The conference called «Earth's Cryosphere: Past, Present and Future» will be held from 4 to 8 of June 2017 in the Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science in Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

The sections will cover the topics in the field of permafrost research:

- Regional aspects in polar and mountain areas
- Paleoreconstructions
- Carbon in permafrost
- Cryosphere as ecosystem: microbiological, biotechnological and astrobiological aspects
- Permafrost soils
- Permafrost hydrology and hydrogeology
- Physico-chemical peculiarities of frozen ground
- Geophysical investigations in permafrost areas
- Antarctic permafrost and soils
- Philosophical ideas about past, present and future of cryosphere

The organisers note that it is still not late to suggest new session topics, round tables or became a partner of the conference.

The conference will be in Russian and English, simultaneous translation will be provided.

The registration is open until 15 of April here.