01 December 2020

167th General Assembly of the BIE All Day
01 October 2021

Opening of World Expo 2020 Dubai All Day

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16/11/2020

BIE holds capacity building programme with Turkmenistan
BIE Activity

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) is delivering this week a capacity building training session for government ministries, public entities and higher education institutions in Turkmenistan. Dedicated to the BIE, the organisation of Expos and planning a successful national participation in these mega-events, this week’s training session forms part of a longstanding cooperation programme between the BIE and the Government of Turkmenistan that dates back to the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2015. The three-day training programme, being delivered remotely on 16-18 November, is organised in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Turkmenistan in France. Dimitri… READ MORE
29/10/2020

BIE Executive Committee proposes postponement of Horticultural Expo 2021 Doha
Expo 2021 Doha

The Executive Committee of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has unanimously agreed to propose the postponement of Horticultural Expo 2021 Doha to 2 October 2023 – 28 March 2024. As changing the dates of an Expo requires the support of Member States of the BIE (Article 28 of the Paris Convention of 1928), the BIE General Assembly will vote on the Executive Committee’s recommendation during its next meeting on 1 December 2020. Members of the Committee – delegates of 12 Member States elected by the BIE’s General Assembly - met virtually to examine the change in dates requested by the Government of… READ MORE
30/09/2020

BIE holds capacity building programme with Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
BIE Activity

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has delivered a capacity building training session to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), dedicated to Expos and planning a successful national participation in these mega-events. The two-day training programme, held remotely on 29-30 September, was jointly organised by the BIE, Pakistan’s Embassy in Paris, and the TDAP. Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, the Secretary General of the BIE, delivered opened remarks, alongside TDAP Secretary Ahsan Ali Mangi and Pakistan Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Amjad Aziz Qazi. Pakistan’s delegate to the BIE and the President of the BIE’s Rules Committee, Dr. Moin Ahmad Wani, also participated… READ MORE
11/09/2020

Government of State of Qatar requests 2023 opening for Horticultural Expo
Expo 2021 Doha

The Government of the State of Qatar has formally requested a two-year delay to Horticultural Expo 2021 Doha in a letter addressed to the Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), Dimitri S. Kerkentzes. In the letter, His Excellency Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Subaie, the Minister of Municipality and Environment, seeks BIE approval for the Horticultural Expo to change its opening dates to 2 October 2023 - 28 March 2024. The request follows in depth discussions between the Government of the State of Qatar, the Organiser, the BIE and the Association of International Horticultural Producers (AIPH) on the… READ MORE
27/08/2020

Countries from around the world working towards Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 Dubai

Organisers and participants of World Expo 2020 Dubai are fully engaged in the successful delivery of the mega-event, which was the subject of a four-day International Participants Meeting (IPM) on 24-27 August. The meeting, held virtually, was the fifth IPM held ahead of Expo 2020 Dubai and the first to take place since the BIE General Assembly approved the change in the event’s dates to 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022. More than 190 countries participating in the next World Expo took part in the virtual meeting, which gave the opportunity for country representatives to engage and exchange directly with… READ MORE
25/08/2020

Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai reveals its logo
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai

The logo of World Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai has been revealed following the final meeting of the jury for the Expo 2025 logo competition. The logo was selected from among 5,894 entries submitted during an open contest launched in November 2019. A shortlist of five logo designs was revealed on 3 August for public comments, with the selection committee, headed by architect Tadao Ando, revealing its final decision today. Created by Shimada Tamotu of “Team Inari”, the chosen logo represents Expo 2025’s aim to foster worldwide cooperation in building a society where everyone can pursue their own way of life and… READ MORE