The International Youth Innovation Forum Interra is an open space for creativity, debates, scientific and expert discussions, exhibitions, competitions, intensive immersion into a special environment forming innovative thinking and special entrepreneurial spirit that should allow the country “to surpass not just catch up” in all spheres of science, economics and social development.
Novosibirsk will become the center for meetings and work of young scientific and creative teams from every corner of the world from the 10th to the 12th of September in 2009 again. The Innovative Forum “Interra” upholds the unique traditions of interscientific and interdisciplinary research and discoveries established by the founders of the Novosibirsk Academgorodok.
A very full and informative 3-day program awaits the participants in scientific institutes, universities, theaters and on open-air grounds. Expert symposiums and master-classes will give the participants an opportunity to meet recognized authorities in science, economy and social policy. Readings, debates, conferences and exhibitions will give htem a chance to see achievements of modern scientific and engineering thought. Competitions of projects, meetings with investors and heads of Federal innovation programs and centers of the Russian Federation, representatives of investment and venture funds will not only permit young researchers to present their works to potential customers, but also to find partners for continuation of projects.
There is a central event in every day of the Forum.The highlight of the first, “Youth and Innovations”, day is the expert Symposium “Innovations and the Present”, which includes three round tables: “Economics and Innovations”, “Education and Innovations”, “Innovations and Society”.
The second day, “Innovations Development Environment” will take place under the aegis of Academgorodok — it will introduce the participants to leading research institutes, innovation infrastructure: development funds, the technology park “the Novosibirsk Academgorodok” and the most efficient innovative firms. The Forum’s debate grounds will be opened in Novosibirsk universities, and special theme events will take place. Among them, the conference “Region of Innovations: Human Resource to Human Capital” held at the University of Economics and Management.
The project investment fair, a regional stage of the All-Russian Youth Innovation Convent, will be the central event of the third day — “Marketing of Innovations”. On the same day there will be “The Russian Youth Innovation Manifest” project session. Exhibitions of innovative projects, festival of street theatres “Open-Air Theatre”, festival of ethnic culture “Aqua Vitae” and the Siberian Running Festival will take place on the Forum’s open-air grounds.
Delegations of participants from all regions and countries will have an opportunity to organize their own work sites where they can present their projects, to hold expert sessions and meetings and show other Forum’s participants their innovative achievements.
During the Forum, the consulting service of Russian innovation supporting ministries, departments, programs and funds will be available.
The International Youth Forum Interra is an event created by its participants. A unique feature of the Forum is its openness. It applies both to the themes and the areas covered by the Forum (from fundamental science to street theatre) and to the organizational forms (from laboratory research to mass interactive activities).
Novosibirsk is going to become the site of the Forum, which will make it possible for more people to take part in the events of the Forum. The diversity of the themes and grounds enables each of participants to find their own niche, his own sphere of innovations and to demonstrate their projects not only to experts and specialists, but also to the widest student, academic and creative community.
Interra is a life-altering event.
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