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: "Movement", the grass-roots movement of GLOBAL VISIONS EXPO. '97 started.
: In past expositions various enterprises and institutions displayed goods and offered information in an unilateral fashion to passive visitors. In contrast, Global Visions Expo '97 strives for the establishment of genuine dialogue and communication through active participation of people who will actually create its content. The key to this is the concept of "movement."
: "Let's utilize the Global Visions Expo '97 to dispatch information and leave something behind." Already, this movement is being put into action by the local people of Sendai. Diversified thematic projects such as "The Role of Volunteers in Meals for the Elderly," "Reducing the Distance Between Farmers and Consumers," and "Art Extends Beyond National Boundaries" are currently under consideration and concrete plans are taking shape. Beginning before the opening and continuing after its conclusion, the desire and aspiration to broaden the dialogue between people will change the static nature of past exhibitions and breath new life into the forthcoming Expo.

: [color photograph] The friendship party held in cooperation with the volunteer group "The Sendai Network for Senior Citizens" in honor of the overseas athletes who participated in the Sendai Half Marathon. This kind of daily activity is an example of "movement" and exemplifies the process that will lead to the realization of Global Visions Expo '97.
: We are citizens of the world. Launching a new age of "Vision" through cultural exchange. The Global Visions Expo '97 exemplifies "The New Age of World Citizenship." People from around the world will portray the image of the future, experience the process together, and establish a common ground for understanding and awareness through the expansion of our network. It is the vision and attempt to explore and find a new form of international cultural exchange. Unbounded by precedents, the Expo will be a cooperative experience involving the participation of people from the prefecture and city in a visionary effort to discover the future.