Urso Chappell
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2010
Featured in Chinese Central Television story about former world's fairs in the United States.
Contributed as a regular freelance writer to China Daily's Expo 2010 section.
  Quoted in several media stories in conjunction with the opening of Expo 2010 (CNN.com, BusinessWeek, Kyodo News, etc.)
  Featured in Chinese Central Television story about former world's fairs in the United States.
  Launched ShanghaiWorldsFair.com as a guide for foreigners visiting Expo 2010.
  Featured in Shanghai 2010 television program broadcast on PBS.
2009
2020 World's Fair efforts outlined in front page article in Wall Street Journal.
  Created The World's Fair Podcast, the first podcast exclusively about international expositions.
2008
Profiled in February 2008 issue of Architect Magazine
  Graphic Designer for The Expo Book published by InPark Magazine
Attended Expo 2008 as a member of the press, Zaragoza, Spain
  Published review of Expo 2008 in Blooloop.com.
Guest on the Season Pass Podcast for first of eight times.
2007
Attended 1982 World's Fair 25th anniversary celebrations,
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
  Profiled in Chicago Tribune article about world's fairs
2006
Created 2020WorldsFair.com, SFPavilion.com, and USA-BIE.org
Appeared on CityTV on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Expo 86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2005
Attended and helped promote World's Fair History Symposium, San Francisco, California, USA
Attended Expo 2005, as a guest of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), including seminars involving Expo 2008, Expo 2010, and the Association of Cities and Regions Hosting an International Exposition (AVE)
2004
Chosen as designer of Expo 2005 Linimo (maglev) train exterior as part of an international design competition, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Toured Expo 2005 site under construction, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
2001
Created WorldExpo2012.com to promote the concept of a world's fair in New York City
2000
Attended Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany
1999
Toured Expo 2000 site under construction, Hannover, Germany
1998
Attended Expo 98, Lisbon, Portugal
Founded ExpoMuseum.com, which has become the preeminent online world's fair source, receiving over 20,000 unique visitors monthly
1986
Attended Expo 86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 20 years later, I would appear on CityTV Breakfast Television to talk about this world's fair.
1984
Attended Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, USA. 26 years later, I would appear on CCTV News to talk about this expo.
1983
Studied world's fair history as part of an independent study course
1982
Attended 1982 World's Fair, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
   
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