For more than 30 years, EXHIBITOR has brought you the world's most prestigious exhibit-design competition, honoring the créme de la créme of trade show exhibits from all over the globe. And earlier this year, as the world turned its eyes to Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, EXHIBITOR launched its fourth Expo Awards competition to honor the most impressive pavilions there, all brimming with inspiration for exhibit and event professionals.

Reflecting Expo 2017's theme of "Future Energy," many of the pavilions focused on topics such as sustainable power sources, while others explored social, economic, and environmental challenges. And while a star-studded panel of multidisciplinary design, marketing, and communications experts were responsible for selecting the winners and honorable mentions in most categories, the Editor's Choice Award was determined by writers and editors from EXHIBITOR magazine, and the People's Choice winner was determined by popular vote on www.ExhibitorOnline.com, where more than 50,000 readers and Expo enthusiasts cast their ballots.

The Expo 2017 Award winners featured here represent some of the world's best examples of how design, technology, presentation, and storytelling combine to create immersive experiences and compelling messages. So please join us in congratulating EXHIBITOR Magazine's Expo 2017 Award winners. After all, according to our judges, readers, and internal team of writers and editors, they are among the finest the world (well, the world expo, at least) has to offer.

THE WINNERS BEST PAVILION Germany Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: United Kingdom Pavilion BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY Korea Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Netherlands Pavilion editor's choice France Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: United Arab Emirates Pavilion best small pavilion Monaco Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Singapore Pavilion elements and details Lithuania Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Pakistan Pavilion PEOPLE'S CHOICE Qatar Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Thailand Pavilion BEST presentation Israel Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Switzerland Pavilion best ACTIVITY/ INTERACTIVE Germany Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Turkey Pavilion BEST exterior design Turkey Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Qatar Pavilion BEST USE OF THEME Germany Pavilion HONORABLE MENTION: Malaysia Pavilion     EXPO 2017 AWARDS JUDGES Oscar Acosta, CEO/owner, Dek-O Solutions S.A.S., Bogota, Colombia; Alejandro Blitstein, architect/director, Dodecaedro Group, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Dana Esposito, creative director, Elevation Exhibits and Events, Shrewsbury, MA; Alp Gumus, managing partner, Terminal Design, Istanbul; Justin Hawes, managing director, Scan Display Solutions Pty. Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa; Peter Jung, executive director, Milton Exhibits Group, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Jorge Reis Alves, founder and partner, Mindtrooper, Lisbon, Portugal; Andrew Sexton, creative director and agency partner, 2LK Design Ltd., Farnham, United Kingdom; Victor Torregroza, brand experiences program manager, global event marketing, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA; Nico Ueberholz, principal, Ueberholz GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany; Tom Yurkin, creative director, Freeman, Dallas For judges' bios, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/Awards/Expo.