1. 2010 year: financial support of ConocoPhillips Russia Inc. to scientific and studying activity of geographical faculty Lomonosov Moscow State University

2. Participating in IPY Oslo Science Conference (8-12 June) and Third European Conference on Permafrost, Svalbard (13-17 June)

3. Participants from department of Cryolithology and Glaciology Geographical faculty MSU Upper route - professors V. Grebenets and I. Streletskaya; Lower route – students E. Panchenko, D. Shmelev, A. Abramova, L. Polyakova

4. IPY Oslo Science Conference Commencement meetingYoung participants on icebreaker, 7 June Delegates in Frammuseet At a conference Discussions of student’s posters Sizing up of International Polar Year (2007-2008). More then 2300 participants from 80 counters.

5. Third European Conference on Permafrost, Svalbard “Destruction of buildings and underground constructions caused by the cryogenic weathering in Cryolithozone” oral presentation by V. Grebenets Field excursions V. Grebenets and his poster Graduates of department Cryolithology and Glaciology at the conference European Conference on Permafrost spend each five years. In this year it was chosen Svalbard. More then 250 participants from Russia, Europe, North America, China and others.

6. International University Field Courses, West Siberia, 2009 Landscape and permafrost study on the North of West Siberia. Study the pleistocene formations and paleogeographic reconstructions Description and study of arctic soil Study of cryostructure of sediments Participate in CALM project Thermometric research in bore- holes

7. Field works in Norilsk region. Measure of shores of thermokarst lake Alas Work on CALM grid near Talnakh Division tundra landscapes into different types Cleaning-up core of pingo Measurements of polygons in tundra

8. Study of engineering of cold regions and geoecological problems of Norilsk industry hub. Studying of problems connected with wrong exploitation of buildings Studying of technique of drilling Studying of problems connected with exploitation of human reservoirs at cryolithozone Studying of variety of engeneering decigions in building at cryolithozone Estimating of destruction of ecological systems by human activity Studying of instability of shore monuments built in ice-rich shores

9. Permafrost and Pereglacial processes: Yenisei bay and Western Taymyr Leader of group: I.D. Streletskaya Researcher group Participants from Lomonosov Moscow State University All-Russian Research Institute of Geology and Mineral resources of Ocean RAS (VNIIOkeangeologia), St. Petersburg Earth Cryosphere Institute SB RAS, Tyumen

10. The purpose of the trip was to study different types of ground ice: ice wedges, ice complex, pingos, massive ground ice. Studying region Cameral work Collecting samples On ice exposure

11. Student’s scientific expedition in winter vacations Central of European Russia, study of season freezing of the ground Additional some financial support was given for investigations of snow cover and snow regime in different part of Russia.