The conference program June 9-10, 2014 Day 1 Nazarbayev University 09:00 – 10:00 Registration, coffee-break Registration of the conference participants 10:00 - 13:30 Opening of the conference Keynote speech of Kanat Baigarin Deputy Chairman of the Managing Council of RPA“Kazakhstan National Geographic Association” Keynote speech of Shigeo Katsu – President of AOE “Nazarbayev University” Recorded keynote speech of Douglas Richardson – Executive Director of the Association of American Geographers Presentation by N.Kasimov Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, First Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society, dean of the Geography Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University (co-author V.Bityukova–Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of Lomonosov Moscow State University) Topic: "Environmental profile of cities in Russia" Presentation by J. Tasch – Doctor Topic: “Association of American of Geographical Sciences, Associate Geographers: current state and future Professor, Department of prospects” Geography & Environmental Planning, Towson University, member of the American Association of Geographers Presentation by A.Medeu – Doctor Topic: "National geographical society of Geographical Sciences, of Kazakhstan: projection into the Professor, Director of the Institute of Geography of MES RK future" 11:30-11:45 Coffee break (Lobby in front of Senate Hall) 12:00 Agreement signing Signing of the agreement between “Russian Geographical Society” and “Kazakhstan National Geographic Association 12:15-13:30 Presentation by K.Dyaconov Сorresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Topic: "New course “Earth science" Presentation by Martynov V.L. Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor, A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia Topic: "The problem of motivation movements in social and economic geography" Presentation by G.Dzhanaleeva Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor, L.N.Gumilyov, ENU, Astana Topic: "The latest stage in the development of geographical science noogeography" Presentation by V.Cherednychenko Topic: "Modern climate cycles in the - Doctor of Geographical Sciences, time series of temperature over professor,A.Cherednychenko Kazakhstan cooling cycle beginning" Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor,A.CherednychenkoCandidate of Geographical Sciences, Research Institute of Ecology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 13:30-14:30 Lunch (main building, floor 1, Eclaire café) 14:30-18:00 18:00 Section 1 "Theoretical and methodological problems of modern geoecology and geography" Section 2 "Modern problems of economic and social geography" Section 3 "Problems of recreation and tourism" Section 4 "Geoecology. Environmental monitoring" Section 5 "Problems of meteorology and hydroecology" Section 6 "Mapping methods for studying the environment and geographic information systems" Reception (main building, floor 1, “Eclaire” café) Day 2 10:00 – 13:30 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Section 1 "Theoretical and methodological problems of modern Geoecology and Geography" Section 2 "Modern problems of economic and social geography" Section 3 "Problems of recreation and tourism" Section 4 "Geoecology. Environmental monitoring" Section 5 "Problems of Meteorology and Hydroecology" Section 6 "Mapping methods for studying the environment and geographic information systems" 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch (building 3, Rm. 227) 14:30 – 16:30 Closing of the Conference Statement by Vice-Rector Summing-up Zh. Urazbayev, Heads of sections