How do I access the Forum venue?

The Legal Forum 2023 venue and a number of cultural, sports and entertainment programme events may only be accessed if you have an accreditation badge.

Badges for venue access are activated according to the results of a PCR test at one of the approved testing centres – Rospotrebnadzor laboratories, specially equipped as part of the Legal Forum 2023.

Please note that PCR testing is a prerequisite not to the badge collection, but to badge activation. You can collect your accreditation badge first, then take the PCR test, or vice versa. Access to the Forum venue is only possible with an activated badge.

What items are prohibited at the Forum venue?

In order to avoid any inconvenience when accessing the venue, participants are advised to leave any items prohibited at the Legal Forum venue at their accommodation or in their vehicle.

A full list of prohibited items

What is the accreditation badge?

The badge specifies the holder’s name and surname in English, their organization, level of access, and photograph. It also includes the Forum logo.

What should I check before collecting my badge?

Before obtaining a badge, please make sure that conditions 1–4 in the diagram below have been observed:

In order to expedite the procedure for issuing a badge, please upload a scan of their passport (pages containing photo and ID info) in the 'My Events – St. Petersburg International Legal Forum – Event dashboard' section of the Roscongress personal account.

Submit a scanned copy of your passport

In order to expedite the procedure for issuing a badge, participants may upload a scan of their passport (pages containing photo and ID info) in the ‘My Events – St. Petersburg International Legal Forum – Event dashboard – Personal information’ section of the Roscongress personal account.

Please ensure that scans are legible and contain all the information entered during registration, including passport number and serial number (if applicable), passport issuing authority, date of issue, and photograph.

Photograph requirements:

• colour photograph on a light background;
• 480x640 pixels in size;
• image format – JPG or JPEG;
• front view of the participant’s entire face, without head covering;
• subject’s face must take up at least 70% of the image.

How to find out if your badge is ready?

There are several ways to find out or be notified when a participant badge is ready:

* St. Petersburg International Legal Forum information centre:

+7 (812) 406 7702

** The contact information can be found in the Roscongress personal account. The specialist’s contact information can also be confirmed by calling the Forum information centre.

How to collect your badge?

Participant accreditation badges may be collected in person by presenting:

• the identity document that is listed in the Roscongress personal account

• original of personal data consent form.

Before issuing a badge, an accreditation point attendant will make sure that the data specified in the application form corresponds to the ID document. In the event of any discrepancies, it will not be possible to issue a badge the same day.

How to collect a badge by authorized third party?

If the badge is being collected by an authorized representative, they must provide the following:

Before issuing a badge, an accreditation point attendant will make sure that the data specified in the application form corresponds to the ID document. In the event of any discrepancies, it will not be possible to issue a badge the same day.

A power of attorney form on behalf of legal entity:

A power of attorney form to collect participant accreditation badges

Example of completed power of attorney form to collect participant accreditation badges

The power of attorney is not valid without a list of all participants to be accredited, copies of their passports, and original personal data consent forms. Copies of passports will be returned once badges have been issued.

A personal data consent form:

A personal data consent form

Badge activation

Badges for venue access are activated according to the results of a PCR test at one of the approved testing centres – Rospotrebnadzor laboratories, specially equipped as part of SPILF 2023. Laboratory research for badge activation takes no more than 24 hours. 

PCR testing is carried out upon presentation of an accreditation badge or ID. The ID is the participant’s identification number in the Roscongress personal account. You can view your ID in the ‘Personal data’ section of the Roscongress personal account or ‘My events – SPILF – Event dashboard’ tab. The ID is indicated next to the participant photo. 

Please note that PCR testing is a prerequisite not to the badge collection, but to badge activation. You can collect your accreditation badge first, then take the PCR test, or vice versa. Access to the Forum venue is only possible with an activated badge.

More information about PCR testing will be available on website nearer the time of the event.

Where to collect your badge?

We kindly ask that you collect your accreditation badge in advance at one of the accreditation points in Moscow or St. Petersburg.

MOSCOW

ST. PETERSBURG

Please note that participants may pay the participation fee in cash or by using a bank card at the financial services stands at Accreditation Centre 1. A 5.5% commission fee is charged at the time of payment.

Please note that if you are arriving at the Forum venue in an accredited vehicle, the driver must also be accredited. Driver badges and transport passes can be collected at Accreditation Centre 1. Transport passes and drivers’ badges are issued according to the schedule that will be available in the Accreditation of personal vehicle section.

For additional information, please contact the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum information centre: