This is it—the project that attracted millions of international visitors and launched Apropos Planning!

The Canada Pavilion at Expo '92 offered visitors a triple treat: a multi-screen video, a spectacular IMAX HD film, and an exciting interactive exhibit hall on the theme of discovery. Visitors waited for hours in the hot Spanish sun to see Canada's showcase- voted the most popular international pavilion at the fair.

All three of Apropos Planning's partners worked on the project. Linda Champoux-Arès spent four years as theme co-ordinator for all aspects of Canada's participation. Lorraine Brown and June Creelman were researcher/writers for the federal exhibits. We liked working together so much that we decided to form a company together.
Apropos was responsible for the following:

• overall theme development and coordination for Canadian participation at Expo '92
• coordinated participation of different federal departments, three provinces, and several private sector partners
• content consultant for video and IMAX film production
• national research and consultation on discovery and inventions in all fields --both public and private sector
• acquired artifacts, loans etc. for federal exhibits
• wrote federal exhibits texts and storyline approaches for videos
• wrote content for pavilion database
• wrote content for Expo-wide computer information system
• organized Canadiana library for VIP lounge

APROPOS PLANNING Ottawa Office: 613-232-7826, Owen Sound Office: 519-372-0322

Client: Canadian Government Exposition and Audio-Visual Centre (Project Manger: Judy Mahoney)
Architect: Bing Thom and Associates
Exhibit Design: Design + Communication Inc. (federal and Quebec exhibits), Reich + Petch (Ontario exhibits), D. Jensen and Associates (British Columbia exhibits)
Audio-Visual Production: National Film Board of Canada, Force 4

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