Conference & Meetings World Issue 103 | Page 82

Gallery Open Russia with three cultures CMW joined the Russian National Convention Bureau’s ‘Open Russia with Three Cultures’ media programme in October. There were skyscrapers and space capsules in Moscow, oil and gas labs and yurts in Ufa, as well as a briefing by the Tatarstan Investment and Development Agency in Kazan. The Kazan Arena, which hosted FIFA World Cup 2018 matches, and the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow added a sporting element, while the group visited VDNHs in Moscow and Ufa. There was also a night at the opera in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan. 82 / CONFERENCE & MEETINGS WORLD / ISSUE 103