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Progression 12 - Expos and Culture

Progression 12 - Expos and Culture
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Expos and Culture
FEDERICO MAYOR, President of the Foundation Culture and Peace

Editorial
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Gastronomy in World Exhibitions
DENIS SAILLAND, CHCSC Research Associate at the University of Versailles/St Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

Interview with ... Wangari Maathai, Founder of the Green Belt Movement, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize

Alliance of Civilizations – "Building Bridges between societies"
JORGE SAMPAIO, President of the Portuguese Republic 1996-2006, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

"The Theme makes the Expo"– Expo Shanghai, Expo Yeosu, Expo Milano
New item of the BIE Website

Culture is the soul of the Expo
WU JIANMIN, Former President of the BIE

Music of Expos
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Musical Exoticism at World Exhibitions of Paris
BEAT A. FÖLLMI, Lecturer-HDR, University of de Strasbourg, Faculty of Protestant Theology

EXPO x EXPOS

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Progression 11 - The Theme makes the Expo

Progression 11 - The Theme makes the Expo
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To instruct and delight – How themes make an Expo ?
Prof. PIETER VAN WESEMAEL, Architect

Editorial
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Why should we organize an Expo on the theme of sustainable development?
JEAN-PIERRE GAUDIN, Professor of Political Science at IEP - Aix-en-Provence, France

It's the theme which brings Success
CHRIS BROOKS, Professor at Sciences Po Paris
EXPO x EXPOS – Next steps

The Theme is the Spark*
Prof. A.S. BAHAJ, University of Southampton, United Kingdom – Sustainable Energy Research Group, Scholl of Civil Engineering and the Environment

The Theme creates the Story
PAUL BECK, Managing Director of the World Horticultural Expo Floriade 2012-Venlo, Netherlands

"Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" – The Theme is the king of Expo 2015
ITALY-MILANO EXPO 2015 PLANNING COMMITTEE

A Word from the President
JEAN-PIERRE LAFON, President of the BIE

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Progression 10 - In the Heart of Zaragoza 2008

Progression 10 - In the Heart of Zaragoza 2008
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Mission accomplished
ROQUE GISTAU, President of ExpoAgua

The reasons of the success of Expo Zaragoza 2008
ROLANDO BORGES MARTINS, President of the Steering Committee of the Commissioners General of Expo Zaragoza 2008

Editorial
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Zaragoza Expo is Important and Relevant
WU JIANMIN, Honorary President of the BIE

A very media-friendly Expo
PEDRO GONZALEZ, Director of International Communication at Expo Zaragoza

EXPO x EXPOS
EDUARDO LOPEZ BUSQUETS, Director General of the Office of the Commissioner of Expo Zaragoza

Choosing the Winners at Expo 2008
OLE PHILIPSON, President of the Jury for Awards and Prizes Expo Zaragoza 2008

The First BIE-Cosmos Prize
AKIRA KONISHI, Managing Director, Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990

Symposium "Expos for a Sustainable City in the 21st Century" : 3rd General Assembly of the AVE Zaragoza Declaration
JUAN ALBERTO BELLOCH JULBE, Mayor of Zaragoza, President of the AVE

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Progression 9 - Water and Sustainable Development

Progression 9 - Water and Sustainable Development
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Experience the biggest Water Festival on Earth !
Expo Zaragoza 2008

Expo Zaragoza 2008 : Strategy for a Thematic Site
FRANCISCO PELLICER, Deputy Director of Operations and Contents at Expo Zaragoza 2008

Water and Sustainable Development: Theme of Zaragoza, Theme of the World
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE
Climate change, Water crisis and Desertification
PIETRO LAUREANO, Director and coordinator of IPOGEA, architect and urbanist, UNESCO Consultant

Expo Zaragoza 2008 : Point of inflexion for our Awareness
CARLOS FERNANDEZ-JAUREGUI, Coordinator, United Nations Office for the International Decade for Action "Water for Life 2005-2015", Zaragoza

World Water Council

"A love story at Expo New York 1939"
DIANA BRIGGS

EXPO x EXPOS in images

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Progression 8 - Expos and Cooperation

Progression 8 - Expos and Cooperation
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Cooperation : a Pillar of Zaragoza 2008
EMILIO FERNANDEZ CASTAÑO, General Commissioner Expo Zaragoza 2008

Expos, Cooperation, Solidarity, Complementarity and Latin America
AMBASSADOR JESUS ARNALDO PEREZ, BIE Delegate, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

EXPOS : the 21st Century Champions of International Cooperation
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

The Participation to Expos is a Factor of International Cooperation
NGUYEN VAN TINH, Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, BIE Delegate of Vietnam

Africa can Teach a lot to the World
VALERIE TERRANOVA, Expo Shanghai 2010 Consultant

Integrating Less Developed Countries in Expos
BOUBACAR BA, BIE Delegate of Senegal

The Water Tribune
EDUARDO MESTRE, Water Tribune Director, Expo Zaragoza 2008

Croatia and Expo 2008 Zaragoza : "A Drop of Water, a Grain of Salt"

EXPO x EXPOS – Inauguration at the Triennale di Milano, Italy

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Progression 7 - Expos and Best Practices

Progression 7 - Expos and Best Practices
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Expo 2012 in Korea

Ambassador Jean-Pierre Lafon, new President of the BIE

For a shared quality of life
SAMI KANAAN, Deputy Director for Social, Educational and Environmental Affairs, City of Geneva, Switzerland

The City as a Decisive Place for Sustainable Development
DANIELLE POLIAUTRE, Deputy Mayor for the Quality of Life and Sustainable Development, City of Lille, France
Best Practices in Expos
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Reclaiming the Ebro and Expo Zaragoza 2008
JAVIER MONCLUS, Architect Zaragoza 2008

Best Practices at Expo Shanghai 2010
PROF. TANG ZILAI, Chief Planner, Urban Best Practices Area, Expo 2010 Shanghai

Best Practices at OECD
JOHN WEST, Director of the Forum, OECD

Urban Best Practices: an introduction to the Spanish Case
JORDI BORJA, Director, Management Program of the City, Oberta of Catalunya, Spain
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Progression 6 - The Communication of Expos

Progression 6 - The Communication of Expos
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Cooperacion in Communication
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Communication Challenges for Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
YOUNG-SUK KIM, Director General for Planning and Public Relations Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea

The communication of Expo Zaragoza 2008
ANTONIO SILVA 
, Director of Communication Expo Zaragoza 2008

« All for Expo Tangier 2012 » - More than a slogan, a project for all
IKRAM ENECHAR, Director of Communication Tangier 2012
Wroclaw EXPO 2012 – National and international Communication
MICHAL TABISZ, Head of Office of Government Plenipotentiary Expo 2012 Wroclaw

Exhibition to mark 1,000-day countdown of Expo 2010
LIU XIUHUA, Assistant Director Media Department, Bureau Expo Shanghaï 2010 Coordination

Organising a Universal Expo in 2015 in Izmir and Turkey
NECIL NEDIMOGLU, BIE Delegate

Expo 2015 mobilizes Italy and the Italians
PAOLO GLISENTI, Secretary General Bidding Committee Expo Milano 2015
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Progression 5 - The Continuity of Expos

Progression 5 - The Continuity of Expos
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NO Expo is an Island !

Expos along the centuries

Expos' continuity into the 21st century
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Around the Theme
CARMEN BUENO, specialist in the design and communication of Expos

The great Theme of Montreal 1967 : "Man and his World "
YVES JASMIN, Directeur de la publicité, de l'information et des relations publiques d'Expo'67
The World of Expos, Expos all around the World
Conferences

Fondations and Expos :Past, Present and Future
JOHN MCGREGOR, founder and Executive Director of Foundation Expo'88 Brisbane

Italy : a Long-term Commitment to Expos
ANTONIO D'APICE, BIE Delegate

Expos : the Enigma of Continuity – Thoughts
OLE PHILIPSON, Ambassador, President of the BIE 1994-2000

A question of Expos

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Progression 4 - Participation in Expos

Progression 4 - Participation in Expos
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Introduction
WU JIANMIN, President of the BIE

The participation of Music
Concert « Music of Expos », salle Gaveau in Paris, December 18th, 2006

Building the Expo Teams
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Participation to Shanghaï 2010
ZHOU HANMIN, Deputy Director General, Shanghai 2010, BIE Delegate
Ambassador Hua, Commissioner General, Shanghai 2010

Croatie at Aïchi 2005
IVICA MARICIC, Commissioner General, Pavilion of Croatie at Expo 2005 AICHI, BIE Delegate

Participation in Zaragoza 2008
EDUARDO LOPEZ BUSQUETS, Deputy Commissioner, Zaragoza 2008

Korea in Zaragoza
JAI-CHUL CHOII, Minister Counsellor, Korea Ambassy in Paris, BIE Delegate

Companies at the core of the theme
KIM KLASTRUP, Group Senior Vice President, Grundfos

Mauritania and Expos
OUMAR OULD ABIDINE SIDI, Commissaire Général de la Mauritanie, Zaragoza 2008 et Shanghai 2010, Délégué auprès du BIE

France and Expos
BERNARD TESTU, Former President of the Steering Committee Expo Aichi 2005,
Commissioner General of France at Expo Zaragoza 2008 and Shanghaï 2010, BIE Delegate

On Expos, 
Intergovernmental Organisations at Expos
CHRISTOPHER BROOKS, Director, Public Affairs and Communication, OECD

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Progression 3 - 75 … and Today

Progression 3 - 75 … and Today
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75 ... and Today
MAURICE ISAAC, Director of the BIE, 1936

Perspectives
WU JIANMIN, President of the BIE

Expos, always for and with the Citizens
VICENTE GONZALEZ LOSCERTALES, Secretary General of the BIE

Cosmos : a Prize for Nature

Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 : Million of efforts Concerted

Evaluation of AÏchi Expo 2005

Volunteers at Expo Zaragoza 2008
MARTA COLOMER, Head of Volunteers Department, Expo Zaragoza 2008
Aïchi 2005 : Civil Society in the Post Expo
MUNENORI YAMADA, Former Assistant Secretary General Expo Aïchi 2005

To bring the World Expo at home means to bring the World at home
YANG XIONG, Vice mayor of Shanghaï

Shanghai Forum 2006

Expo 2012
Tangier : Culture and Connections

Wroclaw : Leisure and Economics

On EXPOS : Expos and Civil Society
JUAN CORREAS, Participants' Directo, Expo Zaragoza 2008

139th BIE General Assembly

AVE Symposium
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