The event took place Sept 13-16 in Zvenigorod.
The event took place Sept 13-16 in Zvenigorod, organized by the corresponding departments of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State University, and RSUH. The topics focused on research priorities in Eastern studies in the Russian Federation.
Dr. Naumkin (the Russian Academy of Sciences) was elected new President of the Society and a program of restructuring was accepted. Next Congress will take place in Kazan in 2012.