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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 Industry Overview</i></span></b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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"'>Market size <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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"'>Government policies<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>
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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"'>Publishing companies<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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 degrees granted<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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"'>University spending<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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"'>Opportunities for publishers<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>
<sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br
clear=all style='page-break-before:always'>
</span></sup>
<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='margin-bottom:12.0pt;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); <a href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a>
or go to <a href="http://www.nfais.org">http://www.nfais.org</a>.<br>
<br>
<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>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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