On July 29-31, 2010, at the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, the Siberian Branch of the RAS, the Academic Seminar Russian Tibetology: Problems of Transcription, Databases and Organization Structure was held. The IOM's researchers such as Dr A. Zorin and B. Mitruyev took part in the Seminar. We offer to your attention the official program of the Seminar. The Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, the Siberian Branch of the RAS RUSSIAN TIBETOLOGY: PROBLEMS OF TRANSCRIPTION, DATABASES AND ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE ACADEMIC SEMINAR July 29-31 2010, Ulan-Ude city JULY 29 09.00. Registration. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Lobby 10.00. Plenary session. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Conference Hall Director of IMBT, Dr Boris Bazarov. Welcoming speech Vice Director of IMBT, Dr Sergey Lepekhov. Russian school of Tibetan translations: history, modernity, and perspectives Ven. Lozang Norbu Shastri. Russia and Tibet: perspectives of scientific collaboration Dr Andrey Bazarov. Idea and procedure of the Seminar 11.00-11.20. Coffee break. 11.20. Panel 1. Problems of Cyrillic transcription of Tibetan. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Conference Hall Dr N.D. Bolsokhoyeva (Ulan-Ude). System of Cyrillic transcription of Boris Semichov Dr A.V. Zorin, B.L. Mitruyev (Saint Petersburg). To the problem of record of Tibetan words by Russian letters Dr Zh.B. Badagarov (Ulan-Ude). Creation of transcription systems in Tussian Asian Studies: problems and resolutions N.V. Tsyrempilov (Ulan-Ude). Some questions of a unified Cyrillic transcription of Tibetan 13.30 – 14.30. Lunch 14.30. Panel 2. Electronic databases in Russian Tibetan studies. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Conference Hall K.V. Alexeyev, N.V. Yampolskaya (Saint Petersburg). An interactive Mongol-Tibetan-Sanskrit database of Buddhist terms as a way of organization of text studies Dr S.P. Nestyorkin (Ulan-Ude). To the question of a unified electronic bibliographic database of Russian Tibetology Dr Yu.Zh. Zhabon (Ulan-Ude). A project of electronic glossary of Tibetan medical terms Dr A.V. Zorin (Saint Petersburg). On the project of cataloguing of the Tibetan collection kept at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts Dr A.A. Bazarov (Ulan-Ude). Tibetan collection of personal works (gsung ‘bum) of the Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs JULY 30 10.00. Panel 3. Trends and perspectives of Tibetan studies in Russia. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Conference Hall Ven. Lozang Norbu Shastri (Varanasi, India). Profile of the Central University of Tibetan Studies Dr D.I. Burayev (Ulan Ude). Tibetology at the University Dr I.R. Garri (Ulan-Ude). New prospects of Russian Tibetology today 11.30 – 12.00. Coffee break B.L. Mitruyev (Saint Petersburg). Synchronic translation of Tibetan into Russian O.S. Rinchinov (Ulan-Ude). Project “Siberian-Asian resource center”: conception and technical side 13.30. Lunch 14.30. Concluding remarks. Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs. 2nd floor. Conference Hall 18.00. Dinner. Restaurant “Akhtamar” JULY 31 Travel to Lake Baikal PHOTOS The building of the Centre of Oriental Manuscripts and Block Prints of the IMBT, SB RAS  The inauguration of the Seminar. Vice Director of IMBT, Dr Sergey Lepekhov delivers his speech  The inauguration of the Seminar. Ven. Lopsang Norbu Shastri delivers his speech 
The inauguration of the Seminar. Dr A.A. Bazarov delivers his speech  Dr N.D. Bolsokhoyeva presents her paper  Dr A.V. Zorin presents his and B.L. Mitruyev's paper  During the session: Dr N.D. Bolsokhoyeva, B.L. Mitruyev  The discussion during the presentation by Dr N.V. Tsyrempilov. Dr Zh.B. Badagarov directs his question to the speaker  K.V. Alexeyev presents his and N. Yampolskaya's paper  O.S. Rinchinov presents Dr Yu.Zh. Zhabon's paper  Photos by A. Zorin |