100+ Forum Russia: Minister of Construction and Housing proposed to head the organizing committee

On April 10, 2014, Denis Pasler, Acting Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, signed an official letter of appeal to Mikhail Alexandrovich Menu, Minister of Construction and Housing of the Russian Federation. The subject of the letter was the holding of the 100+ Forum Russia, an international forum and exhibition on high-rise construction in Yekaterinburg this September.

Denis Pasler writes in his letter that the holding of the 100+ Forum Russia will become a new factor in the economic growth of the Sverdlovsk region and will occupy a worthy place on the federal and international agenda. He also asks the Minister of Construction to support the event and head the organizing committee for its preparation.

100+ Forum Russia is a professional international forum and exhibition dedicated to the design, construction, financing and operation of high–rise buildings. The forum is planned to be held in Yekaterinburg once a year or every two years. This year's event will take place on September 24-26, at the Hyatt Regency Yekaterinburg. Organizers and strategic partners: the World Council for High-Rise Buildings and the Urban Environment (CTBUH), the exhibition operator Deutsche Messe RUS, the Union of Architects of Russia, the National Association of Developers. The forum will be funded by both regional and major international participants in the construction market. The program includes a conference and thematic round tables, presentations of domestic and foreign high-rise projects and a cultural and entertainment part. Among the speakers and guests, leaders of the global construction and architecture business, government officials and a wide range of professionals are expected.