tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53726892342503939292011-04-21T15:29:06.624-05:00ExpoNewsNews about current and upcoming World's Fairs<br>Created by the Organizing Committee of <a href="http://expo2020.us/">Expo Houston 2020</a>MDnoreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-5077839158869941292009-04-09T07:06:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:48:15.550-05:00The Pavilion WarsThe upcoming World's Fair should offer the chance to build a showpiece U.S. pavilion. But thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuverings and State Department incompetence, we may end up with a Chinese-funded pavilion—or no pavilion at allRead more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-49538003714128226232009-04-07T07:52:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:54:38.238-05:00Third guy enters the fray for control of the U.S. pavilionThe battle to bring the U.S. pavilion to the World Expo in Shanghai seems to just get more complicated as the days count down. According to China Daily, a Chinese-American oil industry executive called James I.C. Chiang is now planning his own vision of what the pavilion should look like...Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-5211806394579957122009-04-07T07:48:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:50:03.510-05:00Architecture of the 2010 World Expo in ShanghaiThe grand tradition of World Expos may seem a little quaint to Americans--evoking 1950s era images of flying cars and robot butlers. But the Expos still live, and the upcoming Expo 2010 in Shanghai, promises to be worthwhile since the city is using the event to anoint itself as the design capital of the new millennium.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-50636294244518786822009-04-06T07:58:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:59:52.253-05:00Clinton says take me to the fair!Supporters of an United States pavilion at the upcoming Shanghai world's fair in 2010 have been looking to the Obama administration for some help to boost the effort. Eyes have turned to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and newly anointed Commerce Secretary, former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, as possible saviors of the effort.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-15482095825981768052009-04-04T08:04:00.001-05:002009-04-12T08:09:24.251-05:00Expo-sing ShanghaiFresh off the Beijing Olympics, China is showing off with Expo 2010 in ShanghaiRead more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-74371231297548266082009-04-03T05:57:00.001-05:002009-04-03T06:47:18.017-05:00G20 and the Shanghai World ExpoHow many Americans and other G20 attendees know about the Shanghai 2010 World Expo? Americans don't even have a U.S. pavilion approved. This omission is a great problem for the U.S. and shows how potentially out of touch we appear to other G20 countries.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-59141038291232147542009-03-27T10:09:00.000-05:002009-03-29T10:09:36.309-05:00National Geographic to promote Yeosu ExpoThe organizing committee for Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea has joined with the National Geographic Channel in a deal to promote the international event, which hopes to draw more than 8 million visitors from around the world.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-45013615767129110122009-03-27T10:03:00.000-05:002009-03-29T10:04:05.182-05:00Shanghai Sweats as U.S. Races Clock to Fund World Expo PavilionEight months after Beijing hosted history’s most-watched Olympics, Shanghai is finding next year’s World Expo a very different experience as the U.S. delegation struggles to raise $61 million to participate. Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-6718755371116951252009-03-26T10:00:00.000-05:002009-03-29T10:01:12.864-05:00Can Locke save the world's fair?Eyes turn to new Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. expo boosters look for someone to prevent China's "humiliation" over America's possible no-show at Shanghai's Expo 2010.Read moreMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-49520366444913668732009-03-15T11:52:00.000-05:002009-03-29T11:53:51.193-05:00World's Fair, a last gasp for AmericaNext month - April 24 to be exact - will mark the 45th anniversary of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The date will probably pass without fanfare, but I bring it up only because I recently stumbled upon a tattered artifact from the fair, the official 312-page guide, which originally sold for $1.It made me think about where we are and where we've been as a countryRead more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-58514956111037833882009-03-08T14:49:00.002-05:002009-03-08T14:51:50.044-05:00All the world's a fair: Illinois couple keeps Expo spirit aliveThe popular 1944 movie “Meet Me in St. Louis,” starring Judy Garland, portrayed the world’s fair of yesteryear as an exciting and dressy extravaganza, filled with romance and intrigue. People traveled for miles by train and automobile to see all the new and fascinating discoveries exhibited at these highly anticipated events.This is the image of a world’s fair that Bob and Sherri Hous of MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-54722966481992606722009-03-08T07:50:00.000-05:002009-03-08T07:51:34.303-05:00Expo to Help China Overcome CrisisThe World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai can help China and the world ride through the global financial crisis, said a Chinese political advisor in Beijing on Sunday.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-17993478635768841632009-03-07T05:08:00.002-06:002009-03-07T05:11:31.913-06:00Italy using Milan 2015 to stimulate the economyItaly's government has allocated €17.8 billion ($22.53 billion) to public building projects as part of its efforts to stimulate the country's ailing economy.The funding approved Friday will go into roads, railways, schools and prisons. Other projects include money for Milan's 2015 Expo.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-27987247622132431882009-03-06T06:04:00.000-06:002009-03-06T06:05:40.843-06:003M to sponsor the US Pavilion in ShanghaiDuring the Shanghai World Expo, 3M will put on display in the US Pavilion its environmentally-friendly products that are in line with sustainable development.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-47674607403610083472009-03-05T14:49:00.000-06:002009-03-05T14:50:21.317-06:00Expo organizers work to ensure US interests will build pavilionLOCAL officials need to step up efforts to achieve a US presence at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo as the deadline for signing an exhibition contract is a little more than a month away, according to Hong Hao, director of the event's coordination bureau.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-27949060442987509122009-03-03T07:01:00.001-06:002009-03-03T07:03:07.273-06:00Ticketmaster to sell Expo 2010 tickets in the USRead more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-33965805810009872442009-03-01T07:01:00.000-06:002009-03-01T07:02:09.127-06:00U.S. Pavilion at Shanghai Expo to break ground on schedule (video)Watch video...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-6930467765632107842009-02-28T05:44:00.000-06:002009-02-28T05:45:23.058-06:00Virtual 2010 Expo to be onlineTo attract greater attention and extend its influence, the 2010 Expo Shanghai will build a wider cooperation with the Internet...Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-19717531740880765352009-02-28T05:38:00.000-06:002009-02-28T05:39:16.796-06:00U.S. Pavilion at Shanghai Expo to break ground on scheduleOfficials of the U.S. Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 said here Friday that they were confident that the pavilion would break ground on schedule despite the difficulties in raising funds for the project.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-5187596155100575862009-02-26T05:53:00.000-06:002009-02-26T05:55:01.065-06:00Shanghai Expo tickets on saleTickets for the World Expo 2010 will go on sale for groups on March 27 and for the public on July 1.The basic ticket price will be 160 yuan (22.40 U.S. dollars). Foreigners will be able to buy tickets from overseas outlets authorized by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-49568521899492422792009-02-22T07:38:00.000-06:002009-02-22T07:45:07.489-06:00Good prognosis for US pavilion at Shanghai 2010Plans for realizing a US pavilion at the upcoming world expo in Shanghai, which will run from 1 May to 31 Oct 2010, appear to be on track and the nonprofit group led by Nick Winslow and Ellen Eliasoph is heading into the design development phase, with detailed estimates in place and major sponsorship announcements imminent.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-30156691331002080172009-02-21T15:56:00.000-06:002009-02-21T15:57:45.195-06:00The U.S. Can't Host a World Expo, and Fans Say That's No FairFor the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France produced an engineering marvel, the Eiffel Tower. Not to be outdone, America shot back with Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition and the debut of the Ferris wheel. Attendance at the world's fair topped one-third of the U.S. population.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-62561748911299175442009-02-18T14:50:00.000-06:002009-02-21T14:51:39.736-06:00Edmonton putting the Expo bid on the back burnerThe province is nowhere near promising dollars to back Edmonton's bid for the 2017 World's Fair, says Culture and Community Spirit Minister Lindsay Blackett.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-5792547093224333702009-02-16T14:54:00.000-06:002009-02-21T14:56:08.976-06:00Eco-friendly vehicles for Expo 2010OVER 1,000 environmentally friendly buses and cars will be used to transport visitors in and around the Expo zone during the 2010 World Expo.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-90451847549617101852009-02-11T15:03:00.000-06:002009-02-21T15:04:29.570-06:00Money low, so US may skip 2010 Shanghai ExpoCanada will have its Cirque du Soleil. France will showcase its cuisine. The United States may be a no-show. Amid the worst recession in decades, U.S. organizers are struggling to raise $61 million for a national pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, expected to be the biggest ever.Read more...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-6002781323571027142008-01-27T15:26:00.000-06:002008-01-27T15:28:02.232-06:00Edmonton, Canada, shows it's serious on World's FairAfter years of loose talk on the subject, Edmonton city council has finally approved plans for an initial review of a possible bid for a World's Fair in 2017 or 2020.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-91249258759813149212008-01-24T07:54:00.000-06:002008-01-24T07:59:53.488-06:00Chimney to become observation tower for Expo 2010SHANGHAI will turn a 165-meter chimney at an old power plant into an observation tower for the 2010 World Expo to demonstrate planners' efforts to mix advanced technology with the city's history.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-45925029014527623402008-01-24T07:32:00.000-06:002008-01-24T07:33:28.675-06:00Italian Delegation Visits Bulgaria to promote Milan's bid for Expo 2015[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-33881830497177952432008-01-23T22:06:00.000-06:002008-01-25T16:40:46.196-06:00Cirque du Soleil to design Canadian pavilion at Shanghai ExpoThe Canadian government announced Monday it has asked the masters of acrobatic spectacle to design Canada's pavillion for the 2010 Shanghai Exhibition.[read more...] [Photos and Fact Sheet]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-67307538738727767742008-01-21T22:12:00.000-06:002008-01-23T22:14:32.844-06:00Shanghai Expo investment shows British creative spiritThe United Kingdom plans to invest between 10 million pounds (US$19.55 million) and 12 million pounds in its participation in World Expo 2010 Shanghai. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown formally handed over the UK's Shanghai Expo 2010 participation document to Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng - marking Britain's official acceptance of the invitation to take part in the Expo.[Read more...] MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-9663945115145423382008-01-21T22:09:00.000-06:002008-01-23T22:10:48.748-06:00AstraZeneca Becomes Major Sponsor of Shanghai Expo UK PavilionAstraZeneca’s sponsorship will amount to £500,000 and will directly support the design, development and staging of the British pavilion.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-14366986049743647072008-01-12T07:35:00.000-06:002008-01-24T07:53:40.760-06:00Construction begins for Shanghai Wharf - set to become top tourist attraction for Expo 2010The wharf, featuring a cluster of entertainment and commercial outlets and office space, will open to visitors in May 2010 during World Expo. [Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-69595419696292204432008-01-10T22:22:00.000-06:002008-01-23T22:23:28.619-06:00Indian government approves funds for participation in Shanghai Expo 2010[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-70590231366429325812008-01-10T07:02:00.000-06:002008-01-10T07:03:01.359-06:00U.S. still missing in action in ShanghaiOne of the few groups who responded to a U.S. State Department request for proposals last year was officially notified in December that its plan did not make the cut. In fact, there were no surviving bidders. [Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-43731361675096779322008-01-10T06:58:00.001-06:002008-01-10T06:58:49.100-06:00India's Cabinet approves Expo Shanghai participation[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-46400848687899508702008-01-07T07:01:00.000-06:002008-01-07T07:02:40.520-06:00187 nations, organizations confirm to join Shanghai World ExpoThe number has already set a record in the World Expo history, surpassing the previous record held by Hanover, Germany, in 2000, said Zhu Yonglei, deputy director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination."Shanghai will strive to get confirmation from 200 countries or international organizations by the end of 2008," said Zhu.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-82771977105559163042008-01-07T07:00:00.000-06:002008-01-07T07:01:34.798-06:0045 boats to be built for visitors of Expo 2010Expo organizers unveiled the designs of 23 boats and 22 new ferries for visitors at a transport bidding meeting.The 45 boats will provide transport for about seven million visitors via Huangpu River during the Expo in 2010, about 10 percent of the total traffic into the Expo site, the Shanghai Port Authority said.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-71813301842393211852008-01-07T06:58:00.000-06:002008-01-07T06:59:59.781-06:00Poland selects pavilion design for Expo 2010[Read article...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-26328552137132851252008-01-02T11:22:00.000-06:002008-01-02T11:23:49.991-06:00In preparatioin for Expo, Shanghai TV channel starts English, Japanese language broadcastingChina's economic hub, Shanghai, on Tuesday opened its first TV channel that broadcasts in foreign languages. International Channel Shanghai (ICS) is the first foreign-language TV channel in China that is not operated by China Central Television (CCTV), the state TV system.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-43228026030965560532007-12-24T11:08:00.000-06:002008-01-02T11:09:52.925-06:00Dylan reworks "Hard Rain's" for Spanish expoBob Dylan has recorded a new version of his 1963 classic " A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" exclusively for the water-themed Expo Zaragoza 2008 world fair.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-38809173224365306882007-12-21T14:58:00.000-06:002007-12-21T15:01:30.775-06:00Army of supporters ready for İzmir EXPO 2015The number of people who have signed their names in support of İzmir's ambition to host the EXPO 2015 fair, including Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, ministers and İzmir deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), has hit the 25,000 mark.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-46641759120393131712007-12-18T10:26:00.000-06:002007-12-18T10:27:29.071-06:00Shanghai Expo 2010 Mascot unveiledShanghai unveiled its mascot for the 2010 World Expo on Tuesday evening. The mascot was named Haibao, which literally means "treasure of the world". It is a blue smiling cartoon figure with curly hair and shaped like the Chinese character REN, or human being.[See photo]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-38245607671046576112007-12-18T09:36:00.000-06:002007-12-18T09:39:51.376-06:00China pavilion for Expo 2010 unveiledWith an estimated cost of 1.5 billion yuan ($200 million), its design features a traditional style red architecture called "oriental crown". Organizers said the project is a significant milestone in the countdown to the 2010 event, signaling the beginning of full-scale construction of the Expo's core projects.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-39391988258748711652007-12-17T09:45:00.000-06:002007-12-17T09:46:19.176-06:00Korea to showcase world innovations in 2012 (New York Times)For 2012 Expo, Yeosu is aiming to create an Eiffel Tower-worthy attraction of its own, according to Kang Moo-hyun, the minister of maritime affairs and fisheries who spearheaded government lobbying efforts for the event.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-89485975706639389222007-12-17T09:41:00.000-06:002007-12-17T09:43:34.968-06:00Italian president visits Expo 2015 siteThe President of the Italian Republic in Milan: cooperation needed for the EXPO[Read more]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-37753041773418671812007-12-17T09:34:00.000-06:002007-12-17T09:39:39.487-06:00Lights, Water & Fire in the Night - 1939 NY World's FairA fascinating movie of the 1939 World's Fair at night. Everything looks very contemporary... so it's easy to imagine the impact in someone from 1939.[View the movie] MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-39348463890489798802007-12-17T09:28:00.000-06:002007-12-17T09:31:02.224-06:001939 song by Ira and George GershwingThe 1939 New York World's Fair song "Dawn of a New Day" was written by George and Ira Gershwin. It just another example of how World's Fairs attract the best minds of its time.The Gershwing brothers created a "futuruistic" song, with unconventional orchestration and instruments.Listen to the song at the Paleo-Future blog.MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-11959049951365171452007-12-13T22:04:00.000-06:002007-12-13T22:06:04.095-06:00Re-imagining an Aegean city - Izmir prepares to attract the Expo in 2015"This year, we will prepare our city for EXPO 2015. The foundations will be laid. The rest will happen spontaneously. We will end the transportation problem of İzmir with the construction of the subway. We will enable uninterrupted transportation from the Aliağa area to the airport. A natural habitat park spanning 425 acres, a new fair center and a congress hall with a capacity of 5,000 people MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-75764248203600780382007-12-12T07:42:00.000-06:002007-12-12T07:43:32.787-06:00Design contest launched for 2010 China's pavilionThe organizers of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo yesterdayl auncheda global design contest for Chinas national pavilion.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-67480845339175526792007-12-12T06:50:00.000-06:002007-12-12T06:51:28.378-06:00Number of volunteers for Expo Izmir reaches 25,000The number of volunteers working for İzmir's EXPO 2015 bid has reached 25,000, the general coordinator of EXPO 2015 Association said . Te leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal, Justice and Development Party (AKP) cabinet members and parliamentarians are among these volunteers. [Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-58931318683338627182007-12-11T08:48:00.000-06:002007-12-11T08:49:40.524-06:00Coke to sponsor World's Fair in ChinaThe Coca-Cola Co. has become the global sponsor for a World's Fair in Shanghai, China -- a happening dubbed the biggest public event in human history.[Read More...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-26546146379297295082007-12-09T09:31:00.000-06:002007-12-09T09:33:20.424-06:00The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)A wonderful promotional film about the 1939 World's Fair."Memorable moments: the dishwashing contest between Mrs. Modern and Mrs. Drudge; Electro, the smoking robot; and the Westinghouse time capsule."[Watch the film...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-55605595418497598672007-12-08T12:36:00.001-06:002007-12-08T12:36:31.771-06:00GM confirm Expo pavilion in Shanghai Expo[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-6919452949351378302007-12-08T12:19:00.000-06:002007-12-08T12:20:38.922-06:00Floating new ideasZaragoza will host 100 nations at Expo 2008, examining the challenges surrounding the world's supply of water but Canada won't be on tap...[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-84792278974937242152007-12-08T12:08:00.000-06:002007-12-08T12:10:30.441-06:00Expos showcase art - 'Guernica,' 'The Thinker,' Liberty's torchThe Crystal Palace in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Atomium Pavilion in Brussels - these landmarks of past World Expos are all massive signature structures representing technological advances and the latest in architectural engineering.But Expos are not only about technology, and over the years masterpieces of art that symbolize the times and set trends have been unveiled at expositions.MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-20922672191018696322007-12-08T12:06:00.000-06:002007-12-08T12:07:26.438-06:00HemisFair '68 called seed for progressSome call it the biggest event in San Antonio since the battle of the Alamo, one that revitalized downtown and planted a seed for tourism.[Read more...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-31844399224271872092007-12-08T11:37:00.000-06:002007-12-08T11:39:00.641-06:00San Antonio is not the same city after the HemisfairThe impact of HemisFair '68, the world's fair hosted by San Antonio from April to October 1968, is still noticeable today, and San Antonio is not the same city as before it happened, said speakers Monday at an event at the Institute of Texan Cultures.[Read More...]MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-5436752171384073882007-12-07T17:07:00.001-06:002007-12-07T17:07:54.059-06:00Turkey requests Kuwait's aid to host Expo 2015http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=OTI2OTU1MDczMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-79668897268367051082007-12-07T15:25:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:29:13.597-06:00How Sputnik 'beeped' Seattle into the 21st centuryIn the 1950s, Seattle civic leaders began to explore the idea of hosting a world's fair. The concept was to bring the post-war city out of regional isolation, spur downtown development, and reclaim Seattle's role as a major Pacific Rim player.More...MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-58606682669017155222007-12-07T15:22:00.001-06:002007-12-07T15:22:35.758-06:00Liverpool stakes claim to top table at World Expohttp://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/business/news/tm_headline=liverpool-stakes-claim-to-top-table-at-world-expo&method=full&objectid=20083467&siteid=50061-name_page.htmlMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-37075053073283162552007-12-07T15:15:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:16:26.488-06:00Chinese firms using the Expo as platform to impress the worldWorld Expo 2010 Shanghai will set up a 110,000-square-meter area for 16 corporate pavilions, including nine Chinese enterprises, organizers said yesterday.Representatives from more than 20 stated-owned enterprises, including PetroChina, Sinopec, China Telecom and State Grid, toured the Expo 2010 site. The tour was led by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-18376810834731441782007-12-07T15:12:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:14:05.260-06:00Water, water everywhereDigital water isn’t a new concept, but this new project, due for completion in June 2008, pushes the limits of what is possible — and uses the technology on a grand scale.http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2007/08/water_water_eve.htmlMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-91241204023827015302007-12-06T15:47:00.003-06:002007-12-06T15:47:41.685-06:00Shanghai World Expo design winner for China Pavilion selectedhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/15/content_7078806.htmMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-80119215961935625752007-12-06T15:47:00.001-06:002007-12-06T15:47:23.650-06:00New Zealand: Success in China's Expo 'critical' for our futurehttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10476467MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-75286269004015345622007-12-06T15:45:00.000-06:002007-12-06T15:46:06.241-06:00Shanghai World Expo to have record number of African participantshttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/15/content_7081971.htmMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-61133734469416982882007-12-06T15:44:00.001-06:002007-12-06T15:44:53.263-06:00Nepal, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) inked legal contracts with the 2010 Expohttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/16/content_7091738.htmMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-8667231815930782072007-12-06T15:41:00.001-06:002007-12-06T15:41:23.280-06:00Fiji receives funds from China for Shanghai world expohttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=74569MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-41749852351027116132007-12-06T15:40:00.001-06:002007-12-06T15:40:36.627-06:00Shanghai prepares for visitors during 2010 Expohttp://www.cctv.com/english/20071117/101724.shtmlMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-9762510197414647462007-12-06T15:37:00.000-06:002007-12-06T15:38:30.080-06:00Yeosu in South Korea chosen as site of 2012 World's Fairhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/26/europe/EU-GEN-France-SKorea-Worlds-Fair.phphttp://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world/20071127-south-korea-yeosu-selected-win-picked-international-expo-2012-tangiers-morocco.htmlMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-76416071738891315562007-12-06T15:35:00.000-06:002007-12-06T15:36:10.279-06:00The Original FuturamaThe most memorable exhibit at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair was the General Motors Pavilion, and the most memorable feature in the General Motors Pavilion was a ride called the Futurama.http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/15-12/ff_futurama_originalMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-78628197418101375752007-12-06T15:26:00.002-06:002007-12-06T15:31:34.385-06:00Shanghai Expo promotion charms France audienceChinese traditional culture charmed audience members in two French cities during a nine day promotional event for the 2010 World Expo.http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20071130/101595.shtmlMDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-46028126500614235492007-12-06T15:26:00.001-06:002007-12-06T15:26:38.540-06:00Turkey To Participate In Zaragoza Expo 2008http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=205400&s=&i=&t=Turkey_To_Formally_Participate_In_Zaragoza_Expo_2008MDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372689234250393929.post-45581027874823830532007-12-06T15:23:00.000-06:002007-12-06T15:24:59.788-06:002010 Expo volunteers' logo, slogan wantedhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-12/06/content_6301732.htmMDnoreply@blogger.com0