The Executive Committee of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) met on October 27 (local time) in its headquarters in Paris to hear a report from the Chinese delegation led by Shanghai Vice Mayor Yang Xiong, who is also Member of World Expo Shanghai 2010 Organizing Committee and Executive Deputy Director of World Expo Shanghai 2010 Executive Committee.

At this meeting Zhou Hanmin, Deputy Director General of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, reporting on behalf of the organizing team of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, gave a detailed account of the latest progress about the functions and layout of the Expo site, planning, design and construction of halls, market development, online World Expo, communication and promotion of the Expo, and the preparations being made for the The First Participants Meeting for the World Exposition Shanghai China 2010. He then answered questions from members of the BIE Executive Committee. At the same time, the Chinese delegation gave an overall review of World Expo preparations over the past four years and a survey of major projects to be launched over the next four years, especially next year.

The members of BIE Executive Committee expressed their congratulations regarding the progress that had been made, especially the breakthrough in attracting participants.