Open Forum

The U.S. Department of State's Expo Unit, in collaboration with the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, and local partners in New York, Houston, Detroit, San Francisco, and Palo Alto, has organized a series of info sessions to raise awareness about the opportunities of participating in or supporting the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.  Expo 2020 will be the first Expo or World's Fair in the Middle East, North Africa, or South Asia and during the six months is expected to attract 25 million visitors, including 7 million to the USA pavilion. 

On February 16, 2018 the Federal Register published a Request for Proposal (#2018-03116) for the USA Pavilion closing on April 17, 2018.  The USA Pavilion's architecture and design should communicate American progress, ingenuity, and innovation in social, physical, and mechanical mobility in commerce and the arts.  We hope that institutions and individuals from the museum and exhibits community will consider joining a consortium to bid on the project, contribute content for the pavilion, or think about supporting the activity in other ways.  Please join one of our upcoming info sessions: 

New York City – Friday, March 2, 2018 (US Mission to the United Nations)

Houston – Tuesday, March 6, 2018 (City Hall)

Detroit (Troy) – Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 8:30 am (Automation Alley)

Detroit (Midtown) – Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 2:30 pm (TechTown)

San Francisco – Monday, March 26, 2018 (Wharton San Francisco)

Palo Alto – Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (Stanford Faculty Club)

 

Virtual Session – Wednesday, February 28, 2018 @ 2:00 pm EST

Virtual Session Q&A – Wednesday, April 4 @ 2:00 pm EST

To register for an info session, please click here.  For more information on the Expo Unit visit https://www.state.gov/r/expo/

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Matthew Asada
Expo 2020 Project Manager
U.S. Department of State
Washington DC
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Thanks.

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Mandi Toutsch
Consultant
Menlo Park CA
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I want to participate in this program --- not sure how I can contribute. I attended the Dubai Expo last year and will be going again this year. My background is in museology, I research women's empowerment in the MENA countries; former museum director and curator. Would love to know more about the US pavillion. I live in Pensacola, Florida 6 months of the year, and Tangier, Morocco in the summers. Is there a way I can participate?
Carol Malt,  PhD

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Carol Malt
Pensacola FL
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​They (the Dept of State Expo Unit) had their first Zoom-cast, yesterday.  There will be presentations in some major cities, and another video conference in April.  Check out the hyperlinks.  Right now, they're still awaiting proposals from prospective "implementing partners" (groups that can pony up ~ $50 Million).
Pretty interesting stuff.

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Joe Elliott
PhD student
Galveston TX
jmelliot@utmb.edu
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-28-2018 01:18 PM
From: Carol Malt
Subject: US Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 - RFP and Info Sessions (NYC, Houston, Detroit, San Francisco, Palo Alto)

I want to participate in this program --- not sure how I can contribute. I attended the Dubai Expo last year and will be going again this year. My background is in museology, I research women's empowerment in the MENA countries; former museum director and curator. Would love to know more about the US pavillion. I live in Pensacola, Florida 6 months of the year, and Tangier, Morocco in the summers. Is there a way I can participate?
Carol Malt,  PhD

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Carol Malt
Pensacola FL
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