UIA News & Press

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
The earliest meeting in the Calendar is from 1843 and the earliest founded organization in the Yearbook dates from 312AD.
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 Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

3rd of June 2026
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.

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
The earliest meeting in the Calendar is from 1843 and the earliest founded organization in the Yearbook dates from 312AD.
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 Report

The Report provides a global view of international association meetings.

3rd of June 2026
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.

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30th of October 2019
The 40th World Congress of Endourology (WCE) will take place in 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 2,500 delegates from 90 countries around the world are expected to attend the congress, which will be held at COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in the Gangnam District of Seoul.
22nd of October 2019

Message to all international associations!

10th of October 2019
Korea has successfully won a bid to host the 23rd International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress in Busan.
3rd of October 2019
10th of September 2019
Korea will develop South Jeolla  Province, Jeollanam-do, into a new MICE destination under the concept  "Creating Business through Rest, Relaxation and Recharging of Mind". 
12th of August 2019
12th of August 2019

Annual Conference of the Association of Cultural Offices in Philippine Educational Institutions

Venue: Silangan Hall, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
Date: September 17-19, 2019

For inquiries and details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acopei/

8th of August 2019

The 25th EAHP Congress 2020 will focus on the latest advances in technologies that will shape the way how pharmaceutical care in hospitals will be delivered in the upcoming decades. Artificial intelligence, mHealth, 3D printing, personalised medicine, all of these will influence our work towards the optimal outcomes for our patients and have the potential to change our workflows profoundly.

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