The Symposium will be held on board a comfortable boat "Georgy Zhukov" cruising from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow and back. The cruise route includes the Volga river, as well as some old Russian towns belonging to the Golden Ring of Russia such as Yaroslavl, Kostroma, and Uglich. Also on the route are the famous Makary Monastery, and many other fascinating sites. Thus, the conference participants will have a unique opportunity to get familiar with the Russian history and nature.

A social program for participants and accompanying persons will include sightseeing and tours on the cruise route, music concerts aboard, and symposium dinner. A special lady's program is intended to fill up the time of accompanying persons during scientific sessions.

Cruise timetable

Date	Port	Arrival	Departure
August 4	Nizhny Novgorod		09:00
August 5	Kostroma	09:00	15:00
August 6	Uglich	09:00	12:00
August 7	Moscow	13:00	21:30
August 9	Yaroslavl	09:00	15:00
August 10	Makariev Monastery	19:30	21:00
August 11	Nizhny Novgorod	01:30	23:00