The Light brings you the Special Exhibit edition

Brussels/Brüsel - After Pierre Dupoy deputy-mayor in charge of Interurban Affairs has announced the news about Brüsel joining the Permanent Obscure Exhibit Council. There has been quite some rumours about this Exhibit. 

We have collected all the information until now and will keep updating this page with all the news about this Exhibit.

You can find more information about the Exhibit on the homepage of the Permanent Obscure Exhibit Council at 

http://expo.ebbs.net/

Owing to the difficulties of matching Obscure dates with ours, the dates are listed by reception date according to the Julian Calendar of the Lighted World.

Exhibit site choosen

Alaxis - Striking a spectacular coup, the Council of Commissioners for the Permanent Interurban Exhibit has announced this morning that the site has already been chosen. 

The fair will be held on the shores of Lake Nemo, in the very center of the Continent. Obviously, the Council had made its decision a long time ago, but apparently kept it a secret while waiting to see the public's reaction to news of the Exhibit itself. 

As we have seen, this reaction has been overwhelmingly favourable, hence the decision to make the choice of the site public. Apparently, the news that land speculation was already beginning in several cities was also a factor taken into consideration.

All things considered, the choice is not a bad one. Short of holding the Exhibition on the Moon, there is no point equidistant to all the Obscure Cities. We might as well choose a location as central as possible, and Lake Nemo is just that. It can be reached by altiplan in less than a week even from distant New Urbicande, and the area is not claimed by anybody. Unlike those of the Green Lake, its waters are also perfectly safe; which is not a thriffling matter, considering that some people will need to live there for long stretches of time.

 (June 22, 2000)

A new Interurban Exhibit?

Brüsel - During a short press conference, Pierre Dupoy deputy-mayor in charge of Interurban Affairs, has officially announced that Brüsel was joining the Permanent Obscure Exhibit Council. 

This organization, which has been apparently working for quite some time, has for goal to put in place the structure of an exhibit that would gather several cities in one given spot.

No other detail was specified.

(June 20, 2000)

Exhibit layout: the contest is open to all

Pâhry - The Council of Commissioners for the Permanent Obscure Exhibit has just released the rules for submitting plans to the Commission. Here are the major points.

• Access to Lake Nemo is of prime importance.
• Provisions for the landing of altiplans and zeppelins must be made.
• Internal transportation must be considered.
• The focal point of the Exhibit is to be The Lighthouse of the World, a tower half a megafathom high.
• The site must include a circular Grand Forum, centrally located.
• Each participating City must be able to have its own pavilion if it so desires.
• Spaces must be allocated to thematic pavilions.
• Lodging must be available for staff and visitors.

(June 23, 2000)

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Exhibit madness sweeps the continent

Brüsel - The announcement made yesterday, to effect that a new Interurban Exhibit might be held, has taken the population by storm, with electrical results.

News agencies have been submerged by calls from citizens asking details or wishing to help. From shore to shore, the whole Continent is abuzz with speculation as to where the event will be held, who will participate, when will construction start, what will be the great themes, and so on. In some places, telephone exchanges were even jammed by the numerous calls. People want answers, and they want them now! 

(June 21, 2000)

A First draft is submitted

Brüsel - Already, a first suggestion as to a possible ground layout has been submitted to the Commissioners of the Permanent Obscure Exhibit. Drawn by a local resident, Mr. Sylvestre de Saint-Roch, the plan seems rather well balanced and calls for separate areas for Minor and Major Cities, as well as vast areas set aside for various thematic pavillions.

However, there is no mention at all of any transportation system, and we note the total absence of plots allocated to Mylos or the cities of the Sodrovno-Voldachian Union. No doubt this lack will be hotly debated in the near future.

 (June 24, 2000)