Tangier is bidding to hold the world re-nouned EXPO exhibition its made it to the last three cities and perhaps is the favourite winning the chance to host such a prestigious exhibition will provide a real boost to the region.
The vote for the Expo winner will be on 26/11/07 in Paris which was a close thing in the end with Tangier being pipper by the Korean city
on a second round vote...clearly Tangier did a good job as the other two candidates had competed at the previous round, WELL DONE TANGIER BID TEAM
TANGIER EXPO 2012 BID
Tangiers' candidacy for the 2012 International Exhibition (Expo) is highly political. It is the first application from an African country, and an Arab Muslim one at that. Its symbolism is high. "It would crown everything we have been working on," says Souad Hassoun, who is leading Tangiers' bid.
The $6.42 million project, including post-exhibition conversion costs to turn the facilities into a convention centre, has been designed to be integrated into the city. The theme, Routes of the world; cultures connecting for a more united world, draws on the city's history of mixed influences and its ambitions as a geopolitical centre.
Hassoun says that her team has worked hard to ensure that the technical aspects of their bid are bullet-proof. "We have the best expertise in each field. So if people don't vote for us, it will be for other reasons than the feasibility of the project."
Tangiers is up against Wroclaw in Poland and Yeosu in South Korea. If selected, the event is forecast to attract 6 million visitors and significantly boost Tangiers' reputation. "I think we will gain 15 years in terms of development," says Hassoun.
The official Tangier Expo is @ www.expo2012.ma
FINAL UPDATE Tangier Lose out to Korean City
South Korea's Yeosu lost out to Shanghai for the 2010 World Expo. But the southwestern Korean city beat out Morocco's Tangier.
Not a small deed considering the World Expo will be hosted in Asia twice within two years.
The vote was 77-63. Wroclaw, Poland was eliminated after the first round of votes.
Votes came from all over - 36 from Europe, 32 from the Americas, 30 from Asia and Oceania, 12 from Middle East and 30 from Africa.
"'The Living Ocean and Coast'' helped the Jeolla Province city top the
other two candidates: Tangier with a cultural, peace-centered theme and Wroclaw focusing on the leisure activities in world economies."
About 10 million people are expected to visit Yeosu to take part in the World's 3rd largest event which stretches over three months.
Tangiers' candidacy for the 2012 International Exhibition (Expo) is highly political. It is the first application from an African country, and an Arab Muslim one at that. Its symbolism is high. "It would crown everything we have been working on," says Souad Hassoun, who is leading Tangiers' bid.
The $6.42 million project, including post-exhibition conversion costs to turn the facilities into a convention centre, has been designed to be integrated into the city. The theme, Routes of the world; cultures connecting for a more united world, draws on the city's history of mixed influences and its ambitions as a geopolitical centre.
Hassoun says that her team has worked hard to ensure that the technical aspects of their bid are bullet-proof. "We have the best expertise in each field. So if people don't vote for us, it will be for other reasons than the feasibility of the project."
Tangiers is up against Wroclaw in Poland and Yeosu in South Korea. If selected, the event is forecast to attract 6 million visitors and significantly boost Tangiers' reputation. "I think we will gain 15 years in terms of development," says Hassoun.
The official Tangier Expo is @ www.expo2012.ma
FINAL UPDATE Tangier Lose out to Korean City
South Korea's Yeosu lost out to Shanghai for the 2010 World Expo. But the southwestern Korean city beat out Morocco's Tangier.
Not a small deed considering the World Expo will be hosted in Asia twice within two years.
The vote was 77-63. Wroclaw, Poland was eliminated after the first round of votes.
Votes came from all over - 36 from Europe, 32 from the Americas, 30 from Asia and Oceania, 12 from Middle East and 30 from Africa.
"'The Living Ocean and Coast'' helped the Jeolla Province city top the
other two candidates: Tangier with a cultural, peace-centered theme and Wroclaw focusing on the leisure activities in world economies."
About 10 million people are expected to visit Yeosu to take part in the World's 3rd largest event which stretches over three months.