Expo 2015 is the Universal Exposition being hosted by Milan, Italy. The opening took place on 1 May 2015 at 10:00 am and the expo will close on 31 October 2015. This is the second time Milan has hosted the exposition, the first being the Milan International of 1906. On November 23, 2010, the event was officially announced by the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE). The BIE General Assembly in Paris decided in favour of the Milanese candidature on March 31, 2008. Expo 2015 will be held under the theme
Feeding the planet, energy for life.
