INTERFAX-ANNOUNCEMENTS-WEEK
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The bulletin comes out weekly. This is issue No. 21
MONDAY, May 28, 2012
In Moscow:
1 p.m. Meeting of expert council for health of Federation Council social affairs committee
Subject: Safety of doctors. Ways to solve the problem
Participant: Federation Council social affairs committee deputy head L. Ponomaryova
Venue: Federation Council (26, Bolshaya Dmitrovka street)
Phone: 8495-692-1877, 8495-692-4145, 8495-692-7525
Fax: 8495-692-4305
2 p.m. Roundtable
Subject: Legal assistance to youths in rural areas
Organizer: LDPR
Participant: LDPR leader V. Zhirinovsky
Phone: 8495-692-1830, 8495-692-8012
9.30 a.m. Press conference
Speaker: Indonesian Agriculture Minister A. Apriyantono
Venue: Lotte hotel (8, Novinsky boulevard)
Phone: 8495-951-9549, 8916-856-4413
E-mail: enjaychik@gmail.com, blesnova_lisa@mail.ru
11 a.m. A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov and UK Foreign Secretary W. Hague
Venue: 17 Spiridonovka St
Press conference
11 a.m. Briefing
Speaker: Healthcare Minister N. Skvortsova
Venue: Healthcare Ministry (3, Rakhmanovsky side street)
Phone: 8495-606-1818
Events due at Public Chamber (7/1, Miusskaya square, phone: 8495-221-8361):
11 a.m. Public hearings
Subject: Problems of employing graduates of historic universities
3 p.m. Public hearings
Subject: Ensuring affordability of connecting people and entities to power grids in Russia
Events due at RIA Novosti (4, Zubovsky boulevard, phone: 8495-637-5019, 8495-645-6472):
11 a.m. Press confine
Subject: How to help children with multiple bronchiectasis?
Speaker: WHO representative in Russia L. Migliorini
Noon Press conference
Subject: Festival of Russian language
Speaker: Officials, scientists
1 p.m. Press conference
Subject: Russia without abortions actions
Speaker: MPs and others
3 p.m. Roundtable
Subject: Conditions for living in Russia
Speakers: Rosstat chief A. Surinov and others
Noon Meeting of Federation Council’s council for people with disabilities
Subject: Problems and prospects of inclusive education of children with disabilities
Participant: Federation Council speaker V. Matviyenko
Venue: Special school #44
Phone: 87495-692-1877, 8495-692-4145, 8495-692-7525
Fax: 8495-692-4305
Noon. Presentation of the Bella Russian-Italian literary award
Attendees: B. Messerer, Chairman of the Bella award organizing committee, member of the Society of Friends of Tarusa, Russian artist, President of the Moscow Association of Theater, Film and Television Artists; N. Ivanova, chairperson of the Russian jury, first deputy editor-in-chief of the Znamya magazine, president of the Russian Literary Initiative Foundation; A. Del Asta, chairperson of the Italian jury, Director of the Italian Institute in Moscow.
Venue: Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (6 Kolymazhny Pereulok St., structure 2)
Phone: 985-997-42-54; e-mail: bella.award@gmail.com.
Noon. Presentation of a sculptural composition dedicated to Marina Tsvetayeva
Venue: the Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery (19 Prechistenka St)
Guests: diplomats, Russian artists
Phone: (495) 637-47-71; 637-25-69; e-mail: adv@rah.ru; adv2@rah.ru; rah1757@yandex.ru.
1 p.m. Conference
Subject: Internal audit and risk management in Russia
Participants: Audit Chamber chairman S. Stepashin and others
Venue: Russian Academy of Sciences (14, Leninsky avenue)
Phone: 8903-151-9677, 8985-269-7702, 8905-530-7696
1 p.m. Press conference
Subject: the opening of an exposition of the project work by participants of the International Architectural Competition for the best concept of the development of the Mnyovniki bottomland.
Speakers: A. Kulbachevsky, head of the Moscow Department of nature management and environmental protection; A. Kuzmin, Moscow’s chief architect; A. Samodurov, NAI Becar’s Vice President
Venue: House in Brestskaya (6 Vtoraya Brestskaya St)
Phone: (495) 691-28-90, 903-501-45-61; fax: 691-74-58, e-mail: moseco@bk.ru.
6 p.m. Roundtable
Subject: Byzantine legacy in Europe: Russia and Italy
Participants: Italian Ambassador to Russia A. Landi and others
Venue: Kazansky Railway station (2, Komsomolskaya square)
Phone: 8495-775-6592 (ext.: 1044)
6 p.m. Awarding ceremony
Subject: ‘St. Cyril and Methodius’ literature prize
Participant: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all-Russia
Venue: Christ the Savior Cathedral (15, Volkhonka street)
Phone: 8499-578-0349
E-mail: accredit@patriarchia.ru
7 p.m. Concert
Subject: Fifth anniversary of Spread Your Wings fund
Venue: Moscow House of Music (52/8, Kosmodamianskaya embankment)
Phone: 8916-218-6138б 8916-932-5786
A session of a special working group of the Public Council under the Moscow police chief
Agenda: preparation of proposals on preventing provocations during mass street protests
The group is led by Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief A.Venediktov
Attendees: V. Platonov, Moscow City Duma Speaker; M. Fedotov, head of the presidential council for human rights.
A justice of the peace court is expected to hear an administrative case against the son of Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov, Anton charged with violating Art. 12.26 part one of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses (failure by a driver to comply with the requirement to undergo medical examination).
1 p.m. Accreditation ends for a roundtable on the system of monitoring children’s safety and health during physical exercises on simple sports structures. The event is due to take place a t the State Duma (1 Okhotny Ryad St.) at 11 a.m. on May 29. Organizer: the State Duma Committee for Physical Education, Sports and Youth Policy under the aegis of the Sport-Express newspaper
Phone: 926-212-99-08; e-mail: pr.lebedeva@yandex.ru.
2 p.m. Accreditation ends to press conference
Subject: opening of another season of Kyzyl-Kuragino archeological expedition
Time: 9.15 a.m. on May 29
Speaker: Russian Geographic Society president S. Shoigu
Venue: VGTRK (Pyataya Ulitsa Yamskogo Polya street)
Phone: 8495-730-4201
E-mail: press-centre@vgtrk.com
2 p.m. Accreditation ends for an event due to be held at Moscow State University (27 Lomonosovsky Avenue, corpus 4) on May 29. 10 a.m. – the MSU Department of Public Administration, Russki Mir and Politika will hold a two-day international conference on “Public administration in the 21st century: the Russian authorities’ agenda.” Attendees: V. Sadvonichy, MSU Rector; M. McFaul, U.S. Ambassador; V. Pozgalev, Governor of the Vologda region; K. Romodanovsky, Director of the Federal Migration Service; A. Makarov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Budget and Taxes; S. Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Health Care; and others
Phone: 903-158-55-78; 903-560-14-41; e-mail: arkhipova@russkiymir.ru; fond@fondedin.ru.
7 p.m. Accreditation ends for a press conference of L. Guseva, head of the Moscow Department for Family and Youth Policy. Subject: “The readiness of summer camps for a new season. The results of the tour registration system.” The event will take place at the Moscow government building (36/9 Novy Arbat St.) at 2 p.m. on May 29
Phone: 925-00-90; e-mail: press@icmos.ru.
Accreditation ends for a general meeting of the League of Assistance to Defense Companies. The event will take place at the Russian Government House (2 Krasnopresnenskaya Emb.) at 1 p.m. on May 29. Attendees: R. Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister, member of the Union of Russian Machine-builders; V. Gutenev, First Vice President of the Union and first deputy chairman of the State Duma Industry Committee
Phone: (495) 781-11-04 (ext. 258), 925-884-27-56.
Accreditation ends for the announcement of the list of the finalists of the seventh season of the Big Book national literary award, due to take place at the GUM demonstration hall (3 Red Square) at 2 p.m. on May 30
Phone: 926-558-79-90; e-mail: bigbook.press@gmail.com.
In Russia and worldwide:
The Single State Exam (EGE) in information science, information and telecommunications technologies, biology and history.
Events in St. Petersburg,
The inauguration of A. Drozdenko as governor of the Leningrad region;
A court hearing in the case of V. Datsik charged with robbery and church arson;
King Crimson festival at the Cosmonaut Club, dedicated to the British progressive rock band King Crimson;
The opening of the Summer Garden after a two-year refurbishment.
Rostov-on-Don,
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: ‘Rostov Readings 2012′ festival of modern dramaturgy
Nizhny Novgorod,
Interfax-Volga pres conference
Subject: “The opportunity to appeal to the ECHR for the residents of a burned-down house, who were found to be responsible for the arsonist’s unlawful actions”
Speakers: I. Samsonov, victim, ECHR applicant, lawyer; O. Prokhorov, specialist in ECHR applications.
Yekaterinburg,
Interfax-Urals press conference
Subject: “The ecological emergency in Degtyarsk: is there a threat to the residents and what are the results of sampling in the acid water spilling zone
Speaker: E. Kiyamova, head of the communal hygiene oversight division at Rospotrebnadzor’s Directorate for the Sverdlovsk region
The press conference will be broadcast online at http://213.242.250.20/
Barnaul,
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: Main political and economic events in Altai territory
Tomsk,
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: New rules of entering municipal education facilities
Online broadcast www.tomline.ru
Kyiv, Ukraine,
The IMF mission ends visit to Ukraine
10 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. a briefing by the IMF mission head, Chris Jarvis who will take stock of the mission’s work in Ukraine, in particular, consultations over Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement.
Minsk, Belarus,
The CIS Executive Committee to hold a session of the CIS Council of the heads of state news agencies.
Almaty (Kazakhstan),
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: Opening of Expo Russia Kazakhstan 2012
Tallinn, Estonia,
The closing day of the NATO PA spring session
Plenary session speakers: T.H. Ilves, Estonian president; E. Ergma, Estonian Parliament Speaker; K. Lamers, NATO PA President; A. Vershbow, NATO Deputy Secretary General.
Kazakhstan,
May 28-29: Visit by Prime Minister D. Medvedev
TUESDAY, May 29, 2012
In Moscow:
Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev ends visit to Kazakhstan.
Events at the Federation Council (26, Bolshaya Dmitrovka street, phone: 495-697-9843, 495-697-4723, 495-692-1877):
4 p.m. Meeting
Participants: Federation Council speaker V. Matviyenko, journalists
Venue:
Fax: 8495-692-4305
3 p.m. Roundtable of the FC Committee for Federative Structure, Regional Policy, Local Government and the North
Subject: “New approaches towards the division of powers between the levels of public power and between various types of municipalities”
4 p.m. a meeting between A. Savenkov, Deputy chairman of the FC Committee for constitutional legislation, legal and court affairs and civil society, and the deputy chairman of the Chinese National People’s Congress Committee on International Affairs Liu Jing.
Events at the State Duma (1 Okhotny Ryad):
11 a.m. Roundtable
Organizer: the Committee for Physical Education, Sports and Youth Culture, the Sports-Express newspaper
Subject: the system for monitoring children’s safety and health during physical exercises on simple sports structures
Phone: 926-212-99-08; e-mail: pr.lebedeva@yandex.ru;
2 p.m. A session of the State Duma Committee for Housing and Communal Policy
Agenda: changes to the Russian Housing Code and certain statutory acts
Phone: 926-303-73-46.
9.15 a.m. Press conference
Subject: opening of another season of Kyzyl-Kuragino archeological expedition
Speaker: Russian Geographic Society president S. Shoigu
Venue: VGTRK (Pyataya Ulitsa Yamskogo Polya street)
Phone: 8495-730-4201
E-mail: press-centre@vgtrk.com
10 a.m. Press conference
Subject: How and why do Russian companies loose competitiveness?
Speaker: Businessmen
Venue: AiF press center (42, Myasnitskaya street)
Phone: 8495-625-2148, 8495-623-9432
10 a.m. the MSU Department of Public Administration, Russki Mir and Politika will hold a two-day international conference on “Public administration in the 21st century: the Russian authorities’ agenda.”
Attendees: V. Sadvonichy, MSU Rector; M. McFaul, U.S. Ambassador; V. Pozgalev, Governor of the Vologda region; K. Romodanovsky, Director of the Federal Migration Service; A. Makarov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Budget and Taxes; S. Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Health Care; and others
Phone: 903-158-55-78; 8-903-560-14-41; e-mail: arkhipova@russkiymir.ru; fond@fondedin.ru.
Events due at Public Chamber (7/1, Miusskaya square, phone: 8495-221-8361):
11 a.m. Public hearings
Subject: New model of economic growth and civil society tasks
3 p.m. Public hearings
Subject: Situation with Russians in Syria
Events due at Komsomolskaya Pravda publishing house (1/23, Stary Petrovsko-Razumovsky passage, phone: 8495-786-6788, 8495-665-7531, 8495-637-6482):
Noon Press conference
Subject: What changes does medical laws need?
Speaker: National Medical Chamber director L. Roshal
2 p.m. Press conference
Subject: Creation of automobile spare parts industry in Russia
Speaker: Deputy Industry and Trade Minister A. Rakhmanov
1 p.m. A general meeting of the League of Assistance to Defense Companies
Attendees: D. Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister, member of the Union of Russian Machine-Builders; V. Gutenev, First Vice President of the Union and first deputy chairman of the State Duma Industry Committee
Venue: Russian Government House (2 Krasnopresenskaya Emb.)
1 p.m. Press conference
Subject: Visit of representatives of foreign universities and art figures to Russia
Speaker: Rossotrudnichestvo deputy chief G. Muradov
Venue: Interfax (2, Pervaya Tverskaya-Yamskaya street)
Phone: 8499-250-8832
1 p.m. Inter-Regional Video Conference
Subject: “There is no such word ‘orphan’ in a country that has a volunteer movement “
Attendees: A. Dvorkovich, Deputy PM; V. Dmitriyev, deputy head of the Russian presidential Experts’ Directorate; D. Kharatyan, actor; N. Valuyev, Russian boxing champion, Duma member; and others
Venue: Rostelecom (30 Goncharnay St)
Phone: 906-713-78-64, 915-120-43-76; e-mail: vpotapova81@mail.ru; prsenina@mail.ru.
Events due at Independent Press Center (17/9, Prechistenka street, phone: 8495-232-2891, 8495-637-3126, e-mail: yakovlevapress@yandex.ru, yakovleva@infolegal.ru):
1 p.m. Press conference
Subject: Defense lawyers doubt that Nevsky Express blast was terrorist attack
Speakers: Defense lawyer in Nevsky Express case
4.30 p.m. Press conference
Subject: Humanization of law. Example of Kankia
Speakers: Constitutional Court chairman advisor T. Morshchakova and others
2 p.m. Press conference
Subject: “The readiness of summer camps for a new season. The results of the tour registration system”
Speaker: L. Guseva, head of the Moscow Department for Family and Youth Policy
Venue: 36/9 Novy Arbat St
Phone: 925-00-90.
2 p.m. Press conference
Subject: J. Holliday’s upcoming concert in Russia
Speaker: J. Holliday, French rock singer, composer and actor, winner of over 60 golden and platinum discs
Venue: ITAR-TASS (2 Tverskoi bd)
Phone: (495) 629-64-03; (499) 791-03-14; e-mail: mn@itar-tass.com; odg@itar-tass.com.
7 p.m. The TEFI 2011 national theater award ceremony in the Persons nomination
Venue: Musical Theater (27 Novozavodskaya St)
Press assembly at 6 p.m.
7 p.m. Series of single-person pickets
Subject: Free of assembly is everywhere
Organizer: The Other Russia unregistered party
Venue: Metro stations
10 a.m. An expanded session of the Federation Council Committee for Defense and Security
Subject: “The legal framework for governmental policy on civil defense, protection of population and territory against natural and man-made disasters, fire security and public safety at water facilities”
Venue: The Emergency Situations Ministry’s Academy of Civil Defense (Khimki, Moscow region)
Phone: 692-18-77, 692-41-45, 692-75-25; fax: 692-43-05.
4 p.m. Accreditation ends for the Tomorrow – Working Life! youth event and a press conference on “Modern trends on the youth job market in Moscow.” The events will be held at the Central House of Entrepreneur (47/24 Pokrovka St., structure 1) from noon on may 30. Speakers: A. Chistyakov, Chairman of the Moscow Committee for Public Relations; O. Neterebsky, head of the Moscow Department of Labor and Employment; A. Komissarov, head of the Moscow Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship; and others
Phone (499) 190-16-05 (ext. 127); 985-198-69-85; e-mail: pr@delovie.ru.
7 p.m. Accreditation ends for a press conference of Sberbank deputy CEO B. Zlatkis
Subject: “Russian Sberbank – an annual shareholders’ meeting. The bank’s 2011 results”
The event will take place at RIA Novosti (4 Zubovsky Blvd) at 1 p.m. on May 30. other speakers: A. Karamzin, Sberbank’s deputy CEO; D. Bugrov, Sberbank’s Senior VP.
Phone (495) 957-57-21; 8-926-219-79-79; 8 (495) 747-38-54; 8-916-036-95-12; e-mail: media@sberbank.ru, vezirov@cros.ru, vanyatkina@cros.ru;
In Russia and worldwide:
St. Petersburg,
May 29-31: Forum
Subject: Russia’s Transport Infrastructure 2012
Organizer: Adam Smith Institute
Krasnodar Territory,
Kushchevsky District Court to start hearings in a criminal case against S. Tsepovyaz charged with concealing the murder of 12 people.
Ufa,
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: Preparations for Zauraliye 2012 investment interregional forum
Tyumen,
Press conference at Interfax/Tyumen Line news agency joint press center
Subject: Development of regional tourist programs in Tyumen region
Kazakhstan,
May 29-30: Visit by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all-Russia
Aktau, Kazakhstan,
May 29-31: a session of the CIS Commission for peaceful uses of nuclear power
Kyiv, Ukraine,
Interfax-Ukraine press conference
Subject: “The new version of the bankruptcy bill. Who will win: debtor or creditor?”
WEDNESDAY, May 30, 2012
In Moscow:
May 30-31: First Eurasian Anti-corruption Forum
Briefings as part of a meeting with print and electronic media representatives, attendees of the conference, “Information partnership: Power – Society – Media”
Speakers: A. Torshin, FC first deputy speaker; S. Orlova, V. Shtyrova, deputy speakers
Venue: Federation Council (26 Bolshaya Dmitrovka)
Phone: 697-98-43, 697-47-23; 692-18-77; fax: 692-43-05.
Events due at RIA Novosti (4, Zubovsky boulevard, phone: 8495-637-5019, 8495-645-6472):
10 a.m. Moscow – Beijing video link-up
Subject: SCO summit. Strategy for the next decade
Participants: Experts
1 p.m. Press conference
Subject: “Russian Sberbank – an annual shareholders’ meeting. The bank’s 2011 results”
Speakers: B. Zlatkis, Sberbank’s Deputy CEO; A. Karamzin, Sberbank’s Deputy CEO; D. Bugrov, Sberbank’s Senior VP
Phone: (495) 957-57-21; 8-926-219-79-79; 8 (495) 747-38-54; 8-916-036-95-12; e-mail: media@sberbank.ru, vezirov@cros.ru, vanyatkina@cros.ru;
3 p.m. Roundtable
Subject: Role public council at executive agencies
Participants: Head of public councils
11 a.m. Roundtable
Subject: Social ads as social responsibility of media
Participants: Public Chamber members
Venue: Public Chamber (7/1, Miusskaya square)
Phone: 8495-221-8361
Noon. The Tomorrow – Working Life! youth event
Venue: Central House of Entrepreneur (47/24 Pokrovka St., structure 1)
12:30 p.m. Press conference
Subject: “Modern trends on the youth job market in Moscow”
Speakers: A. Chistyakov, Chairman of the Moscow Committee for Public Relations; O. Neterebsky, head of the Moscow Department of Labor and Employment; A. Komissarov, head of the Moscow Department for Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship; and others
Phone: (499) 190-16-05 (ext. 127); 8-985-198-69-85; e-mail: pr@delovie.ru.
2 p.m. The announcement of the list of the finalists of the 7th season of the Big Book National literaray award
Venue: GUM Demonstration Hall (3 Red Square)
Phone: 926-558-79-90; e-mail: bigbook.press@gmail.com.
2 p.m. An animal rights campaign event; petition handover to the president
Venue: outside the Russian presidential administration (23 Ilyinka St, entrance 11)
Phone: 929-985-21-15; e-mail: zhivoderam.net@gmail.com.
7 p.m. Workshop
Subject: Democracy and nationalism
Participants: Levada Analytical Center director L. Gudkov, Sova information and analytical center director A. Verkhovsky
Venue: Memorial human right society (5/10, Karetny Ryad street)
Phone: 8495-229-3810, 8495-229-3823
7 p.m. the 2011-2012 Vlast N4 award ceremony for political journalism
Venue: InfoSpace (4 Pervy Zachatyevsky Pereulok)
Organizer: Institute of Public Design
Phone: (495) 660-76-77 (ext. 1332); 8-985-247-33-55; 8-916-730-43-54; 8-985-762-67-98; e-mail: skomkova@inop.ru; ok-19@yandex.ru; abz@inop.ru.
Zamoskvoretsky Court to hear a case against top Yukos manager A. Spirichev charged with an over 9 billion ruble tax evasion.
A justice of the peace court in Basmanny District to hear an administration case against opposition blogger A. Navalny arrested on May 8 for violating the regulations for holding demonstration.
Noon. Accreditation ends for the first session of the Russian Lawmakers Council under the Russian FC at the Moscow Region Duma (72 Mira Avenue) at 10 a.m. on May 31. The session will be held by Federation Council Speaker G. Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker S. Naryshkin
Phone: 692-18-77, 692-75-25, 692-41-45; e-mail: 6921877@mail.ru.
6 p.m. Accreditation ends for a meeting between V. Kosourov, First deputy Chairman of the Committee for Science, Education, Culture and Information Policy and journalists.
Subject: “Creating a market of intellectual property rights: problems and prospects. The legislative aspect”
Phone: 692-75-25, 692-56-04, 692-18-77, fax: 8 (495) 697-98-43.
6 p.m. Accreditation ends for an event titled “Children must learn and develop together” due to take place at Novopushkinsky Park (subway station: Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya) at noon on May 31. The event is part of a public campaign “Children must learn together.” Organizers: Perspektiva, a regional organization for the disabled; Best Friends, an organization for supporting people with mental retardation.
Phone 926-114-04-09; e-mail: pr@perspektiva-inva.ru.
Accreditation ends for annual city conference, “Government policy in the interests of children in the city Moscow.” The event is due to take place at the Moscow Government Building (36 Novy Arbat St) at 11 a.m. on May 31. Guests: L. Shvetsova, Moscow Deputy Mayor for Social Policy; Y. Bunimovich, Moscow Children’s Rights Commissioner; M. Gordeyev, CEO of the Foundation for Supporting Children in Crisis; and others
Phone: 8-909-663-72-34; e-mail: dsmp2011@yandex.ru.
In Russia and worldwide:
St. Petersburg,
A concert by British band The Prodigy.
Omsk,
The inauguration of regional governor V. Nazarov
Bryansk,
May 30 – June 2: an international symposium, “Higher-education institutions of culture and arts in the global educational space: the Russian Slavic traditions and inter-cultural interaction”
Sochi,
May 30 – June 1: Railroad forum
Subject: Strategic Partnership 1520
Nizhny Novgorod,
Press conference at Interfax
Subject: Results of 2010 census in Nizhny Novgorod region
Vladivostok,
The legislative assembly to consider the appointment of a new regional parliamentary chairman
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on a visit in Kazakhstan where he is due to attend the first session of the council of religious leaders and the opening of the congress of the leaders of world and traditional religions.
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan),
Session of CIS Prime Ministers Council
Almaty, Kazakhstan
May 30 – June 3: the 10th Almaty international film festival “The Starts of Shaken”
THURSDAY, May 31, 2012
In Moscow:
Events due at Federation Council (26, Bolshaya Dmitrovka street, phone: 8495-692-1877, 8495-692-5604, 8495-692-7525, fax: 8495-692-4305):
11 a.m. Parliamentary hearings
Subject: Protection of rights, freedoms and lawful interests of children
Organizer: Federation Council social policy committee
Participant: Federation Council deputy speaker Yu. Vorobyov
3 p.m. Meeting
Subject: Creation of market of rights to intellectual products
Participants: Federation Council science and information policy committee deputy chairman V. Kosourov, journalists
10 a.m. Conference
Subject: Role of the Kurd issue in international relations
Participants: Diplomats, MPs, senators
Venue: President Hotel (24, Bolshaya Yakimanka street)
Phone: 8495-518-5514
E-mail: sh-merab@mail.ru
11 a.m. Annual city conference
Subject: “Governmental policy in the interests of children in the city of Moscow”
Attendees: L. Shvetsova, Moscow Deputy Mayor for Social Policy; Y. Bunimovich, Moscow Children’s Rights Commissioner; M. Gordeyeva, CEO of the Foundation for Supporting Children in Crisis; and others
Venue: Moscow Government (36/9 Novy Arbat St)
Phone: 909-663-72-34; e-mail: dsmp2011@yandex.ru.
11 a.m. Roundtable
Subject: “Children on the Internet: who is responsible for them? Educational and awareness programs for children and parents – the responsibility of state agencies, public and commercial companies”
Attendees: Y. Mizulina, Chairperson of the State Duma Committee for Families, Women and Children; Y. Niziyenko, Director of the Education and Science Ministry’s Department for General Education; D. Davydov, Executive Director of the Safe Internet League; N. Romashova, Deputy Director of the Department of State Media Policy at the Ministry of Communications; and others
Venue: Russian State Library for Children (1 Kaluzhskaya Square)
Phone: (495) 783-83-55 (ext. 4541); e-mail: L.Tushentsova@aif.ru.
Noon Press conference
Speaker: Russia’s envoy to EU V. Chizhov
Venue: RIA Novosti (4, Zubovsky boulevard)
Phone: 8495-637-5019, 8495-645-6472
Noon. An event, “Children must learn and develop together”
Venue: Novopushkinsky Park (subway station: Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya)
The event is part of a public campaign, “Children must learn together”
Organizers: Perspektiva, Best Friends
Phone: 926-114-04-09; e-mail: pr@perspektiva-inva.ru.
2 p.m. Press conference
Subject: the 34th Moscow International Film Festival
Speakers: K. Razlogov, Film Festival Program Director; P. Shepotinnik, MIFF PR Director; N. Syomina, Mediafest General Director; and others
Venue: ITAR-TASS (2 Tverskoi Blvd)
Phone: (495) 692-15-22.
3:30 p.m. The launch of the fourth auto-motor parade 2012 as part of a motor tourist rally, EURO TOUR 2012, under the presidential program for traffic safety
Venue: Vasilyevsky Spusk
Attendees: Y. Murov, Director of the Federal Protective Service; V. Kiryanov, Deputy Interior Minister; V. Nilov, head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate; and others
Phone: (495) 978-27-97.
7 p.m. the Golden Leaf award ceremony for graduates of Moscow theater and cinematographic higher-education institutions
Venue: RAMT (2 Teatralnaya Square)
Phone: 906-088-10-60; e-mail: evgallery@gmail.com.
8:30 p.m. The Prodigy at Stadium Live Club 80 Leningradsky Avenue, corpus 17)
A justice of the peace court in Basmanny District to hear an administrative case against opposition activist S. Udaltsov over violation of the regulations for demonstrations and rallies on May 8.
10 a.m. The first session of the Russian Lawmakers Council under the Federation Council, led by FC Speaker V. Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker S. Naryshkin
Venue: Moscow Regional Duma (72 Mira Avenue)
Phone: 692-18-77, 692-75-25, 692-41-45; e-mail: 6921877@mail.ru.
May 31- June 1: Russian banking forum, “Toxic loan management 2012″
Venue: Marriott Tverskaya (34 Pervaya Tverskaya-Yamskaya)
Attendees:: R. Bevzenko, President of the Supreme Arbitration Court; A. Osipov, VTB-24 Vice President, head of the company’s division for toxic assets; V. Lelyukh, head of the legal department at Sberbank Capital; and others
Phone: (495) 778-75-17.
May 31 – June 1: international conference, “Global capital markets and corporate governance: the search for global standards”
Venue: Ritz Carlton (3 Tverskaya St)
Attendees: R. Zoellick, WB President (via video link); A. Zhukov, Duma’s First Deputy Speaker; V. Potanin, Chairman of the National Council for Corporate Governance, Interros President; D. Pankin, head of the Federal Service for Financial Markets; and others
Phone: (495) 941-95-70.
In Russia and worldwide:
The Single State Exam in Russian.
Tver region,
An offsite session of the FC Committee for Budget and Financial Markets
Subject: “Financial security for the powers of Russian regional authorities and local governments”
Sochi,
May 31 – June 1: a visit by a delegation from the Russia 2018 organizing committee and FIFA experts as part of the selection of the 2018 World Football Championship host cities.
Tyumen,
Press conference at Interfax/Tyumen Line news agency joint press center
Subject: Organizing children vacations in Tyumen region
Ukraine,
The High Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Case to hear a cassation complaint from the Prosecutor General’s Office against its ruling to open a criminal case against ex-president Kuchma.
Kyiv, Ukraine,
The Ukrainian-German Legal Day
Organizer: the German-Ukrainian Union of Lawyers
Information partner: Interfax-Ukraine
Minsk, Belarus,
May 31 – June 1: a session of the Consultative Council of chief consular officers from the CIS foreign ministries.
Chisinau, Moldova,
A session of the CIS Council of security and intelligence chiefs.
Belarus,
Visit by Prime Minister V. Putin
FRIDAY, June 1, 2012
In Moscow:
President Putin ends visit to Belarus and is heading to Germany and France on a working visit.
9 a.m. An event on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery
Venue: 16 Chetvyortaya Tverskaya-Yamskaya
Attendees: A. Konovalov, Institute Director; V. Osipov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences; and others
Phone: 915-175-12-24.
10 a.m. The opening of the 2nd conference “Religious factor in the socio-political life in modern-day Russia; the public perception of faith and religion”
Attendees: Prof. A. Krasikov, head of the Center for Religions and Society at the Institute of Europe; Archpriest V. Chaplin, rabbi Z. Kogan and others
Venue: Great Hall at the Institute of Europe.
11 a.m. Workshop
Subject: “Compliance by nonprofit organizations with the personal data processing laws”
Venue: Public Chamber (7 Miusskaya Square, structure 1)
Phone: (495) 221-83-61.
Noon. A dinner “The taste and beauty of Korea” on the occasion of the visit by S. Korean Minister of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Venue: The Korean Embassy’s Cultural Center (17 Chistoprudny Blvd., structure 1)
Phone: (495) 981-29-75/76; e-mail: korean-culture@mail.ru.
2 p.m. Press conference
Subject: the opening of the Intermuseum 2012 festival
Venue: Central House of Artist (10 Krymsky Val)
Accreditation by e-mail: press@intermuseum2012.ru. Phone/fax: (495) 617-42-71.
5 p.m. The closing day of the Live Classic competition of young reciters
Venue: Et Cetera Theater (2 Frolov Pereulok St)
Jury: T. Kandelaki, TV host; S.Sorokina, journalist; Y. Kamburova, actress; M. Golub, actress; G. Oster, writer; and others
Phone: 916-637-28-71; e-mail: youngreaders@mail.ru.
8:30 p.m. The Prodigy concert at Stadium Live Club (80 Leningradsky Avenue, corpus 17).
Nikulinsky Court to hear a lawsuit filed by the Presidential Property Management Department against United Russia MP G. Lazarev to force him to vacate the government apartment.
June 1 – 11: the Festival of the World’s Symphonic Orchestras
Venue: House of Unions (1 Bolshaya Dmitrovka)
Phone/ fax: 730-43-59.
6 p.m. Accreditation ends for Bioenergy 2012 conference
The event will take place at the Agriculture Ministry (1/11 Orlikov Pereulok St.) on June 5 – 6
Attendees: representatives from the Agriculture Ministry, the State Duma, International Energy Agency, Kurchatov Institute, Center for Bioeconomy (Germany), Skolkovo Foundation and others
Phone: (495) 411-81-45; 8-903-755-48-54; 8-916-950-76-69; e-mail: pressa@agromedia.ru; pr@flashcomm.ru.
In Russia and worldwide:
Children’s Day
Nizhny Novgorod,
Interfax-Volga press conference
Subject: “The 20th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Arbitration Court”
Speakers: B. Balandin, Court President; A. Balmasova, administrator and chief of staff;
Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod region,
June 1 – 3: the 2nd Art0-Ovrag festival of new culture
Kyiv, Ukraine,
Pechersky District Court to hear the case against ex-interior minister Y. Lutsenko charged as part of an inquiry into the poisoning of ex-president V. Yushchenko
SATURDAY, June 2, 2012
In Moscow:
No announcement yet available
In Russia and worldwide:
No announcement yet available
SUNDAY, June 3, 2012
In Moscow:
No announcement yet available
In Russia and worldwide:
St. Petersburg,
June 3-4: Russia-EU summit
Sochi,
The opening of the Kinotavr Film Festival
Los Angeles, U.S.,
MTV Movie Awards-2012
