Opening introduction by  Gilles NOGHES, President of the International Exhibitions Bureau

Introducing of the theme, the main lines of the symposium

1. General presentation and accounts of cities having hosted World Exhibitions

The role of major events in pushing up the economy and playing a role in the development of a given area: impact of images, remaining signs and traces…
President : Pascal ORY,  Historian, Professor at La Sorbonne

LONDON  1851– The  expo 1851 – 150 years after
John DAVIS,  Faculty of Human Sciences, Kingston  University

CHICAGO 1933– Life buoy or concrete jacket ? The impact of World’s fairs on Chicago
Robert W. RYDELL,  Professor and Chair, Department of History, Montana State University-Bozeman.

MONTREAL 1967  - Impact of the world fairs
Camille GUILBAULT, Member of the transition committee, New Town of  Montreal
Robert SMITH, Director for International Affairs, City of Montreal

OSAKA 1970 – About the first asian world expo
Ippei TAKEDA, Advisor for Japan association for the 2005 World Expo

SEVILLA 1992– A city for international exhibitions
José Maria BENJUMEA, Doctor Architect, Urban Planning Professor, Director of  Cartuja 93

HANOVER 2000 – The last world fair and after ?
Arno BRANDT, Director of Economics, Norddeutsche Landesbank

PARIS - Between ephemeral events and long lasting effects
« The transformation of Paris through world fairs »
Jean-Pierre COURTIAU,  Direction for architecture and heritage – Ministry of Culture and Communication
« Chronicle of a transformation for a canceled candidature »
Pierre MICHELONI,  Architect – Urban Planning Studio of Paris

2. Presentation of the oncoming expositions in 2004 and in 2005 -  – The objectives of development of the city ? The post-exhibition time  ?
François CHASLIN, Architectural Critic, Professor

The World Exhibition AICHI 2005 - Japan
Shinya IZUMI,  Executive producer – 2005 Aichi Expo

The International Exhibition SEINE-SAINT-DENIS 2004
Catherine PUIG, 1st Vice-Président of the County Council Seine St-Denis

Round table with :

Patrice CHARRIE, General Manager of  SEMIMAGES
Jean-Pierre HEINEN, Vice-Président of the County Council Seine St-Denis,  President of the society Seine Saint Denis 2004
Jean-Baptiste HY, interministerial delegate for International Exhibition 2004
Michel MONTALDO, County Council of Val d’Oise, Vice Mayor of  Garges les Gonesse
Jocelyne RIOU, Vice Président of the regional council

Conclusion of the morning and introduction of the afternoon - François CHASLIN

Speech by candidate cities for the World Fair 2010: their approach concerning the changes which will be experienced by the host city. Why do they want to host an Exhibition ? What are the topics of special interest they will suggest ?
Président : Pierre André PERISSOL , former Minister for Housing, Vice President of the « Ateliers d’Eté de Cergy-Pontoise »

CHINA / SHANGHAI
M. JIANG Yiren, Vice Mayor of Shanghaï M. ZHENG Shiling, Architect, Professor and director for the Architecture Institute of  Tongji University

RUSSIA / MOSCOW
M. Alexandr KUZMIN, President of the Committee for architecture – City of Moscow

KOREA / YEOSU
M. KIM Do Hoon, Director of the project « Expo 2010 Yeosu »

PRESS BRIEFING
Round Table discussing « The long-lasting effects of World Exhibitions » and final analysis d’une Exposition Universelle »  et synthèse finale

Animated by  Pascal ORY
with the participation of  :
Jean-Michel CHAPPET , General Manager of SEMIMAGES
Bertrand DELANOE, or his representative, Mayor of Paris
Wanda DIEBOLT, Director for Architecture and Heritage, Ministry for Culture and Communication
Jean-Pierre DUPORT, Prefect  for Ile de France
Vicente GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, General Secretary of the International Exhibitions Bureau
Catherine TRAUTMANN, chief commissioneer for International Exhibition 2004

Concludings of the symposium

Pierre MAYET, President of the  Ateliers d’Ete de Cergy-Pontoise

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