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International Forum Acrtic: Today and the Future

10 - 11 December 2014 , Sankt-Peterburg, Startovaya ulica, 6 liter A, Crowne Plaza St.Petersburg Airport
 
International Forum Acrtic: Today and the Future

About the event

December 10 – 11, 2014 the IV International Forum “The Arctic: today and the Future” will take place in Saint-Petersburg under the auspices of the Interregional public organization “Association of polar explorers”, which actively contributes to the implementation of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.

The forum is an information platform of the Association for collecting public evaluation, expert opinion on projects and initiatives aimed at implementation of Russian strategic objectives on the territory. Completing the annual program of congress events dedicated to the development of the Arctic region in Russia, "The Arctic: present and future" is the final event that unites all decisions made within a year and consolidating the efforts of government, business and the public for their implementation.

Within the Forum there will be presented the mechanisms of interaction between government and business, created by the Association of polar explorers: public commissions on issues relevant to the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) and Polar Commissions consisting of authorities in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

According to the state programme “Socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic zone up to 2020”, the comprehensive development of this area and the large-scale involvement of its natural features into the economic turnover are planned. The event will raise the issues of sustainable developing of natural resources, solving socio-economic problems of the Arctic region, attraction of investments, development of the transport system and energy complex of the Arctic, environmental safety, increasing energy efficiency, staffing of all kinds of activity on the territory of the region, preservation of historical and cultural heritage, support of indigenous peoples of the North, etc. Special emphasis in the program will be placed on social and environmental responsibility in the implementation of the Arctic projects.

On the Forum exposition the largest companies are to demonstrate their capabilities for the development of the Russian Arctic zone.

The forum will be held with the support and participation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation and all interested ministries and departments, as well as regional authorities, companies doing business in the Arctic, non-profit and research organizations, educational institutions. The forum is expected to be attended  by over 500 delegates from 30 Russian regions and 20 foreign countries.

The main result of the Forum will be a resolution with proposals and recommendations, which will be sent to the specialized committees of the upper and lower chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, ministries and departments and the Government of the Russian Federation for improvement of legislation and state regulation in the field of the sustainable development of the Arctic.

Taking into account the relevance of the themes, petroleum and transport companies operating in the Russian Arctic zone, objects of transport infrastructure, shipbuilding companies, industrial enterprises, enterprises of energy complex, manufacturers of equipment for mining, companies providing services in the field of mining and in the environment, enterprises engaged in construction and design of infrastructure for the transport and economic activities in the Russian Arctic zone, educational and research organizations, banks, investment and insurance companies, etc.

Contact person of the Organizing Committee: the Head of Department on work with participants Zaharova Marina Gennadievna. Tel. +7 (812) 327-93-70, +7 (921) 396-82-64, e-mail: zaharova@confspb.ru.

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