The conference venue is the city of Irkutsk and the village of Listvyanka.


Иркутск – старейший сибирский город с уникальным историческим наследием, столица Восточной Сибири. За 360 лет он прошел путь от казачьего острога до крупного культурного и научно-образовательного центра Сибири. Отнесен к историческим поселениям России. Исторический центр города внесен в предварительный список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Город расположен в долине реки Ангара, в месте впадения двух ее притоков – Иркута и Ушаковки, в 55 км от озера Байкал. Близость к озеру Байкал делает его настоящим туристическим центром. Озеро Байкал – голубая жемчужина планеты, гордость России.


Listvyanka is among the most ancient settlements upon the shores of Lake Baikal, situated at the source of the River Angara, some seventy kilometres from the city of Irkutsk. In the year 2026, the settlement shall officially commemorate the three-hundredth anniversary of its foundation. It arose in the early years of the eighteenth century as a winter station and postal stop upon the great route leading to Transbaikalia and China. The name of the settlement derives from Cape Listvennichny, once thickly covered with larch trees. For a considerable period, Listvyanka served as the principal port of Lake Baikal: ships were constructed here, customs services operated, and fishing flourished. In the nineteenth century, all scientific expeditions devoted to the study of Siberia passed through this place. Today, Listvyanka stands as the chief tourist hub of Lake Baikal and is undergoing extensive modernisation in preparation for its jubilee.