| COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES |
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN |
| P. Norsk, Chairman, Denmark |
Peter Norsk, M.D. |
| J. Alberts, USA |
Department of Medical Physiology |
| A. Cogoli, Switzerland |
University of Copenhagen |
| V. Convertino, USA |
The Panum Institute, Section 12.2.43 |
| V.R. Edgerton, USA |
Blegdamsvej 3 |
| C.A. Fuller, USA |
DK-2200 Copenhagen |
| C. Gharib, France |
Denmark |
| A.I. Grigoriev, Russia |
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| H.G. Hinghofer-Szalkay, Austria |
Telephone: + 45 35 32 75 11 |
| E. Ilyin, Russia |
Telefax: + 45 35 32 75 37 |
| K. Kirsch, Germany |
E-mail: pnorsk@mfi.ku.dk |
| I.B. Kozlovskaya, Russia |
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| R. Kvetnansky, Slovakia |
Future Meetings |
| D. Linnarsson, Sweden |
2005 - Cologne, Germany |
| T. Mano, Japan |
2006 - Osaka, Japan |
20 November 2003
Dear Colleague:
The International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP) invites the participation of all interested biological scientists to present investigative results in gravitational physiology at the 25th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting to be held in Moscow, Russia, 6-11 June, 2004. The meeting will be hosted by Dr. Anatoly Grigoriev, Director, State Scientific Center, Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia.
Open sessions will be arranged for slide and poster presentations of voluntary papers dealing with the effects of changes in magnitude and direction of the force environment on the physiology and behavior of humans, animals, plants, and cells. The effects of weightlessness during space flight, acute and chronic acceleration, impact, vibration, and the various forms of simulated weightlessness are included, as well as consideration of the evolutionary consequences of gravity and the role of gravity in the manifestations of scale effects in animals and plants.
Four half-day symposia with invited papers in gravitational physiology will be organized as follows:
Current Concepts in Gravitational Physiology (Organizers: P. Norsk and C. Fuller)
Gravity as a Continuum (Organizers: C.E. Wade and E. Ilyin)
Immune System Function from Cells to Humans (Organizers: A. Cogoli and G. Sonnenfeld)
Effects of Gravity on the Interaction of Sensory Systems [Includes Autonomic]
(Organizers: I. Kozlovskaya and V.R. Edgerton)
It is planned to publish the Proceedings of the meeting, which will contain the voluntary papers and invited symposia papers as a part of the Journal of Gravitational Physiology.
Your participation in the meeting is welcomed. If you wish to participate, either with or without the presentation of a paper, please consult the instructions regarding registration, accommodation, and submission of abstracts, which are provided in the brochure. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 1 March, 2004.
Peter Norsk, M.D.
Chairman, Council of Trustees
25th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting
6 - 11 June, 2004, Moscow, Russia
General Information
Organizers
The 25th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting is organized and sponsored by the International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP). Professor Anatoly Grigoriev, President of ISGP, and the Local Organizing Committee are pleased to be the local hosts for the meeting.
Local Organizing Committee
ISGP President, academician, Anatoly I. Grigoriev
Prof. Inessa B. Kozlovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dr. Boris S. Shenkman, Ph.D., D.Sc.
SRC Institute for Biomedical Problems
76A Khoroshevskoye Shosse, 123007, Moscow, Russia
Email: ikozlovs@imbp.ru or shenkman@imbp.ru
Fax: +7(095) 195-22-53
Phone: +7(095) 195-68-63 or +7(095) 195-68-37
Place of Meeting
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7(095) 938-51-10
Fax: +7(095) 938-18-33
Presentation and Publication of Papers
Voluntary papers will be accepted for presentation provided an abstract (in English) is submitted in advance. Oral presentations will be scheduled for the invited symposia and free paper (10 minute) sessions. Slide, LCD and overhead transparency projectors will be available for oral presentations. Poster presentations will be available on boards, measuring approximately 120 cm high and 120 cm wide. At least one Author is required to be present at the poster during the allotted time. Selection priority for mode of presentation will be given to those participants who pre-register (including registration fee).
Please observe the instructions for preparation of the abstracts. Abstracts must be submitted on the enclosed Abstract Form. The Program and abstracts will be printed for distribution to registrants at the beginning of the Meeting. To appear in the Program, the abstracts must be received at the addresses listed on the Abstract Form on or before 1 March, 2004. Papers presented at the Meeting will be published as the Meeting Proceedings in an issue of the Journal of Gravitational Physiology (papers not presented by an author will not be published). Instructions for the preparation of manuscripts will be provided to all participants who submit abstracts.
Registration and Participation
To facilitate the organization of the meeting, all participants are asked to register by completing the Registration Form and returning it by air mail or fax for receipt on or before 1 April, 2004. Registration fees are $250 (USD) for participants ($300 after 1 April, 2004), $75 for students, and $125 for guests. Advance Payment, payable in US currency, should be made by electronic bank transfer, as indicated on the Registration Form. An 80% refund of registration fees will be made only for cancellations arriving by 4 May, 2004.
Meeting check-in and on-site registration will take place at the Main Building of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 15:00 to 18:00, Sunday, 6 June, 2004 and continue daily from 08:00 to 16:00, 7 - 10 June, 2004 at the Russian Academy of Sciences. At this time, registration will cost $300 US, payable in cash (checks and credit cards will NOT be accepted). Only participants clearly wearing their badges will be admitted to the Meeting Room.
Social Events
Registration includes the following: Welcome Reception on Sunday, 6 June, beginning 18:00 at the Academy Club of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Gala Dinner on Wednesday evening, 9 June at the Fountain Hall of the Academy of Sciences; and a regional sightseeing tour of Moscow on 11 June.
HOTEL/AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION
The vast majority of flights from all the European, Asian and American countries are forwarded to Sheremetyevo Airport, Terminal-2. However, some flights terminate in Domodedovo Airport (e.g. British Airways).
Airport Shuttle/Taxi Information
The easiest way to reach Moscow from the Domodedovo Airport is the fast express train to Paveletsky Railway Terminal and Paveletskaya Metro Station. The fast train departs from Domodedovo every hour. Microbuses to the Domodedovskaya Metro Station are also available.
The city buses (10 rubles) and microbuses (30 rubles) from Sheremetyevo to the metro Stations “Rechnoy Vokzal” or “Planernaya” are available during the daytime. Taxi cars (please, use only airport taxi bureau) (30-40 USD) will get you to any hotel.
All the participants are requested to confirm their travel arrangements by providing their arrival and departure (day, time and flight#) to the local organizers before 4 June, 2004 (via email to ikozlovs@imbp.ru or shenkman@imbp.ru or by fax +7095 195-22-53).
The main means of transportation in Moscow is the Metro (Underground Railway) (see the map on back cover, also available at the airport and anywhere). The nearest station to the Meeting venue and Sputnik and Orlyonok Hotels is “Leninsky Prospekt”. The nearest station to the Academicheskaya Hotel is “Oktyabrskaya” (the same line). The cost of the metro card for 20 travels is 100 rubles.
The currency rate as of December, 2003, is approximately 30 rubles per 1 US dollar.
VISA INFORMATION
Travel to Russia requires a standard visa, which can be obtained at any Russian Embassy or Consulate with the Formal Invitation Document. This document and accompanied formalities will be arranged by the Local Organizing Committee. The scanned version of the first page of the passport (jpeg or similar format) and the Visa Support Form for the participant and any accompanied persons should be sent to the Local Organizing Committee (via email to ikozlovs@imbp.ru or shenkman@imbp.ru or by fax +7095 195-22-53). no later than 1 April, 2004. The passport must be valid for 6 months after 6 June, 2004 For additional informtion, please contact your local Russian Embassy.
Visa Support Form
25th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting
6 - 11 June, 2004, Moscow, Russia
Instructions for Typing Abstracts
Since the abstract will be photographed from the author’s typescript, it will be published exactly as typed in the outline box. Please read these instructions carefully before typing your abstract.
• Make abstracts as informative as possible. State specific objectives of study, methods used, a summary of results obtained, and conclusions reached.
• Your entire abstract must fit within the outlined box (11.4cm x 16.5cm or 4.5” x 6.5”).
• Do not make carbon copies while typing the abstract on the special form.
• Use black printouts from an inkjet or laser printer. Any insertions must be written in black ink.
• Do not erase. All smudges will show in the published abstract.
Note Especially:
• The title is in capital letters.
• Author(s) name(s) in capital letters and underlined.
• Institution, city, and country where the research was performed.
• Use standard abbreviations only.
• Three (3)-space indention for the first line of abstract.
• Please use 10 pitch Times New Roman character, or similar.
• Abstracts should be one (1) paragraph, typed single spaced.
• No margin at top or left side.
• Fold the form only as indicated. Use cardboard when mailing.
• Provide full address, including email address(es).
Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged via email.
The Program, indicating time and mode of presentation, will be available at the ISGP web site (http://www.isgp.org) by 16 April, 2004.
Abstract Form
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
The Kremlin - The Kremlin is Russia's mythic refuge, a self contained city with a multitude of palaces, armories, and churches, a medieval fortress that links the modern nation to its legendary past in the ancient state of Kievan Rus'. As the dominance of Kiev faded and its empire fragmented under the weight of foreign invasion and internecine strife in the 11th and 12th centuries, regional princes gained power. In 1147, as Kievan Rus was experiencing its final death throes, a chronicler recorded that a feast was held at the hunting lodge of Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy, ruling prince of Rostov and Suzdal. The lodge was perfectly situated atop a hill overlooking the Moskva and Neglina rivers, prompting its development (in such troubled times) as a fortified town, or Kremlin. Within a century, the town had risen to become an independent principality within the Mongol empire. By the middle of the 14th century, its princes had gained such pre-eminence that Moscow was made the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church. With Ivan the Great (1462-1505) at its helm, Muscovite rule extended over all of Russia, and the Kremlin became more magnificent, befitting its role as the seat of Russian power. By 1480 the once modest hunting lodge had become an imposing fortress city. Its stone walls were graced by the magnificent Cathedral of the Assumption, where Ivan defiantly tore up the charter binding Moscow to Mongol rule. Over the next two centuries, until Peter the Great transferred the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg, the Kremlin served as the central stage for the magnificent and occasionally horrific history of the Tsars.
The Armory Palace - The Armory Palace is the oldest and richest museum in the Kremlin. It was originally founded in 1806 as the Imperial Court Museum, which was created out of three royal treasuries: the Court Treasury, where the regalia of the czars and ambassadorial gifts were kept; the Stable Treasury, which contained the royal harnesses and carriages used by the czars during state ceremonies; and the Armory, a collection of arms, armor, and other valuable objects gathered from the country's chief armories and storehouses. The Imperial Court Museum was moved to the present building in 1851. It was further enhanced and expanded after the Bolshevik Revolution with valuables confiscated and nationalized from wealthy noble families as well as from the Patriarchal Sacristy of the Moscow Kremlin. It now contains 4,000 exhibits dating from the 12th century to 1917.
Novodevichy Monastyr - Enclosed by a crenellated wall with 12 colorful battle towers, the monastery comprises several groups of buildings. Until the middle of the 20th century, when Moscow's population expanded rapidly, it effectively marked the city's southern edge. It was founded in 1524 by Czar Vasily III to commemorate Moscow's capture of Smolensk from Lithuania and was intended to serve not only as a religious institution but also as a defense fortification. Its location was strategically significant, as it stands on the road to Smolensk and Lithuania. Having been founded by the czar, it enjoyed an elevated position among the many monasteries and convents of Moscow and became a convent primarily for ladies of noble birth.
Krasnaya Ploshchad - World famous for the grand military parades staged here during the Soviet era, Red Square was originally called the Torg, the Slavonic word for marketplace. You may think that the name "Red Square" has something to do with Communism or the Bolshevik Revolution. In fact, however, the name dates back to the 17th century. The adjective krasny originally meant "beautiful," but over the centuries the meaning of the word changed to "red," hence the square's present name. There are five stars in all, one for each of the tallest towers. They made their appearance in 1937 to replace the double-headed eagle, a czarist symbol that is again finding favor as an emblem of Russia. The glass stars, which are lighted from inside and designed to turn with the wind, are far from dainty: the smallest weighs a ton.
St. Basil's Cathedral - Although it is popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, the proper name of this whimsical structure is Pokrovsky Sobor (Church of the Intercession). It was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his conquest of the Tatar city of Kazan on October 1, 1552, the day of the feast of the Intercession. The central chapel, which rises 107 ft, is surrounded by eight towerlike chapels linked by an elevated gallery. Each chapel is topped by an onion dome carved with its own distinct pattern and dedicated to a saint on whose day the Russian army won battles against the Tatars. The cathedral was built between 1555 and 1560 on the site of an earlier Trinity Church where the Holy Fool Vasily (Basil) had been buried in 1552. Although services are occasionally held here on church holidays, the museum is still open. After viewing the museum exhibits, you are free to wander through the cathedral.
The Tretyakov Gallery - Now often called the "Old Tretyakov" in light of the annex, the "New Tretyakov" - is the repository of some of the world's greatest masterpieces of Russian art. Officially opened in 1892 as a public state museum, its origins predate that by more than 35 years, thanks to its remarkable philanthropic and altruistic genesis. In the mid-1800s, a successful young Moscow industrialist, Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov, was determined to amass a collection of national art that would be worthy of a museum of fine arts for the entire country. In pursuit of this high-minded goal, he began to purchase paintings, drawings, and sculpture, adjudged both on high artistic merit and on their place within the various important canons of their time. For the most part undeterred by critics' disapproval and arbiters of popular taste, he became one of the -- if not the -- era's most valued patrons of the arts, with honor and gratitude conferred upon him to this day. A visitor to the museum today will find works spanning the 11th to the 20th centuries, from sacred icons to stunning portrait and landscape art to the famous Russian Realists' paintings that culminated in the Wanderers' Group to the splendid creations of Russian Symbolism, Impressionism, and Art Nouveau.
Bolshoi Theater - Formerly known as the Great Imperial Theater, Moscow's "big" (bolshoi means "big") and oldest theater was completely rebuilt after a fire in 1854. Today, it's being rebuilt once again: during the summer of 1998 a hurricane blew through Moscow and did extensive damage to the Bolshoi's roof. A major renovation has cleaned and fixed the exterior. Make sure you don't miss the resident opera and ballet troupes -- two of the most famous performing-arts companies in the world. The building itself is remarkable: its monumental colonnade is topped by a quadriga of bronze horses pulling the chariot of Apollo, patron of music. Its crimson-and-gold interior is similarly grand. If you have the pleasure of seeing a performance at the Bolshoi -- be sure to book one of its 2,155 seats as far as possible in advance, because performances can sell out quickly -- don't leave before the stage curtain is lowered at the end of the performance. It falls resplendent, in a thick weave of hammers and sickles. Otherwise, if you want to take the risk, touts sell tickets outside the theater just before performances, sometimes at reasonable prices. An interesting footnote in the theater's and the Soviet Union's history: Lenin made his last public speech here, in 1922. To the left of the Bolshoi is the Tsentralny Detsky Teatr (Central Children's Theater), which puts on traditional performances for a younger audience. This is also where you'll find the Bolshoi's main ticket office. The plaza, which has been given a new face-lift with fountains and fine wooden benches, is a nice spot for a relaxing look at the theater. www.bolshoi.ru. COST: Ticket prices vary; call 095/299-5325. Metro: Teatralnaya.
Hotel Reservation Form
Hotel Reservations Information
Registration Form
Please pay Registration Fee by 1 April 2004 via:
Electronic Bank Transfer
payable in US dollars
The following information must be included with electronic bank transfer:
Payment Reason:
"25th International Gravitational Physiology
Meeting Registration Fee for [name(s)]"
Beneficiary: COPRIS GmbH Berlin
Bank: Berliner Sparkasse
Bankleitzahl (Routing Number): 100 500 00
SWIFT (BIC): BELA DE BE
Account Number: 121 00 49 089
Bank Address: Schloss strasse 114
D-12163 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +499 30 869801
Mail Registration Form to:
Prof. Inessa B. Kozlovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dr. Boris S. Shenkman, PH.D., D.Sc.
SRC Institute for Biomedical Problems
76A Khoroshevskoye Shosse, 123007, Moscow, Russia
Phone: ++7(095) 195-68-63 or +7(095) 195-68-37
Fax: +7(095) 195-22-53
Email: ikozlovs@imbp.ur or shenkman@imbp.ru
