UNIVERSAL EXPOS in a nutshell:
– Non-commercial universal expositions (it is not a fair trade)
– Frequency: every 5 years
– Duration: at least 6 months
– Theme: general interest, the entire range of human experiences
– The Bureau International des Expositions BIE: The intergovernmental organization in charge of overseeing the calendar, the bidding, the selection, and the organisation of World Expos
– Organization: the country that wins the candidacy
– Objective: to “interpret the collective challenges to which mankind is asked to respond” (expo2015.org)
– The first Universal Expo: London 1851
– A very famous Universal Expo: Paris Expo in 1889 for which the Eiffel Tower was designed and built
– The last Universal Expo: Shanghai 2010: 73 million visitors
– The next Universal Expo: Milano 2015
EXPO MILANO 2015 in a nutshell:
– 1 May 2015 / 31 October 2015
– Keywords: Food, Energy, Planet, Life
– Theme: Feeding the planet, energy for life
– The Theme Guide includes the principles to which each Official Participant must refer in the creation of their own pavilion.
– 143 Participants: Countries, International organisations, Civil Society, Corporate
– Foody: The Expo Milano 2015 mascot