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Yeosu Expo 2012 "Big O" News Page
Yeosu Expo 2012 facts
- Dates: May 12 – August 12, 2012
- Expected attendance: 8 million to 10 million, mostly from within Korea
- Venue: New Port area in Yeosu, Korea
- Theme: The Living Oceans and Coast
- Site: Area: 1.74 million ㎡ (Includes exhibition area of 250,000 ㎡ and auxiliary facilities) The site overlooks Hallyeosudo Marine National Park and Odong Island, and is surrounded by 317 islets.
- Expo website: http://eng.expo2012.kr/main.html
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- Rumors that Yeosu expo may be extended
- Germany Pavilion: Sky-Skan creates 360 digital sphere for guest experience at Yeosu 2012
- Expo 2012 videos: UAE Pavilion, The Big O, Philippines Pavilion, LEGO model ocean wave, Expo general preview and more
- Pre-opening Expo 2012 photo gallery
- Meet the USAP Student Ambassadors at Yeosu
- South Korea’s largest aquarium is highlight of Expo
- The USA Pavilion at Yeosu Expo 2012 welcomes its 100,000th visitor
- Yeosu Expo co-hosts ASEAN culture & tourism fair
- Special Expo packages available from Korean Tourism Organization
- Romanian pavilion hosts 2,500 Korean schoolchildren
- At UAE Pavilion, robot greets visitors
- 15 nations participate in Spanish Language Day at expo
- “Big-O” central feature at Yeosu Expo designed by ECA2 depends on Medialon control
Articles & Interviews
- USA Pavilion: IPM talks to designer Phil Hettema
- USA Pavilion: Interview with executive producer Bob Ward
- Germany Pavilion: Interview with Sky-Skan
- Oman Pavilion profile from LM Productions
- Crosscut’s Knute Berger reviews Yeosu 2012 and finds parallels to Seattle ’62
Stories from Past World Expos
- IPM visits Shanghai Expo 2010 (Martin Palicki)
- Martin Palicki discusses Shanghai Expo 2010 on Season Pass Podcast
- The Expo Book by Gordon Linden
- James Ogul: A career in US World Expos and Expo pavilions (Judith Rubin)
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- Five industry milestones of 2010
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