Great outcome of IT & Media-people in Chiang Mai

Some old Habra still remember my post “ Do you want coworking in Thailand? ". For 3 years, big and interesting changes have taken place in Chiang Mai: here a critical mass of initiative Russian IT specialists appeared who are eager for change.

Recently, in Chiang Mai, the Russians organized the CNX Business Club, a non-profit organization that unselfishly helps IT & Media specialists to settle in a city that claims to be one of the IT centers in Southeast Asia. I'll tell you in more detail than the attractive city.

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It is comfortable here:

adequate neighbors
fresh food
10Mbps
300 sunny days a year
have the opportunity to be in the fresh air at any time and not leave this place without special need, without interrupting production
can ride ~~an open top~~ motorbike

And:

safe (both for life and for a wallet)
there is quality and affordable medicine
there is electricity (99.997% uptime)
there is gas
eat clean drinking water
hot water without shutdowns :)

For creative techno-personalities, there is at least an easily accessible effective infrastructure that facilitates life:

3G + mobile internet
a dozen and a half Apple Store, evenly distributed over the landscape of 3 pieces per sq. km.
convenience stores and ready meal delivery
choice of restaurants and bars of various specifics within walking distance
the ability to change the "picture" without making efforts (for example, to drive to the sea for the weekend to think)
exceptionally polite and well educated staff even in the most inaccessible places

In order not to be cold, the city is successfully located in a mountain valley on the 18th parallel of the Northern Hemisphere, at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. So that it is not noisy - only 150,000 people inhabit it. To avoid it being hot there include partly cloudy.

In order not to be bored - during the day you can use any of the 20 air flights to the coast.

And in the city there are 3 universities, 2 polytechnic institutes, 3 specialized colleges, several dozen high schools and language schools, and some monstrous number of art workshops, galleries and art cafes with free WiFi. For a weekend, there are several mountain lakes with Scandinavian landscapes, tropical waterfalls with clear water (from the sanitary-epidemiological point of view), hot springs and a dozen and a half golf courses where the price starts from $ 30 for 9 holes (for beginners).

And yes, there is such a strange pattern here - 60% of Europeans of pre-retirement age are employed in the IT business (all the rest teach). By the way, in the central part of the city 30% of the population are from Europe or their descendants.

Technical parameters of accommodation:

3 bedroom house (150 sq.m.) - from $ 400 per month.
separately paid light, Internet, water, utilities - $ 100 On the territory of the village there is a pool, restaurant, tennis courts, a gym.
5-10 minutes away - 5 large shopping centers (like “Mega” or “Ramstore”).
from $ 50 for two (with dinner in a good restaurant)
from $ 20 for two (with dinner in a regular restaurant)

Visa:

without a visa - 1 month (only for Russians, for free, unlimited number of stamps)
tourist visa - up to 6 months (no more than 3 visas in a row)
student visa - from 1 year with the possibility of extension without leaving the country for 6 years (from $ 700 per year)
business visa - for 1 year with the possibility of extension without leaving the country ($ 2500 per legal entity once + $ 65 per visa per year and payment to a lawyer / accountant for doing business)
work visa - for 1 year with the possibility of extension (many options)

Ticket to the sea (as a sudden desire):

$ 60 one way on average (prices from $ 20 to $ 300 depending on the class and airline).

Where to go for advice and support:

CNX Business Club - www.facebook.com/CNXBC , every Friday webinars and live programs on the topic in Russian.

PS By the way, a business proposal has already appeared from the project, the creators of which are included in the CNX Business Club.