—- The first Russian Internet Governance forum will take place on May 13 and 14, 2010 at the Moscow Expo Center. It is organized by the .ru ccTLD Coordination Center, with support from the Ministry of Telecom and Mass communications.
The goal of the Russian IGF is to combine all different points of view and organize a discussion in search of consensus between the government, businesses, and civil society in the issues, related to the future development of the Internet in Russia. The Russian IGF is the starting point for active participation of Russian representatives in the work of Russian and foreign organizations, dealing with the questions of Internet governance.
Among the invited guests are representatives of the government of the Russian federation, CEOs and Presidents of the largest Russian companies, telecommunications experts, recognized individuals, representatives of foreign Internet-related organizations.
More details can be found at the official site of the Russian IGF: russia2010.intgov.net/eng/