7th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
GLACIER CAVES AND GLACIAL KARST IN HIGH MOUNTAINS AND IN POLAR REGIONS
of UIS International Commission

"GLACIER CAVES AND KARST IN POLAR REGIONS"
(GLACKIPR)
5-11 September 2005

Organized by:
Glaciological Society of Russia,
GLACKIPR (UIS - UNESCO),
Geographical department of Moscow State University.

Under the auspices of:
High Mountain Geophysical Institute, Nalchik

With the Support of:
Institute of Geography RAS,
GLACKIPR,
Arctic and Antarctic Commission of Russia
Russian Union of Speleologists

Scientific Committee:
Vladimir KOTLYAKOV, Russian Academy of Sciences
Mikhail ZALIKHANOV, Russian Academy of Sciences
Nikolaj KASIMOV, Moscow State University
Adolfo ERASO, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Masayoshi NAKAWO, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto
Marian PULINA, University of Silesia
Giovanni BADINO, University of Torino

Organising Committee:
Aleksandr OLEJNIKOV, Moscow State University (Russia)
Maksim MOSKALEVSKY, Institute of Geography RAS (Russia)
Bulat MAVLYUDOV, Institute of Geography RAS (Russia)
Irina SOLOVYANOVA, Institute of Arctic and Antarctic, Sanct-Petersburg (Russia)
Carmen DOMINGUEZ, University of Salamanca (Spain)

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Theme:
Meltwater in glaciers develop drainage systems in glaciers that are analogue to karst drainage systems, therefore glacial karst is sometimes used as a term for karst features on the surface and inside glaciers. The processes of glacial karst development are related to glacier activity, access of water, glaciers morphology, dimensions of surface drainage basins and local climate. This symposium focus first of all their attention on the processes of glacial karst development (modern, past and future) and the linkage and impacts of climate change on the glacier drainage systems (previously on internal glacier drainage). We like contributions related to all aspects internal drainage investigation: climatological, hydrological, glaciological, geomorphological, speleological, geochemical, biological and other. Second aspect of symposium includes investigations connected with study of ice in caves in rocks.
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Topics:
Glacier caves (News of explorations within glaciers)
Glacial karst (debris-covered glaciers)
Glacier hydrology (Glacial drainage, glacial lakes, hydrochemistry and isotopic geochemistry of glacier water)
Englacial and subglacial drainage systems
Modelling of internal glacier drainage
Paleogeography of glacial karst
Caves with ice
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Papers:
The time allocated to presented papers will be around 20 minutes.
Please provide a one-page typewritten summary of papers up to 1 May, 2005, together with registration form. Texts of abstracts and registration forms can be sent by E-mail. As the number of places is limited, it will be following in order of registration. No abstracts submitted after the above deadline will be accepted. Each abstract will be included in the Symposium Abstract book that will be handed out to all participants during of Symposium.
The reports can be handed during symposium. Details for reports will be defined shortly. Volume of report will not be more then 8 printed pages of A4 (size of letters 12, line spacing 1,5) including figures, tables and list of literature (format WINWORD). Each report will be included in the Symposium Proceedings that will be send to all participants after symposium.
All technical and Audio/Visual support will be provided by the organizers.
Please, let us know what your requirements are.
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Inscription:
Cost of each inscription:
100 Euros (Will be paid during celebration of Symposium)
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Travel:
Regular flights can be obtained until Mineralnye Vody in Russia
Special bus from Mineralnye Vody to Azau (place of symposium) will be provided by organizers (includ in cost). So, don`t forget to send your registration before 1 May 2005.
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Visa:
As symposium will occur not in large city and besides in boundary region of Russia it is necessary to conduct much agreements with different organizations. It means that for participation in a workshop the organizing committee should send you the invitation and on the base of it you can receive visa in the nearest Russian embassy. Before sending to you the invitation the organizing committee should to receive the sanction to realization of symposium from a lot of organizations. To make it as soon as possible organizing committee need to receive your personal data which one are adduced in the questionnaire below. All agreements with different organizations will be done during very long time because of bureaucratic interrupting.
So than faster you will send these questionnaire and copies of the main page of your passport the faster and simpler the organizing committee can to receive the permission on symposium and to send you invitations. If you want to participate in symposium you need to make fast registration and send questionnaire to organizing committee. We ask you to send the questionnaire till May 1 2005. We resemble to you that if you will send questionnaire after that date it will make almost impossible your participation in symposium.
Also we need to say you that in practice of our country we need to pay about 15 Euros for each invitation of foreign citizen in Russia. Do not forget to compensate this money to organizing committee at registration in Azau.
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Preliminary Programme:
Monday 5: Welcome and registration
Tuesday 6: Lectures
Wednesday 7: Lectures
Thursday 8: Field excursion on Mount Elbrus and Glacier Garabashi
Friday 9: Lectures
Saturday 10: Field excursion
Sunday 11: Departures
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EXCURSIONS

GALLERY

Contact and further information:
General Secretary: Bulat Mavlyudov,
Address: Department of Glaciology,
Institute of Geography RAS,
Staromonetny per. 29, 109017 Moscow, Russia
Tel: +007 095 959 00 35
Fax: +007 095 959 00 33
E-mail: bulatrm@bk.ru, bulatm@male.ru

7th symposium GLACKIPR
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FORM FOR INVITATION FOR RECEIVING VISA TO RUSSIA
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Please attach as file with this form scanned copy of your passport, i.e. page with your photo, passport number and other details.
Please check whether your passport is valid for not less than 6 month until the last date of you departure from Russia.

The form and attached file with copy of your passport page please send to:
Bulat Mavlyudov, e-mail: bulatm@male.ru or bulatrm@bk.ru
If your passport is valid less than 6 months you need:
1) To issue a new passport, or
2) Prolong the validity of passport, and send me the copy of the page with prolongation