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Milan 2015 Registration Dossier Submitted to the BIE

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BIE Secretary-General and Ambassador Serra with the Registration Dossier for Expo 2015

 

23/04/10 – The application dossier for the registration of the 2015 World Expo in Milan, Italy, was submitted on Thursday to the BIE.


The Italian delegate to the BIE, Ambassador Maurizio Serra, handed the BIE Secretary-General Vicente González Loscertales a letter of commitment signed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, guaranteeing the Italian government's support for the project, along with the registration dossier.

 

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BIE Secretary-General and Ambassador Serra with Prime Minister Berlusconi's letter of support for the Expo project

 

During a video-conference afterwards between Paris and Milan, Ambassador Serra announced the deposit of the registration dossier to the BIE.

The BIE Secretary-General congratulated Expo 2015 S.p.A, the company in charge of the organization of the Expo, for the work accomplished up to now, under the leadership of its CEO, Mr. Luico Stanca.  Mr. Loscertales also applauded the commitment of Mme Letizia Moratti, Special Commissioner for the Expo and Mayor of Milan, and of the Italian government for the project.


From the Palazzo Reale in Milan, Mr. Stanca stressed the significance of the registration act for the implementation of the Expo project and reconfirmed his vision for the Expo.


The registration dossier of over 500 pages lays out the definitive master plan for the Expo.


The registration dossier will be examined by the BIE member states, the Executive Committee, and by the General Assembly for final approval before the end of the year.

 

BIE-Cosmos Prize Nominees

We are pleased to announce the nominees for the second edition of the BIE-Cosmos Prize, to be awarded at EXPO Shanghai 2010 (full title of the prize: "BIE-Cosmos Prize, EXPO Shanghai 2010 for Better City, Better Life").

The BIE-Cosmos Prize will be awarded to a selected not-for-profit project that contributes to the realization of the Expo theme, "Better City, Better Life."

Name Organization & Title
 Country
 Project title
Mr. Cherdsak VIRAPAT International Ocean Institute Headquarters

Executive Director

 Thailand "Tsunami Prevention and Preparedness Practices for Tourism Sector and
Private Entrepreneur in Khao Lak, Phang Nga Province of Thailand (TPPP)"
Mr. Riccardo VANNUCCI

FAREstudio (on behalf of AIDOS, Italian NGO)

Architect

 Italy "Centre for the Well Being of Women (CBF)"
Miss Keneilwe MOSEKI

Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana)

Executive Director

 Botswana "Urban Community Empowerment Project"
Mrs. Irania MARTINEZ

Community sur Isleta, Ciudad Guantanamo, Cuba

Local Promoter

 Cuba "Waste management in Cuban local community"
Mr. Ignas BRAZAUSKAS

"Darom 2009"

Director

 Lithuania "Waste collection and awareness-raising on a national scale"
Ms./Professor Xiaosong ZHANG

Chain Reaction: Guizhou Rural Tourism Development Center

Director

 China

"For Our Daughters"

Combating poverty, disempowerment, and cultural loss for ethnic minority women in Guizhou, China
Mr. Marc LIBESSART

Fondation Internationale de l'Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Lambaréné Gabon

Director General

 Gabon

"Le Projet Santé Plus"

Education and awareness-raising about HIV/AIDS and support to HIV/AIDS patients
De Pirro, Garcia Lascurain, Gamboa, and Zavala DGL, De Pirro and Garcia Lascurain Architects S.C. and Instituto Mexicano de Urbanismo, A.C.

Architects		 Mexico “The Barefoot Urbanist. Design Guidelines for Progressive Urban Developments”
Mr. Ralph NAUTA and Ms. Lonneke GORDIJN

DRIFT (designstudio)

Industrial designers and owners

 Netherlands “Obsidian: A Brilliant Bit of Waste

Furniture design: promoting the solution for the worldwide chemical waste problem”
Dr. David Leonides T. YAP

University of the Philippines, School of Urban and Regional Planning

Associate Professor and Director of Research

 Philippines "Studies on ways to factor in green urbanism guidelines in planning future human settlements as a strategy to address climate change"
 

The nominated projects will be displayed at the Expo in three locations: Theme Pavilion, UBPA (Urban Best Practices Area), and Media Center.

An international jury will evaluate the nominated projects during the Expo and select one winner.  

The award ceremony will be held on the BIE Day (October 30, 2010), the day before the Expo closing.

The BIE received 52 applications from 26 countries for this edition.

To download the project descriptions of the nominated projects, click here.

 

   

DEADLINE EXTENDED: BIE-Cosmos Prize

The deadline for the BIE-Cosmos Prize has been extended to February 28, 2010.

What: "BIE-Cosmos Prize, EXPO Shanghai 2010 for Better City, Better Life" will recognize not-for-profit projects by individuals and organizations working in fields related to the Expo theme of urban development and the amelioration of quality of life in cities.

The Prize: One winner will win 20,000 € (twenty thousand Euros) to fund the development of the chosen project and all nominees will have a chance to promote their projects at EXPO Shanghai 2010 (May 1 - October 31, 2010).

Who: The Prize is awarded by the BIE and the Expo '90 Foundation of Japan, in collaboration with Expo organizers to encourage grassroots efforts in the fields related to the Expo theme.

To download the application form and related documents, click here.

All applications should be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , specifying in the title "BIE-Cosmos Prize Application."

For those who have applied already, we thank you very much.  Please make sure that you have received an email confirming receipt from us. 

   

REMINDER: LAST CALL FOR BIE-COSMOS PRIZE APPLICATIONS

Applicants who wish to submit their projects for the BIE-Cosmos Prize should do so before the deadline, February 7, 2010.

What: "BIE-Cosmos Prize, EXPO Shanghai 2010 for Better City, Better Life" will recognize not-for-profit projects by individuals and organizations working in fields related to the Expo theme of urban development and the amelioration of quality of life in cities.

The Prize: One winner will win 20,000 € (twenty thousand Euros) to fund the development of the chosen project and all nominees will have a chance to promote their projects at EXPO Shanghai 2010 (May 1 - October 31, 2010).

Who: The Prize is awarded by the BIE and the Expo '90 Foundation of Japan, in collaboration with Expo organizers to encourage grassroots efforts in the fields related to the Expo theme .

To download the application form and related documents, click here.

All applications should be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , specifiying in the title "BIE-Cosmos Prize Application."

   

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: BIE-Cosmos Prize (Shanghai Edition) Call-for-Project Launched

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The winner of the first BIE-Cosmos Prize at EXPO Zaragoza 2008, Dr. Graciela Sanguinetti of Argentina, with BIE President Jean-Pierre Lafon (left) and Expo '90 Foundation President at the time, Toru Makino (right)

The BIE is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the second edition of the BIE-Cosmos Prize, to be awarded at the World Expo in Shanghai, China, next year.

The "BIE-Cosmos Prize, EXPO Shanghai 2010 for Better City, Better Life" will recognize not-for-profit, innovative projects from citizens and organizations around the world  working in fields related to urban development and the amelioration of quality of life in cities, the theme of EXPO Shanghai 2010.

The Prize will be awarded within the framework of the upcoming Expo (May 1 – October 31, 2010), and nominees will have the chance to promote their projects at one of the biggest and most high-profile events of our period. One winner will be awarded a monetary sum of 20,000 € (twenty thousand Euros) to fund the development of the recognized project.

A collaborative initiative by the BIE and of the Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan (Expo ’90 Foundation), the Prize aims to:

• promote the active participation of citizens, who add great value to the dynamism of these global events, and to

• support the work of citizens working for the benefit of society in fields related to the Expo theme.

The application form and other related documents are available for downloading here.

The deadline for applications is February 7, 2010.

For questions, please contact the BIE at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , including in the title "BIE-Cosmos Prize."

We look forward to your application!

   

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