Late Tuesday afternoon the USA Pavilion at Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) announced that Nick Winslow, one of two founding partners of the non-profit that manages the pavilion, and its CEO and President, has resigned. He will maintain a seat on the pavilion’s board. The complete press release can be found after the page jump, below.…
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Thirty-six naps at Expo 2010.
[As noted in the prior post, this is the last week of All Expo, All of the Time at Shanghai Scrap. We’re wrapping up some loose ends before moving onto – or returning to – other subjects.] Loose end #2 – Expo sleepers. No, I’m not talking about undiscovered pavilions or restaurants. I’m talking about…
Conflicts of interest at the USA Expo 2010 Pavilion? Nick Winslow responds, legalistically.
[A brief note: this week is going to be the final week of the All Expo, All of the Time theme that’s taken over Shanghai Scrap. We have non-Expo posts planned for next week, and we’re going to like doing them. But, for this week at least, a few loose ends to tie up before…
A third year of total scrap; party at the Russian pavilion.
Last year, on the occasion of Shanghai Scrap’s second anniversary, I swore that I wouldn’t do a post marking Shanghai Scrap’s third anniversary. However, recent events – namely, Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) – have convinced me that an anniversary post is definitely in order. Long-time readers may recall that I used last year’s anniversary post…
Tonight at the Latvian Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) pavilion: the flying Prime Minister
This evening I had the distinct honor of attending the opening of the Latvian Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) pavilion. It was a notable event for two reasons, in particular. First, the Latvian pavilion is the last of the stand-alone Expo 2010 pavilions to open (Expo opened on May 1); and second, and more important, the…
Deep inside of Oz’s awesome Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) pavilion – A Shanghai Scrap Exclusive!
The other morning I received an out-of-the-blue email from Pete Ford, Creative Director for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 2010 (World’s Fair). He was going to be in town, he told me, and he wondered if I’d be interested in a “front and back of house” tour of his creation. Absolutely! As I’ve noted elsewhere…
The Mighty Gross Huangpu River
Late this afternoon, while leaving the Puxi side of the Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) grounds, I happened to pause at a bus stop which – to my great surprise – provided this (presumably) inadvertent commentary on Shanghai’s Huangpu River. It’s true: despite monumental efforts to improve Shanghai’s riverfront (including wonderful work at the Expo site),…
Hillary Clinton on the USA Pavilion @ Expo 2010: “It’s fine.”
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by the USA pavilion at Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) this morning and, according to numerous media outlets (among them, the New York Times and the Washington Post), had this to say when asked her opinion about the USA pavilion which she was instrumental in building/saving: “It’s fine.” Not great.…
Traveling … and off-line until May 24
In the midst of all of the Expo madness, I find myself on the road working on a couple of somethings completely unrelated to the Expo. So, despite my best intentions this week, I’m going off-line until next week. For now, I leave you with an image taken inside of the (wonderful on the outside)…
Weekend Expo Notes I: Future v. Past on Opposite Riverbanks
For the weekend, the first of a couple of random notes on Expo 2010 (World’s Fair) that I’ve had scribbled on an envelope next to my keyboard. First, Future v. Past … Expo 2010 has grounds on both sides of the Huangpu River, with the Pudong side being home to the national pavilions (China, Japan,…