World's Fairs & Expositions

• Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) - Official Sanctioning Body of the International Exhibition Movement, an International Treaty Organization with 102 signatory nations.
• Association of International Horticultural Producers (AIPH) - Also responsible for the sanctioning of international garden expositions, such as Floriade 2002 and IGA Rostock 2003.
• World Expo 2012, the New York World's Fair - Former website of the bid promotion committee for the potential upcoming expo. No longer competing for that date.
• IGA Park Rostock - Former site of the IGA Rostock, Germany 2003 International Horticultural Exposition, an AIPH A1 (top class) event, also co-sanctioned by the BIE.
• World Expo 2008 - Zaragosa, Spain  (BIE Sanction-Recognized) - Visit the site of the next World's Fair sanctioned by the Bureau of International Exhibitions.  95 nations now participating.  English version.
• World Expo 2010 - Shanghai, China  (BIE Sanction-Registered) - Visit the site of this large, universal styled expo whose estimated attendance of 70 million would be the largest attendance at a world's fair in history.  Now with 166 international participants confirmed and counting.  May 1 to October 31, 2010.  English version.
• Expo 2012 - Yosu, South Korea (BIE Sanction-Recognized) - Official website for the host city of Expo 2012, the small scale "recognized" BIE world's fair to be hosted in South Korea. South Korea last hosted the world with Expo 1993 in Taejon.
• Expo 2015 - Milan, Italy (BIE Sanction-Registered) - Expo 2015 host city for the "Registered" six month large scale expo.

Other Former Exposition Bid Sites for Expo 2012 and Expo 2015

• Wroclaw, Poland - Past bid site of the official candidate city for Expo 2012, the small "recognized" world's fair.
• Tangier, Morocco - Former bid site for one of the official candidate cities for Expo 2012.
• Izmir, Turkey - The other official candidate city for Expo 2015.

• El Periodico de Aragon - For news about Expo 2008 from a local Spanish perspective.
• The Herald - Digital Spanish newspaper covering the Zaragoza expo.

Olympic Games

• International Olympic Committee - The Official Website of the International Olympic Committee.  Follow the progress of the upcoming games, as well as the bidding for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games - Visit the Official Site of Vancouver 2010.
• Gamesbids.com - News and information on the bids for upcomong Olympic Games.
• SirLinksaLot: Olympic Links - A myriad of links to a variety of Olympic sites organized by topic.

Major League Baseball

• Major League Baseball - The Official Site of Major League Baseball.
• The Major League Baseball Players Association - The website of the players union.
• Additional Baseball Links - Brought to you by John Skilton.
• Baseball-reference.com - Baseball Statistics & a Whole Lot More
• The Baseball Archive - Home of the Sean Lahman database of raw baseball statistics from 1871 to the present day.

Economics

• Bureau of Economic Analysis - The economic site of the U.S. government.
• Regional Economic Modeling Institute (REMI) - One of the preeminent firms for composite Economic modeling for the overall or regional U.S. economy.
• World Bank - Data from the international bank of world commerce.
• Economic Research - Additional resources for economists.
• World Trade Organization - The official site of the WTO, the international agency charged with fostering world trade policy.

Travel & Tourism

• World Tourism Organization - International association promoting tourism throughout the world.
• Travel Industry of America - Trade association of government and private interests with the purpose of increasing U.S. tourism.
• Vancouver hotels - Guide to hotels in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.