GAMOW MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE(GMIC-99)
Odessa-St.Petersburg
August 16-27, 1999
 

The Second Announcement of GMIC-99 Session in St.Petersburg

(information about GMIC-99 Session in Odessa is given at http://www.rssi.ru/gmic99/)


 
   Conference Calendar
 The First Announcement         -  October 1, 1998
 The Second Announcement     -  January 1, 1999
 Abstract submission                 -  till May 1, 1999            att! is prolonged up to May 30!
 Pre-registration                        -  May 15, 1999                att! is prolonged up to May 30!
 Preliminary Program       -       -  June 1, 1999
 The Third Announcement       -  June 15, 1999
 Registration and  hotel
 reservation                              -  till July 1, 1999
 Arrival of participants             -  August 23, 1999
 Conference sessions               -  August 24-27, 1999
 Final papers submission          - till August 27, 1999
 
 

 Conference Location

GMIC'99 Session in St.Petersburg will be held in the Main Building of St.Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb.7. This historical building of the oldest Russian University is at Neva embankment in 3 minutes walk from the Pointer of Basil Island, 10 minutes walk by Palace bridge to Palace Square, the Hermitage and Nevsky prospect.
 
 

 Registration fee

 Registration fee:

Participants           $250  by July 1, 1999
                               $275  after July 1, 1999

Young scientists    $125
                               $135  after July 1, 1999

Accompanying persons  $100
 

Registration fee covers attending the Conference sessions, refreshment, publication of GMIC-99 proceedings, Conference dinner, social events.

Participants from CIS pay reduced registration fee in roubles which will be declared additionally after June 1.

Registration fee should be transferred in USD to the following Currency Account:

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 Intermediary Bank                 SWIFT BKTRUS33
                                                  Bankers Trust Company
                                                  New York, N.Y., USA
 
Benefeciary Bank                    SWIFT SAUL LV 2X
                                                  Saules Banka
                                                  16 Smilshu str.
                                                  Riga,  LV-1873, Latvia
 
Benefeciary acc.                       031070709

Benefeciary                               Trans-LD
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Att! In a remittance should be indicated: Foreign bank charges to be paid by remitter.
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Registration fee may be also  payed in cash at Registration desk.
 

 Internet Access

Internet and E-mail connection will be available at the Registration area during the whole Conference.

 Abstract submission and notification

Participants are invited to send a short abstract(about half a page) by E-mail to conf99@brown.nord.nw.ru in ASCII text format. The abstract must include author(s) affiliation, address, E-mail, FAX. OC confirms receiving of the abstract and notifies the authors of acceptance/rejection of the abstracts as oral or poster presentation by E-mail till May 15.
 

 GMIC'99 Proceedings

Proceedings of GMIC'99 will be published after the Conference. Full papers in "camera ready" format should be submitted by the authors till the end of the Conference. Instructions for the authors will be given in the Third Announcement.

  Registration

Participants are invited for Pre-rigistration and Registration in electronic form via Internet till May 15 and July 1 correspondingly. During the Conference Registration area will be located near Petrovskij Hall of St.Petersburg State University and will work from August 23 10:00 to August 27, 1999, 17:00.

  Accomodation

LOC reserves rooms for participants from August 22,1999 till August 29,1999 in the Hotel of St.Petersburg University (Vasil Island, Karablestroitelej 20) and "Sankt-Petersburg" Hotel(Pirogovskaya emb.5/2)
Prices for foreign participants in the Hotel of St.Petersburg University are:

 single/double room in a two room unit with a bath and a kitchen     - $20/$30 per night (breakfast included)

Prices for foreign participants "Sankt-Petersburg" Hotel are:

single/double room - $70/$90 per night(breakfast included)

Prices for participants from CIS will be given in roubles after June 1.

 Meals

Lunch will be served for participants in "Academia" Restaurant in two minutes walk from the Main Building of St.Petersburg University. Tickets for lunch will be available at Registration area for $15 per person. There are also some cofeteria in the University Main Building. If you prefer vegetarian food, please, indicate it in Registration form.

Supper will be available in the Cafe of St.Petersburg University Hotel and in the Restaurant of Hotel St.Petersburg after 7 p.m.

 Transport

Once a day special buses will deliver participants from the Hotels to the Main Universiry Building and back that takes 10 minutes, public transport is well developed and available during the whole day.

  Social Events

City tour with a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress, St.Izaak and Kazan Cathedrals, Salvation on Blood Curch, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Summer Garden.
Boat tour on rivers and cnannels of St.Petersburg.
Visit to Hermitage.
Visits to St.Petersburg theatres.

Extensive Programme for accompaning persons:
Visits to Petergof(Fountain town), Pushkin and Pavlovsk.
Visits to Russian Museum, the Memorial House of Peter the Great, Pushkin Memorial Flat.

 Visas

On request of participants LOC will send formal Invitations neccessary for applying for visas in Russian Consulates abroad. The personal data(passport number, date of birth, itinerary, period of stay in Russia) should be indicated in the request sent by E-mail(conf99@brown.nord.nw.ru) till July 1.

 Medical Service

Medical care during the Conference can be provided by University Medical Center free of charge.
If necessary foreign participants can get medical care in American Medical Center(AMC)(http://www.amc.cz). A detailed invoice is issued to obtain reimbursement from your health insurance company. AMC charges are reimbursed by most insurance plans.

 Climate

The weather in St.Petersburg in the end of August is still usually warm with occasional rains. The average daytime temperature is +19 C, the average nighttime temperature is +13 C.

 Access to St.Petersburg

By Air

St.Petersburg International Airport(Pulkovo 2) services flights from Europe and USA. If there are no direct flight from your country to St.Petersburg FINAIR, CLM, CSA(http://www.csa.cz), LOT, other Companies have flights St.Petersburg from USA, Canada, Japan and Europe via Helsinki, Amsterdam, Prague, Warshaw etc. Airport Pulkovo 2 is located in 40 min/30 min by bus/car from the City center.

By Rail

Participants can reach St.Petersburg from Moscow or Helsinki by a night or day train that takes 6-8 and 5-6 hours correspondently. Trains arrive to Moskovsky and Finlandsky Stations which are located in the center of City.

By Road

St.Petersburg is rather easely accessable by bus or car from/via Helsinki which is in 350 km from St.Petersburg on the road Helsinki-Vaalimaa-Vyborg- St.Petersburg.

 Arrival to St.Petersburg

Recommended arrival date is August 23 when transfer will be provided during the whole day.

 Departure from St.Petersburg

Recommended departure dates are August 28-29. Some social events are also scheduled on August 28. On these days participants will be delivered to Airport/Rail st./Bus st.
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