From left to right, Milan Augustin, Azat Kadyrov, Marc Vandenplas, Dejan Susovic, Evgenia Yakina, Michal Buchel, Jing Zhao
A Russian delegation from the Kazan 2013 Organizing Committee came to the FISU headquarters in Brussels today for a working meeting.
Indeed, M. Vladimir Leonov, Executive Director, M. Azat Kadyrov, Deputy Executive Director and Mrs Evgenia Yakina, Assistant to the Executive Director met with M. Eric Saintrond, FISU Secretary General/CEO, M. Marc Vandenplas, FISU Director for the Summer Universiades and M. Dejan Susovic the new FISU Media and Communication Director/Head of TV Production.
M. Milan Augustin (Winter Universiade Director) M. Michal Buchel (Sports Manager.), Ms Jing Zhao (Assistant to Universiades) and Ms Caroline Feyaerts (Assistant to SG/CEO) were also present at this meeting.
More than two years before the event, the Kazan OC is getting more and more involved in the Universiade preparation process.

From left to right: Marc Vandenplas, Azat Kadyrov, Eric Saintrond, Vladimir Leonov, Evgenia Yakina
The main topics of the meeting were:
1: Master Plan
2: Key Milestones
3: Organizational Chart and Staffing Plan
4: Sports Program
5: Athletes’ Village
6: Preparation of next OC report
7: Budget of the Games
8: Timing and Scoring
9: Games Management System
10: Optional Sports
11: TV Broadcasting
12: Setting up the next FISU Visits
13: Attribution Contract
14: FISU Hotels
15: Airline Connections