[DX] Welcome to EDXC Conference 2015
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[DX] Welcome to EDXC Conference 2015



Dear DX Friend,

European DX Council (EDXC) and St. Petersburg DX Club European are kindly inviting European DX-ers to take part in the 48th EDXC Conference 2015 to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 18-22 September 2015. Guests from countries outside Europe are also heartly welcomed.

Conference venue: RUSS Hotel, Artilleriyskaya ul, 1, St. Petersburg
(http://www.hotelruss.spb.ru or http://www.hotelruss.spb.ru/index.php?lang=eng)

The preliminary conference agenda (updates and changes are possible):

Friday 18 September  Â16.00 â 22.00
Arrival, registration, informal contacts at the conference venue hotel

Saturday 19 September 10.00 â 14.00
Conference opening. Greetings from the St.Petersburg DX Club and Conference Organizing Committee by Mr Alexander Beryozkin. Greetings from EDXC by Mr Kari KivekÃs
Lectures and reports
1. âPages of history of foreign broadcasting in Russianâ by Mr Andrey Fyodorov
2. âDXing in Costa del Sol: July 2015â by Mr Alexander Beryozkin
3. âEDXC mattersâ by Mr Kari KivekÃs
4. âNews and prospects of Christian broadcasting on the example of Protestant radio stations of St. Petersburgâ by Mr Mikhail Nevolin

Saturday 19 September 15.00 â 18.00
Short sightseeing city tour by bus. Excursion to the National Show Museum âGrand Maket Rossiyaâ (âGrand Model Russiaâ)

Sunday 20 September  Â10.00 â 14.00
Lectures and reports
5. âModern SDR techniques in amateur radio and DXingâ by Mr Alexander Gromov
6. âReceiving antenna: electric or magnetic?â by Dr Anatoly Bobkov
7. âRTRN St.Petersburg Regional Centre: broadcasting development plansâ by Mr Mikhail Timofeyev
8. âEDXC 2016 Conference, proposed city: Manchesterâ by Ms Chrissy Brand

Sunday 20 September  Â15.00 â 18.30
Visiting the studio of St.Petersburg FM station âDorozhnoye Radioâ (âRoad Radioâ). Excursion to Prof. A.S. Popovâs Laboratory and Apartment Museums in the St.Petersburg Electrotechnical University, including report:
9. âHistorical significance of Prof. A.S. Popovâs scientific works in the field of radioâ by Ms.Larisa Zolotinkina

Sunday 20 September  Â19.00 â 22.00
Banquet dinner at the hotel restaurant

Monday 21 September  Â10.00 â 13.00
Exit session of the conference, part 1. Venue: St.Petersburg DX Club Headquarters in Bolshiye Porogi including report:
10. âCollecting Soviet and Russian vintage broadcasting receiversâ by Mr Omar Cheishvili

Monday 21 September  Â14.00 â 18.00
Exit session of the conference, part 2. Venue: St.Petersburg Bonch-Bruyevich State University of Telecommunications
Lectures and reports
Excursion to the University Media Centre
Special broadcast of Radio Bonch studentsâ radio station devoted to the conference
Conference closing

Tuesday 22 September 10.00 â 14.00
Departure, informal contacts

The prices are as follows:

Full package/single room: 270 EUR per person
Full package/double room: 220 EUR per person

Minimum package (4 nights accommodation & conference fee)/single room: 190 EUR per person
Minimum package (4 nights accommodation & conference fee)/single room: 140 EUR per person

A participant may choose events to attend. So final price may vary within the above limits. More information at https://edxcnews.wordpress.com.

For reservations and any other info, please contact Alexander Beryozkin by e-mail dxspb[at]nrec.spb.ru or by phone +7(921)793-72-84.

73s,

Alexander Beryozkin
Kari KivekÃs
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