Dr. Igor Titov is a scientist and Director of the Innovation Center, an entity under the Green-PIK umbrella. He coordinated two major conferences in just over 2 years, the International Scientific and Practical Conferences on Earthworms and Soil Fertility held in Vladimir, Russia. The first conference attracted 400 scientists and worm industry practitioners, primarily from Russia and the former Soviet Union. The 2004 conference had over 220 participants, with a much greater international diversity including leaders in vermiculture and vermicomposting from India, China, South Africa, and U.S.A..