From May 14 to 16, Kazan hosted a festival of sustainable development with the participation of German and Russian experts on the topic of ecology, inclusion and a barrier-free environment. The event was held at two venues in the city – in the MEGA Kazan shopping center and the Alafuzov Factory. The Meet-Up "On the District" was timed to coincide with the Year of Germany in Russia. The organizers were the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Russian Federation, the Goethe-Institute in Moscow, and the Russian-German Chamber of Foreign Trade.