The XX Symposium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy

July 03-07, 2023, lake Baikal, Irkutsk, Russia

Second Announcement

The XX^th Symposium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy (HighRus-2023) will be held on 3 – 7 July, 2023, on the shore of Lake Baikal near Irkutsk, Russia.

Organizers
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS,
1, Academician Zuev sq., 634055, Tomsk, Russia
Institute of Quantum Physics, Irkutsk National Research Technical University,
1A, Igoshin St., Irkutsk, 664074, Russia

Co-Сhairmen
PTASHNIK Igor V., Corr. member of the RAS, Dr.,V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Phone +7 (3822) 49 27 38, Fax +7 (3822) 49 20 86 , E-mail: director@iao.ru
KAZAKOV Konstantin V., Dr., Institute of Quantum Physics, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Phone +7 (3952) 40-59-30, E-mail: kazakovkv@ex.istu.edu

Program committee
PEREVALOV Valery I., Dr., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia - Chairman, vip@iao.ru
STARIKOVA Evgeniya N., Dr., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia; National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia - Scientific Secretary
EGOROV Oleg V., Dr., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
FEDOROVA Anna A., Dr., Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
HU Shuiming, Prof., University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
FILIPPOV Nikolai N., Prof., St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
KAZAKOV Konstantin V., Dr., Institute of Quantum Physics, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia
KISTENEV Yury V., Prof., National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
MIKHAILENKO Semen N., Dr., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
NIKITIN Andrei V., Prof., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
PONOMAREV Yurii N., Prof., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
PTASHNIK Igor V., Corr. member of the RAS, Dr., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
SCHULTZ Thomas, Dr., Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea
SINITSA Leonid N., Prof. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
STOLYAROV Andrey V., Prof., Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
SURIN Leonid A., Prof., Institute of Spectroscopy RAS, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia
TRETYAKOV Mikhail Yu., Dr, Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
TYUTEREV Vladimir G., Prof., V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia; National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
VIGASIN Andrei A., Dr., A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics RAS, Moscow, Russia

Local committees

in Tomsk	in Irkutsk
Perevalov V.I. - Chair	Kazakov K.V. - Chair
Starikova Е.N. - Secretary	Kononov A.M. - Vice chair
Egorov O.V.	Panasenkova E.Yu. - Secretary
Mikhailenko S.N.	Arbatskaya E.N.
Nikitin А.V.	Sazhin A.S.
Ponomarev Yu.N.	Sinitskaya A.V.
Sinitsa L.N.	Yuriev M.Yu.

Program of the symposium
The Symposium will cover a wide range of topics concerning high resolution molecular spectroscopy and its applications including:

1. High and super high resolution spectroscopy of molecules, radicals, ions, complexes, molecules in matrix and nanostructures.
2. Spectroscopy and dynamics of intermolecular interactions.
3. Spectroscopy of biomolecules and their complexes.
4. Theory of molecular systems, application of quantum chemistry, and other computational methods.
5. Spectroscopy applications in atmospheric physics, in astrophysics, and in the physics of molecular gases in extreme conditions.
6. Spectroscopy in medicine and in gas analysis.
7. Experimental methods and techniques of spectroscopy.
8. Databases and information systems in spectroscopy.

The Symposium schedule will include
1. Invited lectures (up to 45 min).
2. Oral presentations (15 min).
3. Poster sessions.

Preliminary list of invited speakers
1. Alberto LESARRI (University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain)
Supersonic-jet broadband chirped-pulse microwave spectroscopy: Molecular aggregates and non-covalent interactions
2. Mikhail Yu. TRETYAKOV (Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Bimolecular spectra and atmospheric continuum: precise experiment and non-empirical modeling
3. Oleg I. KORABLEV (Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)
The Mars Atmosphere as revealed by IR spectroscopy in the ExoMars project
4. Sergey V. PETROV (Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia)
Rotational dynamics of molecules based on generalized Euler equations
5. Peter M. TOLSTOY (St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Diagnostics of the geometry of intermolecular complexes using a combination of the advantages of NMR and IR spectroscopy
6. Alexander P. SHKURINOV (Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia)
Terahertz sensing of human waste products based on metamaterials and solid-state laser sources
7. Konstantin L. VODOPYANOV (University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA)
High-resolution frequency-comb molecular spectroscopy: from mid-IR to THz
8. Vyacheslav A. KOKOOULINE (University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA)
Spectroscopy in collisions in molecular plasma

Registration and accommodation

   The online registration will be open from February 20, 2023 at the Symposium web site. Participants can also download the form to fill from https://symp.iao.ru/en/hrms/20/auxinfo or request it by e-mail from the Organizing Committee (highrus@iao.ru).
   The registration fees are given in the table below. The cost includes the conference participation fee, a welcome package, a transfer from Irkutsk to the lake Baikal (Holiday Village “Chara”) and back, a welcome party, a banquet, the coffee-breakes and an excursion to Olkhon Island.
   Important information! The transfer to Baikal will be provided by local organizers (Irkutsk National Research Technical University) on Sunday afternoon (about 03.00 pm), July 02, 2023, and back on Friday afternoon (about 02.00 pm), July 07, 2023.

	Registration fees (in RUB) *
Regular participant	17000
Student, PhD student	12000
Accompanying person	11000

* All prices in rubles are fixed. Because of the restrictions on the bank transfers, the registration fee can be paid upon arrival in Irkutsk in rubles. The official Euro exchange rate of the Russian Central Bank is: 1 Euro per 79.6 rubles and Dollar exchange rate is: 1 Dollar per 74.8 rubles (changing rates of February 20, 2023).

The XX Symposium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy will be held in the Holiday Village “Chara” located on the shore of Baikal Lake, 250 km from Irkutsk city. This Holiday Village offers country-style rooms with a private entrance. Each room at Chara has wooden décor, and the bathrooms include a shower. The cottages come with a dining area and a terrace. Chara’s restaurant with a fireplace serves Russian and local Buryat cuisine. Barbecue facilities are also available.

You can make your reservation by e-mail via local organizers arbatskaya.evgenia@ex.istu.edu (Evgeniya ARBATSKAYA) as the website of the hotel has no English version (https://chara-baikal.ru/). Due to the popularity of this tourist destination, the room booking for the summer months begins in March. As a rule, the most demanded rooms are "standard". So please take this information into account when planning your trip and make reservations as early as possible.

The room categories and prices (in RUB) are below:

	1 pax	2 pax	3-4 pax
Standard Room (2 Adults, 2 single beds)	3000	3800	-
Comfort Room (2-4 Adults)	3000	4200	6800-8080
Cottage (2,3 Adults)	5800	7680	8880
Junior Suit (2 Adults) 30 m²	8880	8880	-
Junior Suit (2 Adults) 40 m²	10880	10880	-

The breakfast is not included in the room price (accommodation only).

Meals (in RUB):

Сomplex three meals a day (full board)	2200
Breakfast	580
Lunch	880
Dinner	780

Depending on the date and time of your arrival in Irkutsk, you can book a hotel in Irkutsk. We can recommend you: Courtyard Irkutsk City Center Hotel: https://eastlandhotels.com/ https://courtyard-irkutsk-city-center-hotel.nochi.com/, IBIS hotel: https://ibisirkutsk.ru/ https://all.accor.com, “IRKOUTSK” hotel: https://irkutsk-hotel.ru/en/. For booking inquiries you may also contact local organizing committee (arbatskaya.evgenia@ex.istu.edu).

Abstract submission

   Traditionally, the Symposium comprises the invited talks (up to 45 min), the oral (up to 15 min) and poster presentations. The type of report should be indicated during abstract submission. The Program Committee reserves the right to change the type of the report or even to reject the submitted report if it does not correspond to the Symposium topic.
   There will be a best young scientist talk/poster award for students and postgraduates who do not have a scientific degree. If you are an applicant for the award please mark it in your abstract file (see “Extra info” section).
   We plan to hold a round table discussion on "Databases and Information Systems in Spectroscopy". If you would like to participate, please select section 8 when registering in the system.

   The abstracts have to be submitted before May 1^st, 2023 using the online registration form or by e-mail to the scientific secretary of HighRus-2023, Evgeniya STARIKOVA (highrus@iao.ru).
   Please note that if you have already participated at least one time in conference held by Institute of Atmospheric Optics (Tomsk, Russia), you are already registered in the database of conference participants - enter your login and password. If you have forgotten your password, use the field "Forgot your password?" or contact scientific secretary.
   The abstract should be prepared in "MS Word for Windows" format (RTF). The abstract must fit on one A4 page (11pt Times New Roman typeface, all text single-spaced) including title, list of authors, text, and references. Abstracts should not include figures and formulas! An example of an abstract can be downloaded from https://symp.iao.ru/en/hrms/20/auxinfo after February 20, 2023. Please, download a sample of abstract design and insert your text according to the given format! In the case of an oral report, only the name of the speaker is underlined in the abstract, in the case of a poster report, the names of all co-authors participating in the Symposium should be underlined. The file of an abstract should be named by the name of the participant who submits the thesis, for example "Barbe_A_poster.rtf". The e-mail addresses of all co-authors should be given in an abstract.

Publications

The Book of Abstracts will be published before the beginning of the Symposium as an electronic book available on the symposium web site.
Based on the materials of the HighRus-2023 Symposium, a special issue is planned to be published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry in late 2023 or early 2024. All submitted articles will undergo a standard peer review according to the rules of the Journal of Physical Chemistry, which are available at https://sciencejournals.ru/journal/fizkhim/.
All materials (a letter to the editor, manuscripts in English or Russian in Word and PDF format, a list of possible reviewers (up to 3 persons), license agreement, agreement on transfer of copyright) should be sent to Andrey STOLYAROV at avstol@gmail.com with the note "HighRus-2023 special issue". The beginning date of the manuscripts submission is 15.04.2023, the end date is 30.09.2023.

Visa support

The Organizing Committee started the preparation of the official letters for getting Russian visa. To issue an official invitation for a visa, you need to contact Evgenia ARBATSKAYA (arbatskaya.evgenia@istu.edu) from Irkutsk National Research Technical University. Documents required for issuing a visa invitation:
- A scanned copy of the passport of a participant (the passport must expire no earlier than 6 months from the date of the requested visa).
- Application form for issuing a visa invitation - filled in by a foreign citizen (available in the Extra Info section).
Depending on the citizenship of a participant, the invitation is issued either on the official Irkutsk University letterhead (5 days) or by contacting the Russian Migration Department for the Irkutsk region (40 days).
In the questioner for visa in the line "Itinerary" you should indicate all cities you would like to visit according your travel itinerary. For example: Moscow-Irkutsk-Tomsk-Moscow.
If you plan to come to Russia with an accompany person(s), please, send to Evgenia the corresponding form for each person.
If you need an official invitation letter from the Organizing Committee, please, let us know (highrus@iao.ru).

Important dates:
20^th February 2023 – Start of registration and abstract submission.
1^th May 2023 – Deadline for abstract submission.
15^st May 2023 – Deadline for registration.
1^st June 2023 – Third announcement. Publication of preliminary symposium program.
15^th June 2023 – Publication of the final program of the symposium.

All information related to HighRus-2023 will be posted on the symposium website at: https://symp.iao.ru/en/hrms/20/intro.

Address of the Symposium organizing committee
Evgeniya STARIKOVA
HighRus-2023 Scientific Secretary
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics
1, Academician Zuev sq.
634055, Tomsk, Russia
Fax (+7) 3822 49 20 86
E-mail: highrus@iao.ru

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Symposium!