8th International Conference to be held in Khakassia, Russia, 23-26 July 2002

Located in the republic of Khakassia are a large number of permanent natural mineral lakes; over 110 lakes have a surface area of more than 10 ha.  Among them - 12 large lakes with the water plane more than 1 square kilometer - Bele, Shira, Vlasyevo, Uchum, Tagarskoye, Ulukh-Kol, Chernoye, Gorkoye, Altaiskoye, Terskoye, Tus and Utichye 1-3 lakes. These lakes provide a valuable resource for scientific study.

The Institute of Biophysics and the Government of the Republic of Khakassia are hosting the 8th International Conference on Salt Lake Research at the Shira Lake spa in the center of this lake district.  The conference will be held late July 23-26, 2002 and is being organized Prof. Andrei G. Degermendzhy, Director of Institute of Biophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Please see conference website for more information.

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