DUSHANBE
, November 28, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan has joined the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said (CCI).
Headquartered in Paris, France, the International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE) was established in 1928 as the international treaty organization to sanction and monitor international exhibitions of long duration (over three weeks) and significant scale. Presently with over 100 signatory nations, the bureau currently handles a schedule of 4 major events per decade; the large scale “registered” world expos on the 0 and 5 year of the decade, whose bidding begins 9 years prior to the date in question, and two smaller scale “recognized” world expos, one held during the 1,2,3, or 4 years of a decade and the 2nd on the 6,7,8, or 9 year of a decade.
The two main criteria that distinguish between registered and recognized events are that recognized events are limited to 3 months in duration and 62 acres (25 hectares) in size. The large scale “registered” event can be on a universal or special theme scale, depending on the wishes of the organizers. The last “registered” exposition was Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan. The Bureau also sanctions the highest caliber international garden expositions (those with A1 status) of the Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). The most recent event was Royal Flora Ratchaphreuk 2006-07 held in Chiang Mai, China. Most decades see three events of A1 status recognized by the AIPH and BIE.
