At what point does a person become a scientist? And what is required for a scientist to realize that he is a scientist? And what comes first: awareness or reality? Unfortunately, I cannot answer all these questions with exact and scientific completeness, but I would like to tell my story....

What makes international conferences so popular? There can be many answers to this question, but among them you can find two: the opportunity to personally meet and communicate with various colleagues from your area and travel. According to legend, Lao Tzu wrote: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with...