THE 25th CONFERENCE
ON ISOPRENOIDS

  • 11-13 September 2023

  • Karaganda, Kazakhstan

The Organizing and Scientific Committees of the 25th Conference on Isoprenoids regret to inform that the 25th Conference on Isoprenoids 2023, scheduled in Karaganda, is postponed due to unforeseen technical reasons.

The Scientific and Organizing Committees of the Conference apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The place and date of the conference will be announced later.

If you have any questions, please email isoprenoids25@phyto.kz.

In the meantime let us turn your eyes to the 2023 TERPNET Conference, the 15th International Meeting on the Biosynthesis, Function and Synthetic Biology of Isoprenoids, that will be held at the UC Davis campus from July 31st to August 4th, 2023. We will be delighted to see the isoprenoid community together in Davis! Registration and Abstract Submission are now open and can be accessed at the following conference link: https://ces-apps.ucdavis.edu/confreg/index.cfm?confid=1231&webid=6056 .

WELCOME TO THE 25th CONFERENCE ON ISOPRENOIDS

The 25th Isoprenoids meeting will take place in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on September 11-13, 2023. The Scientific and Organizing Committees invite you and your colleagues to take part in this forum.

This Conference series, started at the early 1960s, is one of the longer-running scientific events dedicated to natural compounds.

The conference is organized by the International Research and Production Holding “Phytochemistry” (Kazakhstan), the Isoprenoid Society and the Czech Chemical Society.

The Conference is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the European Chemical Society and the Phytochemical Society of Europe.

The programme of the conference will cover the following topics:

  • Chemistry of natural isoprenoids. The search for natural sources. Biosynthesis and metabolism. Total synthesis. Methods of stereoselective synthesis. Methods of structural analysis.

  • Pharmacological research of isoprenoid compounds and their practical application.

  • Molecular-biological, genetic engineering and environmental aspects of isoprenoids.

  • Production technology of original drugs based on isoprenoids.

Committees

Scientific Committee

Sergazy Adekenov (Kazakhstan)

Haji Akber Aisa (China)

Giovanni Appendino (Italy)

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary (Pakistan)

Jeroen Dickschat (Germany)

Pavel Drašar (Czech Republic)

Judit Hohmann (Hungary)

Yue Jianmin (China)

Vladimir Khripach (Belarus)

Miroslav Kvasnica (Czech Republic)

Temel Özek(Turkey)

Satyajit Sarker (UK)

Elvira Shults (Russia)

Miroslav Strnad (Czech Republic)

Orazio Taglialatela Scafati (Italy)

Organizing Committee

Prof. Sergazy Adekenov (Kazakhstan)

Prof. Jacek W. Morzycki (Poland)

Prof. Sergey Klochkov (Russia)

Prof. Shomansur Sagdullayev (Uzbekistan)

Prof. Miroslav Strnad (Czech Republic)

Prof. Haji Akber Aisa (China)

Prof. Vladimir Khripach (Belarus)

Speakers

Giovanni Appendino, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, University of Karachi, Pakistan

Jeroen Dickschat, University of Bonn, Germany

Petr Džubák, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Czech Republic

Аhsana Dar Farooq, Hamdard University, Pakistan

De-an Guo, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, China

Judit Hohmann, University of Szeged, Hungary

Hidayat Hussain, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

Michal Jurášek, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic

Miroslav Kvasnica, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Republic

Pavel Nagorny, University of Michigan, USA

Masahisa Nakada, Waseda University, Japan

Temel Özek, Medicinal Plant, Drug and Scientific Research and Application Center, Turkey

Nariman F. Salakhutdinov, Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russia

Elvira Shults, Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russia

Miroslav Strnad, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic

Valeria P. Sulsen, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Orazio Taglialatela Scafati, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Ludger Wessjohann, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

Biao Yu, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China

Jian-Min Yue, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, China

Christian Zidorn, Kiel University, Germany

Ifrat Zilfikarov, All-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Russia

Important Dates

Registration Deadline TBC

Submission Deadline TBC

Conference Date September 2023

Abstracts submission deadline - 16 June 2023

Early bird registration deadline – 16 June 2023

Standard registration deadline - 21 July 2023

Manuscripts submission to the Special Issue of Fitoterapia deadline - 1 September 2023

Organizers

In association with

Registration fee includes:

An admission to all scientific events, the conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches, social and culture events in Karaganda and Astana (1-day sightseeing tour to Astana will be organized after the conference).
For accompanying person the fee includes, sightseeing tours, receptions and the events proposed in Social Program.

There is 10% registration fee reduction for IUPAC Members, Affiliate Members, and Fellows

There are two ways to submit your fees: online payment and bank transfer.


The online payment:
You will receive the link for payment in a separate email.


For bank transfer please see the details below:

International bank transfer

Beneficiary Bank:    JSC Halyk Bank

Bank address:         40 Al-Farabi ave., A26M3K5, Almaty, Kazakhstan

SWIFT/BIC:             HSBKKZKX

 

Correspondent Bank in EUR

Correspondent account #400886460501 held with COMMERZBANK AG, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

SWIFT/BIC: COBADEFF

 

Beneficiary:             International Research and Production Holding “Phytochemistry”, JSC

Account:                  KZ54601719000000076

Please quote reference: Isoprenoids + Name of the participant

 

IMPORTANT: In order to easily and quickly identify your payment, please send by e-mail a copy of your bank transfer to: isoprenoids25@phyto.kz

 

Bank transfer within Kazakhstan

Наименование банка:    АО «Народный банк Казахстана»

БИК банка:                      HSBKKZKX

Расчетный счет (ИИК):   KZ54601719000000076

Назначение платежа:     Isoprenoids + ФИО участника

 

ВАЖНО: Чтобы быстро идентифицировать ваш платеж, отправьте по электронной почте копию вашего банковского перевода по адресу: isoprenoids25@phyto.kz

 

Letter of Confirmation

A letter of confirmation will be sent by email once the Organizing committee has received the fully completed registration form and the related payment. Please bring this confirmation to the Conference venue.

Abstracts

Abstracts of plenary lectures, oral communications and posters will be printed in Book of abstracts.

Abstracts of oral communications and posters will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Their acceptance will be based on its scientific relevance and the payment of the conference fee.

The deadline for abstract submission 16 June 2023.

Abstract should be submitted to Dr. Gaisha Mukhametzhanova, isoprenoids25@phyto.kz

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT PREPARATION

Abstracts should be written in English, and must have a maximum length of one page. The abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines given in the Abstract Template.

A file size limitation of 6 MB is applied for submission. Authors are requested to submit their abstracts (named by the surname as doc, docx, or rtf file with its copy as PDF) via e-mail to the following address: isoprenoids25@phyto.kz.

ABSTRACT TEMPLATE

 

SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE 25TH CONFERENCE ON ISOPRENOIDS IN FITOTERAPIA


We are excited to announce that Special Issue of the 25th Conference on Isoprenoids will be organized in journal Fitoterapia.

Fitoterapia, established in 1926, is a journal dedicated to medicinal plants and to bioactive natural products.

Plan your visit

TRAVEL

Participants of the 25th Conference on Isoprenoids 2023 have a choice to travel to Karaganda directly or via Astana, the capital city.

Flights to Karaganda


At the moment there are only direct flights to Karaganda from Moscow.

Flights to Astana


There are more flight options if you decide to travel to Astana (capital city) such as the following: Aeroflot, Air Astana, Belavia, Fly Dubai, Lufthansa, Scat Airlines, Turkish Airlines.

How to get from Astana to Karaganda


If you fly to Astana, you will then need to travel south to Karaganda.

The Conference organizers will arrange a free shuttle bus transfer between Astana Airport – Karaganda – Astana Airport before and after the event. Transfer schedule TBC.

If you would like to travel to Karaganda on your own, there are two ways to get from Astana to Karaganda:

By train


Trains depart regularly every day from Astana and train tickets can be booked online via https://bilet.railways.kz

Ticket prices vary from 2,000 KZT (4€/4.5$) to 9,500 KZT (19€/20.5$)

By taxi


The distance between Astana and Karaganda is 222 km or approx. 2,5 hours on modern comfortable autobahn.

Taxi cost starts from 10,000 KZT (24€/26$)

More information on travel by train or taxi is available upon request.

VISA

We remind you that a visa to Kazakhstan is not required for 57 countries. See full list here.

Visa types and conditions can be found here.

If you need a visa, please visit the official page of the MFA RK.

The Conference organizers will send official invitation letters for visa purposes upon request. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email us at the following address: isoprenoids25@phyto.kz

IUPAC endorsement implies that entry visas will be granted to all bona fide chemists provided application is made not less than six months in advance. If a visa is not granted two months before the meeting, the IUPAC Secretariat should be notified without delay by the applicant.

ACCOMMODATION

The 25th Conference on Isoprenoids 2023 will be held at the Cosmonaut Hotel located at 162-a Amanzholova (Krivoguza) street, Karaganda. Rooms are available at the Cosmonaut Hotel, but are limited, so we advise making an early booking.

Participants attending the Conference can also choose from a variety of hotels as recommended below. Conference attendees will be offered discounted rates, but we strongly encourage you to compare with other online hotel booking platforms (Booking, Hotels, Agoda, TripAdvisor, etc.) before making a booking decision, as there may sometimes be price differences on online websites.

To claim the special discount rate, please book the accommodation directly with the hotel via hotel’s email with the reference “The 25th Isoprenoid Conference participant”.

Cosmonaut Hotel


Room Rate: from 26,500 KZT (54€/58$)

Distance to Conference: 0 km

Time: 0 minutes (car/taxi)

Special Discount 10%

Email: info@hotelcosmonaut.kz

Phone: +7 (7212) 438 555, +7 (7212) 438 565

Mob.phone.: +7 701 210 7423


Ar Nuvo Hotel


Room Rate: from от 24,000 KZT (49€/53$)

Distance to Conference: 3 km

Time: 10 minutes (car/taxi)

Special Discount 10%

Email: hotel@arnuvo.kz; arnuvo08@mail.ru

Phone: +7 (7212) 420 950, +7 (7212) 420 960

WhatsApp: +7 702 357 3479


Voyage Hotel


Room Rate: from 32,000 KZT (65€/70$)

Distance to Conference: 7 km

Time: 19 minutes (car/taxi)

Special Discount 15%

Email: voyagekrg@gmail.com

Mob.phone.: +7 702 888 3770

WhatsApp: +7 702 888 3770


Hotel Senator


Room Rate: from 49,000 KZT (100€/107$)

Distance to Conference: 5 km

Time: 14 minutes (car/taxi)

Special Discount 10%

Email: info@hotelsenator.kz

Phone: +7 (7212) 250 350

WhatsApp +7 775 025 0350

SIGHTSEEING TOUR TO ASTANA

Date – 14 September 2023
Duration – 1 day
The full programme of the day will be provided later.


Detailed information on traveling to Karaganda, Kazakhstan and accommodation will be provided late 2022.

Please also note that after the Conference there will be a sightseeing tour to Astana, capital city (1 day). More information will be provided late 2022/early 2023


Participants of the 25th Conference on Isoprenoids 2021 have a choice to travel to Karaganda directly or via Nur-Sultan, the capital city.

Flights to Karaganda

There are only direct flights to Karaganda from Novosibirsk and Moscow.


You can get to Karaganda via Moscow with Aeroflot. If booking a flight via Moscow and to avoid requiring a Russian visa, please make sure that:
- your layover is no longer than 24 hours
- your connecting flight to Karaganda continues from the same airport (There are 3 airports in Moscow)
- you stay in the transit zones within the airport
When booking a flight via Moscow, please check the layover details with the booking agency and/or Russian consulate.

Flights to Nur-Sultan

There are more flight options if you decide to travel to Nur-Sultan (Kazakh capital city) such as the following:

Air China
Aeroflot
Belavia
Turkish Airlines
Fly Dubai
Lufthansa
Air Astana
S7
Uzbekistan Airways

If you fly to Nur-Sultan, you will then need to travel south to Karaganda. There are two ways to get there:

By train
rains depart regularly every day from Nur-Sultan and train tickets can be booked online via https://bilet.railways.kz
Ticket prices vary from 2,000 KZT (4.8€/5$) – 6,300 KZT (15€/16.6$)

By taxi
The distance between Nur-Sultan and Karaganda is 222 km or approx. 2,5 hours on modern comfortable autobahn.
Taxi cost starts from 10,000 KZT (24€/26$)

More information on travel by train or taxi is available upon request.

The Conference organizers will arrange a free shuttle bus transfer between Nur-Sultan Airport – Karaganda – Nur-Sultan Airport before and after the event. Transfer schedule TBC.

Please also note that after the Conference, there will be a sightseeing tour in Nur-Sultan (1 day). More information will be provided later.

VISA


You will require a visa for the Republic of Kazakhstan unless your country of citizenship is included on the following list:
http://mfa.gov.kz/files/5e25992162a26.pdf

Visa types and conditions can be found at the following link:
http://mfa.gov.kz/en/content-view/vizovyj-rezhim-rk-s-drugimi-gosudarstvami

If you need a visa, please visit:
http://mfa.gov.kz/en/content/zelausim-posetit-rk

The Conference organizers will send official invitation letters for visa purposes upon request.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email us at the following address:
isoprenoids25@phyto.kz