Timeline
The activities that take us from today to the final day when we
close our doors on EXPO 2017 are numerous and complex. Regardless,
we need a fully mapped out plan to design and run an EXPO so
successful and seamless that our visitors and participants leave
impressed and our legacy is intact. The national and international
bid phases follow prescribed submission dates. Once the bid period
has been completed, the implementation plan will be drawn out in
much greater detail.
Edmonton started assessing a bid to host an EXPO in 2007. Forty
community and business leaders discussed Edmonton's ability and
capacity to host an EXPO, culminating in a conceptual report which
suggested there were sufficient and compelling reasons to proceed
to the next step: developing a national bid and business
plan. City Council unanimously approved pursuing this next
step in October 2008.
Conceptual Report
Introduction and
Executive Summary (PDF)
Section 1:
Overview (PDF)
- Introduction to expositions
- The bid process
- Benefits and risks of hosting
Section 2:
Feasibility of 2017 or 2020 (PDF)
- EXPO categories
- Attendance estimates
- Accommodating visitors
- Infrastructure
- Realizing the economic impact
- Strategic considerations
- Edmonton should pursue a recognized EXPO in 2017
Section 3:
The Planning Context (PDF)
- Edmonton's experience
- Alignment with Edmonton's objectives
- Alignment with Alberta's objectives
- Alignment with Canada's objectives
Section
4: Conceptual Perspectives (PDF)
- Theme selection
- Site selection
- Post-EXPO legacy
- Events, arts and cultural program
- Capacity to host and attendance
- Financial program
Section 5:
Recommendations & Next Steps (PDF)
- Recommendations
- Next steps
- Work plan
Appendices:
Exposition History; Edmonton Hosting Record (PDF)