February 5, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On February 14 Ugra will participate in the XXVIII Open All-Russia mass ski race. The competition “Skiing course of Russia-2010” will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Surgut and village of Mezhdurechenski of the Kondinski District.

The decree about that was signed by Governor of the Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko. He adopted the members of the Organizing Committee, gave a task to make the plan of events for preparation and holding this sports competitions and to highlight it in mass media. Mayors are recommended to send delegations to participate in the ski races.

It has become a tradition that over 800 ths. sportsmen participate in the competition “Skiing course of Russia-2010” in over 140 towns of Russia. The interest to the mass race is growing from year to year. In 2009 the ski competition were held in Khanty-Mansiysk and Kondinski District.

February 5, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Over 100 teams participate in the II Ugra Business Management Cup “Tochka Rosta”.

1/3 of them have been formed by big companies of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – “Yuganskneftegaz”, “Gaspromneft-Khantos”, “NizhnevrtovskNIPIneft”, “LUKoil-Zapadnaya Sibir”. 28 teams from 9 municipalities represent small and mi8dele business. Over 40 teams – students’ combined team of 9 higher educational institutions and branches.

At present the first round is held and after that about 60 teams will continue the competition for the Cup.

The 8 best teams will compete for the Champion’s title in the finale to be held in Khanty-Mansiysk in April.

February 5, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today under the chairmanship of the Deputy Chairman of the Government for Investments and Innovations Kirill Morozov it was held the meeting of the Organizing Committee for preparation of the Second International Gas and Chemical Forum IGCF-2010 to be held on March 10-12 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

9 workshops are expected to work in the frames of the forum and there will be  made reports, devoted to the development of gas-chemical cluster of Russia and Ugra, production of methanol and hydrogen, new perspective projects, products and technologies in the sphere of gas chemistry.

“The first forum resulted in discussions, recommendations. The issues to be discussed this year are also of current interest. First of all we suppose to consider new projects in the sphere of gas chemistry, mechanisms how to manage them, production of hydrogen and methanol, GTL projects and also issues of new catalysts”, -said Kirill Morozov.

Deputies Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Sergei Kudryashov and Anatoli Yanovski, Chairmen of the Russian Gas Society and State Commission for  minerals reserves of the Natural Resources Ministry Valeri Yazev and Yuri Podturkin, first deputy of the Chairman of the Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Property  Committee of the Council of Federation Vladimir Gusev, Managing Director of ROSNANO Georgi Kolpachev, employees of the public authorities of the Ivanov and Belgorod Regions are expected to participate in the forum. The other participants – representatives of the LUKoil, Gasprom, SIBUR, Gasprom Neft, NOVATEK, TNK-BP, ROSNANO, Haldor Topsoe (Denmark), Sud Chemie (Germany), Johnson Matthey (Great Britain), Foster Wheeler (USA), Sasol (South Africa).

In the frames of the First International forum 250 Russian and foreign experts from Russia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Lithuania, Estonia, Switzerland, USA, Japan, Austria participated. Over 40 reports were made at 6 workshops and were devoted to problems of gas chemistry and development of the industry in the Autonomous Okrug.

February 5, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Only in Khanty-Mansiysk about 5 thousand people plan to participate in the XXVIII Open All-Russia mass ski race “Skiing course of Russia-2010”. On February 14 the competitiobns will also be held in Surgut and Mezhdurechenski of the Kondinski District.

Based on the information of the “UgraMegaSport”, Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko will give a start to the ski race in front of the Ice Palaces of Sport.  Each category of skiers will have their distances. Young skiers under 18 years – the skiing course of 5 km, over 18 years – 10 km. Members of the Ugra Government, directors of the departments will ski the distance of 2014 m symbolizing the Olympiad in Sochi.

The winners of the “Skiing course of Russia-2010” will be awarded with medals, diplomas, prizes, souvenirs. The youngest and oldest skiers and the most effective family will get special prizes. The best sportsmen will participate in the III Russian Youth Expedition “By ski to the North Pole”.

 Traditionally over 800 ths. sportsmen participate in the competition “Skiing course of Russia” in over 140 towns of Russia. The interest to the mass race is growing from year to year. This year over 500 ths. people are expected to participate in the race.