On December 5-7, St. Petersburg will host the 6^th International Forum ‘Arctic: Today and the Future' at the EXPOFORUM convention and exhibition center, the event's website says. Forum participants will sum up the annual results of the national Arctic agenda and create topical approaches to government-public cooperation in developing the Arctic.

The forum will include over 1,200 delegates, including representatives of specialized federal ministries and departments, regional administrations, commercial companies and research agencies, plus media outlets.