UIA's World of Associations

Newsletter of the Union of International Associations

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UIA’s World of Associations is our e-newsletter, which reaches over 15,000 international associations with a focus on our publications, services and activities supporting associations, and on promoting contact with the providers they need. The e-newsletter features the popular series ‘Why this city?’, with companion articles to highlight aspects of association and conference life. Toolboxes will announce new developments, while our list of upcoming congresses across the regions of the world will give a glimpse of the extraordinary range of events and their venues, taken from our constantly updated and expanded Congress Calendar. We shall feature networks, partners, associations new and old – the UIA’s Yearbook and Global Civil Society Database are brimming with information to share. Our e-newsletter continues to be an interactive platform for international associations who are seeking for opinion-sharing with their peers on topical issues, best practices and experiences. And if you have news, share it with us.

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Newsletter Archive

February 2015
In This Issue:
  • Redefining an association to meet changing needs, by Christoph Raudonat, Director of European Society of Association Executives ( ESAE)
  • Promote a global vision of European clinical research as a dynamic economic sector, by Yoani Matsakis, Conference Chair of the EUCROF Conference 2015, Board member of AFCROs (French Clinical Research Association)
  • Why Paris?, by Cécile Mairaville, Congress Director, Paris Convention Bureau
January 2015
In This Issue:
  • The United Nations 70th anniversary, by Cyril Ritchie, Vice President UIA, President of CoNGO (the Conference of UN NGOs)
  • “We consider each of our events a laboratory of risk and experiment”, by Paul Van Deventer, President and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
  • Why Kraków? by Krzysztof Celuch, Head of Poland Convention Bureau Polish Tourist Organisation
December 2014
In This Issue:
  • BOP Business Solutions to End Global Poverty, by Jack Sim, Founder of BOP HUB
  • We bring together people who are involved in running associations, by Nancy Carfrae, Coordinator, Associations Round Tables, UIA
  • Why Dublin?, by Sam Johnston, Dublin Convention Bureau
November 2014
In This Issue:
  • What do international organizations contribute to society?
  • Getting the best young minds: Interview with Prof. Dr. Frauke Zipp, Conference Chair, 12th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI)
  • Why Mainz?
October 2014
In This Issue:
  • How to make conferences accessible to persons with disabilities?, by Carlotta Besozzi, Director of the European Disability Forum (EDF), and Lila Sylviti, EDF Communication Officer
  • Holidays to be accessible for everyone: Interview with Charles Etienne Bélanger, Director of the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO)
  • Why São Paulo?, by Elisabete Sorrentino, International Events Director of São Paulo Convention & Visitors Bureau (SPCVB)
September 2014
In This Issue:
  • Cooperation with UNESCO: Becoming an official partner
  • Inventing the future: Interview with Dr. Irina Verenikina, Chair of the ISCAR 2014 Organising Committee
  • Why Sydney? by Kristian Nicholls, Business Events Sydney (BESydney)
August 2014
In This Issue:
  • Learning experience for association leaders
  • Education is key to improving the social condition of people with epilepsy: Interview with Athanasios Covanis, President of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE)
  • Why Singapore?
July 2014
In This Issue:
  • Dubai welcomes associations, by the Dubai Convention and Events Bureau (DCEB)
  • ICM serves as the meeting place for the most notable achievements in mathematics: Interview with Hyungju Park, Chairman of Seoul ICM 2014 Organizing Committee
  • Why Seoul?
June 2014
In This Issue:
  • UIA Associations Round Tables: Invitation
  • Increase the momentum of the Alzheimer’s disease movement: by Keith Fargo, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association Director of Scientific Programs and Outreach
  • UIA's past journals - open access now
May 2014
In This Issue:
  • Meetings and Conventions 2030 by the GCB - German Convention Bureau
  • Foster the always-on mentality of modern consumers: Interview with Jörg Pretzel, CEO of GS1 Germany
  • Why Berlin? by Heike Mahmoud, Director Conventions, visitBerlin Berlin Convention Office

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