Publishing fee?

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

The university I go to is having an All-Russia conference in November, and they want me to write an article/speech for it. Below is a section of the informational letter they sent to me. I'm pretty sure this says that I owe them $100 for the publishing expenses, and that people traveling from other places must cover their own traveling/living expenses? Is that true? If anyone has time, could you also give me a translation? Thanks in advance!

Для возмещения затрат на издание сборника докладов необходимо перечислить орг взнос в размере 250 рублей для граждан России и СНГ, 100 долларов США для иностранных участников до 15 октября 2006 года по банковским реквизитам:

ГРКЦ ГУ Банка России по -------- обл. г. ----- БИК #########, ИНН ##########, КПП #########. Получатель: УФК по ------- области (ГОУ ВПО ----- л/с ###########) р/с ####################. В назначении платаже указать: Ф.И.О., город, оргвзнос конференции «Национальные культуры и их роль в формировании культурого пространства России». Код платежа #################### «Прочие безвозмездные поступления федеральным учреждениям».

Оргкомитет оставляет за собой право определять форму предсталения докладов (пленарную, секционную). Иногородним проезд и проживание за счет командирующей стороны.

Comments

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

In brief: you've got it just right.

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's what I was afraid of...

yes, you are right

[pcmag.livejournal.com]

Pay attention that they asked ~$9 from Russians

Re: yes, you are right

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

I did notice that ;-)

[rusl.livejournal.com]

"...and that people traveling from other places must cover their own traveling/living expenses?"

There is no one word about this. It's all about a publishing expenses. But I think you must pay for your traveling/living expenses yourself.

[russian-bob.livejournal.com]

There is no word about this? What about:
"Иногородним проезд и проживание за счет командирующей стороны."

which actually mean "...that people traveling from other places must cover their own traveling/living expenses?"

[kav2k.livejournal.com]

To be more precise, "...за счет командирующей стороны" means that the organisation you're representing must cover these expenses. But, if you're all by yourself..

[russian-bob.livejournal.com]

:))

You are right, they ask you and all other foreigners to pay $100 while all Russian citizens have to pay ~$9 for "covering publishing expenses".

Consider this as a part of "National cultures and their role in forming Russian cultural space" experince. :)