FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
M O N I I T O R I I N G O F N U C L E A R TESTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
August 08 –12, 2016
Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dear Colleagues and Friends!
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the IХ International Conference “Monitoring of nuclear tests and their consequences ” to be held from 08 August to 12
August 2016 in Almaty (Kazakhstan) in the premises of the
Data Centre of the Institute of Geophysical Researches.
We dedicate this Conference to the 20th anniversary of the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opening for signature, co-chairing of Kazakhstan in the Conference under
Article 14 CTBT, and 25th anniversary of the closure of
Semipalatinsk Test Site.
The reports and discussion meetings are expected to cover the scientific and technical contribution of scientists and specialists into solving of challenging issues related to the
Conference topics leading to maximum realization of the potential of the anniversary events.
I will be glad to meet you and your colleagues. I am sure that in the midst of one of the most beautiful cities of Kazakhstan, the Conference participants will find new opportunities to join the efforts for further research and work.
We look forward to your positive reply.
Nadezhda Belyashova,
Director General
Institute of Geophysical Research
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
● Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
● Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
● NORSAR Norwegian Center
● Committee on Atomic Energy of France
● Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Siberian branch of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
● Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres, Russian Academy of Sciences
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman:
B.M. Jaksaliev (Kazakhstan)
Co-Chairmen:
L. Zerbo (CTBTO), F. Ringdal (Norway), B.
К.Karakozov (Kazakhstan)
Committee members:
Batirbekov E.G. (Kazakhstan), Belyashova N.N (Kazakhstan), Zhantikin T. M. (Kazakhstan), P.Richards
(USA), G.Suarez (Mexico), Kabanikhin S.I.(Russia), Heritier T.(France)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chairman:

Belyashova N.N. (Kazakhstan)
Co-chairmen:
Kemerait R.C. (USA), Mikhailova N. N. (Kazakhstan)
Members of the Committee: Kopnichev Yu. F. (Russia), Mukusheva M.K. (Kazakhstan), Donbayev K.
M. (Kazakhstan)
CONFERENCE TOPICS
1. Operational readiness advancement of the CTBT verification system
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Development of the International Monitoring System and Cooperating National Facilities
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Scientific and technological development of nuclear monitoring technologies
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Information resource and development of International and National Data Centers
2. Improving the efficiency in studying the sources of events
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Effectiveness evaluation in detecting, locating and identification of events sources
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Scientific and methodological developments to improve the quality of processing and analysis of monitoring data
3. Study of nuclear explosions consequences and on-site inspection
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Methods and results of studying the underground nuclear explosions consequences at the Test Sites of the world
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Methods and results of studying the effects of peaceful nuclear explosions
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Assessment of modern capabilities of the on-site inspections
4. Application of nuclear monitoring systems and data for civil and scientific purposes
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Assessment and monitor ing of seismic safety at nuclear energy facilities’ and industrial critical structures’ locations
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Study and monitoring of earthquakes and induced events
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Practical examples of monitoring results application for other purposes
VENUE
The Conference will be held at the Data Centre of the Institute of Geophysical Research, Almaty,
Republic of Kazakhstan.
Airport of arrival: Almaty.
Railway stations: Almaty-1, Almaty – 2.
The participants will be staying at hotels of Almaty. The cost of housing is 4 0 USD to 100 USD per day.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
The Conference languages are Russian and English. The reports are transalted to the Conference languages.
DEADLINES
April 08, 2016 – Application and abstracts submission deadline
May 18 , 2016 – Paper submission deadline
July 10, 2016 – Second Announcement
ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS
Abstracts
Text of the abstracts of 2-3 full pages in Russian and English are submitted together with application for participation. Text of the paper is submitted in Russian or English.

When preparing the abstracts and papers the following requirements should be met :
Page format A4 (210 x 297 mm) with margins: top, left, bottom - 25 mm: right – 15 mm. Times New
Roman print of the 10 th size for both body text and headers. Use single spacing in the text and double spacing between paragraphs.
The title should be bold and capital letters, header should be centered. Last names of authors, middle and first names (shortened to the first letter and following the last name) should also be in bold, lowercase and centered.
If authors represent different organizations, their names should be numbered. The name of organizations, city, country, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail should be in bold italic and marked by the same numeral as the author.
Annotation is 4-10 lines in the paper. Header and annotation are repeated in English at the end of the paper.
The text should be given in MS WORD for Windows format.
Figures may be colored or black-and-white, duplicated and sent separately from the text in one of the following formats: tif, gif, jpeg, png, pcx, with resolution of 600 dpi. The materials should be submitted in electronic form via e-mail as an attached file.
Papers
Presentation duration: 20 minutes (with Q&A). The printed version of papers is supposed to be published prior to the conference opening.
The type of report design for publication is followed from the example given below.
ON PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION OF PRESENTATION SUBMITTED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “MONITORING OF NUCLEAR TESTS AND THEIR
CONSEQUENCES
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Annotation- 4-10 lines
The text should be up to 14-16 pages. Dividing according to subject headings is welcomed, but not obligatory.
Typesetting
The text should be prepared on A4 sheets with margins: top, bottom, left – 30 mm, right – 20 mm. Font is Times
New Roman, height (size) - 12 points for head and 10 points for plain text. Single spacing should be used when typing. Double spacing should be used between paragraphs. The first rubric is full-out.
The title of presentation should be bold, uppercase, header should be centered. Authors’ last names, first and middle names (abbreviated to the first letter and located after the last name) should be also bold, lowercase and centered.
If the authors represent different organizations, their names should be numbered, as it was shown above.
Organization name, city, country should be bold italic and numbered if there are several organizations. Text is centered.
The presentation headings are not centered and separated from previous and subsequent text by one line, and it should be also bold.
The table name is not centered and placed after words: Table 1, 2...Tables are separated by one line after title. The table is centered.
Figures could be colored or black-and-white. Black-and-white figures are submitted as Word-files, and doubled separately from the text in one of the following formats - tif, gif, jpeg, png, pcx with 600 dpi. Volume of scanned figures and Exсel figures must be minimized. The caption must be separated by one empty line under a figure after words: Figure 1.. The width of a figure should be 8 or 14 cm. Inscriptions in figures should be readable by reduction of figures to above-mentioned size. The figures should be laid out in their accordant places in the text or their locations to be indicated by placement of their names.
The formulas to be presented as the object of Microsoft Equation in the text or Math Type. Those formulas to be numbered that are referred to.

Chemistry formulas and small figures in the text line should be presented as the object of Paint Microsoft Word.
Summary
Papers may be submitted on a CD, via e-mail : igr@igr.kz.
References
The references in the text are placed with numbers in square brackets in mention order: [ ].
and English annotation
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration fee upon arrival is 100 USD at the rate of the National Bank RK on the date of payment.
Registration fee ensures maintenance, provision with a set of information materials, participation in excursions, transportation to the Conference site from airport/train station and back.
CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SECRETARIAT
Institute of Geophysical Research:
Head Office
Meridian Site, 071100, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
E-mail:
Fax: +7(72251) 23422
Tel: +7(72251) 23742
Contact person Nataliya A. Gavrilova
Data Centre (Centre for Acquisition and Processing of the special seismic information)
050020 Lizy Chaykinoy str. 4
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Fax: +7 (7272) 634882, Tel: +7(7272) 631330
E-mail: dilyara@kndc.kz
APPLICATION F O R M
Application for participation together with the abstracts should be sent prior to April 08, 2016 to the following address: Institute of Geophysical Research, Meridian Site, 071100, Kurchatov
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