Summer 2040: ATOM Pavilion invites guests to the future

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On July 7, the ATOM Pavilion at VDNH will host the "Summer 2040" festival. Visitors will meet an unusual guest from the future — Alisa Selezneva. Together with children and adults she will travel to the not-so-distant year 2040. Discussions and debates about the future, masterclasses, a light show and a futuristic atmosphere await the guests.

The festival will open at 10:30 in the hall of the ATOM Pavilion - guests will be able to meet Alisa and her friend Vova. Then everyone will be invited to the conference hall. A special program will be held there during the day: conversations with experts in the field of information technologies, neurobiology, energy and other spheres.

Thus, at 11:00 the guests of the festival will be able to attend the discussion "The Mysterious 'Digital' 40s: from the Birth of Cybernetics to Smart Cities". Its participants will discuss the evolution of the digital world, trends and forecasts for the near future. At 13:00 the debate "Technological Singularity: Will We Curb the 'New' Chain Reaction?" will take place. Representatives of technical and humanitarian schools will discuss how technologies will develop and whether humans will be able to keep up with them. At the lecture "Media for the Future," which will begin at 14:30, one will learn what is happening to the media and social networks in the context of the information explosion. At 16:00, a lecture entitled "ITER Project: Creating the Sun on Earth" will begin, and at 17:30 a discussion on "Medicine-2040 - from Bionics to the Digital Self" will begin.

In between discussions, visitors to the conference hall will be able to see a light show accompanied by musicians and artists. Also throughout the day in the Pavilion, it will be possible to join various activities for adults and children. For example, on the -3rd floor of the Pavilion a large panel of Rubik's cubes with the image of the international experimental thermonuclear reactor — ITER project — will be assembled. It is planned to make a picture out of 1225 cubes.

From 11:00 to 19:00 in the lounge of the Pavilion will work the zone of the event partner — "SoyuzMultPark". Here the guests of the pavilion will enjoy a cartoon quiz, a masterclass "Space Animals", a warm-up with Alisa, an attraction and other activities.

On the Alley of Knowledge, children from 12 years old and their parents will be able to join the masterclass "Electronics for Smart Devices". Its participants will be explained what the smart speaker "Alisa" consists of and how it works. The masterclass "Electrical Installation for the Youngest" will be waiting for children from 10 years old. It will tell how home wiring is organized, how to correctly connect sockets, light bulbs and various smart devices to the network.

Also, on the Alley of Knowledge there will be a mini-lecture with interactive "Waste: From Negative to Positive". The audience will learn about sorting and utilization issues together with the specialists of the "Federal Environmental Operator". It will start at 12:00.

All events of the "Summer 2040" festival are free of charge, some of them require additional registration. The detailed program can be found on the ATOM Pavilion website.

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