Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig, Germany International scientific conference TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME Barnaul, Russia 8-13 September, 2014 International scientific conference «TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME», 8-13 September 2014 г. , Barnaul (Russia) Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig, Germany Call for Papers No.2 DEAR COLLEAGUES ! We invite you to take part in the international scientific conference "TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME", which will be held September 8-13, 2014 in the city of Barnaul ( Russia ) . The purpose of the conference is to discuss acute problems of socio- economic transformations that have occurred on the Eurasian continent within the latest 20 years , the analysis of their results , as well as defining the role of geography in finding ways to effective development and interaction of Eurasian countries and regions in modern conditions. Barnaul, 8-13 September 2014 Venue: Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Faculty of Geography Pr. Lenina, 61 http://konf.asu.ru/transformation2014 1 International scientific conference «TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME», 8-13 September 2014 г. , Barnaul (Russia) CO-CHAIRS Prof. Sergey V. ZEMLYUKOV, D.Sc., Rector of the Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Prof. Bronisław MARCINIAK, D.Sc., Rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Prof. Sebastian LENTZ, D.Sc., Director of the Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig, Germany VICE-CHAIRMEN Dr. Nikolai I. BYKOV, Ph.D., Head of Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Prof. Tadeusz STRYJAKIEWICZ, D.Sc., Director of the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Prof. Vyacheslav L. BABURIN, D.Sc., Head of the Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Prof. Peter Y. BAKLANOV, D.Sc, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Pacific Institute of Geography FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia Prof. Gennady Y. BARYSHNIKOV, D.Sc, Dean of Geographical Faculty, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Prof. Anatoly I. CHISTOBAEV, D.Sc., Head of Laboratory of Geography Society and Regional Policy of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia Prof. Alexander G. DRUZHININ, D.Sc., Chairman of the Coordination Council of Russian human-geographers association, Director of the North-Caucasus Research Institute of Economic and Social Problems, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia Prof. Marek GAWECKI, D.Sc., Director of the Center for Central Asian Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Prof. Vladimir A. KOLOSOV, D.Sc., President of the International Geographical Union, Head of the Laboratory for Geopolitical Studies, Institute for Geography RAS, Moscow, Russia Prof. Bella A. KRASNOYAROVA, D.Sc., Senior Researcher, Institute for Water and Environmental Problems SB RAS, Barnaul, Russia Prof. Gendenjav NYAMDAVAA, PhD, Professor of Mongolian State University, Ulan Bator, Mongolia Prof. Gulnara N. NYUSUPOVA, D.Sc., Head of Department of Geography, Land management and Cadastre, Al- Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan Prof. Tadeusz PALMOWSKI, D.Sc., Head of the Department of Geography and Regional Development of Gdansk University, Gdansk, Poland Prof. Waldemar RATAJCZAK, D.Sc., Professor, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Prof. Abdusami S. SALIEV, D.Sc., President of the Geographical Society of Uzbekistan, Professor of the Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Prof. Natalia M. SYSOEVA, D.Sc., Head of the Department of Regional Economic and Social Problems, Irkutsk Scientific Center SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia http://konf.asu.ru/transformation2014 2 International scientific conference «TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME», 8-13 September 2014 г. , Barnaul (Russia) ORGANISATIONAL COMMITTEE: Conference Secretariat: Dr. Denis DIRIN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Dr. Cezary MADRY, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. Dr. Alexei EREMIN, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Technical Support: Maxim BORISENKO, Graduate Student, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Galina ILYASOVA, Graduate Student, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Dr. Alexander KROTOV, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Dr. Eugeny KRUPOCHKIN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Elena MARDASOVA, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Evgeny RYGALOV, Lecturer, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Dr. Natalia RYGALOVA, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia IMPORTANT DATES: 15 June 2014 - deadline for payment of the base (grace) of the registration fee (€ 80/3700 rub); 15 July 2014 - registration of participants, the deadline for payment of the standard organizational fee (€ 100/4550 rub) and the final deadline for the submission of article; 8 September 2014 - the arrival of the participants in Barnaul; 9-10 September 2014 - opening of the conference presentations and discussions; 11-13 September 2014 – excursion to the Altai Mountains. CONFERENCE CONCEPTION The end of the 20th century was marked by collapse of the socialist block and disintegration of the Soviet Union which resulted in global economic and social transformations. The modern world appears to a great degree to be the outcome of transformation processes. Analyzing changes in various economic, social and political structures of post-soviet world of two latest decades, as well as specifying patterns of spatial and structural shifts, forecasting trends in development of Eurasian states, regions and cities is of great theoretical and practical value for social, economic and geographic sciences. Research of these topics presupposes devising certain theories and models of social, economic and spatial evolution of states, regions and cities depending on the course of current transformation processes, peculiarities of endogenous and exogenous development factors. Discussion of these topics - the purpose of the conference. http://konf.asu.ru/transformation2014 3 International scientific conference «TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPACE OF EUROPE AND ASIA IN POST-SOVIET TIME», 8-13 September 2014 г. , Barnaul (Russia) THE LEADING THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE: (1) The theory and methodology of transformation processes in socio-economic territorial systems. (2) Endogenous and exogenous factors of socio-economic development of nations, regions and cities. (3) Social-economic transformation and demographic trends. (4) Economic, political and cultural integration and disintegration. (5) Regional and local development: areas of growth and stagnation, regional cohesion and polarisation. (6) Geographical aspects of international and cross-border cooperation. (7) Transformation of ethnic, cultural and social structures. (8) Features of the socio-economic transformation of cities and rural areas. (9) The geopolitical and geo-economic processes in the post-Soviet Europe and Asia. (10) Innovations in socio-economic development of the Eurasian countries and regions. (11) Spatial planning and regional development issues. (12) New information and communication technologies in geographical research and spatial planning. (13) The role of tourism in transformation of Eurasia's socio-economic space. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PROCEEDINGS: September 8 Arrival in Barnaul, registration - during the day 15:00-19:00 - Tour of the city of Barnaul. September 9 09:00-09:30 - Opening Ceremony 09:30-11:00 - Plenary sessions 11:00-11:30 - Coffee-break 11:30-13:00 - Plenary sessions 13:00-14:30 - Lunch 14:30-17:00 - Section sessions 14:30-17:00 - School for Young Scientists "Modern scientific and methodical approaches to research of social and economic, political and ethnocultural territorial systems". 17:00-17:30 - Coffee-break 17:30-19:00 - Poster Session 19:00-23:00 - Banquet and entertainment. September 10 09:00-11:00 - Section sessions 11:00-11:30 - Coffee break 11:30-13:00 - Section sessions 09:00-13:00 - School for Young Scientists "Modern scientific and methodical approaches to research of social and economic, political and ethnocultural territorial systems". 13:00-14:30 - Lunch http://konf.asu.ru/transformation2014