8.26,24
The Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA team heads to Warsaw, Poland next week to the 76th Annual AIPH Congress to update the International Association of Horticultural Producers on our Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA effort.
The Expo 2031 team and Delegation Committee hosted an International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) Secretariat Delegation in the Greater Metropolitan Twin Cities area in Minnesota, USA on July 17-18, 2024.
The delegation included AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe (UK); AIPH Board members including President Leonardo Capitanio (Italy); Vice President, Mr Takuhiro Yamada (Japan); Vice President, Dr. Holly Peng (China); Vice President, Mr. Bill Hardy (Canada); and Senior Advisor Treve Evans (UK).
In case you are just tapping in to the effort, Minnesota Civic Leaders in both public and private sectors along with our Federal Government delegates welcomed these AIPH Board Members from across the planet to validate our A1 World Horticultural Exposition application.
And as you can see in this group photo with our AIPH Delegates, they have now validated our Expo 2031 Minnesota USA Master Plan and Application. This completes another important stage gate in the application process.
The Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA team didn't host this Delegation alone. Our Delegation Committee, Founding Partners and Expo 2031 team helped us curate an impressive collection of Minnesota Tourism amenities particularly relevant to our Expo them Human / Nature- Where Humanity and Horticulture Meet.
These included:
State of Minnesota Capitol / Roberta Antoine Dressen / Medical Alley
Minnesota Zoo / John Frawley
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum / Andrew Gapinski & Susan Taylor
Bachman's Inc. with lunch / Susan Bachman West
Como Zoo Conservatory / Michelle Furrer
Mall of America / Natasha Freimark & Kim Kervina
Flyover America / Aaron Hunter
(when you add business meetings and a site visit- this was a VERY BUSY couple days)
And were hosted to Delectable Minnesota Cuisine by:
Mason Jar Kitchen & Bar /Mike LaGuire
Bourbon Butcher by the Hospitality Collective / Joshua Hoyt
Bang Brewing / Sandy Boss Febbo
Special Thanks to Mayor Melvin Carter for sharing remarks and connecting with the Delegation
Saint Paul Brewing / Jeannie Kenevan
(in order of appearance)
Special Delegation Committee thanks for additional support:
Jaimee Lucke Hendrikson / Visit Saint Paul
Jon M. Althoff / Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tom Fisher / University of Minnesota
Bill Goins / ICM Forum
John Pournoor / ICM Forum & Government Analytica
Courtney S. Ries / Meet Minneapolis
Many thanks to our Federal Government partners who came to connect directly with the AIPH Delegates supporting the validation of our formal federal government endorsement process.
Representing:
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of State
USDA
U.S. Botanic Garden
Of course thanks to our Expo 2031 Board
Ryan McEnaney
Dina Storey
Dana Thompson
Dingliang Yang
And, our Chief Architect and Strategist
David Loehr / DLR Group
Watch our website for the updates on our AIPH Secretariat Delegation and our upcoming AIPH Congress Delegation to Warsaw, Poland.
If you are interested in getting involved in the Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA effort, you can reach out to us here by subscribing below -or- on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/expo2031/ -or- via email at contact@expo2031.org
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