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ROIPA <\/strong>is an acronym for the original Russian title\u00a0of\u00a0the Russian Society\u00a0for\u00a0the Study\u00a0of Problems\u00a0of Atlantis<\/em> which is the leading association in the Russian\u00a0Federation for the study of Atlantology.<\/p>\n It was formally established in 2003 although it has its roots in the early 1990\u2019s. Since then it has organised three congresses of Atlantologists, published papers and books including its recent Cronos<\/em>\u00a0almanac. <\/em>There is also an ongoing programme of lectures.<\/p>\n Alexander Voronin <\/a>was the president of ROIPA and I had the pleasure of meeting him in Malta in 2011. Sadly, Alexander died November 6th 2012.<\/p>\n Membership of ROIPA is normally confined to Russian citizens, so I was greatly flattered when I was given honorary membership of the organisation in 2011.<\/p>\n In March 2014, I was contacted by the new president of ROIPA, George Nefediev, who informed me that the work of the society was back on track and has already held a conference in\u00a0December, 2013. They are currently developing a new website(a)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Later in 2014, ROIPA published the second edition of their Cronos \u2018almanac\u2019. It has a number of contributions by researchers frequently encountered in the pages of\u00a0Atlantipedia, such as Emilio Spedicato <\/a>and R. Cedric Leonard<\/a>. Although it will be published in Russian, you can view the contents in English(b)<\/sup>. As you will see the subjects are wide-ranging and it is regrettable that the volume will not be available in English.<\/p>\n ROIPA is organising its fourth Congress on the 13-14 April 2015. All are welcome and contributions invited<\/p>\n (<\/sup>a)<\/sup> The theme of the Congress is A<\/em>tlantology in the XXI century – Development Prospects<\/em> and is seeking to have Atlantology recognised as a legitimate scientific discipline.<\/p>\n See: Russian Atlantology<\/a><\/p>\n (a)<\/sup> https:\/\/roipa.org<\/a><\/p>\n