Three quarter of participants of Tatarstan gas, oil and petrochemicals forum would like to take part in the forum again
10 September 2013, Tuesday
On September 10 at a briefing at Tatarstan Government House Director General of OAO “Kazanskaya yarmarka” Lev Semenov said that Tatarstan gas, oil and petrochemicals forum that was held from September 5 to 7 in Kazan, became the largest event in oil and gas industry in Russia.
According to Lev Semenov, the exhibition “Oil. Gas. Petrochemicals” organized within the framework of the forum is the leading one in Russia.
The number of participants is increasing by 10-12 percent every year. By and large, more than 250 companies were presented this year. The area of the exhibition expanded by 41 percent compared to the last year. Tatneft exposition was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Tatarstan oil. For the first time ever, Belorus companies were presented as a single block under the aegis of state corporation “Belneftekhim”. The exposition of Bashkortostan companies has been presented at the exhibition for the third time.
“Eco technologies and Equipment of XXI century”, “Plastic and Rubber”, and “Geo-Kazan: Geological survey. Geodesy. Cartography” exhibitions were also held during the forum.
11 Tatarstan enterprises took part in a job fair that was organized for the first time.
Besides, 15 events, including research and training conferences and round tables were held at the forum.
By and large, 1.5 thousand delegates participated in Tatarstan gas, oil and petrochemicals forum.
Lev Semenov reported that according to the survey 80 percent of participants reached their set goals and three quarter of them are willing to come here again.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.