Yeosu 2012 at 150th BIE General Assembly...

The second day of the 150th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Exposition was very dense and busy, with a total of 10 presentations, but also the election of the various committees, as well as the new President of the BIE, Mr. Ferdinand Nagy (Romania).

Mr. Kang Dong-Suk

Chairman of the Organizing Committee for EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea

Start at the beginning of the day ... presentation of Korea regarding the progress of the project work and various projects for the International Exposition in Yeosu 2012, the opening will happen very quickly now.

Amb. Lee Joon-Hee

Commissioner of the International Exposition 2012 Yeosu Korea

One thing is certain, Koreans work fast, and seriously good! Their actions and their explanations prove it. They are followed by photographs of the site that allow to see the progress of work, and how the site grows.

To date, Yeosu has 106 participating countries for EXPO 2012 with 23 pavilions of nations and 9 international organizations, it was noted that countries wishing to participate in the expo still had until the end of November to be know.

It was also revealed some of the major events taking place during the expo, entertainment, national days, symposia and forums.

Transport and access to the Exhibition were also discussed in detail, and the facilities to come to Korea to visit the Expo and the country.

It should be noted that 2012 Yeosu makes every effort to ensure good communication outside of Asia, particularly in Europe, enlisted the services of several "ambassadors" as the actor Jacques Perrin in France.

L'acteur français, Jacques Perrin, ambassadeur EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea.

And finally, we saw that 17 countries had already responded positively to participating in Cyber ​​Expo, virtual version of the Yeosu Expo: Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Lithuania, Turkey, Romania, Japan, Singapore, Australia , Philippines, Peru, Oman, UAE, Vietnam, Angola.

Cyber Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea.

A point was also made regarding the declaration of Yeosu, on international cooperation for the protection of the marine environment.

In conclusion, this presentation was greatly appreciated by everyone, it seems to point to an Expo that will be a success, both in terms of the theme as the playful aspects of such a specific event.