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A world’s fair in Toronto in 2025? Exclusive interview with Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

A world’s fair in Toronto in 2025? Exclusive interview with Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Jun 15, 2016 Asia, Business, Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, IPM Interviews, James Ogul, Latin America & Mexico, North America, People, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on A world’s fair in Toronto in 2025? Exclusive interview with Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Toronto City Council will formally consider an Expo 2025 bid in October this year.
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Dubai Expo 2020 forecasts a unique attendance model for a world’s fair

Dubai Expo 2020 forecasts a unique attendance model for a world’s fair

Jun 01, 2016 Attractions, Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on Dubai Expo 2020 forecasts a unique attendance model for a world’s fair

The attendance model for Dubai Expo 2020 is unique - because it forecasts that 70% visits will come from outside the UAE. That would constitute the largest proportion of international visitors in...
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If the U.S. Rejoined the BIE, Minnesota could host a world’s fair

If the U.S. Rejoined the BIE, Minnesota could host a world’s fair

May 17, 2016 Asia, Business, Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, North America, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on If the U.S. Rejoined the BIE, Minnesota could host a world’s fair

Three years ago, civic leaders from Houston, San Francisco, and Minnesota came together to form Expo USA, and organization with the mission of getting the US back into the BIE so they could compete...
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Chile brings its celebrated Expo 2015 pavilion home

Chile brings its celebrated Expo 2015 pavilion home

May 09, 2016 Attractions, Europe & Middle East, Homepage Slider, Latin America & Mexico, News, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on Chile brings its celebrated Expo 2015 pavilion home

The wooden radiata-pine-structure of 2000 square meters was made by architect Cristian Undurraga and creative director Eugenio Garcia.
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World’s fairs stimulate design & construction related business and innovation

World’s fairs stimulate design & construction related business and innovation

May 09, 2016 Asia, Business, Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, North America, Technology & Media, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on World’s fairs stimulate design & construction related business and innovation

For the Dubai Expo 2020 site in general, construction costs (including extensions to roads and the Dubai Metro) have been put at $6.9 billion.
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Antalya, Turkey: Expo 2016 opens April 23, projects 8M visits

Antalya, Turkey: Expo 2016 opens April 23, projects 8M visits

Apr 22, 2016 Business, Europe & Middle East, Events, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on Antalya, Turkey: Expo 2016 opens April 23, projects 8M visits

There have been 19 BIE-approved Horticultural Expos since 1959. They operate from three to six months on sites of at least 123 acres. Like World’s Fairs and International Specialized Expos,...
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BIE Secretary General Attends Toronto Conference Examining Potential 2025 Expo Bid

BIE Secretary General Attends Toronto Conference Examining Potential 2025 Expo Bid

Jan 28, 2016 News, North America, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on BIE Secretary General Attends Toronto Conference Examining Potential 2025 Expo Bid

ABOVE photo courtesy Ontario Place, Toronto. Paris, France (January 28, 2016) — On January 25, the Toronto Region Board of Trade held a conference to discuss the importance of World […]
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The partnership between USA Pavilions and corporate America at world expos

The partnership between USA Pavilions and corporate America at world expos

Jun 18, 2015 Asia, Business, Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, Latin America & Mexico, North America, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on The partnership between USA Pavilions and corporate America at world expos

Today's corporate sponsors of world expo pavilions are engaging in more hands-on partnership while actively spreading the word about their involvement and the reasons for it.
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Minnesota World’s Fair Bid Committee urges US to rejoin the BIE

Minnesota World’s Fair Bid Committee urges US to rejoin the BIE

Jun 09, 2015 Asia, Business, Europe & Middle East, Events, Features, Homepage Slider, Latin America & Mexico, News, North America, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on Minnesota World’s Fair Bid Committee urges US to rejoin the BIE

The Minnesota World’s Fair Bid Committee (MN-2023) is preparing a bid to host a three-month long world’s fair in 2023. To support MN-2023’s bid, this report examines how and why the U.S....
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Kazakhstan hosts a world’s fair in 2017

Kazakhstan hosts a world’s fair in 2017

Jan 20, 2015 Europe & Middle East, Features, Homepage Slider, James Ogul, Uncategorized, World Expos, World markets Comments Off on Kazakhstan hosts a world’s fair in 2017

James Ogul will follow development of the Astana world’s fair for InPark Magazine, with a special focus on the US presence should the US decide to participate.
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