Media Accreditation

• Complete a registration application on the official the Forum website.
• Please complete all fields on the registration form. Please make sure that your personal information has been entered correctly: the information you provide will be printed on your badge.

Please pay special attention to the badge photograph requirements:

• colour photograph in jpeg format;
• 3×4 proportions;
• resolution of at least 480×640;
• the image must be a frontal view of the face, without any headgear;
• the face must take up at least 70% of the photograph.

Applications are accepted from blogosphere representatives who have the ‘Verified Account’ status in the event accreditation system. Blogosphere representatives whose audience size exceeds 10,000 users (in accordance with Clause 13, Part 1, Article 10.6 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ dated 27 July 2006 ‘On Information, Information Technologies, and the Protection of Information’) must provide an excerpt on registration with the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) in their cover letter (link to Gosuslugi with confirmation).

• Media and blogosphere representatives are given accreditation badges provided their registration applications are approved by the International Week Organizing Committee.
• Accreditation badges are issued at accreditation stations. Information about the location and hours of the accreditation stations is available on the event’s official website.
• Accreditation badges may only be issued if the following conditions are met:
  • If there is confirmed accreditation in the database
  • If there is written consent for the processing of personal data
  • Upon presenting a passport (the passport data must match the data specified in the registration form)
  • If an accreditation badge is obtained by proxy, you must provide a power of attorney as well as a copy of your passport
  • Blogosphere representatives must have the ‘Verified Account’ status in the Roscongress Week Foundation system
  • Blogosphere representatives with an audience exceeding 10,000 subscribers must provide an excerpt on registration with Roskomnadzor
• The media outlet’s editorial staff is legally responsible for the information provided by its representatives. It is prohibited to transfer accreditation badges to third parties or use the quota allocated to a media organization to register commercial partners or other individuals who are not media representatives. The badge is personalized and may not be given to third parties during the International Week. The badge must be worn in a visible place at all times when at the venue.
• Any other accreditation cards are not valid for entering the International Week venue.
• If an accreditation badge is lost or stolen, the media or blogosphere representative must immediately notify any information desk. A lost badge will be blocked. A duplicate will be issued based on a written request.