From Twitter 12-01-2010

• 16:06:35: @heldermira @wherewelive Yeosu, South Korea's Expo 2012 will return to the ocean theme: www.ExpoMuseum.com/2012 & www.ExpoMuseum.com/1998
  
• 16:09:26: RT @MadeInLiege: Edmonton 2017 a massive opportunity squandered - http://bit.ly/f1FPKA #liege2017
  
• 16:15:35: Korea Herald article on Yeosu's plans for Expo 2012: http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101110000572
  
• 16:56:33: @theseasonpass Another great episode. I'm looking forward to talking more about Expo 2010 and those two attractions that won Theas!
  
• 16:56:39: RT @theseasonpass: Time to VOTE!! ;) Once a day - everyday. Season Pass for Best Travel at www.podcastawards.com Thanks! -Doug
  
• 16:57:13: @holyarrow New York 1939-'40 would be my first choice if I had a time machine.
  

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From Twitter 11-26-2010

• 22:03:11: Great photos and video from Osaka's Expo '70: http://pinktentacle.com/2010/03/photos-expo-70/
  

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From Twitter 11-25-2010

• 13:43:21: In episode 21 of the World's Fair Podcast, Bill Cotter is our guest. We talk with Bill about his newest book,... http://fb.me/N770Cd65
  
• 15:31:29: Episode 21 of the World's Fair Podcast: Bill Cotter on the 1962 World's Fair and John from Expo 2010: http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/
  
• 17:26:01: Video slideshow: "The Weird Futurism" of Osaka's Expo '70: http://gizmodo.com/5698454/the-weird-futurism-of-the-1970-worlds-fair
  

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 21: Seattle's Century 21 Exposition with Bill Cotter + John's Expo 2010

In episode 21 of the World's Fair Podcast, John and Urso talk with Bill Cotter, author of the new book Seattle's 1962 World's Fair.

John also calls in from Shanghai's Expo 2010 to report on its last week. He meets up with previous guest Peter Sams, director of the Australian Pavilion, for a wrap-up of the largest world's fair in history.

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Seattle's 1962 World's Fair on Amazon

Vancouver's Expo 86 on Amazon

Mystery Science Theater 300's version of Century 21 Calling

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From Twitter 11-24-2010

• 12:55:33: RT @scotsullivan Obsession of the moment: GM's Futurama ride at 1939 World's Fair http://twitpic.com/39rqbm
  
• 12:56:17: RT @Alltop_Disney World's Fair Wednesday- Four Different Views http://bit.ly/h4Rv3R
  
• 12:57:11: RT @djsoulsister: To this day I don't know why ppl joke abt the #nola '84 World's Fair. All I remember from that is FUN.
  
• 13:01:14: RT @FExpo88 Expo 2012 Yeosu promotional video - Watch! http://fb.me/zrqF5NJa
  

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From Twitter 11-23-2010

• 16:08:33: "World's fair" is to "expo" as "soccer" is to "football."
  
• 16:16:03: Little Mermaid back in Copenhagen: http://www.cphpost.dk/culture/culture/50509-happy-ending-to-little-mermaids-china-adventure.html
  

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From Twitter 11-22-2010

• 16:42:41: Edmonton EXPO 2017 announcement: Government of Canada denies support of Edmonton's bid to host EXPO 2017.
  
• 16:46:09: CBC article about dead Edmonton bid: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2010/11/22/edmonton-feds-kill-expo-bid.html
  
• 17:08:59: Edmonton bid for Expo 2017 appears dead: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2010/11/22/edmonton-feds-kill-expo-bid.html
  

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From Twitter 11-16-2010

• 13:05:48: @manwithblackhat Expos change with the times... just like the Olympics, theme parks, movies, music, etc. Better, worse, or just different?
  
• 13:07:31: RT @FExpo88 An excellent article by Crosscut Seattle's Knute Berger on future World Expositions bids. Knute and I... http://fb.me/LaGle5bx
  
• 13:10:00: RT @EdmontonChamber Mandel tells chamber audience city is committed to Expo 2017 bid. Are you behind the bid?
  
• 13:12:07: RT @QueensMuseum In our current Luis Márquez show, there are 5 prints originally shown @ the '39-40 World's Fair http://bit.ly/d7dbpO
  
• 13:14:31: RT @ghostwhisperers Not a week goes by that I am not haunted by some ghost of Expo '67. It is a Canadian plague to... http://bit.ly/9W2rUZ
  

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From Twitter 11-14-2010

• 01:36:05: RT @brkgnews Photos of the demolition of the Disney pavilions at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair http://brkgne.ws/28
  

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From Twitter 11-13-2010

• 19:47:23: RT @sqwelsch J'ai ajouté une vidéo YouTube à mes favoris. -- 1982 World's Fair Commercial http://youtu.be/Bsegfh5oXKg?a
  
• 19:47:56: RT @servoisnaked: @EPCOTExplorer @mfeige Love 39, 64, but also 1839 Chicago World's fair that is talked about in the awesome book Devil ...
  
• 19:50:34: @manwithblackhat @fender_splendor No possible bids Chicago Expo 2020 that I know of. They canceled their Expo '92. http://www.ExpoBids.com/
  
• 19:51:39: @fender_splendor Schwarzenegger announced a bid to host Expo 2020 in Silicon Valley: http://www.ExpoBids.com/
  

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 20: Listener Questions

In episode 20 of the World's Fair Podcast, Urso and John respond to listener questions, including some very philosophical questions about the sustainability of expo, what makes a "successful" world's fair, and the importance of site planning, architecture and design.

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From Twitter 11-09-2010

• 16:02:07: Bird's-eye view of Yeosu, South Korea's Expo 2012: http://www.expo2012.or.kr/eng/preview/specialization_01.asp
  

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From Twitter 11-08-2010

• 11:18:19: Thailand's bid for Expo 2020: http://www.tceb.or.th/world-expo-2020/index.php
  

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From Twitter 11-05-2010

• 08:59:15: Astana, Kazakhstan's bid for Expo 2017 now has a site: http://www.expo2017astana.com/cms/en
  
• 09:01:43: RT @QueensMuseum Neat video of the 1939 World's Fair http://youtu.be/1fP4t3bte30 (our next exhibition focuses on the '39-'40 Fair!)
  
• 09:04:37: RT @UTDallasNews #UTDallas: Job Gives Student an Inside View of a World's Fair http://bit.ly/bI6aqX
  
• 11:50:05: 01 June 2011: Deadline for Expo 2017 bids according to Edmonton video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IzjJDZnAsM
  
• 16:22:27: Shanghai to build NEW World Expo Museum (no relation to our site) that is presumably different from existing one: http://bit.ly/afLyBt
  

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From Twitter 11-04-2010

• 09:31:18: Recent podcast episodes: 20 (listener feedback), 19 (Malcolm Snow), 18 (Expo 2020 in USA): http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/
  
• 09:32:15: @HolyArrow Will you record it and share online?
  
• 09:41:07: Shanghai Daily: "Thumbs Down for US Pavilion": http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=453502
  
• 14:34:30: RT @rasmusj78: Image of the Day: courtesy of the '64 World's Fair - http://j.mp/bnfFlw
  
• 14:37:02: The world's fair this year was about cities. RT @AiYoNick Watching a movie in class called "The City"...shown at the World's Fair in 1939
  
• 14:39:12: Didn't know that! RT @BroomsRUs @JesusWife The H.R. Pufnstuf character was originally created for the HemisFair '68 world's fair in 1968.
  
• 16:18:04: Leonardo DiCaprio to play 1893 World's Fair killer in movie based on the book Devil in the White City: http://bit.ly/cOu8Z2
  
• 16:32:26: Thailand bid for Expo 2020 news: http://bit.ly/bZVaXo and http://bit.ly/cWtE0T Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai or Chon Buri?
  

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From Twitter 11-03-2010

• 12:27:18: RT @googlyfish USA Job News Shanghai World Expo 2010: USA Student Interns Defy Corporate Control http://ow.ly/19ME6E
  

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Expo 2010's Japan Pavilion

I've stitched together still photos and video I took at the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2010 and put them online.



Be aware that it's silent when the still photos are up, so don't be startled when the sound starts.

A Special Appeal: Get the USA back into the BIE

Folks from all over the United States are talking about having their city host a world's fair in 2020.

To make this happen, the United States needs to rejoin the BIE, the Bureau International des Expositions, and pay back dues from the years we've missed since pulling out of the organization in 2003.

Contact your senator and representative and tell them to restore funding to the BIE: http://www.USA-BIE.org/

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 19: Malcolm Snow and the Expo 88 Legacy Site

In Episode 19, John and Urso talk to Malcolm Snow, the CEO of the South Bank Corporation, which controls the legacy site of Brisbane, Australia's Expo 88. He talks about the challenges of honoring the Expo 88 legacy and balancing contemporary needs for the site.

South Bank Corporation

Foundation Expo 88

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 18: The Return of a World's Fair in the United States

Will the United States once again host a world's fair in 2020? Episode 18 of the World's Fair Podcast features a panel discussion in St. Louis discussing what it would take for the United States to get back into the expo game. Panelists include event director Steve Heckler, legendary world's fair pavilion creator Barry Howard, and ExpoMuseum.com's Urso Chappell.

ExpoBids.com - with links to various news stories

Expo2020USA.com

Expo2020.us

LAExpo2020.org

2020WorldsFair.com

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