The Conference was organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Republic, Kazan State University , Institute of Mechanics and Engineering KazSC RAS under the financial support by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Scientitic Research and Pilot-Plant Developments Foundation of Tatarstan Republic, the Federal Target Program "Integration". The Organizing Committee was headed by the Chairman, the Vice-Prime-Minister of Tatarstan Republic I.K.Khairullin and Co-chairmen Academician AS RT, Rector KSU Yu.G.Konoplyev, Academician AS RT, Professor of Kazan State Architectural Industrial Academy I.G.Teregulov, Doctor of Physical Mathematical Sciences, Director IME KazSC RAS D.A.Gubaydullin.

Seccions were held at Kazan State University and Youngish Tourist Camp "Volga". More than 100 specialists from different regions of Russia took place in the Conference.

On 27 June the participants and the guests of the Conference got aquainted with the exhibition devoted to the life and creative lagacy of Professors Kh.M.Mushtary (1900-1981), K.Z.Galimov (1909-1986), M.S.Kornishin (1920-1991) thanks to whom Kazan-city became one of the leading center of development of non-linear shell mechanics. After the solemn opening of the Conference the plenar lectures were given by the Corresponding Member of the RAS M.A.Ilgamov (Presidium of Ufa Scientific Center RAS and AS of Republic of Bashkortostan) about Kh.M.Mushtary, Professor Yu.P.Zhigalko (KSU) about K.Z.Galimov, Professor M.N.Serazutdinov (Kazan State Technological University) about M.S.Kornishin. In the second half of the day the plenar lectures were given by Rrofessor Yu.V.Nemirovsky (Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics SB RAS, Novosibirsk) - "Greep of homogeneous and composite shells"; Professor V.G.Bazhenov (SRI of Mechanics, Nizhegorodsky State University) - "Numerical models of non-linear problems of space structure dynamics"; Professor I.G.Teregulov (KSAIA) - "Mathematical simulation of non-reversible multiparametric processes and equations of state for continuous media"; Professor V.N.Paymushin (Kazan State Technical University named after A.N.Tupolev, co-authors: Professor V.A.Ivanov, srs V.R.Khusainov) - "Refined theory of three-layer plates and shells for investigating dynamic processes of deforming". On 28-30 June session reports were discussed at three Sessions: "Problems of general theory of shells", "Stability and dynamics of shells", "Methods of solution and experimental investigations in mechanics of shells".

Published are the following Conference materials:

1. Actual Problems of Mechanics of Shells. Abstracts of reports at International Conference, dedicated to Professor Kh.M.Mushtary on his 100th Birthday, Professor K.Z.Galimov on his 90th Birthday and Professor M.S.Kornishin on his 80th Birthday. June 26 - 30, 2000, Kazan, Russia. Kazan: Institute of Mechanics and Engineering KazSC RAS, 2000, 244p.

2.Actual Problems of Mechanics of Shells. Abstracts of reports at International Conference, dedicated to Professor Kh.M.Mushtary on his 100th Birthday, Professor K.Z.Galimov on his 90th Birthday and Professor M.S.Kornishin on his 80th Birthday. June 26 - 30, 2000, Kazan, Russia. Kazan: Novoe Znanie, 2000. 488p.