1. General provisions
1.1. Accreditation of media (hereinafter referred to as the “Media”) to the Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies (hereinafter referred to as “FINOPOLIS”) is intended to ensure the necessary conditions for professional activities to prepare and disseminate full and accurate information about the FINOPOLIS events.
1.2. Media accreditation is mandatory for all FINOPOLIS events.
1.3. In their professional activities, media must respect the rights and legitimate interests of FINOPOLIS participants and staff and comply with generally recognized ethical standards.
1.4. The number of journalists that can attend FINOPOLIS is limited due to the desire of the organizers to provide the media with the most comfortable working hours and quick access to all necessary resources in the context of considerable media interest in the event and taking into account the limited infrastructural capacity of the event venue.
1.5. FINOPOLIS Organizing Committee may increase the quota at the media’s official request if a rationale for such a need is provided.
2. Media Accreditation
2.1. Accreditation procedure
Both Russian and foreign journalists can register for participation in FINOPOLIS:
Russian media must be registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (hereinafter referred to as “Roskomnadzor”);
foreign media:
— media that have their office(s) in the Russian Federation, must be accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;
— media without accreditation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, must apply for temporary accreditation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in addition to the application on the official website.
2.2. Procedure for submission and review of an application for accreditation
Media wishing to cover FINOPOLIS events, as well as specialized media wishing to cover specific business events at FINOPOLIS, should apply for accreditation (“application form”) through the official FINOPOLIS website (finopolis.ru).
All fields in the application must be filled in, paying special attention to the mandatory fields marked with an asterisk.
Applications may be submitted through FINOPOLIS official website till October 27, 2023.
Term of consideration of the application: 10 or more calendar days after the deadline for accepting applications for media registration.
Media accreditation is valid for all days of FINOPOLIS.
2.3. Procedure for issuing accreditation badges to journalists
Journalists will receive accreditation badges provided that the registration application is approved by FINOPOLIS Organizing Committee.
Accreditation badges will be issued in Moscow at accreditation points. Information on the location and working hours of accreditation points is posted on the FINOPOLIS official website.
Accreditation badges may be issued only under the following conditions:
— with confirmed accreditation in the FINOPOLIS database;
— upon presentation of a passport (passport number must match the number indicated in the registration form), as well as:
— an editorial ID card for journalists working for Russian media;
— an accreditation card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for journalists working for foreign media.
The badge is registered and can not be passed to third parties during FINOPOLIS events. The badge must be worn in a visible place during the entire time while on the FINOPOLIS venue.
Other accreditation cards are not valid for access to the FINOPOLIS venue.
If an accreditation badge is lost, misplaced or stolen, a journalist must report this fact immediately to any information desk. The lost badge will be invalidated. A duplicate will be issued upon a written application.
2.4. Rules of access to FINOPOLIS events
Media accreditation is mandatory for all FINOPOLIS events.
Media will be granted access to all public FINOPOLIS events. The organizers reserve the right to provide access to specific events of the forum using the pool system.
Access of media technical staff will be provided in accordance with the regulations on access of technical staff to the FINOPOLIS venue.
3. Denial of accreditation
FINOPOLIS Organizing Committee has the right to deny accreditation:
to persons who are not media employees and do not hold positions specified in clause 2.2 of these rules;
journalists of the media specializing in publications of purely advertising or informative nature, or highly specialized topics not related to the topic of FINOPOLIS, except for industry-specific
publications;
FINOPOLIS Organizing Committee reserves the right to deny accreditation without giving a reason.
4. Rights and duties of journalists accredited to FINOPOLIS
4.1. A journalist accredited to FINOPOLIS has the right to:
use all services specifically designed for the journalists and press service employees;
receive information on FINOPOLIS official events and exhibitions (press releases, business program, etc.)
work in the FINOPOLIS press center during official events using the infrastructure of the FINOPOLIS press center;
attend press conferences, briefings and other press events.
4.2. A journalist accredited to FINOPOLIS must:
check the accuracy of the information provided by him or her;
meet the information providers’ requests to specify the source of information;
when receiving information from individuals and officials, inform them about the audio and video recording, filming and photographing;
when carrying out professional activities, produce, upon request, a badge or other document certifying the journalist's identity and credentials;
not use their professional capacity to conceal information or falsify an important public information, or to gather information for the benefit of an outsider or a non-media organization;
stop (discontinue) photo/video filming upon request of FINOPOLIS security service;
not distribute printed materials on the FINOPOLIS premises without the approval of FINOPOLIS Organizing Committee;
when using official information and citing statements by FINOPOLIS participants, follow the FINOPOLIS Citation Policy, in particular: finished materials should mention FINOPOLIS and the source of the information received and, for electronic media, a link to the official website of FINOPOLIS; any changes, additions or distortions to the copied (cited) information are not allowed.
