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Important TICOP Information

Welcome to USPA’s TICOP support information, made possible in coordination with the TICOP organizing committee and the International Permafrost Association. The USPA is assisting the TICOP organizers and encouraging participation by our USPA membership and US arctic engineers, scientists, and students. Please consider participation in TICOP and taking this opportunity to share your work, learn about many of the current engineering and science permafrost projects taking place, and experience the wonderful people, history and culture in Russia. The Conference venue offers a unique opportunity to visit West Siberia, its tundra regions, and its oil and gas production and facilities. You will find a variety of useful information related to TICOP on our online information, but feel free to contact us if you have additional questions, or need information to plan your participation and travel to TICOP. The USPA TICOP committee will be happy to help you with any questions and looks forward to seeing you at TICOP!"

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Extended Abstract Submission Guidelines

To submit an extended abstract, please create a TICOP conference account . If you encounter a problem creating a conference account or uploading your extended abstract, please contact Irina Voronova.

Helpful tips:

Please download and use the TICOP extended abstract template

Important Visa/Passport Information & Alerts

it is MOST IMPORTANT that passports be valid At Least To March 2013

USPA TICOP Sponsorship

Please join the USPA and our current sponsors in supporting our TICOP sponsorship activities. Your support will help many of our TICOP activities, including travel assistance to young engineers and researchers, students, and high school teachers. It will also help with the English language publication products, which your organization will certainly find valuable for years.
» Sponsor Now: Online Donation Form

TICOP Registration Fees

Estimated registration fees will range between $1550 and $2820 depending on level of accommodations. Regular registration will cover roundtrip travel costs by charter flight between Moscow and Salekhard, conference registration fees, and all costs in Salekhard (meals, social events and accommodation), with the cost of the total package depending on the level of accommodation selected. It does not include local Moscow costs, but arrangements are being made for convenient conference hotels in Moscow and transport to the airport. Charter flights to Salekhard will be scheduled over a two-day period depending on travelers' pre-conference meetings in Salekhard. In short, you will only have to pay the flight to Moscow and lodging in Moscow, the rest is taken care of.

Total costs are:

1550 USD with economy accommodation
1950 USD with standard accommodation
2220 USD with standard+ accommodation
2820 USD with business accommodation

Discounts of 50 USD will be applied to individual paying members of the IPA. » Register Now

IARC Travel Support

The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) is providing partial travel support for students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty, and investigators at U.S. institutions to participate in TICOP. Young investigators, students, and members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Application deadline is April 16, 2012. For more information on this NSF-sponsored IARC funding, please see: www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2012/ticop.

USPA Travel Stipends

The USPA will be announcing additional Travel Stipend program in the next few weeks. Please keep checking this website, or contact us for more information. The Stipend program will focus on young engineers, scientists, university students, and K-12 teachers.

TICOP Travel Information

Alaska Travel Source is assisting USPA by helping US attendees with travel arrangements to Russia. They have supported the USPA's NICOP activities in the past, and are currently providing valuable TICOP travel support for USPA members and US attendees. Please review the travel information we have put together with Alaska Travel source to help you plan you your trip to Russia.

The Russian Organizing Committee will issue the Official Letters of Invitation for Visas
TICOP Travel and Visa Information
TICOP Salekhard area & hotel information

Useful Links

Official TICOP Russian Site (Please note: dates on the Russian site are in the dd.mm.yyyy format.)