World Expo 2020 Silicon Valley

World Expo 2020 Silicon Valley We are united to win the 2020 World Expo. Securing hosting rights is therefore an economically significant prize for any community.

The World Exposition (Expo), also known as a World’s Fair, is one of the world’s oldest international events and is the largest gathering of people on the planet. Centered around a theme, a World Expo focuses global attention on an issue, and has the potential to transform the region that hosts it through improved infrastructure, new landmarks and a refreshed image. They can also be a diplomatic b

oon to the host country. According to the Expo Museum, ever since the first world’s fair in London in 1851, the goals of World Expos have been both high-minded as well as commercial. They allow people to explore the world outside of their everyday experience – other cultures, new scientific advancements, and new inventions.

05/14/2012

Seattle is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair. The 1962 Century 21 Exposition is remembered as a great space-age fair of the New Frontier-era that inspired The Jetsons, popularized monorail, and spread the idea of revolving restaurants to the world.

05/18/2011

When Jose Villarreal was the U.S. commissioner general to the Shanghai 2010 world’s fair, he found himself the center of attention from Chinese media and overseeing a
U.S. pavilion that garnered 7 million visitors. But he was not allowed to participate in some official events.

04/28/2011

The World Expo, an international event occurring only twice every 10 years and attended by millions around the globe, could be coming to the Bay Area in 2020. California’s bid for the Expo may greatly impact Palo Alto and the greater Bay Area.

04/20/2011

Representative Eshoo helps lead effort to get US to rejoin the Bureau of International Exhibitions. California delegation jumps on board with this letter. Thanks Anna!!

California members of Congress send letter to Secretary Clinton asking her to rejoin Bureau of International Exhibitions, paving way for a Silicon Valley 2020 bid.

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04/13/2011

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a pitch for the Bay Area to host the world's fair in 2020 when he visits the Shanghai World Expo later this week, the Chronicle has learned.

04/13/2011

Advocates for a bid to host California's first World Expo since 1940 see its potential placement at a former military air base in the Silicon Valley as a
masterstroke with the possibility to create research facilities and showcase the state's high-technology region.

04/13/2011

Fresh on the heels of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's announcement of plans to try to lure World Expo 2020 to Moffett Field, the site's federal landlord said
Monday it loved the idea of having Silicon Valley host its first world's fair, even though the campaign is still long on ambition and short on de...

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