An exhibition was also held highlighting the most significant aspects of local development, and plans for the ExpoForum international convention and exhibition centre were presented. Among those present was Yevgeny Yelin, chairman of the City Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy, and Trade. Igor Pakhorukov, head of the Pushkin district, remarked that 2010 will go down in the history of the district and St. Petersburg as a year of new large-scale projects, anniversaries, and other important events. First and foremost, this was the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Second World War, and the 300th anniversary of Tsarskoe Selo (which is now the city of Pushkin). Among the main tasks for the coming year, Mr. Pakhorukov named the upcoming 200th anniversary of the Tsarskoselskoe Imperial Lycee.

Anatoly Erkulov, ExpoForum general director, said that, ``We are interested in the vibrant development of the Pushkin district, where we will build our convention centre. In addition, our project will foster the development of the area's infrastructure, such as new roads and utilities, and in the future it will also lead to improvements in transport, and create new jobs.