INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE CONVERSION FORUM IN RUSSIA
1 FEBRUARY 2000
SOURCE: US EMBASSY MOSCOW
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Summary. The following report provides information on the April 17-21 international defense conference organized by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event is expected to attract Russian and foreign business communities, Moscow Government representatives, as well as small defense enterprises of Moscow, investment funds and financial organization participants. End summary.
General Information. On April 17-21, the First International Forum “High Technologies in the Defense Complex” will take place in Moscow. The Forum is co-organized by the Moscow Government, Committee on Restructuring Defense Enterprises of Moscow and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov is chairing the Organizing Committee of the Forum and will be opening the Forum.
The Forum is intended primarily for small- and medium-sized enterprises in the military-industrial complex which are seeking to restructure and utilize their high technology to produce competitive products. The Forum is expected to attract investment and venture funds, financial credit and trade organization participants.
Forum’s Program & Structure. The Forum will start with Plenary meetings and will include the International Conference titled “High Technologies – for the Benefit of Individual and Society,” roundtable discussions and the Exposition “High Technologies – Year 2000.” A contest will be held to identify products and projects most attractive to national and foreign investors.
The Plenary meetings will discuss:
- Military-Industrial Conversion and Reformation Issues
- Innovative Process Infrastructure and Science-Intensive Investment Mechanism.
The International Conference will be held in the Mayor’s Office, and will discuss current issues of high-tech complex development and the investment climate in the science-intensive areas. Roundtable discussions will be held on: aviation, outer space, machine-building, nuclear energy and other energy resources, laser technologies, electronics and communication, chemical industry, healthcare and biotechnology, environmental issues, and financial and investment issues.
The conference organizers will forward schedules to prospective attendees. If you would like to receive a specific schedule of a roundtable discussion in the area of your interest, please fax your request to the attention of Boris P. Sakhranov, Chief Expert, MCCI Administration for Foreign Economic Activity, fax number 7 (095) 132-0733.
Logistical Support. Registration Fee. MCCI is ready to provide logistical assistance to prospective U.S. participants in the Forum, including visa support, hotel accommodation, airport transfers and transfers to the events. A $350 registration fee covers the following: individual accreditation, information package (Forum’s Program, Exposition Catalog, International Conference and Investment Projects & Technologies Contest materials), entry pass to all events, interpretation services (consecutive and/or simultaneous), invitation to the official reception.
Contact Information. For further details and to register for the Forum, interested parties should contact Suren O. Vardanian, Head, External Relations Division, MCCI, fax/tel. 7 (095) 132-0733, tel. 7 (095) 132-0029; e-mail: Ext@mtpp.opg and/or extern@mtpp.org. Mailing address: 22, Akademika Pilyugina Street, Moscow 117393, Russia.
This information is being provided by the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service Moscow, which offers to U.S. exporters a number of services aimed at generating export sales, including identifying distributors and arranging meetings with prospective buyers during business visits to Russia. For more information on FCS Moscow services U.S. companies may visit the BISNIS site at: www.mac.doc.gov./BISNIS or contact:
Marina Parshukova, Commercial Specialist
FCS Moscow
Tel: 7-095-737-5034
Fax: 7-095-737-5033
E-mail: Marina.Parshukova@mail.doc.gov