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ExpoBids is a project of ExpoMuseum.com and tracks the various bids for the BIE-sanctioned expo (or "world's fair" in US parlance) to be held in 2020 and the potential bids for a BIE-recognized expo to be held in 2022 or 2023. We also track the possible bids for Expo 2025. |
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Five cities are battling it out to determine who will host a world's fair in 2025: Ayutthaya, Thailand; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Ekaterinburg, Russia; Izmir, Turkey, and Sao Paulo, Brail.
Expo 2020 is the larger of the two kinds of world's fairs, analogous to the Summer Olympics. It is considered "sanctioned" by the BIE. There are no size limitations for sanctioned world's fairs and many nations build their own stand-alone pavilions. They're held every five years. Hannover, Germany hosted Expo 2000; Aichi Prefecture, Japan hosted Expo 2005; Shanghai, China is hosting Expo 2010; and Miltan, Italy is preparing to host Expo 2015. Themes for these pavilions are fairly broad and typically have several smaller sub-themes. Expo 2025 will also be of this size.
The Bureau International des Expositions is the governing body of world's fairs and a vote on Expo 2020 is expected in November 2013.
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Astana Kazakhstan has secured the right to host Expo 2017, a BIE-recognized exposition, after voting that took place on 22 November 2012. The exposition will run three months under the theme "Energy of the Future."
Astana beat out Liége, Belgium which was hoping to host the event under the theme "Connecting the World, Linking People." The vote was: Astana, 103 votes; Liége, 44 votes, 1 abstention.
Expo 2017 is the more modestly sized of the two kinds of expos. It can be thought of as analogous to the Winter Olympics. It is considered "recognized" by the BIE, meaning that it has a limited site size and national pavilions are usually exhibited in a modular system provided by the expo authorities. They can be held 2 or 3 years after a "sanctioned" expo. Zaragoza, Spain hosted Expo 2008 and Yeosu, South Korea recently hosting Expo 2012. It is meant mostly for smaller cities or for cities in less developed nations. Themes for this size exposition are more limited, as well. A world's fair in either 2022 or 2023 will follow this model.
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