6th NRN Regional Conference

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Strengthening NRN Network-Promoting Nepal

Hearty WelcomeIt is with my immense pleasure that I in-

vite you all at the 6th NRN Regional Confer-ence, Moscow.

The 6th Regional Conference of the Non Resident Nepali Association, NRNA is scheduled to be held in Moscow from 23rd to 25th July 2011. Five similar conferences were held in the different countries in the past. The First Regional Conference was held in Doha, Qatar in 2005, the Second Confer-ence in Bonn, Germany in 2006, the Third regional NRN Conference was held in Bang-kok, Thailand in 2008, Forth regional Confer-ence in Houston USA in 2010 and the Fifth Regional Conference in January this year in Dubai UAE. In such conferences, the issues faced by NRNs and their possible involve-ment in the welfare of Nepal are discussed.

We are expecting around 500 NRN par-ticipants from around the world dignitar-ies and high level delegates from Nepal to participate at the Conference. It is also expected that Friends of Nepal and repre-sentative from different Nepalese business communities will also attend the Confer-ence. The theme of the conference this time is: Strengthening NRN Network- Promoting Nepal.

This will be a unique occasion to create a common platform for NRNs and encourage them to invest their expertise, knowledge, exposure and resources in Nepal, promote Nepal and Nepalese interests; culture; tradi-tions and value abroad, discuss the issues and problems faced by the NRNs residing around the globe and take necessary meas-

ures to sort out such issues. We may also plan for the upcoming NRNA events.

In addition to the many activities and symposia of the conference, a field trip to Et-nomir has been planned on 24th July 2011 for the official inauguration of Nepal House. Nepal house is a unique joint investment of the Nepali community living in Moscow and a Russian entrepreneur which is built at Kaluga district, 90 km far from Moscow.

The success of our movement depends on the collective effort, dedication and good will from you all. I look forward to meeting all of you in the 6th NRN Regional Conference, Moscow summer his year.

Jiwa LamichhaneVice PresidentNRNA & CoordinatorSixth NRN Regional Conference 2011Moscow, Russia

This will be a unique occa-sion to create a common platform for NRNs and encourage them to invest their expertise, knowledge, exposure and resources in Nepal, promote Nepal and Nepalese interests; cul-ture; traditions and value abroad, discuss the issues and problems faced by the NRNs residing around the globe.

BackgroundThe 24th meeting of the Non-Resident

Nepali Association - International Coordina-tion Council (ICC), held on August 1, 2010 in Paris, decided that the Sixth NRN Regional Con-ference will be held in Russia and to be hosted by the NRNA National Coordination Council (NCC – Russia) in the leadership of NRNA Vice President Mr. Jiba Lamichhane as a Conference Coordinator. Mr. Jiba Lamichhane was given the responsibility of overall organization of the conference including formation of the Confer-ence organizing committee, proposing confer-ence dates and finalizing the venue and coor-dination of overall conference activities.

Although the conference is termed regional as is being held in Moscow, Russia, it will have representation of the NRNs from around the globe. The past five regional conferences were held in Doha (Qatar), Bonn (Germany), Bang-kok (Thailand), Texas (USA) and Dubai (UAE) in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011 respectively. Such Regional NRN Conferences, ranked sec-ond only to the Global NRN Conference in at-tendance and significance, are mandated by the NRNA constitution - which stipulates that a Regional Conference be organized outside of Nepal in between the global conferences. The Global Conferences is held every two years in Nepal.

Conference DateThe Conference will be a three day event to be held from July 23 -25, 2011 (Saturday till Monday).

Conference VenueThe venue of the conference and hotel accom-modation for the participants is confirmed at the Hotel Holiday Inn Moscow, Lesnaya.

The Holiday Inn Lesnaya HotelUlitsa Lesnaya -15, Moscow 125047Russian Federation

The hotel is located at the northern part of city centre. It comprises of 301 rooms featuring all modern comforts and conveniences; we have booked 150 rooms for the conference delegates. The hotel is situated just 3.2 km away (about 5 minutes drive) from the Kremlin / Red quare of Moscow. The famous Belarus Railway station of Moscow is just 5 minutes’ walk from the hotel. For more information about the hotel, please visit the hotel’s website: http://www.moscow-hi.ru/hotel

City of MoscowMoscow, the capital and the most populous

city of Russia situated on the Moscow River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, is major political, economic, cultural, scientific, reli-gious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of the Russia and the world. It is the sev-enth largest city in the world.

Moscow being one of largest economic centre in Europe has lowest employment rate of all fed-eral subjects of Russia. It is considered as the un-disputed financial centre of Russia and homed to the country’s largest banks and many of its largest companies.

The city is served by an extensive transit net-work, which includes four international airports, nine railroad terminals, and the Moscow Metro, recognized as one of the city’s landmarks due to the rich and varied architecture of its 182 stations.

Popular for architectures, science centers, urban parks, ballets and films, Moscow also pos-sesses a large number of various sports facilities. Some of the well-known site of Moscow is Saint Basil’s Cathedral, with its elegant onion domes, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Seven Sisters.

It has a humid continental climate with warm, somewhat humid summers and long, cold win-ters. Typical high temperatures in the warm months of June, July and August are around 23 °C (73 °F).

Conference FocusNRNs play vital role in development and trans-

formation of Nepal. Around 3 millions of NRNs with different level of expertise, ideas, knowledge and resources, are dispersed around the globe. It is important to bring all NRNs together, build strong connections among them and marshal their total energy and resources for a common goal of mak-ing Nepal prosperous country.

NRNs are the goodwill ambassadors of Nepal. Wherever they go and reside, they always ex-change and present their culture, value and tradi-tion.

With the vision to build up the strong bond among the NRNs and utilizing the common force to develop and promote Nepal in the world, the conference theme has been set as: “Strengthening NRN Network - Promoting Nepal”.

Conference ObjectivesThe following are the objectives of the conference:

• Bring all theNRNs together and foster closerco-operation among them;

• CreatecommonplatformforNRNsandencour-age them to invest their expertise, knowledge and resources in Nepal;

• PromoteNepalandNepaleseinterests;culture;traditions and value abroad;

• Discuss the issues and problems faced bythe NRNs residing around the globe and take proper actions or suggest action measures to Government of Nepal and other stakeholders to uproot such issues;

• Plan for theupcomingNRNAevents anddis-cuss some internal issues of NRNA.

Conference Participation

• EachNCCfrom56countriesisexpectedtopar-ticipate with a delegation.

• IndividualNRNsarealsoinvitedtoparticipatein the conference.

• Dignitaries;HighprofilepersonalitiesfromNe-pal and Russia are expected to attend the con-ference.

• BusinessDelegationfromNepalandRussiaareexpected to participate in the conference

• Friends of Nepal –”Participants from ForeignCountries” -- and Nepalese who are interested in working with the NRN community for pro-moting NRNA’s mission and objectives are also invited to participate.

RegistrationParticipation is based on registration. The

registration fee for all international participants for 3 days is fixed at US$ 100. The electronic reg-istration forms are available at the official web-site of the NRNA – (http://www.nrn.org.np) or can be obtained through the NRNA Secretariat (nrn@nrn.org.np).

Registration will include a conference kit, lunch and dinners. The registration fee will not cover lodging and transportation.

Registration will be open until Friday, July 15, 2011. Intending participants can either send mon-ey to the NRNA account, or pay directly at the ven-ue. (Note: Only cash will be accepted at the venue).

Visa, Accommodation and Transportation

All foreign nationals are required to have en-try visas to travel to the Russian Federation. Rus-sian entry visas can be obtained at local Russian Embassy or Consulate.

The Visa support letter for the conference par-ticipants will be provided by the Conference Ho-tel - The Holiday Inn Lesnaya for free of cost. The Hotel will issue the booking voucher for the par-ticipants once you reserve your hotel. As the ho-tel can issue only tourist visa, all the participants have to indicate at your visa application form as a tourist, not as the conference attendees.

Please note that there is no Visa waiver for foreigners’ in Russia except the citizens of some CIS countries. A penalty of 2500 rubles will be charged by the Hotel in case of reservation can-cellation or no-show.

More information on Russian visa regulations, you may please visit the website www.visatorus-sia.com.

The venue of the conference and hotel ac-commodation for the participants is confirmed at the Hotel Holiday Inn Moscow, Lesnaya. The spe-cial rates for conference participants are provided as below:

Standard RoomSingle 4000 RublesDouble (King/Twin bed) 4500 Rubles

Executive RoomSingle 5100 RublesDouble 5700 Rubles

The above rates include Bed and Breakfast plus free visa support voucher for Tourist Visa ap-plication at the Russian embassy provided the room is booked in advance.

For hotel reservation and visa information please visit our official website: http://www.nrn.org.np/sixth_regional_conf/Hotel_registration_form.pdf

For Invitation and hotel reservations, please contact our NRNA ICC Executive member from Russia Dr. Badri KC at: badrikc@hotmail.com (Tel: +7 926 522 7148)

The transportation services for the conference participants are available. The pick-up and drop off to the airport from hotel can be arranged for the participants, only if the participants provide their travel details to the organizing committee one week prior to their arrival.

For booking and more information on trans-portation service please contact Mr. Tek Raj Niraula, Vice President RNCCI, at: tekraj@gmail.com (+7916 3384200)

ProgramThere will be three days program starting from

23 July till 25 July. Various pre and post confer-ence activities including cultural programs will be organized during the conference. The ICC Meet-ing will be conducted after the conclusion of the main conference. The detailed program will be available in the official website of NRNA shortly.

Financing and Conference SponsorshipEvery NRNA conference needs to be self-sustain-ing. The NCCs and Nepali owned and other busi-ness houses can become partners of the confer-ence. For companies / businesses houses, the sponsorship fee has been fixed as below:

Category Sponsorship Amount NRs. USD

Platinum Partner 750,000 10,000Gold Partner 375,000 5,000Silver Partner 225,000 3,000Bronze Partner 150,000 2,000NCC Partner 75,000 1,000

(Note: The Nepali Rupees rates are for Nepal based enterprises and US dollar rate are for Enterprises based outside of Nepal.)

Benefits for the partners• Opportunitytoshowcasetheirbusinessoror-

ganization among the global Nepali family.• The logo of the partner will appear in the

backdrop of the conference.• The logowillalsoappearontheNRNAweb-

site.• Thepartnerswillbeallowedtohaveacompli-

mentary space for advertisement in the sou-venir publication.

• Partnerswillbeacknowledgedduringthein-auguration session

• Handy Promotional materials (such as bro-chure, pen, and calendar) of the sponsor can be included in conference kit depending on the level of sponsorships.

• Partner’s name will be incorporated in theconference report and materials.

• Dependingonthelevelofsponsorships,par-ticipants of the Sponsor Companies will be al-lowed to register in conference for free

• Thepartnerswillbeprovidedwithatokenofappreciation or a certificate during the confer-ence and many more.

ContactFor additional information, queries and details please contact:

Mr. Jiba Nath LamichhaneVice President, NRNA & Conference CoordinatorSixth NRNA Regional Conference 2011

Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) SecretariatFNCCI BuildingPachali Shahid Shukra FNCCI Milan Marg, Teku,PO Box 269, Kathmandu, Nepal.Tel: (+977-1) 4215247/4262255Fax: (+977-1) 4215247Email: nrn@nrn.org.npURL: http://www.nrn.org.np