In a hall, shared with the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Latvia, Greece and Switzerland, Austria presented its topic on 900 m² in a playful manner. The area of EXPO 2017 Astana © EXPO AstanaĪustria interpreted the theme with a contribution entitled 'With brain, heart and muscle power – The Austrian Power machine'. 115 countries and 22 international organizations participated, with more than 3.8 million visitors. The Kazakh capital Astana (since renamed Nur-Sultan) hosted a specialized EXPO on the theme 'Future Energy' from June to September of 2017. More than 60 World’s Fairs have taken place to date, the most recent ones in Aichi/Japan 2005, Zaragoza/Spain 2008, Shanghai/PRC 2010, Yeosu/South Korea 2012, Milan/Italy 2015 and Astana/Kazakhstan 2017. The highlight will be the Austrian National Day, taking place on November 12, 2020.įurther information on Austria’s participation can be found here. Throughout the six months of EXPO Dubai, economic and cultural events will accompany Austria’s participation. The Austrian pavilion will also offer Austrian hospitality, coffee and sweets at a traditional Kaffeehaus, inviting visitors to stay, relax and communicate. The architecture will also provide an interesting backdrop to the exhibition within the pavilion, showcasing Austria as a world leader in digitalization, high-tech, science and research. The result will be a pavilion with significantly lower energy needs due to natural cooling. The Austrian pavilion will combine Arabic building traditions with Austrian know-how, joining the advantages of high- and low-tech solutions.

The Austrian pavilion 'in dialogue with austria' ©Querkraft Architekten

Austria will build its own pavilion, located in the “Opportunity” district, between the pavilions of Switzerland and China. Austria has announced its participation in 2017, funded and organized, as in the past, by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs together with the Austrian Federal Economic Chambers. The UAE are Austria’s most important trading partner in the region with Dubai especially serving as a hub for Austrian companies. EXPO Dubai will be the first world’s fair held in the MENA (Middle East Northern Africa) region, with the organizers expecting 180 participants and 25 million visitors. The motto 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' will be divided into three sub-themes: Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. Upcoming World’s Fairs EXPO 2020 Dubaiĭubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host a registered World EXPO from October 2020 to April 2021. 'International Recognized Exhibitions' or 'Specialized EXPOs': These events have a more narrowly defined theme, last no more than three months and have a limited size of the exhibition area of a maximum of 25 hectares.Īustria has participated in the vast majority of EXPOs, hosting once in 1873 in Vienna (theme “Culture and Education).The size of the exhibition area is not limited by the Convention. 'International Registered Exhibitions' or 'World EXPOs': These large-scale events focusing on a universal topic take place every five years, lasting up to six months.The Convention distinguishes two categories of EXPOs: Currently the BIE counts 170 member states, among them Austria, with the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs as the lead. The Bureau International des Expositions or BIE (International Exhibitions Bureau) was established in Paris to manage this Convention, with membership open to all countries. Bu with the growing number (and declining success) of these events a sanctioning body became necessary: The Convention Relating to International Exhibitions was adopted in 1928 - with Austria being one of its founding member states. It proved to be a huge success - one that was subsequently repeated by numerous international exhibitions. More than 160 years ago, in 1851, the first world’s fair took place in London. Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Research Centre International Economics (FIW) Internationalisation Initiative / go international The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the Austrian National Contact PointĬlimate and Environmental policy and Environmental technology

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