Beijing Expo Delegation Participates in the 163rd General Assembly of Bureau International des Expositions

On June 12-13, a delegation of 6 people from Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition Coordination Bureau attended the 163rd General Assembly of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) held at the Paris Conference on International Economic Co-operation. Ms. Peng Hongming, Deputy Secretary-General of China Flower Association, reported on the preparation process of the Beijing Expo 2019 on behalf of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition Coordination Bureau. She delivered a report on international exhibition invitation, progress of major projects, publicity, the ideas and purposes of the Expo, etc. Meanwhile, she also elaborated on the plan for the preparation work in this decisive year before Beijing Expo 2019.

During the meeting, the delegation actively worked around the development of the official website, exhibition invitation internationally, and press publicity, etc. Before the meeting, the delegation visited Mr. Steen Christensen, President of BIE, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of BIE, Mr. Dimitri Kerkentzes, Deputy Secretary General of BIE, and the technical service team of the website. The person in charge of informatization held a seminar on building the website of BIE and the official website of Beijing Expo, and how to use the BIE website as a platform to help with exhibition invitation internationally and press publicity of Beijing Expo. During the meeting, the delegation met with Ms. Sara Everett, the UK representative, (General Representative of the UK Pavilion at the Astana Expo), and exchanged views on the construction of the UK Pavilion at Beijing Expo 2019 and exhibition invitation. After the meeting, the delegation met with the representatives from the French office of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. The two sides discussed and communicated about further work in inviting international exhibitions, expanding Expo’s influence, and increasing efforts in promoting Expo.