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

N 10-11 (2496-2497) March 2005

	NEWS
	RF GOVERNMENTAL PRIZE WINNERS OF 2004 ARE NAMED
	ACADEMICIAN ZH.ALFEROV IS 75 Congratulation of the SB RAS Presidium.
	CONGRATULATIONS March, 14, 2005 well-known scientist, Doctor Sc. (Geology and Mineralogy), the Russian State Prize-winner of Russia, Honorary Bowels Explorer, Professor Yuri Nikolaevich Karogodin has been 70 years old.
	AT THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SB RAS
	CONCERNING THE RAS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM Open letter of Vice-president of the RAS, Chairman of the SB RAS Academician N.Dobretsov to the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Academician Yu.S.Osipov.
	IS IT NECESSARY TO REFORM THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES? Academician Yu. Reshetniak.
	NOT TO BECOME A "TECHNOPARK OF JURASSIC"! Academician V. Nakoriakov.
	TO SAVE SCIENCE IN RUSSIA Professor S. Kutateladze.
	ABOUT THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC AREAS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Materials for the RF Governmental session of March, 10, 2005 concerning the question "On the project of the Federal law "On special economic areas in the Russian Federation".
	RESULTS OF THE RF GOVERNMENTAL SESSION OF MARCH, 10, 2005
	BIG GATHERING OF THE SIBERIAN IT INDUSTRY March, 10-11, 2005 the Second Regional Forum "Siberian Industry of Information Systems" was held in Novosibirsk.
	MEMORANDUM OF THE SECOND REGIONAL FORUM "SIBERIAN INDUSTRY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS"
	NORILSK ECOLOGICAL SAGA During last decades, natural complexes of Siberia experience a significant man- caused pressing. Ecosystems of extreme conditions (northern or mountain ones) are especially sharp reacting to anthropogenic impact. The V.N.Sukachev Institute of Forest of the SB RAS during years of time is engaged in the investigation influence of large-scale industrial activities on forestlands. Developed methods of estimation of the West Siberian oil-and-gas complex influence on forests can be exemplified.
	ANXIETY AS A SOCIAL ILLNESS The British Council, the InformNauka Agency and the Association of Scientific Journalists of Russia have held the Third All-Russian Competition "Science for society" for the best popular scientific paper of 2004. The Third degree diploma, monetary prize, annual subscription for the journals "Nature", "The world of science" and "Chemistry and Life " were handed to Natalia Nikolaevna Kudriavtseva, Doctor Sc. (Biology), researcher of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the SB RAS, for the paper "Anxiety as a social illness".
	X-RAY SCANNER AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM March, 4 presentation of the development of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the SB RAS, the “SibScan” System for X-ray control has been held for journalists.
	THE INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY OF THE SB RAS HOLDS ADMISSION FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY
	IRKUTSK ACADEMGORODOK TO BECOME THE SECOND CITY CENTER
	FOR BATTLE THE MEDAL, AND FOR WORK THE MEDAL - ARE ALL MADE OF A COMMON METAL Many examples could be given of truly heroic military feats of Irkutsk scientists whose names are well-known now not only in the scientific circles of our country, but also abroad.
	IN MEMORY OF ACADEMICIAN V. LARIONOV In the day of grievous anniversary of death of Academician Vladimir Petrovich Larionov, March, 4, solemn opening of memorial plate on the building where he lived for the last years of his life was held in Yakutsk.
	NUCLEAR ENERGY IN SPACE International Scientific and Technical Conference "Nuclear energy in space – 2005", devoted to the 30th anniversary of starting the first domestic prototype of a nuclear jet propulsion, reactor IVG-1 was held March, 1-2 in Moscow at the N.A.Dollezhal Research and Design Institute of Energy Engineering and March, 3 in Podolsk at the Scientific Research Institute of the Scientific and Industrial Corporation "Luch".
	ENGINEERS INVENTING AN INVISIBLE SHIELD Electronic effects could prevent things from light to be scattered.
	PROTOTYPES OF HOBBITS: TINY PEOPLE Recently remains of the creatures whose height was about a meter were found in a cave on the Indonesian Flore Island.
	“STUNTMEN” OWLETS Ornithologist’s notes.
	ADVERTISING MICROSUN. Devices and means of industrial automation.