Science in Siberia

	Archives
	Archiv

About the newspaper

Chief editor:
presse@sbras.nsc.ru

Portal SB RAS

WEEKLY OF THE SIBERIAN BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (SB RAS)

N 50 (2386) December 2002

	NEWS
	TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SIBERIAN BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES The SB RAS Presidium congratulation.
	SAYING GOODBYE TO THE YEAR LEAVING... We have asked the employees of the Siberian Branch to recollect which of the good events have occurred in this year and what of joyful things it is marked with.
	OPENING ADDRESS of the chairman of the Siberian Branch of the RAS Academician N.Dobretsov at the General Meeting of the Branch, December 15, 2002.
	THE BASIC REGULATIONS OF THE STRATEGY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SIBERIA AND THE PROBLEM OF ITS REALIZATION Report of Academician V.Kuleshov at the scientific session of the General Meeting of the SB RAS, December 15, 2002.
	STRATEGIC PROBLEMS OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX OF SIBERIA The report of Academician A.Kontorovich at the scientific session of the General Meeting of the SB RAS, December 15, 2002.
	IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH THE REGION Speech of the Chairman of the Presidium of the Irkutsk Scientific Center of the SB RAS, Corresponding Member of the RAS M.Kuzmin at the General Meeting of the SB RAS, December 15, 2002.
	From the speech of the Chairman of the Presidium of the Yakut Scientific Center of the SB RAS Academician V.Larionov
	From the speech of the Chairman of the Presidium of the Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the SB RAS Corresponding Member of the RAS V.Shabanov
	ON THE WAYS OF CREATION OF THE TERRITORY OF INNOVATION SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOVIET DISTRICT OF NOVOSIBIRSK Speech of the Deputy Administrator of the Novosibirsk Region G.Sapozhnikov at the General Meeting of the Novosibirsk Scientific Center held at the end of November.
	RUSSIA BEING STILL A KINGDOM OF DISTORTING MIRRORS Many economists called the Soviet economy a kingdom of distorting mirrors because of discrepancy between reality and a significant part of statistical information received as well as published. The Soviet Union seems to have decayed mainly due to the fact that its chiefs did not know plainly what happens in our country controlled by them.
	SCIENTIFIC YOUTH IN THE MARKET CONDITIONS From December 10 to December 11 the accounting conference of the Scientific Youth Council of the Novosibirsk Scientific Center was held. The SYC chairmen of the NSC institutes as well as representatives of scientific Centers of the SB RAS have taken part in its work.
	CREDITING IS NOT FOR POOR PERSONS Speech of scientific researcher of the Novosibirsk Branch of the Institute for Water and Environmental Problems L.Kuprianova at the NSC General Meeting, November 21, 2002.
	IN ORDER TO ORIENT ONESELF IN MODERN REALITIES In the first days of frosty December the International Conference of young scientists "Catalytic design: from researches at the molecular level up to practical application" has been held at the Institute of Catalysis.
	ANCIENT PICTOGRAMS OF THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS A small Russian-Mongol-American archeological expedition organized within the framework of the International project "Altai" carried out researches over the territory of Mongolian and Russian Altai.
	COLLEAGUES IN ZEALOUS RESEARCHES In November the Annual Meeting of the Research Society "Sigma Hi", one of the oldest organizations uniting the scientists of different countries was held in Halweston (State of Texas, USA).
	NANODROP OF WATER IN A HUGE SPHERICAL CLUSTER Some years ago a new class of huge cluster compounds has been discovered, the molecules of which contain more than six hundred atoms and have a very rare in the world of molecules icosahedral symmetry. This class of compounds has been named "Keplerates".
	THE OB`S WATER TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA? As the curtain of the year fell, in the beginning of December, Russian mass media have given out sensational news: the Mayor of Moscow Yu.Luzhkov has offered to reanimate the project on diversion of a part of runoff of the Siberian rivers to Central Asia.
	GENERAL CONSUL OF GERMANY IN NOVOSIBIRSK LEAVING HIS POST A term about 2-3 years for General Consul of Germany in Novosibirsk to stay on his duty has become already traditional.
	In memoriam Academician N.A.Logachev.
	NOVELTIES OF THE "ACADEMKNIGA" BOOKSHOP
	THE "SibAcademBank" INFORMING
	WINTER EVENING AT THE TOMSK ACADEMGORODOK Solemn evening party devoted to the rewarding of the winners of the competition "The Academgorodok`s Man of the Year" has become one of the most pleasant final chords of outgoing year in Tomsk.
	9 WAYS TO MEET NEW YEAR
	HAPPY NEW YEAR!