The World Exposition Shanghai China 2010 (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai World Expo") will be held in Shanghai from May 1st to October 31st, 2010. It is the first time in the history of world expositions that "city" has been chosen as the theme. The Urban Best Practices Area (UBPA) will be an extraordinary innovation in the history of world expositions, thus creating one of the most striking features of the Shanghai World Expo.

Located at Zone E with the area of 15 hectares, UBPA will offer a great stage for cities to propose their solutions to the urban issues from different perspectives and through their best practices in different thematic fields. The UBPA will be both an exhibition area and an exhibit itself and it will constitute the largest Thematic Pavilion in Shanghai Expo 2010.

It will be a fascinating zone for a period of 6 months. With the approval of the International Selection Committee (ISC) of the UBPA, the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination invites cities from all over the world to submit their proposals for the UBPA. These proposals made by the cities will fall under the category of "Self-Recommended Exhibition Cases".