ORGANIZERS OF THE CONFERENCE

   Menzbier Ornithological Society
   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
   Institute of Zoology of the Committee of Science of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
   A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
   Zoological Museum of Moscow State University
   Russian Society for Conservation and Studying of Birds
   Russian Bird Conservation Union
   Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan
   Kazakh Bird Conservation Union
   National Geographic Society of Kazakhstan
   Kazakh Hunting and Fishery Union
   Kansonar – Association of Non-Governmental Hunting Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan
   Almaty Administration
   Informational support – Wind of Wanderings Magazine (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

   Chairman:
    Mutanov Galymkair – Member of National Academy of Sciencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National
      University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Co-chairmen:

• Galushin Vladimir – President of Russian Society for Conservation and Studying of Birds, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Russia; v-galushin @ yandex.ru
  
• Kovshar' Anatoly – President of Menzbier Ornithological Society, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan; ibisbilkovshar @ mail.ru
  

    Scientific secretaries:

• Belousova Anna – Ph.D., Secretary of Menzbier Ornithological Society, Moscow, Russia; anbelous @ mail.ru
  
• Chirikova Marina – Ph.D., Scientific secretary of the Institute of Zoology of the Committee of Science of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan; m.chirikova @ mail.ru
  

    Members of the Committee:

• Abuladze Alexander – Ph.D., Tbilisi, Georgia; abuladze @ inbox.ru
  
• Baranov Alexander – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia; abaranov @ kspu.ru
  
• Belik Victor – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Rostov, Russia; vpbelik @ mail.ru
  
• Boldbaatar Shagdarsurengyin – Ph.D., Professor, Ulan Bator, Mongolia; boogii51 @ yahoo.com
  
• Viksne Janis – Member of Latvian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Riga, Latvia; ornlab @ latnet.lv
  
• Gavrilov Valery – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Russia; vmgavrilov @ mail.ru
  
• Grichik Vasily – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Minsk, Belarus; gritshik @ mail.ru
  
• Dzhamirzoev Gadzhibek – Vice-president of Menzbier Ornithological Society, Vice-president of Russian Bird Conservation Union, Ph.D., Makhachkala, Russia; dzhmir @ mail.ru
  
• Dorzhiev Tsydypzhap – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia; tsydypdor @ mail.ru
  
• Zubakin Victor – Ph.D., Moscow, Russia; victor @ zubakin.ru
  
• Ivanovsky Vladimir – Ph.D., Vitebsk, Belarus; ivanovski @ tut.by
  
• Kalyakin Mikhail – Vice-president of Menzbier Ornithological Society, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Russia; kalyakin @ rambler.ru
  
• Lebedeva Natalia – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Rostov, Russia; lebedeva @ mmbi.krinc.ru
  
• Levin Anatoly – Ph.D., Almaty, Kazakhstan; levin_saker @ mail.ru
  
• Malovichko Lyubov – Vice-president of Russian Bird Conservation Union, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow, Russia; malovichko @ yandex.ru
  
• Mitropolsky Oleg – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; olmit @ list.ru
  
• Mityai Ivan – Ph.D., Cherkassy, Ukraine; oomit @ mail.ru
  
• Nazarenko Alexander – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia; birds @ ibss.dvo.ru
  
• Nankinov Dimitar – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; d.nankinov @ abv.bg
  
• Nurtazin Sabyr, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; nurtazin.sabir @ gmail.com; Sabyr.Nurtazin @ kaznu.kz
  
• Peklo Alexander – Ph.D., Kiev, Ukraine; pekloalx @ i.com.ua; alxpeklo @ gmail.com
  
• Rakhimov Ilgizar – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Kazan, Russia; rakhim56 @ mail.ru
  
• Rustamov Eldar – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan; elldaru @ mail.ru
  
• Saltykov Andrei – President of Russian Bird Conservation Union, Ph.D., Ulyanovsk, Russia; aves-pl @ mail.ru
  
• Sielicki Janusz – Warsaw, Poland; j.peregrinus @ gmail.com
  
• Sklyarenko Sergei – Ph.D., Almaty, Kazakhstan; s.l.sklyar @ rambler.ru
  
• Chernichko Iosif – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Melitopol, Ukraine; j.chernichko @ gmail.com
  
• Shalakhmetova Tamara – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Dean of Department of Biology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; t_Shalakhmetova @ mail.ru
  
• Shergalin Yevgeny – Tallinn, Estonia; zoolit @ hotmail.com
  

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   Chairman:
    Kovshar' Anatoly, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Institute of Zoology of the Committee of Science of Ministry of Education and Science
      of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Chairman of Menzbier Ornithological Society; ibisbilkovshar @ mail.ru

    Vice-chairmen:

• Kalyakin Mikhail, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; Vice-president of Menzbier Ornithological Society; kalyakin @ zmmu.msu.ru
  
• Rustamov Eldar, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Turkmen State University, Chairman of Central Asian Branch of Menzbier Ornithological Society, Ashkhabad; elldaru @ mail.ru

    Scientific secretaries:

• Belousova Anna – Ph.D.; anbelous @ mail.ru
  
• Chirikova Marina – Ph.D.; m.chirikova @ mail.ru
  

    Members of the Committee:

• Gavrilyuk Maxim, Ph.D., Cherkassy National University; gavrilyuk.m @ gmail.com
  
• Galushin Vladimir, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow State Pedagogical University; v-galushin @ yandex.ru
  
• Davygora Anatoly, Ph.D., Orenburg State Pedagogical University; davygora @ esoo.ru
  
• Dzhamirzoev Gadzhibek, Ph.D., Dagestan State Pedagogical University; dzhamir @ mail.ru
  
• Dzerzhinsky Felix, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow State University; plegadis13 @ gmail.com
  
• Zelenkov Nikita, Ph.D., A.A.Borisyak Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences; nikita.zelenkov @ gmail.com
  
• Zubakin Victor, Ph.D., A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences; victor @ zubakin.ru
  
• Ivanitsky Vladimir, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow State University; vladivanit @ yandex.ru
  
• Ilyashenko Valentin, Ph.D., A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences; valpero53 @ gmail.com
  
• Koblik Yevgeny, Ph.D., Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; koblik @ zmmu.msu.ru
  
• Moskvitin Sergei, Senior Researcher, Tomsk State University; zoomuseum.tsu @ sibmail.com; zoomuseum.tsu @ rambler.ru
  
• Nazarenko Alexander, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Institute of Soils and Biology, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; birds @ ibss.dvo.ru
  
• Noskov Georgi, Saint-Petersburg State University; g.noskov @ mail.ru
  
• Numerov Alexander, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Voronezh State University; oriolus @ vmail.ru
  
• Paevsky Vladimir, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Institute of Zoology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg; payevsky @ zin.ru; payevsky @ yandex.ru
  
• Ravkin Yuri, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; zm @ eco.nsc.ru
  
• Tomkovich Pavel, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; pst @ zmmu.msu.ru