From Twitter 01-26-2011

• 11:37:04: @dreamon51 @jkheaton Sadly, it was the last world's fair in the USA. Perhaps that will change in 2020. http://www.ExpoBids.com/
  
• 11:38:32: RT @Alltop_Disney World's Fair Wednesday- Even More Modern Buildings http://bit.ly/fw3eYT
  
• 11:39:37: RT @CreativeDaily Part of a collection designed to be displayed (and used) at the 2015 Milan World's Fair, this... http://ow.ly/1b2sqw
  
• 11:41:15: RT @ryanbeckwith RFK "future is not a gift" quote is from Aug. 7, 1962 speech at the Seattle World's Fair. http://roll.cl/g6T51d
  
• 12:05:37: RT @SixCentPress Expo 86 Buttons: http://wp.me/pEO8y-h5
  
• 12:09:12: Anyone know of any Expo '86 25th anniversary celebrations? http://vancouverisawesome.com/2011/01/24/expo-86-25th-anniversary-celebrations/
  
• 13:39:13: @dreamon51 @jkheaton Sadly, that's a common misconception in the USA. Silicon Valley perhaps bidding to host 2020: http://www.ExpoBids.com/
  
• 17:20:33: @cdscally 2012 will be in Yeosu, South Korea; 2015 will be in Milan, Italy. Silicon Valley might host Expo 2020. http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
  

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From Twitter 01-25-2011

• 12:52:21: '64-'65 New York World's Fair Austria Pavilion (which became a ski lodge) destroyed in fire: http://goo.gl/LslJC
  
• 12:53:20: RT @expo2020 Expand TX global influence! Support Houston's bid to host World's Fair! @RepAlvarado145 @RafaelAnchia @RepBerman @JohnCarona
  
• 15:46:46: Izmir Expo 2020 bid news: http://www.tourexpi.com/en-tr/news.html~nid=28665 & http://goo.gl/1Fbsh
  
• 17:37:02: Expo '74, environmentalism, and present-day context: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/25/the-roots-of-sustainability/
  

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From Twitter 01-24-2011

• 15:12:36: Bill Cotter will be signing books later this week in Seattle: http://goo.gl/X9B8J Not in WA? Buy it online: http://ExpoMuseum.com/store/
  

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Author Bill Cotter Signing Books in Seattle

World's Fair Podcast guest Bill Cotter will be in Seattle signing copies of his newest book about the 1962 Seattle World's fair.

Here's his schedule:

Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble, 2675 NE University Village Street, Seattle, WA 98105

Friday, January 28 from Noon – 2:00 p.m.: Seattle Museum of Mysteries, 623 Broadway E., Seattle, WA 98102

Saturday, January 29 at 2:00 pm: Elliott Bay Books, 1521 Tenth Avenue, Seattle WA 98122

Sunday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m.: Borders, 2437 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila WA 98188

Not in Seattle? You can buy his books online at the ExpoMuseum store:
http://ExpoMuseum.com/store/

From Twitter 01-21-2011

• 14:43:09: More info about the State Department RFP for creating a US Pavilion at Expo 2012: http://goo.gl/MI2UV
  
• 16:11:20: Great post! I added a comment. RT @paleofuture Once more, with feeling: Ford's Magic Skyway from the 1964 World's Fair http://bit.ly/gq7QU6
  
• 16:27:09: RT @expo2020 @RepJoeBarton Support expanding Texas's global influence! Support Houston's bid to host a World's Fair! #doitforhouston
  
• 16:32:05: Great find! I always hear this song as "au jus" RT @design_conquer Listening to some classic Expo '67 tunes: http://bit.ly/fWaHgY
  
• 16:40:41: RT @QuebecNewYork Everyone who was alive and in #Montréal in 1967 has a memory of our world’s fair. What is yours? http://bit.ly/fiXzyC
  
• 16:46:57: An argument against Ayutthaya, Thailand in 2020: http://www.asiathisweek.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=6872&ptid=9
  

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From Twitter 01-20-2011

• 12:48:15: It's looking like the State Department is going to try to have a US Pavilion at Expo 2012. Here's the RFP: http://goo.gl/DWDni
  

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From Twitter 01-19-2011

• 12:50:26: Great review of Expo 2010 by Alfred Heller. It was his 19th world's fair! http://www.worldsfairs.com/Worlds_Fairs/Review__2010.html
  
• 12:51:31: Alfred Heller was a recent guest on our podcast. Our most recent guest is BIE sec'y general Loscertales: http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/
  
• 13:22:34: RT @Alltop_Disney World's Fair Wednesday- Even More 1958 Brussel's Buildings http://bit.ly/i0vsyr
  
• 13:25:44: @cassidyripple They still have world's fairs... didn't use to be on a set schedule. Now, big ones every 5 years: http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
  
• 13:27:30: @mikeal They still have world's fairs. The largest in history was last year in Shanghai: http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
  
• 13:28:22: @mikeal ...and seeing that you're in Oakland, the Bay Area is bidding for Expo 2020. http://www.ExpoBids.com/
  
• 17:27:09: Expo 67 suddenly seems very popular... and there's a new book! http://goo.gl/XpjBz http://goo.gl/SY5HY
  
• 17:33:23: @MOHAI I'm a fan of both '62 and '67. I'm looking forward to the 50th anniversary of '62 next year. I enjoyed the 100th of 1909 at MOHAI!
  
• 17:35:22: @cassidyripple You're quite welcome. We haven't had a world's fair in USA since 1984. I'm hoping that will change in 2020. www.ExpoBids.com
  

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 23: BIE Secretary General Vincente Loscertales

In episode 23 of the World's Fair Podcast, Secretary General Vicente Loscertales is our guest.

Mr. Loscertales has been secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) through the last several world's fairs. We talk about his tenure, the importance of expos, and United States participation in the organization.

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From Twitter 01-16-2011

• 12:03:56: @GeekFilter @davecobb Actually, there are some folks working on a 1939 NY World's Fair project: http://goo.gl/354dM http://goo.gl/FgTRX
  

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From Twitter 01-14-2011

• 16:57:59: "World's Fair Use Day" ( #wfud ) really messes with my searches for "world's fair" tweets.
  
• 17:01:40: Good history of Chicago's flag (with 2 world's fair stars): http://historiesforkids.blogspot.com/2011/01/history-of-chicagos-flag.html
  
• 17:03:36: Habitat 67 seems to be a popular topic these days: http://worldfamousbuildings.blogspot.com/2011/01/habitat-67-in-montreal-canada.html
  
• 17:05:32: Great Biosphere (the US Pavilion from Expo 67) images: http://www.vivaboo.com/the-montreal-biosphere-is-a-modern-eco-museum/
  
• 17:08:22: What's next for HemisFair Park? http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/HemisFair-vision-begins-to-take-shape-953737.php
  
• 17:20:01: RT @2020WorldsFair Turkish pres. not taking sides in Izmir and Ankara's competition to be Turkey's bid for Expo 2020: http://bit.ly/eCzkws4
  
• 17:20:24: RT @2020WorldsFair Three provinces in Thailand still competing to be that country's bid locale for Expo 2020: http://bit.ly/feamxv
  
• 17:39:41: Always great to see new photos from 1964-'65 New York: http://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-york-worlds-fair.html
  

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From Twitter 01-13-2011

• 11:13:47: Interesting details in this story about Expo 2020. 5 countries are Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Qatar and Brazil? http://tinyurl.com/4vdl2l4
  
• 17:11:37: @holyarrow Great point! 2014 Winter Olympics & 2018 World Cup (Russia), 2014 World Cup & 2016 Olympics (Brazil), and 2018 World Cup (Qatar)
  
• 17:15:22: Great poster design! RT @HistoryMuseum Great retro image of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair! http://bit.ly/ij5Kih
  
• 17:16:43: RT @expo2020 Do you support having a World's Fair in Houston? @RepKenMarchant
  
• 17:23:13: FExpo88 It's official, home of Brisbane Expo '88 is now 'down under' - 'down under water' that is http://fb.me/SNzYCDs0
  

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From Twitter 01-12-2011

• 11:42:05: RT @Alltop_Disney World's Fair Wednesday- More 1958 Brussel's World's Fair Buildings http://bit.ly/dGGCsG
  
• 12:29:17: 2010 Taiwan Pavilion being dismantled: http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/culture/2011-01/09/c_13682756.htm
  
• 12:43:08: @holyarrow Actually, there was a Taiwan Pavilion at Spokane's Expo '74, too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/4266955079/
  
• 16:53:24: Expo 2020 News from Thailand: http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/216105/ayutthaya-prepared-to-spend-up-to-b1bn-on-world-expo-push
  

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From Twitter 01-11-2011

• 13:34:05: RT @DeMartini88 i just read that SF might host a World's Fair in the 2020s. sooo putting in on my calendar! (no, im totally serious.)
  

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From Twitter 01-10-2011

• 15:43:21: Bangkok Post on Expo 2020: "Thailand has Good Chance": http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/215409/thailand-has-good-chance-to-host-expo
  
• 21:41:52: Correction to post: Pay phones existed long before the 1915 PPIE: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.2ajDTrhYfo
  

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From Twitter 01-09-2011

• 15:25:51: RT @UrsoChappell At the rededication of the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 4 years until 2015!
  
• 16:30:07: AT&T introduced the first pay phone at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
  

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From Twitter 01-06-2011

• 12:24:17: RT @Alltop_Disney World's Fair Wednesday- Brussels 1958 More Country Pavilions http://bit.ly/hmlyIS
  
• 12:31:06: RT @zer0_raw Modernist haus fit for Vienna's modern art: Austria's pavilion for the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels is... http://bit.ly/ewhcwl
  
• 13:09:33: I don't know Thai, but I believe Ayutthaya was selected as Thailand's bid city for 2020: http://www.thairath.co.th/content/region/139170
  
• 13:14:18: I don't know Turkish, either, but it looks like Izmir will once again bid for 2020: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ankara/16692002.asp?gid=140
  
• 15:10:17: Follow-up from earlier: It looks like Izmir and Ankara and both still competing to be Turkey's bid for Expo 2020. (I should learn Turkish!)
  
• 15:53:56: RT @House_Beautiful Love this vintage Chicago World's Fair pillow for someone who lives in the Windy City! http://ow.ly/3zrVA ~jd
  
• 15:54:35: RT @fcastore excited to be part of sustainable task force to bring World's Fair Expo to Houston! @expo2020 @AIAHoustonArCH
  
• 15:54:52: RT @LittleOwlSki 1964 World's Fair: Hall of Education: http://wp.me/pzUm9-hu
  
• 15:56:27: It'll be a movie soon! RT @joshcothran if you enjoy history even a little bit, The Devil in the White City is riveting...1893 world's fair.
  

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From Twitter 01-03-2011

• 00:22:00: A contemporary view inside Habitat 67 (originally from Expo 67): http://www.poetichome.com/2009/04/22/peeking-into-habitat-67-in-montreal/
  
• 17:17:56: No more Fun Forest at 1962 Seattle site: http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-fun-forest-closes-010211,0,950754.story
  

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From Twitter 01-01-2011

• 05:17:10: Happy 2011! It's another one of those pesky years without a world's fair.
  

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From Twitter 12-31-2010

• 15:40:13: 5 foreign Expo 2010 pavilions to stay, after all: France, Russia, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/50624
  
• 15:42:59: The largest world's fair in history was in 2010, but it's mostly missing from the big 2010 lists in the United States. MMXI
  

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