station “Komsomolskaya”)

Both stations are just near of each other on the Koltsevaya Line (=Ring Metro Line), at the North East of the Moscow center. Map of Moscow metro stations:

TRAIN TICKETS TO BE BOUGHT PREVIOUSLY (starting 45 days before your trip up to 7 days) via internet at:

WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN NIZNY NOVGOROD BY TRAIN OR PLANE FROM MOSCOW: Please inform us by email send to at least 5 days before your arrival.

Arriving on the place please use the contact using phone numbers:

+7952467 11 80 (Mokrousov Mikhail)

+7910871 82 80 (Zryanin Vladimir)

+7950-3763130 (Novosyolova Nadezhda)

If you lost any contacts and you decide to reach the Symposium venue as the Russian-speaking citizen, please use the way description below.

FortripfromMoscowrailwaystationofNizhnyNovgorod (squarePLOSHADREVOLUTSII) usebusesline26, 43, 80 orbus-taxi (Marshrutnoye taxi, “Marshrutka”) lines 3, 5, 103 and 105 until the stop «UNIVERSITY»;

FortripfromNizhnyNovgorodairport use bustaxi (“Marshrutka”) line46 untilthestop«square PLOSHAD LYADOVA». Thencrosstheroadand from the stop “STUDENCHESKAYA” drive ONE STOP or go afoot to “SHCHERBINKI”. Thepriceoftheticketin the city transport (busorthebustaxi = “Marshrutka” is 20 Ruble = 0.30 USD, you pay to a conductor = check-taker. . Thediagramofthestudentcampus is given in the Appendix to this information letter.

Symposium sessions will be held at the Conference Hall of the Fundamental University Library (3rd Floor, entrance via the Building-1 of the University), Poster Sessions: in a Lobby of the Building-1 of the University.

The ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Appendix (PAGE 4) : Diagram of the Student Campus of the University

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