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On behalf of the Organizing committee you are invited to take part in
the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Speleology and
Spelestology: development and interaction of sciences“ which will be
held from 16 to 20 November 2010 in Naberezhnye Chelny (Russia)

Themes of Conference
In frames of conference for holding scientific discussions three
sections are planned to be organized. The following themes of reports
and informations:

1. Section of Speleology:
-modern methods of researches using GIS;
-problems of speleogenesis;
-results of regional speleological researches;
- biospeleology;
-caves in mine working;
-historical, archeological and paleozoological researches of caves
-mineralogy of cave
-ice caves

2 Section of Spelestology (mines, artificial caves)
-methods of researches and registration of the artificial caves
-regional spelestological research results
-secondary mineral formation
-geoecologic research aspects
-natural and man-made formation factors of underground landscapes

3 Section of protection and using of the caves.
-cave ecology;
-juristic questions and practice of protection of the caves;
-recreative activities and safety.

After scientific discussions two days excursion will be organized. The
participants will visit the capital – Kazan and speleological and
spelestological objects of Tatarstan: Sarmanovsky and Aktashsky copper
mines (XVIII cent.); gypsum caves; Kamsko-Ustyinsky gypsum mine – one of
the largest in Europe.

Registration.
You should fill in the registration form _before May 1st 2010
The registration form is placed on the official page:
http://pro-speleo.ru/index/english/0-26

Secretariate
For correspondence you should use the following addresses
Gunko Alexey (the executive secretary): gunko.a@mail.ru, prospeleo@mail.ru
Dolotov Yurii: dolotov@yandex.ru