news archive - 2008

15.12.2008 :: Final meeting of the Organizational Committee of the All-Russia Forum “Strategic Planning in Regions and Cities of Russia”

On December 15, 2008 the final meeting of the Organizational Committee of the All-Russia Forum “Strategic Planning in Regions and Cities of Russia” took place in Moscow. The report on the results of preparation and carrying out of the Forum was approved, the recommendations were admitted and it was decided to continue the 2009 Forum preparation. It was decided to post the final materials and ones on the Contest of Social and Economic Development Strategies of the Russian Federation Subjects on the Forum web site.

11.12.2008 :: Workshop Issues and Prospects for Regional Cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea Area was held

On December 11, 2008 in St Petersburg (Smolny) the workshop Issues and Prospects for Regional Cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea Area was held.

04.12.2008 :: Conference on the TACIS project “Management of Regional and Municipal Finance in the Russian Federation”

On 4 December, 2008 in Moscow (conference hall of the hotel “Baltschug Kempinski”) Leonid E.Limonov, Director-Coordinator of Research Programs, and Nina U. Oding, Head of Research Department, took part in the Final Conference on the TACIS project “Management of Regional and Municipal Finance in the Russian Federation” got highest evaluation i.e. “excellent” for all 4 performance indicators according to results of independent expertise carried out by order of the European Comission.

29.11.2008 :: 20th Annual Conference “Energy Challenges in Northern Europe”

On November 27-29, 2008 in Turku, Nina Oding, Head of the Research Department, took part in 20th Annual Conference “Energy Challenges in Northern Europe”, organized by Pan-European Institute of Turku School of Economics.

20.11.2008 :: meeting of Irina Karelina, Leontief Centre Director-General and Elena Belova, Head of Development Department with representatives of the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia – Mr. Paul Vandoren, Deputy Head of the Delegation and Mrs. Valentina

On November 20, 2008 in Leontief Centre the meeting of Irina Karelina, Leontief Centre Director-General and Elena Belova, Head of Development Department with representatives of the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia – Mr. Paul Vandoren, Deputy Head of the Delegation and Mrs. Valentina Chaplinskaya, Project Officer of the Delegation was held.

19.11.2008 :: Round Table “St Petersburg and Finland in the Context of World Modernization. History–Economy–Ecology”

On November 19, 2008 in the Grand Hotel Europe, Nina Oding, Head of the Research Department of Leontief Centre took part in the Round Table “St Petersburg and Finland in the Context of World Modernization. History–Economy–Ecology”.