PRESS RELEASE

International Forum “Conservancy of Nature ‘2005”

Date of event: 6 th – 8 th of September, 2005
Place: World Trade Center , Moscow
Working hours: 06 , 07 .09 10.00 – 18.00, 08.09 10.00 – 16.00

Organizers:
Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
Maxima Inc.

Official Support:
The Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters
Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation

With the assistance of:
Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia (UOGP)
Supreme Mining Council of Russia
Russian Geological Society
The Russian Association of Pulp and Paper Organizations and Enterprises – RAO “Bumprom”
Association for Ecological Partnership
GIS-Association

Intelligent politics in the usage of unique Russian natural resources is of life importance today. Combined efforts of state and business to improve the nature management practice are significant. International Forum “Conservancy of Nature ‘2005”, including the Congress and Exhibition, provides the opportunity for wide exchange of opinions on a range of relevant problems of nature management, preservation of the environment, further economic development of Russia due to effective exploitation of natural resources.

The participants of the Forum will be addressed by the President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Primakov, the Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation Mr. Trutnev, Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Mr. Mironov, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation Mr. Stepashin.

Congress programme (6 th – 7 th of September) includes plenary session align with workshops, seminars and round table discussions. Speakers of the plenary session include: Vice-Minister of Natural Resources Mr. Tyomkin, Chairman of the Committee of the Council of Federation on Natural Resources and Nature Conservancy Mr. Orlov, Committee on Natural Resources and Nature Resources Management of the State Duma member Mr. Khramov, Chairman of Scientific-Advisory Council under the Chief of Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency, Vice-President of RANS Dr. Kozlovsky, Head of the Federal Agency of Water Resources Mr. Khamitov, Chairman of the Committee on Nature Management and Ecology of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Alekseev, Director General of MSUE "Mosvodokanal" Mr. Khramenkov, Member of Russian Academy о f Sciences, Director of the Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Dmitriyevsky.

Subject of the Exhibition (6 th – 8 th of September): Latest equipment, resource-saving technologies of mineral extraction, recycling and storage; Geoinformation technologies (equipment and services); Equipment for industrial emissions cleaning and ventilation systems; Ecological programmes and systems for industrial ecological safety; Innovative projects; Investment programmes.

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