Global civil society activity in China

Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 25 over 20 years

China is ranked #16 over a 20 year period,
with 4988 meetings since 2005.

Top 25 in 2023

China is ranked #22 for 2024, with 131 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Hangzhou International Expo Center

website: http://www.hiechangzhou.com



Hangzhou International Expo Center is located in Qianjiang Century City, Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou, which is a capital city in China. The center is on the south bank of Qiantang River and to the east of the Third Qiantang River Bridge.

It is affiliated to Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center Xiaoshan Construction Investment Co. Ltd., and has been entrusted to North Star Events Group, the largest convention and exhibition output management group in China, for management and operation. On September 4th and 5th 2016, Hangzhou International Expo Center was used as the main venue for the G20 Hangzhou Summit, and it has been in service since October 2016.

The Center covers an area of 850,000 square meters. It is a complex with multiple business formats integrating tourism, meeting, exhibition, hotel, business and office, and has provided superior expectations for the creative operation of exhibition venues.

The center offers 61 conference rooms for large, medium and small-sized conferences. Among them, the Column-free Multi-function Hall, is the largest one in China, covering an area of 10,000 square meters. With the exhibition area of 90,000 square meters, it is able to accommodate 4,500 international standard exhibition booths and cater all kinds of special exhibitions. Hangzhou International Expo Center has unveiled a new area of the sixth generation of exhibition venues in China from hardware facilities to software services and from operation pattern to profit patter.

The Center is equipped with the very latest event and exhibition technologies, and has the staff who know how to use them. The professional in-house team can handle every requirement of exhibitions and conferences.


Local UIA Partner

Suzhou International Expo Centre

website: http://www.suzhouexpo.com/


Suzhou International Expo Centre is a large exhibition complex, including exhibition and conference facilities, accommodation and catering, cultural and arts, business travel and other services.

It is situated at the core area of the city, which is China’s only Business Tourism Demonstration Base, close to the Jinji Lake (the largest urban lake in China). It is 30 minutes drive from Shanghai.

The centre has 100,000m² of exhibition space , 50,000m² of meeting space, and 60 meeting rooms of different styles and with integrated facilities. It also has a Novotel Hotel SIP with 307 rooms with plenty of choices for catering, living, touring, shopping and entertaining.


Local UIA Partner

National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin)

website: http://www.ncec.cc/



National Convention and Exhibition Center (NCEC) (Tianjin) project is co-developed by the Ministry of Commerce and Tianjin Municipal People’s Government. The project has a total floor area of about 1.34 million m2, of which indoor exhibition space covers 400,000 m2 and 158,000 m2 outdoor. With a total investment of RMB 17.5 billion, NCEC (Tianjin) will become the largest convention and exhibition center in north China.

In accordance with the Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Ministry of Commerce and Tianjin Municipality, a joint venture co-invested by China Foreign Trade Center (Group) and Tianjin Infrastructure Investment Group (TIIG) was set up for the construction and operation of NCEC (Tianjin), namely NCEC (Tianjin), Co., Ltd. It has a registered capital of 4 billion RMB and is responsible for investment & construction, exhibition venue operation and exhibition services among others.


Local UIA Partner

International Finance Forum

website: http://www.iff.org.cn/




Local UIA Partner

Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center & Wyndham Chongqing Yuelai

website: http://www.cqylicc.com/



Chongqing Yuelai Liangjiang International Hotel & Convention Management Co.,Ltd. was established on March 9, 2012, it mainly undertakes the operation and management of Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center (Total of 51 meeting rooms that can be flexibly combined, with a total meeting area of 13,000 square meters), Chongqing Wyndham Hotel Chongqing Yuelai 5* (Total 390 Rooms.One 576 Ball Room,Gym,Spa,with luxury supporting services), Artyzen Habitat Hotel Chongqing Yuelai 4*(Total 378 rooms.500 of rooftop garden,Gym,Spa with suppo1ting services) and Yuelai Hotpot (The Restaurant with Traditional Chinese cuisine).


Local UIA Partner

Hangzhou Linkong Zhaoshang Exhibition Management Co.,Ltd

website: https://www.hzgcec.com/pc/en/index.html




Local UIA Partner

International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA)

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The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) was co-founded by 5 organizations including Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Lunar Exploration and Aerospace Engineering Centre of China National Space Administration, Chinese Society of Astronautics, Chinese Society of Space Research, and Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 (initiated by France), as well as 20 Chinese academicians and 31 international scientists. IDSEA is headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. The Chairman of IDSEA is Prof. WU Weiren, Chief Designer of the China Lunar Exploration Programme, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Director of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory. IDSEA adheres to the fundamental principles of equality and mutual benefit, peaceful utilisation, and inclusive development, and is committed to advancing of humanity’s deep space exploration endeavours, conducting international exchanges and collaboration, promoting the knowledge and values of scientific exploration, advancing scientific and technological progress and academic prosperity, and exploring the unknown universe and serves human civilisation. IDSEA focuses on the fields of lunar exploration, interplanetary exploration, and asteroid defence, with the mission of:investigating the international trends of deep space exploration and defining the scientific directions and technological paths of space exploration; organising high-level academic activities, providing a platform for wider collaboration and communication, and gathering the wisdom of scientists worldwide; facilitating the spin-off of deep space scientific and technological achievements to serve economic and social development; promoting global talent cultivation in aerospace science and technology by organising scientific outreach exhibitions and displays, and international training programmes; launching international academic journals; carrying out the selection of major international deep space projects and distinguished scientist awards, and inspiring global scientific discovery and technological innovation; participating in the formulation of outer space standards and regulations, and advancing the peaceful utilisation and long-term sustainable development of outer space.


Organizations based in China

International Association for Ethical Literary Criticism - Ningbo
World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization - Yangzhou
Association for Engineering Education in Southeast Asia and the Pacific - Beijing
Asian Dragon Boat Federation - Beijing
Asia-Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology - Fujian
Asia Plasma and Fusion Association - Chengdu
International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability - Shanghai
Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology - Beijing
Asian Allelopathy Society - Guangzhou
Asian University Sports Federation - Beijing
Asian Organization for Mycoplasmology - ZhenJiang
RadTech Asia Organization - Beijing
Asian Society of Cryosurgery - Guangzhou
Asia Pacific Smart Card Association - Shanghai
Active Shipbuilding Experts' Federation - Beijing
Asian Thermal Spray Society - Xian
World Academic Society of Medical Qigong - Beijing
China-Europe International Business School - Shanghai
International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization - Beijing
UNIDO International Solar Energy Centre for Technology Promotion and Transfer - Lanzhou
International Committee for Abrasive Technology - Shenzhen
APEC Port Services Network - Beijing
International Mesostructured Materials Association - Shanghai
International Scientific Committee of the International Medicinal Mushroom Conference - Beijing
International Group for Wind-Related Disaster Risk Reduction - Shanghai

View More profiles (239) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in China

2030 World CongressInternational Council for Central and East European Studies - Shanghai

2029 World Congress of ArchitectsUnion internationale des architectes - Beijing

2029 Triennial CongressInternational Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy - Beijing

2028 Quadrennial International Symposium on Extant and Fossil CharophytesInternational Research Group on Charophytes - Nanjing

2028 World Building CongressInternational Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction - Beijing

2028 Annual ConferenceComputer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry - Beijing

2028 World Seafood CongressInternational Association of Fish Inspectors - Hangzhou

2027 International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental RadioactivityInternational Commission on Radiological Protection - Beijing

2027 International CongressAsian Academy of Preventive Dentistry - Beijing

2027 Annual General AssemblyCIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Beijing

2027 ConferenceSociety of Deontic Logic and Normative Systems - Hangzhou

2027 International Congress on RheologyInternational Committee on Rheology - Guangzhou

2027 World Congress of Scottish LiteraturesInternational Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures - Nanjing

2027 International ConferencePolymer Processing Society - Chengdu

2027 ICUD : Triennial International Conference on Urban DrainageInternational Water AssociationInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and ResearchJoint Committee of IAHR and IAW on Urban Drainage

View More Future Events (58) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in China

2026 World Conference – International Special Tooling and Machining Association - Shanghai
2026 International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures (ISHS) – International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Chengdu
2026 World Influenza Conference – Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza - Chengdu
2026 Conference – International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments - Shanghai
2026 World Congress – World Association on Dual Disorders - Shanghai
2026 Congress – International Wool Textile Organisation - Dongguan
2026 International Conference on Atomic Physics (ICAP) – International Commission on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Wuhan
2026 International Symposium on Ice – International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Shanghai
2026 World Packaging Conference – International Association of Packaging Research Institutes - Zhuzhou
2026 Annual Scientific Meeting – Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology - Suzhou
2026 Conference – International Intellectual Property Law Association - Hangzhou
2026 Congress – International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology - Dalian
2026 Annual Conference – Geoscience Information Consortium - Beijing
2026 Scientific Conference – International Research Group on Wood Protection - Beijing
2026 International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose - ISOEN – International Society for Olfaction and Chemical Sensing - Chongqing

View More Past Events (8537) in The International Congress Calendar

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