4th International Sakharov Conference on Physics

The Conference will take place at the Lebedev Physics Institute (53 Leninsky prospect, Moscow).
SCHEDULE INFORMATION:
We are pleased to inform you that the preliminary schedule of the scientific program is available now at the conference site. Also we ask you to check the title of your talk at sc4.lpi.ru/talks.html.
If you have not done it before please provide us with Title and Abstract of your talk as soon as possible.
YOUR PRESENTATION AT THE CONFERENCE:
Organizing Committee provides equipment to display Adobe PDF, PowerPoint (*.ppt). To be on the safe side it is possible to run presentation from your own notebook. If you are going to use transparencies please inform us in advance.
REGISTRATION:
Registration desks will be open:
in hotel Korston

May 16 14:00 to 18:00 and

May 17 12:00 to 20:00,
at Lebedev Institute (near Main Conference Hall)

May 18 8:45 to 9:15
in case of late arrival, you can register during the coffee-breaks at the Organizing Committee desk at the Lebedev Physics Institute .
The Welcome Party will be on Monday, May 18 (at Coffee-break Hall at Lebedev Institute) and the Banquet on Thursday, May 21 (the place will be announced upon registration).
ARRIVAL:
As regards your actual arrival to Moscow, we would ask you to inform us (if you have not already done so) about the details as soon as these become known:
- YOUR ARRIVAL INFORMATION
* ARRIVAL DATE AND TIME
* YOUR FLIGHT NUMBER/AIRPORT NAME
- YOUR DEPARTURE INFORMATION
* DEPARTURE DATE AND TIME
* YOUR FLIGHT NUMBER/AIRPORT NAME
We need this information in order to meet you in the airport and accompany you to the hotel.
After the customs control in airport, please look for our representatives (who will also be looking for you). They will be those, and only those people, carrying posters with your name and SC4 logo.
In case of emergency you can contact Organizing Committee +7 963 721 6252 (valid from May 16 till May 25).
PASSING PASSPORT CHECKPOINT:
Please note that if it happens that you enter Russia with a tourist visa you should mention TOURISM as the purpose of your visit when asked at the checkpoint in the airport (the same advice is applicable for those from countries which have a visa-free regime with Russia.)
Also don't forget to keep with you a printed copy of "tourist invitation" to be shown at the checkpoint if needed.
HOTEL INFO:
Hotel Korston address:
15 Kosygina street, Moscow, 119334, Russia
tel: +7 495 939 8000
LUNCH (midday meal):
During the Conference, lunch will be served in the restaurant of the hotel Korston, which is a 15-20 minute walk from the Lebedev Institute. Every morning, evening, and lunch time there will be shuttles to and from the Korston hotel.
Monday, May 18 / Tuesday, May 19
8.30 / 14.10 - from Korston Hotel to Lebedev Institute
13.10 / 18.50 - from Lebedev Institute to Korston Hotel
Wednesday, May 20
8.30 - from Korston Hotel to Lebedev Institute
13.10 - from Lebedev Institute to Korston Hotel
Thursday, May 21
8.30 / 14.10 - from Korston Hotel to Lebedev Institute
13.10 - from Lebedev Institute to Korston Hotel
18.40 - from Lebedev Institute to Banquet Hall
Friday, May 22
8.30 / 14.10 - from Korston Hotel to Lebedev Institute
13.10 / 18.50- from Lebedev Institute to Korston Hotel
Saturday, May 23
8.30 - from Korston Hotel to Lebedev Institute
13.30 - from Lebedev Institute to Korston Hotel
CURRENCY EXCHANGE in Moscow:
Most currency exchange offices in Moscow accept only USD and EURO; whenever other currencies are accepted, the exchange rate to be disadvantageous.
CLIMATE:
Please Check The Weather Forecast Before Your Departure.
PUBLIC LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT
In conjunction with the 4th International Sakharov Conference on Physics being held in the Lebedev Institute, there will be a free public lecture, which should be of interest to a general scientific audience and to many members of the general public. Public lecture will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at 12.00. It is open to everyone and admission is free.
Lecturer:
Chris Llewellyn Smith
(ITER Council and Consultative Committee for Euratom on Fusion)
The Path to Fusion Power
Public Lecture is organized and sponsored by the Dmitry Zimin Dynasty Foundation (Russia), one of the first Russian family foundations (www.dynastyfdn.com), which specializes in support and promotion of fundamental research.
THE SOCIAL PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ACCOMPANYING PERSONS:
An excursion (free of charge) and a concert (extra cost) will be organized for all participants and accompanying persons:
20.05, Wed. 15:00-19:00
Bus tour of Moscow historic places including visit to the Red Square and the Kremlin. (departure from the hotel "Korston");
22.05, Fri. 19:00-21:00
Concert of the famous bass Mikhail Svetlov (at the Lebedev Institute);
PROGRAM FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS:
(organized by 1Point MSC company)
DAYTIME PROGRAM FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS:
18.05, Mon.
15:00-18:00 Walking tour of Old Arbat street - (10$);
19.05, Tue.
10:00-12:00 The Armoury Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin - (40$) web-site;
15:00-17:30 The Novodevichii Monastery (churches, museums - 10$);
20.05 Wed.
10:00-12:00 Kolomenskoe Estate - (15$);
21.05 Thu.
8:00-14:00 Bus tour to Troitse-Sergieva Lavra - (30$)
(The Holy Trinity - St.Sergius Lavra, 70km from Moscow) web-site
22.05. Fri.
11:00-13:00 The Tretyakov Art Gallery - (15$).
These prices are APPROXIMATE ones. Final prices depend on the actual number of participants. Some changes in the schedule are possible.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU (PRELIMINARILY) INFORM US OF ITEMS IN THE ABOVE SCHEDULE WHICH YOU (AND/OR PERSONS ACCOMPANYING YOU) PLAN TO PARTICIPATE.
Don't hesitate to address any questions about cultural program to Dr. Vyacheslav Didenko: culture@lpi.ru
Looking forward to see you in Moscow,
Sincerely yours,
SC4 Organizing Committee