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• 16:08 RT @UrsoChappell Waking up to 2nd day of Expo 2010. Yesterday, I took about 500 photos... LOTS to report when I get back. #

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• 13:19 RT @UrsoChappell I'm leaving for Shanghai today to visit my 8th world's fair. Expo 2010, here I come! #

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• 16:25 New plan for San Antonio's HemisFair Park: www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/new_plan_coming_up_for_hemisfair_park_94333869.html #

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• 00:09 Episode 11 of The World's Fair Podcast is now available. In it, we talked with architect James Maccormick. www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ #

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• 22:16 More great photos from an Expo 2010 visitor... www.flickr.com/photos/tuantuan_vivian/sets/72157623916986049/ #
• 00:00 Episode 11 of The World's Fair Podcast is now available for download. In it, we talked with architect James... fb.me/yE1fuOh7 #

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 11: Architect James Maccormick MBE

In episode 11, we talk with James Maccormick MBE, architect of the Australia Pavilions at Montreal's Expo 67, Osaka's Expo 70, and Spokane's Expo 74, and one of the forces behind the creation of Brisbane's Expo 88.

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Australia at Expo 67 on Foundation Expo 88
Expo 67 on ExpoMuseum

1970:
Expo 70 on ExpoMuseum

1974:
Expo 74 on ExpoMuseum

1988:
Foundation Expo 88
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• 08:58 RT @EEDC The office is buzzing over the news @premierstelmach is backing #yeg's bid to host #expo2017 bit.ly/aAKMVP #
• 09:32 RT @Adam Minter new blog post - Pavilion D-Escalation at Expo 2010. bit.ly/cHDnEn #

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• 12:39 RT @jensized Cool pics and video of the 1984 World's Fair on @defendnola's tumblr. I was a bebe so I don't remember it. is.gd/c7A6E #
• 12:40 RT @AdamMinter new blog post - Maybe people are visiting Expo 2010 (the World's Fair) after all. tinyurl.com/2b3ejal #
• 12:41 RT @davecobb The last third of IRON MAN 2 is like industrial-design destructo-porn for world's fair nerds & theme park masterplanning geeks #
• 14:38 In all of the Expo 2010 hoopla, we forgot to mention 12 May marked the 2-years-to-go until Expo 2012's opening! www.ExpoMuseum.com/2012/ #
• 17:43 SF Bay Area dates/times for Shanghai 2010 program on KCSM: www.d3mediagroup.com/programs/airing_schedules/SHA2010schedule.htm #
• 17:54 Excellent PBS coverage of Expo 2010 (but it's not a trade fair!): www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june10/shanghai_05-12.html #
• 21:27 RT @UrsoChappell My 6th article for China Daily... about future expos. www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-05/14/content_9848147.htm #

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• 11:38 RT @ISO50 Posted up some amazing posters from Expo'70 Osaka: blog.iso50.com/16572 #
• 16:29 (Audio) Robert Rydell talks about the history of world's fairs: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126536441 #

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• 18:40 CNN on Expo 2010 Architecture: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly. fb.me/x37BbjMs #
• 21:05 Great nighttime video of Expo 2010 pavilions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qByVmdcfaac #

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• 14:22 These year's ironic souvenir?: shanghaiist.com/2010/05/08/spotted_i_love_usa_pavilion_t-shirt.php #
• 16:13 Singapore pavilion's Expo 2010 durian star mascot as a plush: shanghaiist.com/2010/05/07/singapore-pavilion-durian-star.php #

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• 14:35 33 million Expo 2010 tickets sold so far: news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-05/06/c_13281113.htm #
• 15:21 RT @GreenFasteners All Our World Expo 2010 Coverage In One Place - It's been an excellent World's Fair... ow.ly/17iFe1 #

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• 00:06 Google China's guide to Expo 2010 and world's fair history: www.google.com.hk/intl/en/landing/expo10/ #
• 10:44 In Alabama? The 7-part Shanghai 2010 program starts on PBS tonight: www.aptv.org/schedule/nolaschedule.asp?NOLA1=SNHI #
• 11:27 Video (except when I'm speaking) from CCTV about the 1984 World's Fair: news.2010expotv.com/20100505/101641.shtml #
• 13:02 Great Reuters video on Expo 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrVUoEjOQLU (highlights Swit zerland, Denmark, Belgium Pavilions) #

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• 14:23 Great DW video (in English) about the Germany Pavilion at Expo 2010: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7lZpwI43u4 #
• 14:29 Views of the Saudi Arabia Pavilion interior (video in Mandarin): www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKz64kf9gE #

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• 14:36 RT @ UrsoChappell I just appeared on public radio's Here on Earth for an hour talking about world's fairs and Expo 2010. Online soon. #
• 16:00 RT @UrsoChappell My segment filmed in New Orleans will be on CCTV 4 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST in the US. #
• 18:22 The MP3 of today's broadcast of Here on Earth is now available. Look for the tiny "MP3" button. We talked about... fb.me/y7VjRvx4 #

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Here on Earth: Expo 2010

I appeared on the radio program Here on Earth today with Jeff Wasserstrom and host Jean Feraca. We talked about world's fairs, China, and Expo 2010. Look for the tiny "MP3" button.

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• 12:47 RT @UrsoChappell I will be on public radio's Here on Earth tomorrow to talk about Expo 2010: bit.ly/bc6zqW #
• 14:45 Decoding Expo 2010 architecture (from Fast Company): bit.ly/acEfKy #
• 22:32 San Francisco Week at Expo 2010: 17-25 June: www.SFShanghai.com/ #

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• 15:02 Expo 2010 now open! We talk about it on Episode 10 with Rob Chelseth of The Life in Shanghai Podcast: www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ #
• 17:18 NPR Story about Expo 2010 and the US Pavilion: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126453429 #

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 10: Expo 2010 Opens

Shanghai's Expo 2010 opened on May 1st and runs for 6 months. We join forces with the Life in Shanghai Podcast's Rob Chelseth to get news and hints for visiting the largest world's fair in history.


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Expo 2010 Information from The Life in Shanghai Podcast
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Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

• 10:10 Al Jazeera report on Shanghai's Expo 2010 (including @AdamMinter talking about US Pavilion): www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Edb7HM6_3A #
• 14:15 Fantastic photos of Expo 2010 pavilions from @spiky247 www.flickr.com/photos/charliexia #

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• 09:26 Video of today's Expo 2010 opening ceremony): part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkyDsr3mMlM #
• 12:36 CNN Reports on Shanghai's Expo 2010 on the opening day of the world's fair (@UrsoChappell quoted in it): tinyurl.com/expo2010cnn #
• 12:45 Earlier, we twittered the outdoor Expo 2010 celebrations. Here are some of the indoor ones: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTppu-1aQ2E #
• 13:25 @KesSampanthar Milan is already hosting the 2015 World's Fair. 2020 is the next "big" expo year: www.Expo2020USA.com/ #
• 13:32 Great Expo 2010 photos from Boston.com: www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/shanghais_expo_nearly_ready.html #
• 13:35 @KesSampanthar There's also the next slot for a "small" expo, 2017 or 2018. Edmonton is bidding for it: www.ExpoMuseum.com/2017-2018 #
• 15:06 NY Times: Expo 2010 GM-SAIC Pavilion: wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world-expo-in-shanghai/?scp=1&sq=expo%202010& st=cse #
• 15:10 NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world/asia/30shanghai.html (I would argue they're not "dusting off" the concept) #

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