The Plovdiv International Exhibition of 1981 was regulated by the
Bureau International des Expositions
The Bureau international des expositions (BIE; English: International Bureau of Expositions) is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction o ...
and took place from June 14 to July 12, 1981 in
Plovdiv
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,
Bulgaria
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. The exhibition had an area of 51 hectares. The sample application was filed on June 12, 1980 registering the event as a specialized exposition.
The exhibition theme was "hunting, fishing and men in society." The goal was to present the environment through the exhibits of the participating countries, the development of hunting in different parts of the world, showing the interaction between the hunting, fishing and the man in contemporary society, to contribute to maintain and strengthen the culture of hunting
References
External links
Official website of the BIE
See also
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List of world's fairs
This is a list of international and colonial world's fairs, as well as a list of national exhibitions, a comprehensive chronological list of world's fairs (with notable permanent buildings built).
1790s
* 1791 – Prague, Bohemia, Habsburg m ...
July 1981 events in Europe
World's fairs in Bulgaria
History of Plovdiv
1981 in Bulgaria
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