Yekaterinburg & Kazan
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is the administrative centre of the Ural Federal District and the Sverdlovsk Region , which , as of January 1 , 2021 , had a population of 4,290,067 . Yekaterinburg city ’ s population is 1,495,066 of that . The leading powerhouse sectors of the economy and industry of the city and the surrounding Sverdlovsk Region are ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy , mechanical engineering , chemical industry , agriculture , forestry .
Main events Major business events held in the region include :
• Innoprom
• WorldSkills Hi-Tech
• 100 + TECHNOBUILD
• Russian-Chinese Expo
• FIFA World Cup 2018
According to ICCA , six major international association events have been held in the city over the past five years .
Main venues Ekaterinburg Expo IEC Bult in 2011 , the venue is the largest exhibition complex in the Urals and offers 50,000sqm of indoor space and 60,000sqm outdoors . Its Congress Centre can host 5,000 people .
Boris Yeltsin Presidential Centre Offers an exhibition area of 3,000sqm , a conference centre and a media hall .
World Trade Centre Yekaterinburg A total exhibition area of over 2,000sqm and five conference halls .
Major exhibitions held in the region
• 100 + Forum Russia , Sverdlovsk Region Investment Portal
• CALIBER . Hunting and weapons , fishing and leisure . Ekaterinburg-Expo IEC
• Metalworking . Welding . Ural , PermExpo .
Exhibition companies in the region
• Sverdlovsk Region Investment Portal
• Ekaterinburg-Expo
• Uralexpocentre
• MVK ( Ekaterinburg Office )
Transport accessibility Yekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport named after A . N . Demidov offers 109 flight routes ( 2020 ).
Kazan
Kazan , the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan , is a major exhibition centre and , as of January 1 , 2021 , the regional population was 3,894,120 . The region ’ s key industries include : Oil production and refining ; the Chemicals industry ; Mechanical engineering ; IT ; Agriculture and food industry ; Pharmaceuticals and medical equipment , and Building materials .
Major events held in the region , include :
• 27th World Summer Universiade , 2013
• FINA World Aquatics Championships , 2015
• FIFA World Cup , 2018
• Red Bull Air Race World Cup , 2017 – 2019
• 45th WorldSkills International Championship , 2019
• International Economic Summit Russia
• Islamic World : KazanSummit .
Above : Quay wharf embankment Yekaterinburg Left : The EXPO grounds in Yekaterinburg
According to ICCA , at least 20 major international association events were held in the city over the past five years .
Main exhibition venues Kazan EXPO IEC offers an indoor area of 88,433sqm , as well as outdoor space covering 110,825sqm . The Concert Hall named after Ilgam Shakirov has a capacity for 3,000 people , and there are 40 conference halls in the complex . Over at Exhibition Centre Kazan Fair there are 10 conference halls and an indoor events area of 6,250sqm and an outdoor area of 12,000sqm . The main exhibition companies are Kazanskaya Yarmark and Kazan Expo .
Major exhibitions held in the region
• Field Day in Tatarstan
• Mechanical Engineering . Metalworking . Welding . Kazan , Kazanskaya Yarmarka
• Tatarstan International Automotive Forum and Exhibition , Kazanskaya Yarmarka & Messe Frankfurt RUS .
Transport accessibility Kazan International Airport offers direct scheduled flights to 45 foreign cities ( 2019 ).
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