DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Discussion On Global Green Expo 2031
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Discuss potential support for the Global Green Expo 2031 to be held in Dakota County.
SUMMARY
In 1853, with financial support from the Territorial Legislature, William Le Duc brought a buffalo, a birchbark canoe, wild rice, wheat, and samples of other Indigenous foods of the Dakota and Ojibwe people to New York City to showcase Minnesota's horticultural and agricultural treasures at the second World's Fair titled "Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations."
The International Association for Horticultural Producers (AIPH) was founded in Europe in 1948. The Bureau International Des Expositions (BIE) and AIPH co-produce international horticultural expositions (Global Green Expos) to foster cooperation and sharing knowledge and solutions between countries, horticultural producers and agricultural industries. There have been 50 Expos in Europe, Asia and the Middle East since 1960. No Expo has been held in the United States.
The current Green Expo is taking place in Doha, Qatar. Pavilions from 80 countries, non-governmental organizations and representatives. Expected attendance is more than three million.
In 2013, the locally based World's Fair Bid Committee Educational Fund (Fund) was established to encourage the federal government to once again be actively involved in supporting international expositions, to promote private sector partnerships with such expos, and support efforts to bring officially sanctioned expos to the United States, including Minnesota. The Fund coordinated Minnesota's effort to organize and host the 2027 World's Fair.
Although Minnesota was a finalist with two other locations, the BIE ultimately chose Serbia as the host site in 2023. However, the State's bid elevated its reputation with the BIE and gained the favorable attention of the AIPH.
In June 2023, the AIPH, the decis...
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