4th annual "Mining and Exploration Business Forum MINEX 2008" took place on 1-3 October 2008, in Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya hotel in Moscow, Russia. Detailed information is available at http://2008.minexforum.com/ru/ In the frames of this Forum IAGOD was an organizer of plenary session "Development of Exploration Activity"

5th International Conference and summer school "GIS in Geosciences" Application of basic sciences achievements in practical activity, took place from 13th to 19th July 2008 in International University "Dubna" in Dubna city, Moscow region.