Bureau International des Expositions

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The Bureau International des Expositions is the intergovernmental organization responsible for overseeing and regulating World Expos and other international exhibitions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
abbreviation BIE
approves candidatures to host World Expos
themes of World Expos
continent Europe
country France
fieldOfWork Expo regulation
world's fair
surface form: World Expos

international exhibitions
foundingDate 1928-11-22
foundingLocation Paris
governs calendar of World Expos
hasMember sovereign states
hasOrgan Administrative and Budget Committee of the BIE
Executive Committee of the BIE
General Assembly of the BIE
Information and Communication Committee of the BIE
Rules Committee of the BIE
headquartersCountry France
headquartersLocation Paris
inception 1928
legalBasis Convention relating to International Exhibitions
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
membershipType states
monitors compliance with Expo regulations
nativeLanguage French
nativeName Bureau International des Expositions self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bureau international des expositions
numberOfMemberStates 170+
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
primaryLanguage French
purpose coordination between host countries and participants
ensuring quality and frequency of World Expos
oversight of international exhibitions
regulation of World Expos
regulates Horticultural Expos recognized by the BIE
Specialised Expos
Triennale di Milano (as a BIE-recognized exhibition)
world's fair
surface form: World Expos
sector intergovernmental cooperation
setsRule categories of international exhibitions
maximum frequency of World Expos
shortName BIE
supervises organization of recognized exhibitions
organization of registered exhibitions
treatySigned Convention relating to International Exhibitions
website https://www.bie-paris.org

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Bureau International des Expositions nativeName Bureau International des Expositions self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bureau international des expositions
Expo 67 organizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
this entity surface form: Bureau international des expositions
Expo 2020 organizer Bureau International des Expositions
Expo 85 organizer Bureau International des Expositions
this entity surface form: Bureau of International Expositions
1929 Barcelona International Exposition recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
1962 World’s Fair recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
1982 World's Fair recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
Century 21 Exposition recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
Expo '75 recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
Expo 67 recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
this entity surface form: Bureau international des expositions
Expo ’70 recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
Knoxville International Energy Exposition recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
Panama–California Exposition recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
this entity surface form: Bureau of International Expositions (historical world's fair listing)
PPIE recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
subject surface form: Panama–Pacific International Exposition
this entity surface form: Bureau of International Expositions (historical world’s fair, pre-BIE era)
World’s Columbian Exposition recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions
this entity surface form: Bureau International des Expositions (retrospectively)
World Expo 88 supervisingOrganization Bureau International des Expositions