| VisaA foreigner travelling to Russia must have a 
                                valid passport and an appropriate visa. To get 
                                the visa, a visitor has to submit to the Russian 
                                Embassy or Consulate an official letter of invitation 
                                authorized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign 
                                Affairs. Each foreign participant (and accompanying person) 
                                will timely get such a letter if he (she) fills-in 
                                the relevant fields of the Visa 
                                Form and sends this form together with 
                                a copy of the first pages of a passport (where 
                                all personal data are available) to the Organizing 
                                Committee by March 15, 2003, at the latest. 
                                The copy of the passport pages should be sent 
                                preferably by e-mail as attached graphic file 
                                or by fax.
 Participants are strongly advised to follow these 
                                recommendations and to apply for the visa at once 
                                after receiving the original copy of the invitation 
                                to ensure that the visa is issued timely.
 
 The 
                                Organizers are pleased to welcome members of the 
                                world fullerene community to St. Petersburg. 
                               
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