Environmental Education

	Green Cross International Green Cross Russia Russian Environmental Congress Administration of Puschino, Moscow region Independent International University of Ecology and Politology Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms (Russian Academy Of Sciences), Puschino
	IV International Conference on Environmental Education PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Puschino, Moscow region, Russia, June 22-26, 1998 First announcement
	The objective of Green Cross International (GCI) to develop the concept of "Public Environmental Literacy", to provide its implementation using governmental and non-governmental means. It is impossible today to formulate this concept, it will be developed in the process of knowledge accumulation. So far, at this very moment GCI is carrying out experimental work based on Hippocrats principles: don't make much harm to future generation.
	The work done by GCI in the field of environmental education (teachers' seminars, annual conferences, etc.) showed: - there is a great number of teachers and educators who are ready to teach, to be trained, to think on the problems raising and ways of their tackling; - there are no contradictions in the field of environmental education between the governmental policy and the policy of non-governmental organizations, the difference lays in levels of understanding and tools of governmental and public organizations.
	The next step in activities of GCI are discussions on a transition to mass (public) environmental education. The conference objective is raising and discussing of methodological problems of the environmental education of the population, experience and information exchange between scientists, experts in the field of education and public health, representatives of local authorities, public organizations, journalists. The conference is a next step of the program on environmental education being implemented by Green Cross Russia (GCR) and a natural follow-up of three previous conferences held by GCR in 1995-1997.
	During the conference the following sections will work:   open public environmental education; decision-makers environmental education; environmental education of parents; environment and the population health; the role of public organization in environmental education of the population; the role of mass media (TV, radio, newspapers, etc.) in environmental education. Summary reports on the main subjects will be made at the plenary.
	Organizing Committee Co-chairmen : Moiseev N. - President of Green Cross Russia, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences Kutishenko A. - Administration Head of Puschino Members: Alexeev S. - President, Federation of Environmental Education, St.-Petersburg Ametistov E. - Rector, Moscow Power Engineering Institute Baranovsky S. - Executive secretary, REC, Moscow Barishpol I. - Chairman, Central Council of All-Russian Union of Nature Protection, Moscow Boronin A. - Director, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, RAS, Puschino Charrier B. - Executive Director, Green Cross International, France Dmitrieva V. - Executive Director, Center of Biosphere Researches named by Vernadsky, Puschino Fyodorov M. - Vice-President, Rector, State Technical University, St.-Petersburg Kasimov N. - Chairman, Council on environmental education, Educational-Methodological Union of Russian Universities, Dean, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University Matser F. - President, Foundation "Environmental Awareness", the Netherlands Muzapharov E. - Deputy Administration Head of Puschino Perevozsky E. - Chairman of the committee on ecology , Puschino Petrosyan V. - Head, professor, Open environmental university, Moscow State University, Stepanov S. - Rector, International Independent University of Ecology and Politology, Moscow Tsertsek N. - Leading specialist, State Committee on Environment Protection, RF Voronov S. - Environmental Education Program coordinator, Green Cross Russia, Moscow Yagodin G. - Rector, International University, Moscow Zverev I. - Chairman, Council on the problems of environmental education under Presidium of RAS, academician of Russian Academy of Education
	Program Committee Moiseev N. - chairman, academician, RAS Baranovsky S. - executive secretary, REC, Moscow Kavtaradze D. - professor, Moscow State University Kalakutsky L. - pro-rector, Puschino State University Kolikov V. - professor, St.-Petersburg State Technical University Kokhanova L. - professor assistant, Moscow State University, Journalists Department Kvasnichkova D. - director, Ecogimnasium, Prague, Czech Republic Marphenin N. - Dean, Ecological Faculty, International Independent University of Ecology and Politology, Moscow Petrosyan V. - Head, professor, Open Environmental University of Moscow State University Pechurkin N. - professor, Krasnoyarsk State University Samoilov V. Director, Centre of Pulmonic Diseases, Ministry of Public Health Shabrov V. Rector, Medical Academy, St. Petersburg Vildyaev V. - professor, State University, Vladimir Yur'yeva T. - Teacher, School # 444, Moscow
	The conference will be hosted by the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences. The invitation to the conference will be sent before May 1, 1998. The conference proceedings will be published before the conference opening. Participants will stay at the hotel "Puschino" (double rooms).
	The conference program: June 22 - participants arrival June 23 - plenary June 24 - 25 working sessions June 25 - final plenary June 26 - departure The cultural program is planning.
	Presentations submission The presentations should be submitted as thesises (not more than two pages) (in Russian), printed with 1 interval; paper format 210 x 297, upper margin 20mm, lower 20mm, left 30mm, right 10mm. Thesises and the application should be sent by: - mail with a diskette 3,5" attached as a file MS WORD (version not higher than 6.0/95); - e-mail Faxed materials will not be considered. Thesises should include the title of the presentation (1 interval), the name of the author ( if there are several ones, the first one should be a speaker) (1 interval), the full name of the organization, city (1 interval), thesises text. The application should include the full name of the author, citizenship, scientific degree, the name of the organization, occupation, full address, tel. number with Arial code, fax number, e-mail address, area of scientific interests, the name of the section.   THESISES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BEFORE MARCH 1, 1998   If materials are presented in a different form rather than requested it will not be considered.
	Organizing Committee address: Russia, 103009 Moscow, Kuznetsky Most St., 6/3 , Green Cross Russia, IV International conference on environmental education. Participation fee is 120 USD (for accompanying persons 50 USD). The payment should be effected upon arrival. Lodging and boarding 20-40 USD per day.   Please contact: Tel. (095) 927 83 37, (095) 927 84 79 Fax (095) 923 68 33 E-mail gcrus@glas.apc.org   Head of the working group Voronov Sergei   What we want to do means to answer the question: what does it mean - to educate everybody. It means that we have to work out specific forms of education for various levels of the population. N. Moiseev
	Hope that your participation in the conference will be useful and interesting both for you and us
	PUSCHINO   Puschino is a small town located in one of the most beautiful places of Moscow outskirts on the high right bank of the Oka river. Puschino is well known in our country and abroad mostly by its Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences that is a number of scientific and research institutions. The town is located in the vicinity of Prioksky-Terrasny state biosphere reserve so there is a very beautiful view from the town's windows. Rational planning and picturesque landscape make it very attractive and unique, different from other Russian towns and cities. In summer it is very green, there are a lot of parks and forests.
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