General information

The 13th International Eclogite Conference (IEC-13) will take place in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, in June 24-27th, 2019. The conference covers a wide range of issues, including metamorphic petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology of high-pressure and ultra-high-pressure complexes worldwide, as well as their link with the global geological processes. The conference includes four days of pre- and post-conference field trips, and a

mid-conference excursion for all participants.

Official website

IEC-13 website is http://igkrc.ru/eclogite2019/

Venue

The conference will be held in the Main Conference Hall of the Karelian Research Centre (http://www.krc.karelia.ru/index.php?&plang=e), which is ~5 minutes walk from the Cosmos Petrozavodsk Hotel (formerly Onego Palace Hotel) (https://ptz.cosmos-hotels.ru/en/), where all the delegates will be accommodated.

Planned conference sessions

The Chronology of Eclogite Facies Metamorphic Rocks The eclogites in orogenic belts: geodynamic consequences

Garnet Peridotites and Mantle Eclogites The Microstructures and Microchemistry of High-Pressure and Ultra-High-Pressure

Minerals

The Chemical Geodynamics of Subduction Zones Modeling of subduction zone processes

Invited keynote speakers (the list might be extended)

Philippe Agard (France) Chiara Groppo (Italy)

Hao Cheng (China) Andrew Kylander-Clark (USA)

Larissa Dobrzhinetskaya (USA) Herman van Roermund (Netherlands)

Shah Wali Faryad (Czech Republic) Tatsuki Tsujimori (Japan)

Taras Gerya (Switzerland) Yong-Fei Zheng (China)

13th International Eclogite Conference Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia June 24-27th, 2019

White Sea. Polar night.

Field Trips

Pre-conference field trip (number of participants: min - 12, max - 48) starts in Saint Petersburg, Ladozhsky Station, in the morning (9:00 a.m.) on June, 18th and ends in

Petrozavodsk on June, 23rd at 2:50 p.m.

Post-conference field trip (number of participants: min - 12, max - 48) starts in Petrozavodsk on June, 27th at about 5 p.m. and ends at Kandalaksha Station on July, 1st at about 5 p.m.

Note: the scientific program of the Pre- and Post-conference field trips is the same!

Pre- and post-conference field trips will be in the Sub-Arctic zone. Air temperatures vary from +10 - +20°C (day) to +10 - + 15°C (evening). Rain and wind (even storms) on the White

Sea are probable. The trip might be suspended, if weather conditions are unfavorable (wind and storm). Daylight length in June is 24 hours. Mosquitos are strongly probable: covering up

and using a repellent are needed.

During the sea part of the field trip, participants will be accommodated on the board of a research vessel of the Russian Academy of Sciences for two days (one night) and will be set

ashore with a boat. Life vests will be provided. Waterproof field boots or rubber boots and a wind/water-proof suit are necessary. A hat or a ski cap is essential. The meals will be provided

for the participants 4 times per day on the research vessel.

During the land part of the field trip, participants will travel by bus with short walking

excursions at the outcrops. Sturdy field boots are essential. The overnight accommodation will be at the Hotel "Belomorie" in Kandalaksha (http://belomorie-hotel.ru/en/news.html). Breakfast and dinner will be served in the hotel in Kandalaksha, whereas the lunch (sandwiches and fruit) will be provided in the field. Bottles of mineral water will be furnished

in the bus.

«Karelika» Travel Company (http://karelika.ru/en/) will provide help with the purchasing of tickets on a train (from Kandalaksha to Moscow or Saint Petersburg) or a plane (from Murmansk or Kirovsk to Moscow or Saint Petersburg). The Organizing Committee is also pleased to assist with any inquiries, concerning the travelling to/from Karelia.

Several options of the middle-conference field trips will be offered: a City Tour excursion (day or night), a Geological Trip (Precambrian rocks of the Karelian Craton), a Cultural Heritage Trip (Kizhi Open-Air Museum) and a Wildlife and Ethnography trip (Vepsian Volost). Short walks during the trips are planned. The City Tour excursion is included into the

Registration Fee. Payments for other excursions will be through a «Karelika» Travel Company.

Fees

Registration Fee is 650 €/person*. It includes 4-days accommodation in the Cosmos Petrozavodsk Hotel (formerly Onego Palace Hotel) (breakfast and lunch included; dinners

have to be organized by the participants themselves), City Tour excursion, abstract volume, coffee breaks, ice-breaking party (extra day before or after conference is 75 €/day/person).

*The price of 650€/person implies a single room accommodation. Registration fee with a

double room accommodation will be 595€/person. An opportunity to indicate a preferable roommate will be provided in the registration form.

Pre- and Post-conference field trips are approximately 850 €/person. The final price will depend on the number of participants. This includes all transport (Saint Petersburg-Gridino-Kandalaksha-Kuru-Vaara-Salma-Petrozavodsk and Petrozavodsk-Gridino-Kandalaksha-Kuru-Vaara-Salma-Kandalaksha, respectively), accommodation, meals.

Payments will be through a «Karelika» Travel Company.

Preliminary Registration for field trips: January 14th, 2019 - February 18th, 2019

Registration and payment opening: February 18th, 2019

Deadline of registration for the field trips: April 1st, 2019

Visa

For the most part of the attendees an entry visa to Russia will be required. Our tour operator «Karelika» Travel Company (http://karelika.ru/en/) will help to the participants with execution of the documents required for visa application.

It takes about two weeks in Petrozavodsk to obtain the official papers required for visa

applications. Therefore, you are kindly recommended to provide to the Karelika Travel Company all the necessary documents (passport copy, information on the period of stay, etc.) at very least one month prior to your visit.

Scientific Committee

Charlotte Möller (Chair, Sweden) Chris Mattinson (USA)

Daniele Castelli (Italy) Alexei Perchuk (Russia)

Shah Wali Faryad (Czech Republic) Daniela Rubatto (Switzerland)

Taras Gerya (Switzerland) Hans-Peter Schertl (Germany)

Jane Gilotti (USA) Tatsuki Tsujimori (Japan)

Gaston Godard (France) Yong-Fei Zheng (China)

Jana Kotková (Czech Republic)

Organizing Committee

CHAIRMAN:

Vladislav Shatsky – V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

DEPUTY CHAIRMEN:

Alexei Perchuk – Department of Petrology, Geological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Alexander Slabunov – Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:

Anfisa Pilitsyna - Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia eclogite2019@gmail.com

FIELD TRIPS LEADERS

Victor Balagansky – Geological Institute, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of

Sciences, Apatity, Russia Andrey Shchipansky – Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Alexander Slabunov – Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of

Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia

Official address of the Organizing Committee

Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Science, Pushkinskaya St., 11, Petrozavodsk 185910, Russia. Telephone: +7 (8142)783630

Fax: +7 (8142)780602 Institute website: http://igkrc.ru

Communication with the Organizing Committee

All inquiries on the IEC-13 should be addressed to eclogite2019@gmail.com

Key dates

Preliminary Registration for the field trips: January 14th, 2019 – February 18th, 2019 Registration and payment: February 18th, 2019 – April 15th, 2019 Second circular: December 22rd, 2018 Abstract submission: March 15th, 2019 – April 15th, 2019 Registration for the field trips: February 18th, 2019 – April 1st, 2019 Conference program announced: May 20th, 2019

Travelling to Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk is a capital of the Karelia Republic. It is located northeast from Saint Petersburg and could be easily reached by train in five-to-eight hours. There are both day and night trains departing from the Ladozhsky Station (http://ladogsky.dzvr.ru/en/).

Moscow is ca.14 hours away from Petrozavodsk by train; an overnight train service will be required. The trains depart from the Leningradsky Station in Moscow

(http://leningradsky.dzvr.ru/en/).

The small Petrozavodsk Airport is located in 12 km from the city with regular flights from

Moscow (Domodedovo Airport; http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/).

More information on Petrozavodsk is available in:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/northern-european-russia/petrozavodsk

http://wikitravel.org/en/Petrozavodsk

Climate:

Air temperatures in Petrozavodsk in June vary from +9 to +18°C (less common 25°C) during the day. Daylight length is 22 hours. Normally June is a sunny month, but rain and wind are probable.

Electricity: European style 220 Volt, round-prong plugs.

Water: Avoid drinking tap water. Bottles with still water will be in your hotel-room refrigerator (part of the all-inclusive service) and will be provided in the bus during the field trips.