An Effective Sales seminar took place from 10 to 12 October in ZATO Zheleznogorsk, organised by the International Development Centre, Zheleznogorsk. Leading tutors from the Stockholm School of Economics in Saint Petersburg were involved in the seminar. Twenty seven participants from CNCP projects in Zheleznogorsk, Seversk and Tomsk took part. The seminar programme included lectures and practical classes.

Students were presented with certificates from "IDC-Zheleznogorsk" Fond on completion of their training. They also gave positive feedback using questionnaires developed by the Moscow office of HTSPE Ltd. Requests and made requests for similar seminars to be held in the future.