A statue of President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, with Lake Issyl-kul behind. The tree is artificial.

Dick was invited to facilitate the Third Central Asia Public Procurement Forum in Lake Issyk-kul in the Kyrgyz Republic from May 22-24, 2007. We stayed at the Aurora Hotel, where the cosmonauts were taken to rehabilitate after their flights. Our Kyrgyz sponsors had planned a special evening for the participants, which was a wonderful time.