Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce Circular №2 for
the Vth International Conference CBC2015
on "The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. Modern Aspects".

The conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Professor A.N. Kost and the 100th anniversary of Academician N.M. Emanuel will be held for four days, from August 31 to September 3, 2015, in St. Petersburg.

The venue of the conference is Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, in the center of St. Petersburg (Nevsky Prospect 41).

At the opening ceremony, representatives of the Board of the International Charitable Foundation "Scientific Partnership" will award Gold Medals "100th anniversary of Prof. A.N. Kost" for outstanding achievements in heterocyclic chemistry and Gold Medals "CBC2015. St. Petersburg" for a special contribution to the chemistry of heterocycles.

The Organizing committee of the Conference comprises leading Russian and CIS scientists, as well as eminent foreign scientists working in the field of chemistry and biological activity of synthetic and natural heterocyclic compounds.

Scientific advisory committee:

Scientific organizing committee:
Chairmen:
Kartsev V.G. (Russia), Chupakhin O.N. (Russia), Charushin V.N. (Russia)
Co-chairmen:
Abu-Orabi S. (Jordan), Fisera L. (Slovak Republic), Florio S. (Italy), Jordis U. (Austria), Stanovnik B. (Slovenia), Van der Plas H.C. (the Netherlands), Poroikov V.V., Chupakhin O.N., Charushin V.N., Yunusov M.S.

Expected invited lectures:
Stanovnik B. (Slovenia)
Knolker H.-J. (Germany)
Makosza M. (Poland)
Nishiwaki N. (Japan)
Kartsev V.G. (Russia)
Chupakhin O.N. (Russia)
Charushin V.N. (Russia)

Members of organizing committee:
Ivanitskaya L.V. (Russia) - Vice-president of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS)
Novikov V.S. (Russia) - Vice-President of RANS, Chairman of the RANS' St. Petersburg Division for Education and Science, academician, professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Russia, a Hero of Russia
Attanasi O.A. (Italy)
Geronikaki А. (Greece)
Yus M. (Spain)
Ostrovskii V.А. (Russia)
Petrosyan V.S. (Russia) - Vice-President of RANS
Sirakanyan S.N. (Armenia)
Ekimbashyan А.А. (Russia)
Semenova L.F. (Russia) - secretary
Laguta Е.А. (Russia) - acting director of Scientific Partnership Foundation
Agafonova V.A. (Russia) - deputy director of Scientific Partnership Foundation
Fokina S.V. (Russia)

Program and publication committee:
Secretary: Semenova L.F. (Cand.Sc., chemistry)
Serkov I.V. (Dr.Sc., chemistry)
Fokina S.V.

Registration fee: 550 euro

Registration fee must be paid before May 1, 2015. After May 1, 2015, all discounts available to conference delegates will be cancelled.

The registration fee includes:

1. Participation in scientific sessions
2. Conference materials, participant's portfolio (Conference Proceedings, the Conference program)
3. Meals in a restaurant/cafe (lunch)
4. Coffee breaks during the 4 days of the Conference
5. Welcoming party on the opening day of the Conference
6. Reception in the "N-Prospect" art gallery (cocktail, tour of the exhibition of paintings)
7. Cultural program (visits to the Hermitage, The Russian Museum, boat trips on the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg and other activities)

Transfers of registration fees in Euros should be made to:

Transfers of registration fees in US dollars should be made to:

The travel expenses to and from the conference and hotel accommodation are to be paid by the delegates themselves. Also, participants themselves have to obtain their visas based on the invitation letter from the ICF "Scientific Partnership".