IХ International conference "Efficient use of resources and environmental protection - key issues of mining and metallurgical complex development" and ХII International science conference «Advanced technologies, equipment and analytical systems for materials and nano-materials» were held in D. Serikbayev EKSTU.

Opening the plenary session, rector of D. Serikbayev EKSTU Zhassulan Shaimardanov hopefully spoke that these conferences will be the optimal platforms for open dialogue between scientists and experts that gathered here to discuss problems of achieving economic growth, the search for innovative models that ensure the harmonious development of nature and person providing a qualitative change of production models and use. 

A number of well-known scientists from Kazakhstan, Russia, Great Britain, Japan and other countries appeared with plenary session reports. Participation in the plenary meeting of representatives from manufacturers of modern equipment "Intertech Corporation ", "TESCAN", "Interactive Corporation" and "JЕОL Corporation" let to get comprehensive information about produced equipment for material science, micro - and nano electronics and analytical systems for researches of the structure and composition of materials, and various natural objects. After the plenary meeting the work of the conference continued in sections.

As noted, conference "Advanced technologies, equipment and analytical systems for materials and nano-materials" became an important step for further development of innovative cooperation between Kazakhstan, Japan, Russia and other countries in nanotechnology area. The consideration of this topic in the focus of connected mining and metallurgical cluster let to explain the questions of the study and the use of nano-objects in nature.