GEOFEST-2024 FESTIVAL HAS TAKEN PLACE!

The First St. Petersburg International Geological Festival ‘GEOFEST-2024’ has taken place in the Brusnitsyn Culture Quarter.

The festival was visited by more than 3000 people: schoolchildren, students, geological industry specialists and St. Petersburg residents interested in Earth sciences took an active part in the cultural and educational event..
The opening ceremony of the festival was attended by:

• Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg  

Alexey Korabelnikov  

• Merited Coach of Russia, President of the Judo Federation of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg regional public organisation ‘Turbostroitel Judo Club’

Mikhail Rakhlin  

• Chairman of the Commission on Environment and Nature Management, St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly

Aleksey Makarov  

• Chairman of the Committee on Nature Management, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety

Alexander German  

• Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region

Igor Muraev  

• Karpinsky Institute Director General

Pavel Khimchenko

Alexey Korabelnikov, Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, read out a greeting from Alexander Belsky, Chairman of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly. In particular, the greeting noted:

‘Such a large-scale scientific and educational event is held for the first time in the Northern Capital and emphasises the special importance of the sphere of geology and mineral management in our country. Russia, possessing a huge territory and the richest mineral potential, cannot but have an advanced, up-to-date geological industry. After all, the further growth of the Russian economy, strengthening of industrial production and resource sovereignty of the country largely depend on its state. Creation of a serious staff pool, attraction of young specialists is one of the most urgent issues of the national geology. It is important that the GEOFEST-2024 festival is a platform for discussing these and other topical issues, a place for meetings of industry representatives from Russia and a number of foreign countries, and also helps popularise the profession of geologist and mining engineer’.

We will tell you about the educational and cultural part of the event in our next issues. Follow our news!