
Yeosu wins Expo 2012 Bid.
At the General Assembly meeting of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) on November 27, 2007, the member states elected Yeosu, Republic of Korea, as host of the small scale Recognized Expo for 2012. Under the theme, The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities, Yeosu overcame rivals to host from Tangier, Morocco, and Wroclaw, Poland.