Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas Tyumen State Oil and Gas University Ukrainian State Geological Research Institute State Commission of Ukraine on Mineral Recourses State Enterprise Ukrainian Geological Research and Production Centre Shell Ukraine Exploration and Production I LLC Institute of Geological Sciences of National Academy of Ukraine National Joint-Stock Company "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Nadra Group Company All-Ukrainian Public Organization "Ukrainian Association of Geologists" Expert council of Ukrainian association of geologists International Scientific and Practical Conference «UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF HYDROCARBONS IN UKRAINE: exploration, prospects» 28 - 30 November 2013, Kyiv, Ukraine

Scientists, specialists, doctoral students of academic, industrial, research and project and engineer research institutions are invited to participate. SECTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE 1. Geology of deposits of natural gas and oil reserves of unconventional types. 2. Technologies and methods of prospecting and exploration of non-traditional types of deposits of natural gas and oil. 3. Technical, economic and environmental aspects of the development of unconventional sources of hydrocarbons. VENUE 03022, Kyiv, Vasylkovska street, 90, Department of geology of National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. Phone +380(44) 259-80-79, 259-70-30. Fax: +380(44) 521-33-38, www . geol . univ . kiev . ua / NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS For in time preparation of the program and publication of the papers it is important to send application and abstracts to the Organizing Committee by email ([email protected]) by 25 September 2013. Or as an exception you can send it by traditional mail with compact disk. Abstracts, received after 30 of September 2012 would not be accepted. Organizing committee reserves a right to reject an abstract, to change type of presentation (oral or poster, which are considered to be equal) or to propose other section. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Bulletin of the Conference. Organizing Committee will inform authors about results of abstract reviewing after September 30, 2013. Second announcement (“Invitation”) will be sent based on your application and after payment of registration fee. REGISTRATION FEE In order to cover expenses linked with conference organization, a registration fee must be transferred for every participant (with or without presentation) to transaction account of the company “Expert Council of Ukrainian association of geologists” account number: 26007003546001 in “Credit Agricole Bank”, Kyiv. The registration fee in the amount of: 250 UAH (including VAT 41,67 UAH) - Citizens of Ukraine, 400 UAH (including VAT 66,67 UAH) - Citizens of the CIS countries, 800 UAH (including VAT 133,34 UAH) - Citizens of other countries. Special categories of payment: graduate students-50%, students - 30%. After payment of registration fee it is import to provide documents required for report of completion and tax invoice:  For legal bodies not paying VAT:  For legal bodies paying VAT: 1. copy of the state registration certificate; 1. copy of the state registration certificate; 2. letter confirming VAT nonpayment status. 2. copy of VAT-payer certificate;  For physical persons 3. contact phone number. 1. copy of passport (1, 2 pages) 2. copy of identification code. Required documents might be sent by mail, fax or e-mail (electronic copy). Registration fee may be paid on-site. Contact persons: Andreieva Elena Aleksandrivna +38068 352-91-57, account department (Oxana Iuriievna) – +38050 352-27-11. Registration fee covers expenses of informational and printed materials of the conference, leasing premises, office equipment, coffee breaks and conference evening. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Kozionova Olesia Aleksandrivna +380(44) 259-70-30, Ostrovska Liliya Viktorivna +380(44) 259-80-79, Phone/Fax: +380(44) 521-33-42, E-mail: [email protected] IMPORTANT DATES 1 July – 25 September – Call for papers. 26 -27 November – registration and accommodation of participants. 27 – 29 November – Conference. PRESENTATIONS 15 minutes are allocated for presentation (oral or poster) and 5 minutes for discussion. Section rooms will be equipped with projectors. Posters will be placed on 1x1 m display. REQIREMENTS FOR ABSTRACTS Call for papers and applications starts on April 1, applications and abstracts may be submitted by email ([email protected]). Submission deadline is September 25, 2013. Abstracts, up to two pages (a minimum of 500 words), should be typed in text editor MS Word in Ukrainian, Russian or the English language and should be sent as an attached file to the electronic address of organizing committee. Page format А4 (21,0 х 29,7 cm), the top field of 2,54 cm, the bottom 2,54 cm, the left 3 cm and right 2 see is used. Binding (in cm) 0, headlines 1,25; 1,25. A font: Times New Roman, the size of a font 11 pt, an interval unary. All tables are necessary for creating means Microsoft Word. Tables and figures should not overstep the bounds of the text and should be leveled on the center. Figures should be built in the general text as object „Microsoft Word Figure” in a mode of shades of grey color and an inscription are typed by editor Word. The signature to figure is typed 10 pt by a size. It is desirable to place figures and signatures in the invisible table. Formulas should be placed in the text with the help of Microsoft Equation editor except for simple which do not require special symbols and will not consist of fraction. The list of the literature should be listed in one paragraph; font size is 10 pt, Authors in italics. At the end of the text surnames of authors and the name of the abstract should be written in Russian. All paragraphs, including the name and surnames of authors should have style "Normal". Text paragraphs should have a space of 0,5 cm and be leveled on width. The paragraph with the name (without space) is leveled on the center and entered in capital letters. The surname, scientific degree, position, Company/Institute, address, e-mail of the author is leveled by a right edge; name should be entered in italics. There should not be spaces before and after paragraphs. Template and example of the abstract can be downloaded from the web-site: http:/ geol .univ.kiev.ua/ Best materials, selected by Organizing committee during the Conference, will be published in the special edition of the Bulletin of the Kyiv Таrаs Shevchenko National University, Series Geology (professional publication for geological (all specialties) and physics and mathematical sciences (geophysics, geoinformatics) and Geologist of Ukraine. Application participant Sections of the conference______Title of the Abstract ______Presentation type ______[ ] oral______[ ] poster______Surname ______Name ______Middle Name ______Degree ______Academic rank ______Position ______Contact tel. ______Fax ______E-mail ______Organization Name ______The postal address of ______Hotel reservation (yes / no): ______Please indicate way of payment registration fee: [ ] non-cash [ ] cash Accommodation of participants is planned in the university hotel, in the rooms for 1-2-3 persons. Approximate price of the room is 150 UAH ($19) per person per night.