The countdown to Expo 2020 has officially begun for potential participants
Dubai, May 23rd and 24th 2016,
Senior government and diplomatic officials from over 130 countries came together in Dubai, to discuss plans for the first ever World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA).
Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General, Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, said: “To have the Pacific Islands, to have Scandinavia, to have Western Europe, to have the Americas, to have Africa all coming together talking about what their aspirations for Expo 2020 can be, and how they would want to play an integral part in it, is a true and remarkable privilege.”
BRC Imagination Arts is an experience design and production agency that creates experiences global audiences love. For more than three decades, our masterful storytellers have helped iconic expo pavilions, museums, and brands all over the world tell their stories in ways that engage audiences and inspire brand loyalty.
Alessandro Rosso Group continues its commitment to the world of International and Universal Expositions with Expo 2016 Antalya “A Green Life for Future Generations” which takes place in Antalya in Turkey from April 23 to October 30, 2016 and announces the activities who see him protagonist. With its tour operator Best Tours, who deals as Global Reseller, with the sale of tickets and tour packages dedicated to the Exhibition in Antalya through over 9,000 travel agencies in Italy and about 1,000 abroad and promotes the sale of tickets and promotional packages worldwide, through its multilingual portal antalya2016expo.com.
The 5th of April, on the occasion of the “Expo 2016 Antalya International Participants Meeting”, the World Expo Commissioners Club organized an official Gala Evening in Antalya. The event was held in the prestigious Asmani Restaurant and Bar Terrace, located at the 10th floor of the Akra Barut Hotel with more than 200 guests.
Through a wide range of mobility scooters, strollers, golf cars or tandem scooters, Mobility Center is the Italian leader in the management of services for visitors, passengers, children, elderly people or persons with disabilities in public locations such as airports, museums, national and international Fairs.
Mobility Center just joined the World Expo Commissioners Club as Associated Member and it is now ready to offer mobility solutions for visitors and operators of Universal and International Expositions.
The second issue of the WECC Magazine is online with many interesting articles about some of the Expo Milano 2015 Pavilions (Chile, Mexico, Brasil, France, Germany, Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, Japan, Slovakia, Malaysia, Oman, Korea).
The most successful Pavilions of the last International Exhibition are described through the interviews to their General Commissioners and Directors, whose management experience will contribute to the development of future expos.
Shanghai hosted in 2010 the Universal Exposition “Better City, Better Life”, one of the major World Expo since 1992, with over 73 million visitors and 246 participant Countries and International Organizations. For this reason Shanghai was chosen to host the main Asian seat of the World Expo Commissioners Club. The seat is located in the Pudong District, which was the most important venue of Expo Shanghai 2010.
It was April 2nd, 2014 when the World Expo Commissioners Club was founded and open its headquarters in Milano.
During this two years we are proud to announce the Club has been collected many successful achievements and more than one thousand Members joined WECC.
On the occasion of the “International Participants Meeting” scheduled in Astana, on February 25th, the World Expo Commissioners Club, in collaboration with Expo 2017 Astana, organized an exclusive party at the Barhat Lounge Restaurant, dedicated to General Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Directors of Pavilions, Institutions, Authorities and Corporate Companies.
Duomo 21, the elegant and stunning headquarters of WECC, is located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, overlooking Duomo Square II. Due to its central position and its historical meaning, this location is a metaphor of the role that the World Expo Commissioners Club had for Expo Milano 2015 and will have for future Expos.