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5th of January 2026
Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges.
14th of November 2025
12th of November 2025

Announcement of the First UIA Academic Forum Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, and Call for Participants.

5th of November 2025

The European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME) and the KU Leuven Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law are delighted to announce the EACME Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Leuven, Belgium, from September 24 to 26, 2026.

14th of July 2025

14 July 2025 – Immediate Release

Union of International Associations (UIA) opens registration for its Associations Round Table Europe 2025

UIA’s 19th Associations Round Table Europe will take place at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium on 21 November 2025

14th of July 2025

[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2025]

Union of International Associations releases 66th International Meetings Statistics Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

14th of January 2025

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is excited to announce a new, customizable service designed to meet the unique needs and interests of professionals, institutions, and organizations around the world. With this paying service, users can name any city or country, and UIA will provide a comprehensive report on international association activity specific to that location.

14th of January 2025

The meetings organized by international associations are many and varied, from world-wide congresses to regional assemblies. The situation is gradually becoming clearer after the impact of the pandemic and the cancellations forced on the sector, but conditions have yet to return to the levels of 2019. The advent and spread of virtual and hybrid formats may make permanent changes to the way conferences are run.

17th of September 2024
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation (IIIC), UNESCO’s precursor: International Conference Celebrating A Century of International intellectual Cooperation: from Legacy to Future Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6_Jf1EkaM
18th of July 2024
PCAAE has teamed up with Andrew Chamberlain, FSAM, FRSA, MIoL of U.K.-based Elevated and Elisa Pratt, MA, CAE, CVF of U.S.-based Brewer Pratt Solutions LLC in offering a new credentialing program, the “Certificate in Association Governance” which is open to members and nonmembers, both in the Philippines and overseas.
5th of January 2026
Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges.
14th of November 2025
12th of November 2025

Announcement of the First UIA Academic Forum Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, and Call for Participants.

5th of November 2025

The European Association of Centres for Medical Ethics (EACME) and the KU Leuven Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law are delighted to announce the EACME Annual Conference 2026, to be held in Leuven, Belgium, from September 24 to 26, 2026.

14th of July 2025

14 July 2025 – Immediate Release

Union of International Associations (UIA) opens registration for its Associations Round Table Europe 2025

UIA’s 19th Associations Round Table Europe will take place at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium on 21 November 2025

14th of July 2025

[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2025]

Union of International Associations releases 66th International Meetings Statistics Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

14th of January 2025

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is excited to announce a new, customizable service designed to meet the unique needs and interests of professionals, institutions, and organizations around the world. With this paying service, users can name any city or country, and UIA will provide a comprehensive report on international association activity specific to that location.

14th of January 2025

The meetings organized by international associations are many and varied, from world-wide congresses to regional assemblies. The situation is gradually becoming clearer after the impact of the pandemic and the cancellations forced on the sector, but conditions have yet to return to the levels of 2019. The advent and spread of virtual and hybrid formats may make permanent changes to the way conferences are run.

17th of September 2024
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation (IIIC), UNESCO’s precursor: International Conference Celebrating A Century of International intellectual Cooperation: from Legacy to Future Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6_Jf1EkaM
18th of July 2024
PCAAE has teamed up with Andrew Chamberlain, FSAM, FRSA, MIoL of U.K.-based Elevated and Elisa Pratt, MA, CAE, CVF of U.S.-based Brewer Pratt Solutions LLC in offering a new credentialing program, the “Certificate in Association Governance” which is open to members and nonmembers, both in the Philippines and overseas.

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30th of November 2021
17th of November 2021

Efforts of local industry in Busan for a sustainable MICE city 

The carbon neutral activity of HAEVENUE, the international convention complex in Haeundae, the best Bleisure City

11th of November 2021

Dear UIA members, 

Subvention is a widely discussed topic in the event industry. Where one sees it as a poorly justified incentive, others see it as a necessity and a business enabler. Decennia have passed since subventions were first introduced in the event industry and as our industry evolves, so do the practice and the attitudes around the subject. 

11th of November 2021

The University of Turku has been granted the biennial European Conference on Developmental Psychology. The Conference will be held in Turku, Finland on 28 August – 1 September, 2023.

2nd of November 2021

Busan MICE must go on

22nd of October 2021
The 5th GEN TEFL International Conference will be held as a hybrid conference in Bangkok, Thailand on December 11-12, 2021.  We welcome proposals on all aspects of TEFL with special emphasis on ELT as an Instrument for Cross - Disciplinary Studies.
19th of October 2021
Finland’s last restrictions on events ended at the end of September and business events were given a go-ahead to resume from October 1st. Now that Finland officially reopens, we can’t wait to welcome organizers and delegates back again for safe and successful meetings and events. We’re looking forward to seeing you soon again!

19th of October 2021

On April 14, the UN ECOSOC FfD Forum side-Event, organized by ISEA Foundation, was held under the theme of "Blockchain financial platform for automatic distribution" from 8:30 to 9:30 local time. This forum is a forum for development resources conducted by UN organizations and governments.
Blockchain financial platform for automatic distribution MobiDollar
7th of October 2021

BITEC emphasizes its position as one of APAC five leaders of MICE industry certified by TIS 22300:2551, MICE Security Management System, since 2009 by Management System Certification Institute (Thailand), Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry, upon the continual development and improvement of its security system with risk and threat assessment for activities organized and areas in BTIEC such as strict petrol, comprehensive controls of the electrical

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