(1) Anyone wants to apply for the WASWAC Youth Outstanding Paper Award (DATUM) will need to submit the full paper before May 31, 2018.

(2) For the participants who will not apply for the WASWAC Youth Outstanding Paper Award (DATUM), BUT hope the abstract will be inclusive in the Springer proceeding book, please also extend the abstract up to 600 words plus table and figure, and send it back to the conference email iyfswc-2018@geogr.msu.ru  

(3) About the visa. Please note that we accept visa applications for invitation letters for ALL countries until June 30.

Application for visa invitation submitted by participants from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, China etc. will be proceed by Moscow State University international office (within 1-2 weeks). Applications for visa invitation submitted by participants from most of non-Shengen countries (including USA, Canada, UK etc.) will be transferred to Russian Migration Service who prepare an invitation letter (within the expected period of 1 month after submission the application).

For the participants from some of non-Shengen countries including USA, Canada, UK according to the requirements of the Russian Federal Migration Service, to proceed with your invitation LOC will have to pay tax (state duty) which costs 800 Rubles (approximately 12 EUR) (IMPORTANT: obtaining invitation for citizens of China is free of charge). As far as these expenses are not included into registration fee, we kindly ask you to get ready to reimburse us this cost in Moscow. You can do it on the registration desk by cash in Rubles (you will get the receipt of payment). After submitting your application for visa invitation please guarantee this reimbursement by short e-mail to iyfswc-2018@geogr.msu.ru

Application for visa invitation will be processed after receiving registration fee payment via http://www.eng.geogr.msu.ru/IYFSWC/payment/

Visa application can be done at http://www.eng.geogr.msu.ru/IYFSWC/visa/