Advertisement 4 November 2014 Upcoming International Congresses Europe Arctic Biodiversity Congress of the Arctic Council Programme for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, 02-04/12/14, Trondheim +++ European Electric Vehicle Congress of the European Green Vehicles Initiatives Association, 02-05/12/14, Brussels +++ 4th International Congress of the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies, 11-14/12/14, Athens Asia 12th Quadrennial Congress of the International Strabismological Association, 01-04/12/14, Kyoto +++ 4th Conference of the Asian Oceania Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 11-13/12/14, Bangkok +++ 14th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, 14-17/12/14, Kuala Lumpur America 2nd Congress of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Psoriasis, 03-07/12/14, Cancun +++ 3rd Biennial Congress of the International Pediatric Sleep Association, 03-05/12/14, Porto Alegre +++ 24th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Actuarial Association, 03-05/12/14, Bridgetown Africa 3rd Africa Congress of Accountants of the Pan African Federation of Accountants, 12-14/05/15, Pailles +++ 2nd International Conference of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, 30/11-04/12/14, Cape Town +++ 23rd Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13-16/01/15, Maputo Pacific 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, 07-11/12/14, Melbourne +++ 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 08-10/12/14, Wellington +++ 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for Immunology, 01-05/12/14, Wollongong “What do international organizations contribute to society?” by Nancy Carfrae, Union of International Associations (UIA) Round Table Asia 2014. On 22 and 23 October 2014 a diverse group of 115 representatives of international associations and of city and national tourist authorities met together in Seoul, Korea for the 2nd UIA Associations Round Table in Asia to share experience and knowledge and to gain practical skills and tools. Our hosts at the Korea Tourism Organization treated the participants royally from the first moment to the last, welcoming us all with a magnificent view of the city from the elegant and spacious Diamond Room on the 22nd floor of the Plaza Hotel. Cyril Ritchie, Vice-President of the UIA and President of CoNGO - the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations, started the Round Table off by putting the role of associations worldwide in perspective with his inspiring opening keynote presentation on “What do international organizations contribute to society?" Read more! Advertisement It´s all about you Would you like to share your questions/articles? Technology Trends 2015. The rate of change of technology is accelerating with thousands of ideas and innovations bubbling up to help meeting planners to do their jobs better. Read about the Ten Transformative Meetings Technology Trends for 2015 by technology expert Corbin Ball. Annual Report 2013 Meeting Statistics. The International Meetings Statistics – Annual Report for 2013 is now available for purchase. This comprehensive 81-page report covers 364,929 meetings. If you order before November 30 you will receive a 20 percent discount on the regular price. Advertisement Open calendar Free service. The Open Calendar is a free service of UIA's subscription-based International Congress Calendar Online (ICCO) with more than 350,000 meetings. Its open version includes 7,000 international meetings. My Association Barcelona. EIBTM has launched “My Association | My Club” to give a more flexible option to association planners at this year's show in Barcelona from 18 to 20 November. Planners can now choose their appointments. Why Mainz? Robin Giacomucci, Event Sales Manager of mainzplus CITYMARKETING Did you know that...? + Mainz is readily accessible from many places across the world, with Frankfurt airport only 25 minutes away? + Mainz has a lot of innovation and industry expertise, particularly in research, media/ communication and medicine/healthcare? + Mainz offers full service event management and best price service due to a strong partner network within the region? Read more! "Getting the best young minds" Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Frauke Zipp, Conference Chair, 12th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) In five days your biannual 12th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) will start. What is Neuroimmunology? Neuroimmunology is a relatively new and rapidly growing field that bridges neuroscience and immunology – it is concerned with the nervous system, the immune system, and specifically with their interactions. Both of these systems are extremely complex, so unravelling their interactions is not easy. However, the potential rewards are great, as research in this area is leading to a deeper understanding of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and providing leads for the development of new therapies. Read more! Advertisement Important conferences UIA RT Europe 13-14/11/2014 Dublin More European Conference of Civil Society 14/11/2014 Paris More Important shows EIBTM 18-20/11/2014 Barcelona More IBTM Arabia 10-12/02/2015 Abu Dhabi More Number of the month September. The most popular months for international organization meetings are according to the International Meetings Statistics Report in the five year period 2009 to 2013: September 13.4%, October 13.0%, June 12.7% and May 11.2%. 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