exhibitions, talks, presentations, and fairs occurred throughout the ten days. a large emphasis was put on encouraging sustainable development, with the needs of the present generations in mind, but without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

talks touched on the expanding world population, which is forecast to grow from its current figure of seven billion to nine billion by 2050. with this population increase, comes a higher demand for natural resources, which are subsequently dwindling.