The 3rd International Cultural and Sporting Rafting Forum «White Water Sibiria 2018» (hereinafter referred to as the Forum) will be held in two stages from August 20 to August 29, 2018.

The first stage – Tomsk, Tomsk region (20 – 21.08.2018)
The second stage – the Altai Republic (22 – 29.08.2018)

The entries have just closed – hopeful participants had to make a short video as to why they felt they should be chosen to attend this Forum.

Check out the Forum’s Facebook page to see the entries!

The main slogan of the «White Water of Siberia – 2018» – PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, COMMUNICATION. TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING !!!

The objectives of the program:

• Introducing Russia as a hospitable country with its own amazing history, culture, and nature, showing the uniqueness of Siberia;
• Strengthening the national friendship and demonstration to foreign guests the touristic potential of the Tomsk region and the Altai Republic;
• Formation of international cooperation in various spheres of life;
• Development of international rafting;
• Coaching experience exchange and development of training methods;
• Team building, uniting participants of the program by rafting;
• The «International Friendship» rafting on the Katun River.

The aim of the forum:
As a result of the Forum, foreign guests get a unique opportunity to get to know and feel Russian culture and lifestyle. Siberia will touch anyone’s feelings and truly surprise the guests with the vastness of the Russian soul and its friendliness. The forum will unite people of different nationalities and religions. Participants will be able to demonstrate the team working skills, as well as athletic ones, in the final rafting of «International Friendship». Also, the result of the program will be a great networking opportunity and development of new ideas and projects.

Organizers:

1. The Federal Agency of the Commonwealth of Independent States – states, compatriots living abroad, and international humanitarian cooperation «ROSSOTRONDINESTVO»
2.  Administration of the Tomsk region
3. Russian Rafting Federation
4. Administration of Education of Tomsk District
5. Federation of rafting and whitewater slalom of Tomsk region
6. Municipal Budgetary General Education Institution “Odissey”, Kopylovo