Expo 2015

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2015 Milan
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Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Category	International Registered Exhibition
Name	Expo Milano 2015
Motto	Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life
Area	200 hectares (490 acres)
Visitors	22,200,000
Mascot	Foody
Participant(s)
Countries	145
Organizations	17
Business	21
Location
Country	Italy
City	Milan
Venue	Fiera Milano, Rho
Coordinates	45°31′7″N 9°6′24″E / 45.51861°N 9.10667°E / 45.51861; 9.10667
Timeline
Awarded	March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
Opening	May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
Closure	October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31)
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo 2010 in Shanghai
Next	Expo 2020 in Dubai
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo 2012 in Yeosu
Next	Expo 2017 in Astana
Horticultural expositions
Previous	Floriade 2012 in Venlo
Next	Expo 2016 in Antalya
Internet
Website	expo2015.org

Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31.^[1][2] Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) general assembly in Paris decided in favour of Milan on March 31, 2008.^[3] On November 23, 2010, the event was announced by the BIE.^[4] Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".^[5][6][7]