Travel

Delta Air Lines is the official carrier for the Conference. In the US and Canada you can purchase tickets from Delta directly by calling 1-800-241-6760, and selecting option 3 for international travel (weekdays 7:30a.m. - 11:00p.m. or weekends 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Mention File Number 188098A when ordering.

Please, make your travel arrangement as soon as possible, since tickets sell out quickly, especially for such a popular travel destination as Moscow/Russia during the peak season. Also keep in mind that the visa processing can be lengthy. Inquire for visa at least one month prior to travel.

Russian Connections travel agency (http://www.russcontravel.com/) will provide the service of purchasing tickets and other travel needs to Conference participants from the US, Canada, and Europe, and the service of obtaining Russian visa (US and Canada only). To contact them call 1-877-787-2666 on weekdays 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Pacific Time. Address:

Russian Connections Travel
291 Geary St. Suite 604
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel. 415.434.4044
Fax: 415.434.4034
E-mail: sales@russcontravel.com

You can also send an e-mail message to the address: sales@russcontravel.com. Ask for Andrey and mention "Nano and Giga Challenges in Microelectronics Conference" when calling [Note: no invitation letter is required if you arrange your visa through the travel agency].

If you want to use the services of Russian Connections travel agency you can also contact them by using the form below. It simply collects the information and sends it to them as an e-mail message.

Fill out this form only if you want to contact Russian Connections Travel Agency.

Please fill in the blanks below and click on the button when finished.

You have to enter at least the fields marked in red, but consider entering all needed information so you do not have to provide it later.

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Visa

All non-Russian citizens have to obtain visa before entering Russia. You can arrange for visa through Russian Connections travel agency (see the contact info above) or other travel agency which is experinced in Russian travel. You can also submit your visa application to the nearest Russian Consulate (http://www.russianembassy.net/iservice.nsf/cities/) but be forewarned that it is a lengthy procedure. The information given below comes from many sources and we cannot be responsible for the accurracy of the information. We strongly encourage you to check the local situation personally, since Russian Visa requirements are different in different countries.

The organizers STRONGLY encourage you to use travel agency to get Russian Visa. While it is slightly more expensive than the fees charged by Russian Consulate, the procedure is simpler, faster, and does not require official, confirmed, visa support invitation which is cumbersome to obtain. You will save yourself a lot of time and frustration, provided that you use a reliable travel agency. Only travel agencies accredited with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs can help you in obtaining the Russian Visa. Ask for this!!!. In Europe you can use the Resebuero Schweizer (Travel Agency) in Marburg, Germany (Am Richtsberg 68, 35039 Marburg, Germany, tel: +49-6421-942427; FAX: +49-6421-942417, Contact: Olga Boehm). They provide two weeks visa invitation for 55 Euro, 7 Euro for mailing, and 17 Euro for insurance. It takes them about 18 working days to get the visa. Express processing and mailing is available for additional fees. Check also the list at: http://www.visatorussia.com/russianvisa.nsf/agents.html or search the Web at http://www.google.com for terms: Russian Visa and your country name.

If you submit your visa application yourself you need to include the official invitation letter from the Meeting Organizers. Again, the procedure is cumbersome and slower than with the reliable travel agency. This invitation letter is arranged with the Foreign Office of the Kurchatov Institute and it takes about 3 weeks to prepare. When ready, the letter will be FAXed to you, and also sent to you by Air Mail (up to 10 days). Formally you may need the original of the letter, but Russian Consulates usually accept the FAX. The letter will be provided only to invited speakers and participants who request it and who are officially registered (i.e., registration fee was paid or waived). To arrange for the official invitation letter PLEASE PREPARE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

First and Last Name.
Date and Place of Birth.
Your Sex.
Your Citizenship.
Passport Number and Passport Expiration Date.
Cities in Russia which you would like to visit beside Moscow.
Consulate Location where you will be applying for visa (check: http://www.russianembassy.net/iservice.nsf/cities/ for the Russian Consulate/Embassy close to you).
Your position.
Your organization name, address, phone, FAX, and your e-mail.
Your complete home address and phone number.
Copies of the pages from your passport which show your picture, name, passport number, and its expiration date. (you can also scan them and send them as an attachment in PDF format via e-mail).

Please send this information by e-mail (preferably), or by FAX to:

Evgeniya Davidova
Kinetic Technologies, Ltd
Kurchatov Sq. 1
Moscow, Russia, 123182
tel: +7 (095) 196-7362
fax: +7 (095) 196-7837
E-mail:

[Note: no invitation letter is required if you arrange your visa through the travel agency. We strongly advise services of accredited and competent travel agencies since getting visa through them is faster and simpler.]

Visa application forms are available at:

Visa application form: http://www.asdn.net/brochures/russian_visa_form1.pdf
Suplement to Visa application needed for US adult (18 to 45 years old) male citizen: http://www.asdn.net/brochures/russian_visa_form2.pdf
Click HERE to find out why this form was introduced and why US was singled out.

Additional visa and embassy information is available at the following Web sites:

Disclaimer: Meeting Organizers are not to be hold responsible for your travel arrangements and communications with the travel agencies

Digital DNA Lab Motorola	Russian Research Center Kurchatov Institute
Nuclear Cities Initiative	Nuclear Threat Initiative
Moscow State University	International Science & Technology Center
Elsevier Science	European Office of Aerospace Research and Development United States Air Force
Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF)	Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Office of Naval Research	KINTECH -- Kinetic Technologies
Ohio Supercomputer Center

Boris Aronzon	Alexander Bagatur'yants	Gennadi Bersuker
Vladimir Betelin	Dmitry Borisov	Evgeniya Davidova
Alex Demkov	Rickey Faehl	Konstantin Golant
Alexey Golubev	Jim Greer	Evgeniy Gusev
Pavel Kashkarov	Anatoli Korkin (co-chairman)	Jan Labanowski (webmaster)
Maria Oseeva (manager)	Dmitry Panfilov	Boris Potapkin (co-chairman)
Doug Resnick	Irene Rybakova	Elena Shulakova
Alex Volinsky	Alexander Vul'	Alexander Zakharov
Yekaterina Zikeeva

Michail Alfimov	Vitaliy Aristov	Rick Brzozowy
Evgeniy Dianov	Edward Hall	Takeo Hattori
Siegfried Hecker	Radiy Il'kayev	William Johnson
Sergey Kozlov	Carl Kutche	Gerald Lucovsky
Evgeniy Meilikhov (co-chairman)	Marius Orlowski (co-chairman)	David Pappas
Vladimir Rusanov	Paul Siffert	Jim Toevs
Steve Watson