Take a look inside the International Conference!
On November 1, PM White announced that the International Conference would be open for three day from November 9 to 11. He stated that in order to enter, you must be a taxpayer in your nation, you must have no record of violent crimes, and you must be on no crime or terrorist watch lists. Admission will be 300 gelders a person and 100 for government workers. We were granted a tour of the venue though no pictures or video were allowed.
You enter through three sets of revolving doors to be greeted by a grand entrance. You present your ticket which will assign you to a seat. You are directed to an auditorium where the leaders of all the countries present will take questions from the audience. After the two hour event, you may go to view the exhibits. On the first floor, Dus Osts, the host nation, has a center for their scientific advancements. Go up one of the 100 sq. ft elevators to the second floor where you find more in-depth scientific exhibits. The floor space is cut into spaces for each country. Level three shows the advancements of nations in technology, categorized by nation. Level four houses each country's military exhibits and a ticket counter for demonstrations (more on that later). On Level five, each nation may use exhibit space for whatever they desire, the area was named "The Wild Card Room". There is restricted access to floor six, where officials engage in discussion.
In the 100,000 sq. ft. basement, there are firing ranges, weapons exhibits, and much more to showcase how the weapons are used, also, there is a walk-through history section that describes the histories of all the nations as a whole. Outside, there are state-of-the-art testing facilities for everything for car safety equipment to bombs, firefighter drills, military demonstrations, and police demonstrations.
All in all, the first annual International Conference will truly be a thing for the history books. PM White started the tradition of selecting the next host country. He tells us that Tyarbuha will be selected for the second International Conference.
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Erithaca is about to experience something that has been rare in its history. Diplomatic relations are usually kept quiet by the Erithacan government, which is often very internally-focused and regularly declines to intervene in international affairs. However, the invitation from Dus Osts' Jugen Kraus for a diplomatic conference was happily accepted by the President. He called the offer from yesterday "a great way for us to progress" and "an example of safely-handled diplomacy". The international conference will take place in Kolmansius, the capital of Dus Osts. Other nations are also invited to participate. The President and members of the Secretariat are expected to attend, but the King may attend as well, depending on his other engagements. The conference will also be an opportunity for investment from Dus Osts, which would provide a much-needed economic boost. The move has been applauded by the public in Erithaca and will probably be viewed as an opening up of diplomatic relations.
