Qolsharif mosque in Kazan Kremlin.

The symposium will be held in Kazan, a beautiful city located on the bank of the Volga river, 800 km from Moscow. It occupies the territory of 425,3 square kilometers and has the population of 1,11 million people, represented by more than 101 nationalities. On August 30, 2005, Kazan celebrated the millennium of its foundation.

There are scheduled flights to Kazan from Frankfurt at Main, St. Petersburg and Moscow. Kazan can also be reached from Moscow by night train. Conference buses will meet all attendees in Kazan airport and at the railway station. The detailed flights and trains information will is available here.

You can find a lot of information about Kazan, including history, weather, sightseeing, and more on these sites:

• Kazan. The official millenium site
• Information about Kazan on Wikipedia
• Kazan Kremlin

Map of Deep Lake center
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An introductory 2-day course in chemometrics will be held in the host organization of the symposium — Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering.

The scientific WSC-6 activities will take place in the recreation center “Deep lake” at the suburbs of Kazan. The attendees will live at the same place in the comfortable cottages. Russian banya (sauna) and cross-country ski will be available. A special building will be used for sessions, meals, and, of course, for the traditional “Scores and Loadings” meeting.