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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FOUNDATION FROM MARCH 24, 2010

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Having heard and discussed reports made by chairmen of expert review boards Academician Ye. I. Moiseev, Academician O. N. Krokhin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the “RAS”) A. M. Muzafarov, Corresponding Member of the RAS S. N. Kochetkov, Academician V. I. Kovalenko, Academician S. K. Korovin, and deputies of the chairmen of expert review boards, Professor M. Yu. Afanasiev and V. V. Sychev, Academician V. P. Matveenko, Chairman of the Coordination Board for Regional Programs, the Board of the Foundation notes that, for the period from December 18, 2009 to March 24, 2010, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research:

- carried out a large body of work to merit-review applications submitted under the competitions 2010 (9,066 applications were reviewed under initiative-based research projects (“a”), applications to organize and hold expeditions and field research within the territory of the Russian Federation (“k”), to organize Russian and international scientific events within the territory of Russia (“g”), to organize the participation of Russian scientists in international scientific events abroad (“z”) and for projects to hold international competitions);

- 8,045 reports for 2009 were merit-reviewed on various projects, both continued and those about to be completed, under the competition for initiative-based projects as well as 408 reports on publishing projects;

- 1,030 reports were reviewed under current projects as part of regional competitions;

- new agreements between RFBR and the administrations of a number of regions of the Russian Federation on conducting joint regional competitions were prepared and signed;

- new agreements between RFBR and foreign scientific organizations on conducting joint international competitions were prepared and signed;

- a report was prepared for submission to the Government of the Russian Federation on the operations of RFBR in 2009.

THE BOARD OF THE RUSSIAN FOUNDATION FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

It was resolved that, the results of the competition for projects to conduct initiative-based research in 2010 and the lists of new projects supported based on the results of merit reviews and recommendations of expert panels on funding such projects in 2010 under the “a” competition should be approved in the following knowledge areas:

- mathematics, mechanics and informatics (01);

- physics and astronomy (02);

- chemistry and studies of materials (03);

- biology and medical science (04);

- Earth sciences (05);

- humanities and social sciences (06);

- information technologies and computer systems (07);

- fundamentals of engineering sciences (08).

It should be noted that the topics of many projects supported by the expert review boards are in line with the polices of the government for modernization and the innovation-based development of the Russian economy and in line with priority orientations and critical technologies for the development of science, engineering and technologies.

It was resolved that, lists of, and scope of funding, supported continuous projects under the main competition for initiative-based research projects of 2009, 2008 determined based on the recommendations of the expert review boards should be approved.

It was also resolved that, lists of, scope of funding, supported projects to organize expeditions and field research under the paragraph “k” competition of 2010 determined based on the recommendations of the expert review boards should be approved.

It was resolved that the lists of unsupported initiative-based projects of 2010, early terminated initiative-based projects of 2009, 2008 and the lists of unsupported projects to organize expeditions and field research of 2010 compiled as per recommendations of the expert review boards should be approved.

It was resolved that recommendations made by the expert review boards and a resolution of the Bureau of the Foundation Board on competitions for projects for Russian scientists to participate in international scientific events within the territory of Russia and abroad in areas 01-08 of 2010 should be approved.

It was resolved that the results of competitions under the Young Scientist Mobility program in areas 01-08 of 2010 should be approved.

It was resolved that the membership composition of the expert boards in knowledge areas 01-08 and of the Coordination Board for Regional Competitions of RFBR should be approved.

Reports by the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the expert panels should be approved.

The Bureau and the Directorates of the Foundation are directed to review suggestions made in reports by the chairmen of the expert review boards and their representatives.

It was resolved that in 2011 in the below-enumerated knowledge areas:

- mathematics, information science and mechanics;

- physics and astronomy;

- chemistry and studies of materials;

- biology and medical sciences;

- Earth sciences;

- humanities and social sciences;

- information technologies and computer systems;

- fundamentals of engineering sciences,

the following types of competitions should be announced:

- initiative-based research projects (“a”);

- publication projects (“d”);

- regional projects (“r”);

- organization of Russian and international scientific events within the territory of Russia (“g”);

- participation of Russian scientists in international scientific events abroad (“z”);

- organization of expeditions (and field research) (“k”);

- analytical research reviews (“ano”);

- competitions under the “Young Scientists Mobility” program;

- oriented basic research (“ofi_m”, “ofi_ts”);

- development of the material and technical base of research;

- urgent support to scientific research.

It was resolved that a decision of the Bureau of the Foundation Board dated February 03, 2010 to move the deadline for the submission of reports from January 15 of the next year to December 15 of the current year should be approved.

It was resolved that the high level at which expert reviews are held at the Foundation should be noted. The Board would like to express its gratitude to members of expert panels and to the experts of the Foundation for their thorough and effective work.

It was resolved that in 2010 joint international and regional competitions for research projects as per concluded agreements and with funding approved by the Bureau of the Foundation Board should be held.

It was resolved that the following aspects of the international activity of RFBR should be adopted:

14.1. The signing of an executive program for scientific cooperation between RFBR and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Israel (MSTI) and the announcement of a RFBR and MSTI (Israel) competition on the following topics:

- nano-materials;

- prospective materials and advanced technologies;

- information sciences: cognitive research, the new generation Internet, high productivity computing.

14.2. Participation of RFBR in negotiations on the international ERO.NetRUS program (in line with the 7th Framework Program of the EU) and in the preparation for organizing in 2011 a pilot multilateral competition for research projects with the participation of RFBR and the foundations of the EU member states and also of other nations associated with the EU.

14.3. RFBR’s entry into an agreement with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) on holding in 2011 a competition for oriented interdisciplinary research in the following areas:

- fundamental problems associated with the use of petaflop-class supercomputers for the purposes of detailed forecast modeling in scientific and engineering research;

- fundamental problems of the interaction of high-intensity electromagnetic fields with matter;

- artificial electromagnetic influence on the natural geological environment;

- development and creation of nanoscale and nanostructured materials on a metallic, ceramic and polymer base.

14.4. Participation of RFBR in holding in 2010 -- in accordance with a decision of the Board dated 17.12.2009 -- an international competition of the research foundations of the G8 nations under the project “Research into the Application of Software Towards Exascale Computing for Global Scale Issues”, including:

- participation in the expert panel of the above-specified competition of Academicians Yu. I. Zhuravlev and V. B. Betelin as representatives of RFBR;

- participation in the coordination committee of the competition of A. M. Zheltikov, deputy Chairman of the Board, and A. N. Sharov, Head of the Directorate for International Relations, as representatives of RFBR.

14.5. The holding of a meeting of the heads of the basic research foundations of the G8 nations in Saint Petersburg on June 25-26, 2010 -- on the invitation of RFBR -- for the first time.

It was resolved that the activity of RFBR to develop cooperation wit the CIS states should be approved.

It was resolved that an agreement on cooperation between RFBR and the State Committee for Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia, and an agreement between RFBR and the Academy of Sciences of Abhasia should be approved.

It was resolved that in 2010 should be held negotiations on the further development of cooperation and on the forms of joint competitions with the State Committee for Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia, with the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, and with the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

It was resolved that a competition for popular scientific articles should be held in 2010.

It was resolved that the texts of announcements on the 2010 and 2011 competitions be published in the Poisk newspaper and posted on the RFBR website.

In order to provide information resources under scientific research projects, it is resolved that an online subscription should be held in 2010 for online access to the electronic versions of the world’s leading publications recommended by the Board of the scientific electronic library of RFBR.

The report for submission to the Government of the Russian Federation on the activity of RFBR in 2009 should be approved.

It was resolved that a new editorial board of RFBR Vestnik magazine should be approved as follows: Academician V. Ya. Panchenko, Editor-in-Chief; Professor A. M. Zheltikov, Deputy Editor-in-Chief; N. I. Valyukova, secretary; A. O. Timofeeva, issuing editor; and the following members of the editorial board: Academicians A. F. Andreev, A. G. Granberg, V. I. Kovalenko, S. K. Korovin, O. N. Krokhin, V. P. Matveenko, Ye. I. Moiseev, G. A. Filippov; corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences S. N. Kochetkov, A. M. Muzafarov, P. P. Pashinin, V. A. Shakhnov, V. I. Yeliseev, Director of RFBR, Professor O. Ya. Diachenko.

It was resolved that the work of the Bureau of the RFBR Board for the period from December 18, 2009 to March 24, 2010 should be approved.

It was resolved that the work of the Foundation for the period from December 17, 2009 to March 24, 2010 should be approved. It was also resolved that the work of the competition departments and other subdivisions during the period of the 2010 competitions should be noted and approved.

It was resolved that this resolution of the Board of the Foundation should be published in the Vestnik of RFBR, in the Poisk newspaper and should be posted on the RFBR website.

Chairman, RFBR Board

Academician V. Ya. Panchenko

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