Travel And Tour World: What are the major events on the cards in the year 2022? We look forward to seeing more “live participation” and participants from Europe and other countries in 2022, we hope that postponed events will take place and decisions will be made on previously submitted applications for events postponed due to the pandemic. We very much look forward to intensifying the activities of associations in terms of planning live meetings. We also plan to resume international activities in terms of participation in international exhibitions and organizing press tours and buyer tours for foreign guests.We plan to visit IMEX and IBTM World, take part in the largest Russian international forums in St. Petersburg, Sochi and Vladivostok, as well as industry events across the country remain on our agenda.thOn 24 - 27 October 2022 the 25 World Energy Congress will be held in St Petersburg. The World Energy Council has announced Russia as the next host for the World Energy Congress in 2022. The bidding campaign for the right to host the World Energy Congress 2022 was conducted by the Russian Convention Committee of World Energy Council, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation with the participation and support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as the Roscongress Foundation, the Russian Convention Bureau, the Convention and Exhibition Bureau of St. Petersburg and the Expo Forum-International (official venue of the event).Travel And Tour World: How is Russia Convention Bureau collaborating with the convention centres to host successful events in Russia? The Russian Convention Bureau actively cooperates with its partners, which include regional convention bureaus and organizations that perform their functions, leading convention and exhibition venues and congress hotels. We interact in the framework of bidding for international events and in holding domestic events. Most of them are the members of the Russian Convention Bureau Association. Travel And Tour World: What marketing strategies have you adopted to promote MICE tourism in Russia? In 2019-2020, the Russian Convention Bureau cooperated with ENITED Business Events (Austria) and Roscongress Foundation for working on the strategy of promoting Russia as a favourable place for business events, which is expected to become the foundation of RCB activities on the international market. The main goal was to determine key directions for working with international associations and more effective promotion of various regions of the country, considering the expectations that foreign audiences have. Also in its regional agenda, the RCB is guided by the annual results of the Rating of the Event Potential of the Regions. The rating is a tool for developing areas of cooperation and making efforts to develop the event potential of the regions and bid for events.Sagid Zaremukov:Sagid Zaremukov:Sagid Zaremukov:27 TTW Europe