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Free Wi-Fi in all Ekaterinburg parks

Free Wi-Fi in all Ekaterinburg parks
A relevant agreement was signed on the sidelines of INNOPROM 2013 between Head of Ekaterinburg City Administration Alexander Yakob and branch manager of ER-Telecom Holding Eduard Afontsev. Under the agreement, Wi-Fi Internet access will be available in all parks of the Ural capital. 

 

Give A Ghaf campaign

Dubai Expo 2020 “Be Part of It” campaign winners George Zacharia and Maathangi along with youth volunteers from all over the UAE have participated at the Ghaf campaign to collect the seeds of this national tree of the UAE. The event was organized by Goumbook on June 28th 2013.
Dubai Expo 2020 campaign 

Expo 2020 Dubai UAE bid with creative photography competition, supports Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture)

Extend your support to the Dubai, UAE bid to host the World Expo 2020 by using the creative medium of photography with the 'Show Your Support to the Dubai, UAE Expo 2020 Bid Photography Competition' organised by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage.

Open to residents and citizens of the UAE, the 'Show Your Support to the Dubai, UAE Expo 2020 Bid Photography Competition' was launched over the Authority's social media platforms, giving fans and followers the opportunity to express their support for the city's ambitious bid.

The winner of the last call of the social media-led competition, to be decided for the most creative image submitted, will be announced on July 11, 2013, and will receive a specially-engraved iPad Mini.

One of the many initiatives to drive support for the country's bid, the competition has received over 160 image submissions to date showing participants holding up the Dubai Expo 2020 logo in front of iconic landmarks and monuments, and key sites in cities and countries across the world, including Malaysia, Italy, France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the UAE, among others.

With strong presence across several social media platforms, the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority is committed to connecting with arts and culture enthusiasts and members of the community, to widen audiences' knowledge base and underline the growth of the rapidly-evolving industry. 

Master-class in vegetarian meals and Ratha Yatra for the Urals

This Saturday Ekaterinburg will host the sixth festival of Indian culture Ratha Yatra. Indian classic dance lessons, yoga mystery and Vedic makeup tips, an astrological forecast for every guest, plus hatha yoga and mantra practice master classes. As usual, the guests will also have a chance to try vegetarian meals and snacks – for free. The festival will start at midday in the Mayakovsky Central Park.

400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty

400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty: a unique photo album
The Tsar’s Cross photo album by Alexei Vladykin has been published in the Urals with the support of the regional ministry of culture to mark the upcoming 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty.
The author confessed that the album took him some twenty years to create: he started working on it as soon as the information restrictions on the execution of Russia’s last Emperor Nicholas II and his family have been lifted in Russia. Over this period, the photo journalist managed to trace many important historical events that happened in the Mid Urals capital and are still of concern to many people in Russia and abroad.
The album features essays and photos of 1990-2012 telling the story of how the ‘Ekaterinburg remnants’ have been discovered, describing the expert analysis and investigations carried out by Russia’s Investigative Committee over the period of 1991-1998. It also features pictures of the solemn ceremony of sending the Imperial remnants off to St. Petersburg in 1998, visit by Patriarch Alexis of Moscow and All Russia to the Urals in 2000, construction and consecration of the Church on the Blood in Ekaterinburg and of the monasteries in Ganina Yama and Alapayevsk.
The album will be presented at the International conference “The XIV Romanovs Readings” to be held on July 17-19, 2013 in Ekaterinburg and Alapayevsk. 

Ekaterinburg to host the Urals-Africa Economic Forum

On July 11-12, 2013 Ekaterinburg will host the first Russian-African economic forum, the Urals-Africa.

The event will be attended by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Georgy Kalamanov, Sverdlovsk region Governor Evgeny Kuivashev, African diplomatic corps doyen and Ambassador of the Republic of Madagascar to Russia Eloi A. Maxime Dovo.
The forum will bring together over a 100 delegates from 40 African countries, including twenty ambassadors accredited in the Russian Federation. Among the participants are foreign ministers and their deputies, industry and trade ministers, as well as business community representatives from African countries. The discussions will also feature federal authorities’ officials, representatives from the Russian regions, Russian and African Chambers of Commerce and Industry, leading researchers and experts engaged in African studies.