First information letter

Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
National Park “Smolenskoye Poozerye”
Smolensk State University
Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology
All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection (VNII Ecology)
Non-profit partnership for the promotion of ornithology “Birds and People”

VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Readings in memory of N. M. Przhevalsky”
Environmental monitoring in specially protected natural areas

1–3 December 2022, Smolensk, Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park

Dear colleagues!

We invite you to take part in the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Readings in memory of N.M. Przhevalsky”, dedicated to the organization of monitoring in specially protected natural areas (SPNA). The conference will be held in Smolensk from December 1 to 3 on the basis of Smolensk State University and the Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park.

Representatives of state institutions that manage protected areas of federal and regional significance, scientific, educational and environmental organizations, and government authorities are invited to participate in the conference.

The purpose of the conference is to develop the ideas of N.M. Przhevalsky, in the organization of environmental monitoring in protected areas and storage and processing of data arrays, the development of international, interregional and interdepartmental cooperation in the field of collecting and processing information on the state of protected areas, forecasting and making management decisions based on the analysis of long-term data series.

Symposia

1. Preservation of heritage and development of environmental ideas of N.M. Przhevalsky.

The main topics of the symposium:

• Natural history heritage of N.M. Przhevalsky and its preservation in museums and archives of Russia;
• Military geographical heritage of N.M. Przhevalsky.

2. Organization of monitoring in protected areas.

The main topics of the symposium:

• The legal basis for the organization of environmental monitoring in protected areas and the maintenance of the "Chronicle of Nature";
• Scientific and methodological base of long-term observations in protected areas;
• Storage and use of information: information-analytical systems and databases.

3. Monitoring of biological objects and natural complexes of protected areas.

The main topics of the symposium:

• Comprehensive research in protected areas;
• Results of processing long-term series: long-term dynamics of natural processes and phenomena;
• Experience in using the results of monitoring in the management and planning of the development of protected areas.

4. Involvement of amateurs and volunteers in environmental monitoring in protected areas.

The main topics of the symposium:

• Experience in using social networks of nature lovers for monitoring;
• Methodological and organizational training of volunteers for public monitoring in protected areas;
• Organization of phenological observations in protected areas with the participation of conservation officers and nature lovers.

Forms of participation

Full-time and remote forms of participation in the conference are provided:

• Presentation at the plenary session and publication in the collection of conference materials;
• Presentation at the symposium (in person or remotely in real time) and publication in the collection of conference materials;
• Poster presentation;
• Participation in the conference without a Presentation;
• Publication in the collection of conference materials without participation in the conference.

Conference language: Russian and English.

Publication of conference materials

Conference materials will be published in a special book of proceedings (with ISBN assignment) in the form of papers or theses. The collection will be handed over to full-time participants upon registration and sent to part-time participants, included in the RSCI, posted in the Scientific Electronic Library www.eLibrary.ru.

The paper or thesis should represent the completed work or its stage, written in a language accessible to a wide range of readers, using accepted terminology. The manuscript must be carefully proofread (works are published in the author's edition). The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reject materials that do not correspond to the subject of the conference and the stated requirements.

Registration of participants

Participants need to register via the link https://forms.gle/QuWMM2KBRxxkScMEA.

Registration fee

Early bird registration (before September 30):

• 2000₽ for full-time participants
• 1000₽ for absentee participants.

Late registration (from October 1, 2022):

• 2500₽ for full-time participants
• 1500₽ for absentee participants.

Registration at the Tenishev Cultural and Exhibition Center immediately before the conference:

• 3000₽.

A second information letter will be sent to registered participants.

Author guides

Papers and theses with a volume of at least 2 and no more than 10 A4 pages, including tables, figures and a list of references in Russian or English, are accepted for publication.

The file with the text of the publication should have the name: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_surname and initials of the first author”, for example: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_Ivanov-A-A”.

The text of the publication should contain:

• UDC index: left alignment.
• Title of the article in Russian: capital letters, center alignment.
• List of authors in Russian (initials, surname) with links to the organizations they represent (short name), with e-mail addresses: left alignment.
• Title of the article in English: capital letters, center alignment.
• List of authors in English (initials, surname) with links to the organizations they represent (short name), with e-mail addresses: center alignment.
• Annotation in Russian: no more than 150 characters, left alignment.
• Keywords in Russian: no more than 10 words, left alignment.
• At the wish of the author: abstract in English: no more than 150 characters, left alignment.
• At the wish of the author: keywords in English: no more than 10 words, left alignment.
• Publication text: in Russian or English, no more than 10 A4 pages, including tables, figures and a list of references.

References to the literature in the text should be given in order of occurrence, in square brackets. Their numbering in the list of references should correspond to the number in the text.

Tables, if possible, should not be cumbersome, each table should have a serial number and title, provided in black and white. Photocopies and scanned copies are not allowed.

Figures must have captions, designations and a serial number. In addition to being placed in the text of the publication, they must be provided in separate files of the jpg, bmp, tiff format (mandatory!), mode - gray gradient or bitmap, with a resolution of at least 300 pixels / inch. Files with drawings have the name: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_surname and initials of the first author_figure-##”, for example: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_Ivanov-A-A_ figure-18”.

References: according to GOST 7.80, GOST R 7.0.100.

The text of the publication is provided in Microsoft Word format. Text requirements: Times New Roman book font, size -12 pt., 1.5 intervals, margins: top and right - 2 cm each; bottom and left - 2.5 cm each, indent of the first line of the paragraph - 1.25, without hyphens, justified alignment, special characters (degrees, umlauts, hieroglyphs, etc.) are made out through the insertion of characters. The length of the formulas used in the work is limited - 80 mm.

The file with the text of the publication must be accompanied by a file with the data of the authors, which has the name: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_surname and initials of the first author, data about the authors” for example: “Readings in memory of Przhevalsky_Ivanov_A_A_Data about the authors”.

It should contain information about each author: full name. (in full), academic degree and title (if any), position, place of work and e-mail address.

Materials are sent by e-mail info@birder.ru and are accepted for consideration only after the registration of the participant.

The organizing committee of the conference reserves the right to edit articles and reject articles that do not comply with the rules set forth with the return of the registration fee.

Please note that hotel reservations are made by the participants themselves. The Organizing Committee publishes a list of recommended hotels in the Second Information Letter.

For background information, you can contact the Organizing Committee to Nina Vitalievna Gorelova: +7-910-469-14-45, info@birder.ru

Preliminary program of the Conference

December, 1

• 10.00 – 10.30 – registration of participants, Tenishev Cultural and Exhibition Center
• 10.30 – 13.00 – opening of the conference and plenary session, Tenishev Cultural and Exhibition Center
• 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch break
• 14.00 – 16.00 – Symposium 1, Smolensk State University
• 16.00 – 18.00 – Symposium 2, Smolensk State University

December, 2

• 10.00 – 13.00 – Symposium 2 (continuation), Smolensk State University
• 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch break
• 14.00 – 16.00 – Symposium 3, Smolensk State University
• 16.00 – 18.00 – Symposium 4, Smolensk State University
• 18.00 – 19.00 – Summing up the results of the conference, Smolensk State University.

December 3

Visit to the national park “Smolenskoye Poozerye” with a visit to the museum of N. M. Przhevalsky and other natural and cultural sites.

Eneving: Departure of the participants.

Source: National Park “Smolenskoye Poozerye”