The aim of the Symposium is to provide a forum for discussion of permafrost engineering issues, as well as for exchange of practical experience in construction and maintenance of engineering structures on frozen ground. We hope that the Symposium will bring together researchers and engineers who work in cold/permafrost regions to discuss the ways and means for early detection of adverse frost-related processes that may cause economic losses and environmental damage, as well as to provide climate change adaptation measures based on permafrost monitoring and experimental research on frozen soil/rock mechanics.
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The Symposium will facilitate cooperation within the permafrost community on finding engineering solutions that would lead to comfortable living conditions and effective resource management in frozen-ground areas, thus contributing to the goals of the Russian Scientific Council on Earth Cryology and the International Permafrost Association.
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Themes
1. Physics and mechanics of frozen soils; thermal interaction between structures and frozen ground.
2. Permafrost-related geotechnical hazards: prediction and control.
3. Construction and operation of engineering structures (hydro, power, industrial, transportation) in cold regions.
4. Mineral resources development in permafrost regions.
5. Impact of climatic variations on the thermal state of permafrost: theory, observations, and forecasting.
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Organizers and Sponsors
The 9th International Symposium on Permafrost Engineering is sponsored by the Administrations of Yakutsk, Mirny and Mirny District; the Sakha (Yakutia) Ministries of Science and Professional Education, Transport and Informatization, Building Materials and Construction, Environmental Protection, and Industry; Alrosa Co. Ltd., ‘Transportation Union’ Non-Profit Partnership, Yakutskenergo Co., and Yakutia Railways Co.
The organizers of the Symposium are the Melnikov Permafrost Institute (Yakutsk, Russia), the Institute of Northern Mining (Yakutsk, Russia), the Cold and Arid Regions Engineering and Environmental Research Institute (Lanzhou, China) and the Heilongjiang Institute of Cold Region Engineering (Harbin, China).
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Scientific Advisory Committee
Hans-W. Hubberten, President, International Permafrost Association
Vladimir Melnikov, Director, Earth Cryosphere Institute
Cheng Guodong, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Balobaev, Advisor, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Organizing Committee
Co-Chairmen
Rudolf Zhang, Director, Permafrost Institute
Ma Wei, Vice Director, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Zhu Weizhong, Director, Heilongjiang Institute of Cold Region Engineering
Members: Georgy Kuzmin, Igor Rasstegaev, Dmitry Shesternev, Vladimir Makarov, Igor Guryanov, Sergey Velikin (Permafrost Institute); S.M. Tkach, V.P. Zubkov (Institute of Northern Mining), Lai Yuanming, Wu Qingbai, Niu Fujun (Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute); Wang Jiliang, Zhu Lei, Zhu Guangxiang (Heilongjiang Institute of Cold Region Engineering).
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Secretariat
Olga Alekseeva, Permafrost Institute; e-mail: o.i.alekseeva@mpi.ysn.ru
Zhao Shuping, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute; e-mail: shuping@lzb.ac.cn
Lilia Prokopieva, Permafrost Institute; e-mail: prokopieva@mpi.ysn.ru
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Symposium Languages
The languages of the Symposium will be Russian and English.
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Registration Fee
The registration fee is US$150 (US$50 for students). It includes the proceedings volume, refreshment breaks at technical sessions and lunch. Excursion fees will be charged separately.
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Pre-registration and Abstract Submission
Potential participants and/or authors are requested to submit their abstracts, together with the pre-registration form, by February 1, 2011. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the Symposium Secretariat (prokopieva@mpi.ysn.ru). Notices of acceptance will be sent with the Second Circular in February 2011.
All accepted papers will be published in the Symposium Proceedings. Authors will be requested to send their papers by May 1, 2011. Instructions for paper preparation will be given in the Second Circular.
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Organizing Committee