-Saint-Petersburg Branch of Website of the Conference SATELLITE CONFERENCES Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society http://onlinereg.ru/RR2011 Satellite conferences will accompany RR 2011. - Russian Foundation for Basic Research

-Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy Youth Conference-School: E-mail of the Conference -Saint-Petersburg State University “Physical-Chemical Analysis of Organic -“OrCheMed” (Organic Chemistry and Medicine) the [email protected] Compounds of Plant Origin”. Nonprofit Partnership of Institutes of the Russian Academy of Science Thematic Symposium of Nonprofit Partnership - Saint-Petersburg State Technological Institute “OrCheMed” (Organic Chemistry and Medicine) - Saint-Petersburg State Technological University of SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM “Novel Drugs Based on Plant Substances”. Plant Polymers

- Russian Forest-Based Sector Technological Platform The conference RR 2011 is focused on - Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland fundamental and applied aspects associated with The Conference program includes plenary lectures - University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (30 min), oral presentations (20 min), the use of wood and plant raw materials as and poster sessions. -Grenoble Institute of Technology, France renewable resources of organic compounds for - Institute of Ecological Problems in the North, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science the production of new high-value chemicals and A book of abstracts will be published. - Institute of Chemistry, Komi Scientific Center, materials. Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science The official language of the conference is - Institute of Physiology, Komi Scientific Center, The main topics: English. Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science . Fractionation and chemical conversion of Abstracts, posters, slides for oral presentations RENEWABLE RESOURCES RR 2011 wood and other plant materials (biorefineries) should be presented in English. Selected invited . Innovative chemical and biochemical presentations will be given in Russian with technologies in the field of renewable translation to English.

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. Original and innovative polymers and CONFERENCE VENUE nanomaterials based on wood and plant The RR 2011 Conference will be held in Saint- materials Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy. . Innovations in the pulp and paper

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. Biofuels derived from renewable resources DEADLINES . Organic synthesis methods based on wood  04.04.2011 Deadline for abstract submission and plant chemical components International Conference  14.04.2011 Deadline for guaranteed hotel «Renewable Wood and Plant Resources: . Bio-active compounds from wood and plants reservation . Pharmacological and medicinal compounds Chemistry, Technology, Pharmacology,  18.04.2011 Deadline for payment of early and compositions from wood and plants bird registration fee Medicine» . Waste management technologies for chemical  02.05.2011 Deadline for money transfer on conversion of wood hotel booking June 21–24, 2011 . Stock assessment and the potential of  16.05.2011 Deadline for cancellation of hotel Saint-Petersburg, renewable resources reservation without penalties INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE BATCHURIN S.O., Corresponding Member of the SERVICE AGENT BELGACEM Naceur, Professor, Grenoble Institute Russian Academy of Science, Director of the Institute The Service Agent of RR 2011 is “Monomax, of Technology (Pagora), Grenoble, France of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Co.Ltd.”. For organizational questions please DEGLISE Xavier, Professor emeritus, University Academy of Science, Chernogolovka contact the project manager Yulia B. Raiskaya Henri Poincare, Nancy, France BOGOLITSIN K.G., Professor, Director of the Tel. +7(812)3352055 (extension 204) FAIX Oskar, Professor emeritus, University of Institute of Ecological Problems in the North, Ural e-mail: [email protected] , Holzforschung (Editor-in-Chief), Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Arkhangelsk Hamburg, Germany GARABADGIU A.V., Professor, Vice-Rector of the REGISTRATION GANDINI Alessandro, Professor, University of Saint-Petersburg State Technological Institute Those wishing to participate in the RR 2011 main Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal ISAEV A.S., Full Member of the Russian Academy and/or satellite conferences must register at the GELLERSTEDT Göran, Professor emeritus, KTH of Science, Director of the Forest International website http://onlinereg.ru/RR2011 Royal Institute of Technology, , Sweden Institute, Head of Russian Forest-Based Sector REGISTRATION FEES HILL Callum, Professor, Napier Technological Platform Full registration fees: University, Edinburgh, UK KUTCHIN A.V., Corresponding Member of the Early payment (deadline 18.04.2011) – 300 EUR Russian Academy of Science, Director of the Institute HOLMBOM Bjarne, Professor emeritus, Åbo Regular payment (after 18.04.2011) – 340 EUR Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland of Chemistry, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of

MEIER Dietrich, Dr., Institute of Wood Russian Academy of Science, Syktyvkar Undergraduate and Graduate (Ph.D.) Students, Technology and Wood Biology, Hamburg, Germany LISITSIN N.V., Professor, Rector of the Saint- accompanying persons: NETO Carlos Pascoal, Professor, Vice-Rector, Petersburg State Technological Institute Early payment (deadline 18.04.2011) – 150 EUR University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal OVODOV Yu.S., Full Member of the Russian Regular payment (after 18.04.2011) – 190 EUR PULS Juergen, Dr., Acting Head, Institute of Wood Academy of Science, Director of the Institute of

Technology and Wood Biology, Hamburg, Germany Physiology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of Registration fee includes welcome party, ROSENAU Thomas, Professor, University of Russian Academy of Science, Syktyvkar conference “kit”, proceedings, coffee-breaks. Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, SELIKHOVKIN A.V., Professor, Rector of the

Vienna, Austria Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy TREIMANIS Arnis, Professor, Institute of Wood SUSLOV V.A., Professor, Rector of the Saint- ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION Chemistry, , Latvia Petersburg State Technological University of Plant Abstracts should be submitted in English on one van HEININGEN Adriaan R.P., Professor, Polymers A4 page (margins everywhere 2 cm, indention 0.5 University of Maine, Orono, USA cm), including title and author’s data (name, WILLFÖR Stefan, Professor, Åbo Akademi LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE affiliation, address). Word processor Microsoft® University, Turku/Åbo, Finland VASILYEV A.V., Chairman, Professor, Saint- Office Word for Windows, font Times New Roman Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy, (12 pt), single spacing. Abstracts should be LOCAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE e-mail: [email protected] submitted only on-line at the conference website. ZARUBIN M.Ya., Co-Chairman, Professor, Saint- PRANOVICH A.V., Vice-Chairman, Adjunct The deadline for submission of abstracts is Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy Professor, Åbo Akademi University, 04.04.2011. ZEFIROV N.S., Co-Chairman, Full Member of the e-mail: [email protected] Russian Academy of Science, State SHAITAROVA O.E., Secretary, Ph.D., Saint- CULTURAL PROGRAM University Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy The cultural program includes a city-tour of Saint- BALAKIN K.V., Dr. Sc., Director of “OrCheMed” Petersburg, excursion to the Kronshtadt island, and AKIM E.L., Professor, Saint-Petersburg State KUKUSHKIN V.Yu., Corresponding Member of the the tour “Petersburg by Night”. Technological University of Plant Polymers Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg State Banquet, lunches, and excursions will be paid BALAKIN K.V., Dr. Sc., Director of “OrCheMed” University separately.