The field workshop will be
held in 11-28 August 2008. Participants will travel from Yakutsk
to Lake Baikal
(Irkutsk) to view frost-related features in the
Aldan upland, the Chulman and Chara basins, the Stanovoy, Udokan and Kodar
ranges, and the Lake
Baikal area. Activities
will include field observation of unique cryogenic processes, discussion of
future joint research programs, establishment of international geocryological
research sites, etc.

Registration Fees

The field workshop fee is US$750 (includes transportation and
meals). Pre-payment (at least 40% of the fee) should be done by May 1, 2008 via
bank transfer to the Permafrost Institute’s account.

Information
for Bank Transfer Payment

Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS, INN 1435017643, KPP 143501001

Current account 40503840076020100085, Transit
account 40503840976020200085

Corresponding account 30101810400000000609,
Sberbank Branch No. 8603 Yakutsk, Saving Bank of the Russian Federation

BIC 049805609

Additional
Information

The field workshop
will end at Irkutsk.
Participants can reserve tickets from Irkutsk
themselves or ask the Organizing Committee to do so.

Approximate prices:

Hotel room rates
in Yakutsk:
US$26-120 per night

Moscow to Yakutsk (one way) air
fare: US$620-680

Irkutsk to Moscow air fare: US$600

Irkutsk to Moscow rail fare: US$ 90
(platzcart/3rd class); US$ 210 (kupe/2nd class)

Contact Address

Secretariat, Melnikov
Centenary Forum

ul. Merzlotnaya 36

Permafrost Institute

Yakutsk

Russia 677010

E-mail: YanaS_82@mail.ru or mpi@ysn.ru

Phone: 7-4112-334689 (Valentin
Spektor, 7-4112-334696 (Yana Stambovskaya)

Fax: 7-4112-334476