From November 6 to 8, the second open creative forum "International Eurasian Art Platform" (MEAP) took place in Oskemen, bringing together experts, cultural figures, entrepreneurs, and tourism representatives.
The forum opened with an official program and panel sessions dedicated to creating a unified creative space — covering topics from inclusion and artificial intelligence to tourism and entrepreneurship development. On the same day, the annual MAK-FEST was held, organized by the International Authors' Club, a creative association of poets, writers, artists, and composers.
On November 7, the MEAP fair and business program took place. The event hosted artisans and artists, alongside a book fair and a tourism exhibition. Participants in the tourism exhibition included the taiga house in Vasilevo, the Medovaya Marka meadery, and the DriveJeepKz tour company.
As part of the exhibition, the Tourist Information Center of EKR presented materials on the region's tourism potential. The center's specialists advised visitors on vacation options in East Kazakhstan and distributed official guidebooks, information brochures, and maps of EKR.
Concurrently, presentations of cases on tourism, local history, inclusion, and AI were held, as well as an author's seminar by traveler and blogger Alexander Tsoy.
On the final day of the forum, November 8, children's plays, a meeting with writer Boris Vasilyevich Shcherbakov, and an international round table titled "Culture as a Space of Trust and Cooperation" (co-organized with the "Altay – Our Common Home" International Coordination Council) took place. The program concluded with the closing ceremony and summary of the forum.
