On Wednesday, 25 December, a productive meeting was held with Tatiana Menshikova, Chair of the Northern Forum's Arctic Tourism Working Group.
Tatyana currently works in the office of the State Council of Russia and coordinates the work of the Tourism Commission. Due to this her, the Northern Forum is represented both in the Commission itself and in the working group on eco-tourism. The issue of inclusion in the subgroup on export of tourist services is being resolved. A lot of work will be done, first of all, on the Concept of Arctic tourism development, which we will start to consider from the beginning of next year.
Apart from her primary work, Tatyana devotes a great deal of attention to work with difficult teenagers. In July, she created and became president of the Restart Union of Mentors of Children and Youth. The Union is aimed at working with minors released from places not so remote. Regional resource centres will be set up for volunteers. If you want to contribute to this difficult but noble endeavour, please contact the Northern Forum Secretariat.