Department to co-ordinate WA presence at Shanghai World Expo 2010

The Department of State Development is coordinating Western Australia's involvement in the Shanghai World Expo 2010, in which  more than 170 nations and at least 40 international organisations expected to take part.

More than 70 million people are expected to visit the Expo, with seven million visiting the Australia Pavilion  managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Expectations in Shanghai are high, matching the excitement felt in Beijing during the Olympic Games.

The theme of Expo 2010, running from 1 May to 31 October 2010 is "Better Cities, Better Life," and will feature an “Urban Best Practice Area” on sustainable urban environments.

The Expo site will cover 5.28 square kilometres on the banks of the Huangpu River in central Shanghai and is reclaimed industrial land.

Western Australia's Expo presence  will be complemented by Ministerial-led trade and investment missions focussed on industries of significant importance to the State's trade with China, including; 

• Agriculture and Food;

• Design and Construction Services;

• Education and Training; and

• Mining, Oil & Gas. 

These missions will visit the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and other Chinese regions of strategic economic significance to Western Australia.

An ExpoWorking Group is co-ordinating Western Australia's participation, in close collaboration with DFAT and private and public stakeholders. 

For more information contact:  Sonia Grinceri, General Manager, North Asia - +61 8 9222 0925, or Sonia.Grinceri@dsd.wa.gov.au.  

Full details on Australia's involvement in Shanghai World Expo 2010, can be found at: http://www.australianpavilion.com/en/default.aspx.