Expo 2020 DubaiUSA PavilionSecond Virtual Infosession and Q&A

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 @ 2 pm (EST)

Agenda

• Outreach and Roadshow Recap• Dubai Expo 2020 – Regional Activity• Frequently Asked Questions• Site Reveal• RFP Overview• Literature Review and Multimedia Resources• Final Questions

Outreach - Washington

• U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Lunch –February 21

• Face of a Nation Film Screening –February 25

• Virtual Session –February 28

Outreach – New York (March 2)

US Mission to the United Nations• UAE Consul General Al-Suwaidi

Outreach – Houston (March 6)

City of Houston, City Hall• UAE Consul General Almheiri

Outreach – Detroit (March 14)

Automation Alley, Troy - TechTown, Midtown

Outreach – San Francisco – Palo Alto (March 26-27)

Wharton San Francisco - AIASF• UAE Consul General Alsaboosi• Mina Chow, AIA NCARB

Key Takeaways

• Not a Trade Show – No Booths!• Temporary Museum Exhibit• Nation Branding and Cultural Platform

• Companies, Cultural Organizations, Citizens• Consortium, Content or Charitable Partner, Amplifier

• Virtual Connections – Dynamic Content

• Inspired Architecture, Exhibit, and Programming

Regional Map

Projected Attendance

200+participants

70%International

30%Domestic25

million visits

Projected Tourist Numbers

2,296,044

1,693,513

1,401,108

954,747846,203

701,108 662,342587,025 560,443 557,120

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

India Saudi Arabia UnitedKingdom

Oman China USA Pakistan Russia Germany Iran

Projected Top 10 Source of Inbound Visitors to Expo 2020Unofficial Projections by USG Based on 2017 UAE Tourist Data Applied to a Projection of 25 Million Visitors

Projected Expo 2020 Visits by Region

Comment: Unofficial Projections by USG Based on 2017 UAE Tourist Data

Scaled to a the Expo 2020 Projection of 25 Million Visitors

Region Expo 2020 Visits by RegionMiddle East North Africa (MENA) 12,750,000

South Asia 3,150,000Asia 2,275,000

Europe 4,900,000Americas (Excluding U.S.) 250,000

Africa 1,250,000

Expo 2020 Sub-Themes

U.S. Focus: Mobility (not exclusive)

• Social – Education

• Physical – Body

• Mechanical – Transportation (Air, Sea, Land, Space)

Frequently Asked Questions

• www.state.gov/r/expo

• Updated – 4/2, 3/30, 3/22, 3/15

• Categories• Review Criteria and Page Counts• Eligibility• Design Competition• Application and Submission Information• Budget

Review Criteria and Page Counts

• Communications and Cultural Programming• Cross-Cutting Item• Include in Project Management Plan

• 35 Pages – Unspecified Size – Single-Sided• Annexes Allowed

• Up to 5 Conceptual Design Images• Architecture and Interior

Eligibility

• Non-profit versus For-Profit – No Preference

• Non-profits must have applied for tax-exempt status with IRS

• General Contractor – Does not Need to be U.S.-based

Design Competition

• Not required, but possible

• Encouraged to engage design and creative community

Budget

• Seed Funding Determined Based on Proposal – No Fixed Amount or %

• Non-U.S. entities May Donate Subject to Vetting

• Tax Treatment – Consult Your Counsel/Tax Accountant

• Commissioner General – Housing, Transportation, Meals Required

Site

Plot C.181- 32m x 62m- 3767.33 m²

Max Height- 21m- 3 Stories

Dubai RFP Process

• February 16 – Published in Federal Register• 2018-03116

• April 17 – RFP Closes

• May/June – Letter of Intent

• $50-60 Million Project – No Appropriated Funds

Request for Proposal

• To find a private sector partner who will serve as the U.S. Government’s fundraiser and project manager for U.S. participation in Expo 2020.

1) Raise Funds2) Manage the Pavilion3) Conduct Operations

Construction Schedule

• Full Design Proposal – no later than June 2019• Shell and Core – October 2019• Interior – July 2020• Exhibition – September 2020

Criteria

• Pavilion Concept (15%)• Fundraising Plan (35%)• Operational Plan (10%)• Communications & Cultural Programming (15%)• Institutional Capacity (15%)• Regional Experience and Partnerships (10%)

Partners

Literature Review

• Jack Masey and Conway Lloyd Morgan (2008) Cold War Confrontations: U.S. Exhibitions and their Role in the Cultural Cold War.

• Andrew Wulf (2015) U.S. International Exhibitions during the Cold War: Winning Hearts and Minds through Cultural Diplomacy.

• John Findling and Kimberly Peele, editors (2008) Encyclopedia of World’s Fairs and Expositions.

Media Resources• Face of a Nation (2017)

• The World of Tomorrow (1984)

• Designing Tomorrow: America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s(Exhibit)

• Expo 2020 Dubai Video

• The Growth of the Art World in the Middle East: From Collecting to Museum Development (March 1 Asia Society)

• Masey Archives (New York)

Questions

Jim Core, Expo Unit DirectorMatthew Asada, Expo 2020 Project Manager

expo@state.govwww.state.gov/r/expo