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Obninsk Civic Network
September 2001
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In the framework of �The Program of Obninsk Development as
Naukograd (Science City)� computer classes (8-10 PCs) are delivered to
all city schools. The delivery is implemented by the �Port� company that
won the tender announced by the City of Obninsk. Schoolteachers on informatics
will be trained using the facilities of OK_Club in the framework of OK_Club
series of activities named �Computer � to School�.
Civic movement �Computer to School� of the OCN together
with the city Board of General Education and the �Port� company had a meeting
with schoolteachers of informatics on September 9, 2001. The participants
discussed the content of the curriculum and organizational issues. Training
process for teaches was launch on September 17 and will take from 3 weeks
to 2 months depending on a teacher�s qualification
Photo report from the meeting can be found at http://civnet.obninsk.org/images_tech.php3
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On September 25 OK_Club hosted presentation of a new project
of Coordination Volunteers Center (CVC). The name of the project is �Development
of Social Partnership in City Community�. The project is supported by the
Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation). The goal of the project is the
strengthening of interrelations between media, non-profits, local government,
and business by means of carrying out of joint actions with Obninsk non-profits.
Among the tasks of the project there are the following: to attract attention
of the community to NGOs, increase the number of volunteers, and to improve
interaction of NGOs and local government. The presentation gathered leaders
of well known in the city not-for-profit organizations: Sergei Kirichuk
(Red Cross), Tatyana Klimakova (Obninsk Community Foundation), Nikolai
Shestoperov and Tatyana Petrova (Obninsk Civic Council), Ekaterina Cherevan�
(Youth Diabetic Society), Vladimir Tarasov (Society of Local Lore �Repinka�),
Yurii Koftan (OK_Club and OCN), etc. Members of Obninsk City Council Alexander
Morozov and Tatyana Volkova and a member of the Kaluga Legislative Assembly
Tatyana Kotlyar also took part in the meeting. The city business was represented
by Anatolii Shatukhin. After the formal presentation of the project the
participants stared a discussion about ways to support NGOs� activity and
about opportunities of interaction between NGOs and business.
Photo report from the event at: http://civnet.obninsk.org/images_schap.php3.
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In September 6 new resources of OCN came into being:
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http://freediving.obninsk.org
� in �Sport� section � the first RUSSIAN site devoted to free-diving and
related issues. Created due to the initiative of Yuliya Petrik � one of
the first free0divers in Russia;
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http://mtobninsk.hut.ru
� in �Culture� section � site of Obninsk Youth Theater. There are playbills,
announcement of performances, repertoire, content of performances, gallery
of actors, many pictures taken during performances, merry stories about
theatre, location of the facility, and links.
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http://www.proza.ru:8004/author.html?jpetrash
� A new literary work � �Islam. Origin, Dogma, the Present� by Yu.G. Petrash
appeared on the site �Literature Salon�. Mr. Petrash is a professor of
OINPE, academician, WWII veteran, boxing trainer.
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http://www.teatr.obninsk.ru
� in �Culture� section � site of OINPE Theater It contains news, information
on actors and leaders, repertoire, and history.
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http://all.obninsk.org
� in �Media� section � reference book of Obninsk. This new site is Obninsk
directory integrated with Obninsk map.
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On September 28 a representative Charities Aid Foundation
(CAF) visited Obninsk being invited by Tatyana Klimakova (Director, Obninsk
Community Foundation). They had negotiations with participation of OCN
and Obninsk Union of Entrepreneurs.
PI of OCN,
Yuriy R. Koftan e-mail: [email protected]
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