Press Release
September 2026
Immediate Release
UIA Survey on International Association Meeting Issues
Subtitle: The Union of International Associations (UIA) launches its 13th edition of the Survey amongst 25,000 international associations
UIA News & Press
2nd of September 2026
1st of July 2026
[BRUSSELS BELGIUM, JULY 2026]
The Union of International Associations is pleased to announce the achievement of two milestones in the Yearbook of International Organizations:
- The Yearbook has surpassed 80,000 organization and association profiles
- The International Congress Calendar has surpassed 600,000 event profiles
23rd of June 2026
[SINGAPORE, JUNE 2026]
The Asia Pacific Society of Association Executives (APSAE) is pleased to announce Knowledge Partnership with the Union of International Associations (UIA), marking an important milestone as APSAE prepares for its official launch at the APSAE Summit 2026, taking place on 24–25 July 2026 at Marina Bay Sands.
22nd of June 2026
[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2026]
Union of International Associations releases 67th International Meetings Statistics ReportThe Report provides a global view of international association meetings.
3rd of June 2026
European Chapter Congress of the International Gastric Cancer Association (EGCC 2026)
October 2–3, 2026
Krakow Poland
http://www.congresskrakow2026.pl/en
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
Call for input - Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 (Freedom of Association) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-input-draft-general-c...
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 2025UIA’s 19th Associations Round Table Europe will take place at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium on 21 November 2025
2nd of September 2026
Press Release
September 2026
Immediate Release
UIA Survey on International Association Meeting Issues
Subtitle: The Union of International Associations (UIA) launches its 13th edition of the Survey amongst 25,000 international associations
1st of July 2026
[BRUSSELS BELGIUM, JULY 2026]
The Union of International Associations is pleased to announce the achievement of two milestones in the Yearbook of International Organizations:
- The Yearbook has surpassed 80,000 organization and association profiles
- The International Congress Calendar has surpassed 600,000 event profiles
23rd of June 2026
[SINGAPORE, JUNE 2026]
The Asia Pacific Society of Association Executives (APSAE) is pleased to announce Knowledge Partnership with the Union of International Associations (UIA), marking an important milestone as APSAE prepares for its official launch at the APSAE Summit 2026, taking place on 24–25 July 2026 at Marina Bay Sands.
22nd of June 2026
[BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUNE 2026]
Union of International Associations releases 67th International Meetings Statistics ReportThe Report provides a global view of international association meetings.
3rd of June 2026
European Chapter Congress of the International Gastric Cancer Association (EGCC 2026)
October 2–3, 2026
Krakow Poland
http://www.congresskrakow2026.pl/en
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
Call for input - Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 (Freedom of Association) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-input-draft-general-c...
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 2025UIA’s 19th Associations Round Table Europe will take place at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium on 21 November 2025
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17th of February 2021
For the first time, the international No-Dig 2022 conference brings together experts in trenchless techniques from around the world to Finland. The event, organised at Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre 3 – 5 October 2022, is hosted by the Finnish Society for Trenchless Technology.
15th of February 2021
Poland Convention Bureau of Polish Tourism Organisation in cooperation with SITE Poland introduced a new tool dedicated to the promotion of Poland. Built around the offer of municipal and regional convention bureaux plus the resources, expertise and experience of Poland Convention Bureau and SITE Poland, it joins the Poland Online Site Inspection catalogue as the latest solution targeting the MICE sector.
15th of February 2021
The opening of a new aquarium, 'Aqua Planet Gwanggyo', completes the Suwon MICE Complex in Korea's Gyeonggi Province.
5th of February 2021
The virtual TSCW conference 2021 in Tampere, Finland brought together over 1700 participants and 200 speakers from 66 countries. The conference covered themes from mobility to healthcare and security to sustainability.
1st of February 2021
International Association of Cardio HIIT Sports (IACHS)
30th of January 2021
Hello every one
I am Haniyeh Zardadi
The director of international relations of Iran
In AICS organisation
Today, December 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM (UTC/ portuguese time)
Which is equivalent to 28 December 1399 at 14:30 Tehran time
Fortunately, I was present at the webinar of the 7th World Sport For All Games.
28th of January 2021
Leading congress organisers to meet in Hamburg in 2022. Hamburg has successfully pitched for the Associations
& Conference Forum (AC Forum), the Annual Meeting and General
Assembly of Europe’s powerful networking platform for associations, where a number of leading European congress organisers come together e.g. from
science associations, medical congresses and major business association
22nd of January 2021
Franco Viviani is
an anthropologist at the University of Padua (Italy). In his former role as
President of ICPAFR (International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness
Research) he co-organized several symposia worldwide. His main research topics
are related to the body and the self-referent thought.
21st of January 2021
When the time is right, the Finnish business events industry will make sure that meeting planners and congress guests who come to Finland can enjoy their trip safely. Business events suppliers in Finland monitor and follow the advice of authorities regarding the corona virus situation and work together around health safety to ensure the safety of the facilities and services.
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