• German Newspaper Publishers Association
"First I want to congratulate WAN to its huge success with this year’s congress (in German media). You not only made the frontpages of our national papers but the evening news of our national TV broadcasters, too. So the answer to the question whether Moscow was the right choice is a resounding YES."
Anja Pasquay, Head of Communication, German Newspaper Publishers Association

• ENPA
"Thank you and your whole excellent team once more for such joyful and useful event!"
Valtteri Niiranen, Director, European Newspaper Publishers Association, Belgium

• Multimedia, Inc.
"This is just to congratulate with you and your staff at WAN for the excellent 2006 World Congress held this week in Moscow. I can imagine the challenge that should have been to put together this huge event in Moscow. I was impressed to see how things ran smooth there, thanks to the experience of your people and of course also the Russian staff. The conferences and the special events such as the lunch with Mr. Gorbachov marked this year as one of the best - if not the absolute best - WAN World Congresses held."
Fernando Mariano, President, Multimedia, Inc., United States

• L’EQUIPE
"I was in Moscow last week. Great sessions. Congratulations."
Olivier Hellard, Marketing Director, L’EQUIPE, France

• Candover Private Equity
"Congratulations on another successful Congress. Moscow and its political undertones were fascinating and I thought the presentations were particularly relevant this year."
Chris Oakley, Candover Private Equity, Belgium

• Berner Zeitung
"Thanks a lot for the Organisation of that great Congress. I did enjoy it very much."
Michael Hug, Editor in Chief, Berner Zeitung,, Switzerland

• Kristeligt Dagblad
"I think the Moscow Forum was one of the most successful I have ever attended. We had many good speakers and very good attendance."
Erik Bjerager, Chief Editor, Kristeligt Dagblad, Denmark

• Stampen Group
"Thank you for a great conference. I think you all did an excellent job!!!!!!"
Tomas Brunegard, President & CEO, Stampen Group, Sweden

• AGORA S.A.
"Recent World Newspaper Congress in Moscow was a magnificent event. I very much appreciate the possibility to contribute to its programme as a speaker."
Piotr Niemczycki, Vice-President, AGORA S.A., Poland

• Classified Ventures, LLC
"I wanted to thank you for having the opportunity to present at the 59th World Newspaper Congress in Moscow. It was my first WAN experience and I thought the whole thing was first class. We had a great time in Moscow at the conference."
Daniel A. Jauernig, President and CEO, Classified Ventures,LLC, United States

• JP/Politiken Newspapers Ltd.
"Just a few words with thanks for another good experience with WAN in Moscow. You and your staff are doing a great job both in front of and behind the curtain. You’re simply creating an extraordinarily good professional atmosphere with a lot of useful ideas and inspiration."
Lars Munch, President, JP/Politiken Newspapers Ltd., Denmark

• Pressmart
"The Moscow experience will, I am sure, remain etched on the minds of each and every delegate, participant and even volunteer as a truly wonderful demonstration of perfect synchrony of activity. To pull off a stupendous turnout, incident-free, is applaudable. And kudos to WAN for its successful efforts in bringing the best of brains, together, to think through and carve out their individual and the collective future of the publishing industry."
Sanjiv Gupta, C.E.O., Pressmart Media Limited Converging Digital with Print Media, India

• The People’s Daily, Beijing
"Congratulations on the success of the 59th Newspaper Congress! All of our Chinese participants feel it has broadened their vision and enriched their experience."
Amy Wen, Foreign Affairs Department, The People’s Daily, Beijing

• Shenzhen Press Group
"Thanks to your excellent organization, the Editors Forum and the Congress were successfully done and were very impressed. I enjoyed them immensely. Actually, I was quite busy in choosing the topics and moving between the two conferences. And also, I have already got your emailed presentations. Your highly efficacious work was deeply appreciated. Thank you very much."
Xiaojin Gu, Assistant Editor in Chief, Shenzhen Press Group

• MEDIA DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND
"I want to congratulate the whole WAN team for the Moscow Congress. It was simply superb. Inside the conference hall, the presentations and discussions were as useful, as informative and as educational as previous meetings - if not even more so. Outside the conference hall, the events were spectacular, and I congratulate you for organising an event that provides both insightful professional discussions and unstinting support for press freedom worldwide."
Sasa Vucinic, Managing Director, MEDIA DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND, Singapore

• ANDIARIOS
"On my behalf and on behalf of the Asociación de Diarios Colombianos - Andiarios, I would like to thank you for your kind invitation to attend the 59th World Newspaper Congress, that took place in Moscow, Russia, in June this year. During the event, I was able to find out about the latest developments in the press industry and it has been very important for the newspapers in Colombia. On the other hand, I would like to congratulate you for the success of the social and cultural events , and also for the special treatment and attention I was given."
Nora Sanín de Safon, Executive Director, ANDIARIOS, Colombia

• King’s College London
"It was an amazing experience on many levels - learning more about the current issues and concerns of your industry, meeting and hearing about experiences from people all over the world, and, of course, being in Russia for the first time. The Young Reader Round Table was particularly fascinating. The presentations raised some complex challenges/opportunities for how paper and digital might co-evolve for these young groups."
Dr. Lynne Nikolychuk, Department of Management, King’s College London