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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS
Webinar: <i>Doing Business in Russia: An Information In</i></span></b><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>dustry Overview</span></i></b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>On Thursday, February 16, 2012, NFAIS will hold webinar from
11:00am – 12:30pm EST on doing business in Russia - the third in a series of
professional development webinars on doing business on the BRIC countries. Why
are these countries important? The world economy may be growing, but it is the
BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) -- not the U.S. and Europe --
that are leading the way. Indeed, </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>by 2020, all of the BRIC should
be in the top 10 largest economies of the world! And a</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>lthough
China and India traditionally lead the group, Russia’s economy has been buoyed
by higher commodity prices in recent months. </span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Publishers and database producers
cannot afford to ignore the market opportunities that it offers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
presentation will provide insights on the following with regard to the
information industry in Russia:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Market size <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fastest growing segments<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Government policies<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Leadership<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Publishing companies<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Number of Universities<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Number of degrees granted<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>University spending<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Challenges and opportunities in doing business in Russia<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Opportunities for publishers<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span></sup><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Current trends<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
webinar will be hosted by Philip de Leon, President of Trade Connections International,
LLC. Philip has had a distinguished career in international business
development, promoting international trade, investment, and partnerships. His
unique leadership and inter-personal skills helped open new markets across the
Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Philip is a Law School
graduate from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France and from the University
of Pennsylvania Law School. He also holds a graduate degree in Russian language
& studies from the National Institute for Oriental Languages and
Civilizations in Paris, and has published numerous articles on doing business
in Eurasia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you or
your staff want to learn more about publishing developments and doing business
in Russia, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $95, Sister
Society members pay $105, and non-members pay $115. An unlimited number of
staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of
$245. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is
$265, and for staff of non-member organizations is $285. The registration form
is available at<b>:</b> <a href="http://info.nfais.org/info/RussiaFeb2012.pdf">http://info.nfais.org/info/RussiaFeb2012.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
registrants of this webinar will be given a 20% discount on registrations to
review the recently-held webinars on doing business in China <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/324-china-april-7-2011-webinar">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/324-china-april-7-2011-webinar</a>
and doing business in Brazil <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/332-doing-business-in-brazil-june-1-2011">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/332-doing-business-in-brazil-june-1-2011</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information contact:
Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone);
215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org.<br>
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<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the
Global Information Community</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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