The 1st International Youth Innovative Forum “Interra” will take place September 9th through 12th 2009 in Novosibirsk.
The “Interra” Forum is an exhibition of the newest technologies and innovative projects in science, culture and society, a meeting place for domestic and foreign specialists and a ground for exchanging experience and signing contracts.
 

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The subject of “Innovations and the Present” is highly actual not only for experts analysing complicated socio-economic processes and working out recommendations on social development strategies, but also for actors — representatives of political and business structures making crucial decisions.
 

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The meeting of the G8 Youth Working Group on Global Infrastructure for Innovations will be held in Novosibirsk from the 9th to the 13th of September with the assistance of the Administration of Novosibirsk Oblast during International Youth Innovation Forum ‘Interra 2009’.

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Eight well-known Novosibirsk Universities have taken an active part in preparations for the Forum and offered their scientific potential and grounds to organise the conferences and discussions.
 

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On September 11th the participants of “Interra” will get acquainted with scientific schools of the Novosibirsk Academgorodok, including excursions to the legendary laboratories of its Institutes.
On this day, guests from all over the world will have an opportunity to visit innovative companies of Novosibirsk and take part in the roundtables and readings which will take place in Academgorodok.
 

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The programme of the Innovative Projects Competition includes three main events: (a) an exhibition of the project art-objects demonstrating the working principles or the essence of a development or innovative idea; (b) a “startup” section, in which the participants will be able to meet potential investors; (c) the Siberian Federal District stage of the All-Russian Innovational Convent.
 

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Among the participants of the anniversary Festival “Aqua Vitae” which will take place in the innovation park “Koltsovo”, will be such Siberian and Russian musical collectives as the “Sandal” ethno-duet, “Ivolga” (“Oriole”), “Markelovy Golosa” (“Markel Voices”), “Drobinski”, “Ptitsi Tiloburdo” (“Birds of Tiloburdo”), “Grunja” and many other bands. The visitors are also invited to attend a traditional fair of ethnic crafts, musical and theatric master classes.

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The organisers use an innovative approach to improving health of the citizens and popularising physical culture: several months before the Half Marathon they start running practice available to everyone, where you are taught the right running technique.

The Siberian Running Festival is held on the main square of the city, and people run along Krasny Prospekt, which is considered the longest street in the world.
 

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Theatres from Estonia, Germany, Italy, Austria and various regions of Russia will become participants of the “Open Theatre”Festival.
This outstanding cultural event will take place in the centre of Novosibirsk, where the companies will show their performances. Students of the Novosibirsk State Theatrical Institute will create their unique plays alongside the European theatres.
 

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Blogers will attend the main events of the Forum, get acquainted with innovative projects, which are applied in various spheres of life, from economy to culture. In addition, a number of special events for the representatives of blogosphere are provided within the Forum: discussions, master classes and roundtables with journalists from “traditional” mass-media.
 

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