The UIA welcomes its newest Associate Member, the Destination DC.
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UIA's Associations Round Table in Prague has been moved to 4-5 Feb 2021
9 June 2020
Union of International Associations (UIA) Round Table Asia-Pacific goes virtual – hosted and powered by Seoul Tourism Organization
UIA’s 8th Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific on 17 & 18 September 2020 will take place in a virtual meeting space set in Seoul
In its 14th year of organizing Round Tables for international associations, this will be the first time UIA will hold the event in a fully virtual format.
The programme of this UIA Associations Round Table will address topics of immediate interest and relevance for associations, such as working with remote teams, finding the ideal destination for an event, association business model innovation, mobilizing resources, achieving goals and finding partners. A keynote speech from the UIA President on the UN’s 75th Anniversary will also be part of the programme.
Registration for the Round Table will open in late June via the UIA website: https://uia.org/roundtable/2020/asiapacific
UIA’s 14th Associations Round Table Europe will be held in Prague on 12 & 13 November 2020
https://uia.org/roundtable/2020/europe
The UIA welcome's it's newest Associate Member, the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) .
The UIA welcome's it's newest Associate Member, the Daejeon International Marketing Enterprise (DIME) .
DIME is a city-government’s marketing institution created to invigorate the local economy and enhance the city identity.
The Union of International Associations (UIA) has invited 25,000 international associations to participate in its 8th edition of the Survey on International Meetings Issues to uncover how they organize their meetings and conferences. The Report will be released on 12th November 2020 at the annual UIA Associate Members Meeting in Prague and be freely available to the public on the UIA’s website.
UIA offers 30 and 90 Day access options to its associations database Yearbook of International Organizations Online.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance from the World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technica...
The UIA welcome's it's newest Associate Member, the Davos Convention Bureau.
The Convention Bureau Davos (CB) represents and markets the Destination Davos Klosters international and national as meeting place for congresses, meetings, incentives and events.
The UIA welcome's it's newest Associate Member, the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF).
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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.
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.
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.

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
Finland’s last restrictions on events will end at the end of September and business events are given a go-ahead to resume from October 1st.
As of October 1st, all restrictions on events will be lifted. However, the general hygiene requirements still apply to ensure the health and safety of customers and participants. In addition, restaurant operations are restricted regionally by government decree.
General hygiene requirements:
The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) has developed the Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme (HPAS) to provide international recognition to hydrographic professionals in demonstrating their competency, educational background and career development.
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