Global civil society activity in Spain

Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 10 over 20 years

Spain is ranked #7 over a 20 year period,
with 9733 meetings since 2005.

Top 10 in 2023

Spain is ranked #4 for 2024, with 451 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio SA

website: http://www.madrid-destino.com/en/


Any idea is possible at Madrid Destino. A conference, a meeting, an event, a trade fair, or a turnkey project. We provide quality and personalised service in all of our spaces: the Municipal Conference Hall, the Caja Mágica and in the pavilions of the Trade Fair and Exhibition Grounds of Casa de Campo.

We have the facilities you are looking for, from 200 sqm to 20.000 sqm.

Madrid Destino, directly or through collaborators, places at the disposal of events organizers a wide range of services, either exclusively or through preferred companies, able to satisfy the needs of their clients.

The professional team at Madrid Destino will provide personalised attention and advice to all organizers of conferences, meetings, trade fairs and shows holding an event in the Municipal Conference Centre, the Caja Mágica (Magic Box) or the Casa de Campo Trade Fair and Exhibition Grounds.

Our Range of Services

  • Support Staff
  • Staging
    • Design and creation of projects
    • Construction of stands
    • Furniture
    • Lighting, sound and video-projection
    • Signage and posters
    • Rigging
    • Terracing/stands
    • Capacity adjustment system in Auditorium
  • Catering
  • Communications
    • Simultaneous translation
    • Hire of translation cabins
    • Public address system
    • Analogue lines, RDSI and ADSL
    • WiFi
  • Other services
    • Medical Service for attendance at events
    • Technical advisory services and project implementation for special events
    • Occupational risk prevention service for event assembly/staging
    • Florist and decoration
  • Security
  • Cleaning


Local UIA Partner

Turisme de Barcelona

website: http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/


Barcelona is a metropolis which is fully equipped to host meetings.

It is one of the cities in Europe and the world which host the greatest number of international congresses. Barcelona gets first position in the ICCA ranking and tenth position in the UIA ranking for the year 2017. Leading multinationals choose Barcelona for their conventions and product presentations. Furthermore, in recent years, Barcelona has proved itself to be one of Europe’s most attractive and dynamic cities, and this has made it one of the preferred incentive trip destinations.



Organizations based in Spain

International Society for Chronobiology - Vigo
Global Alliance to Promote Fruits and Vegetable Consumption "5 a day" - Madrid
Organización Iberoamericana de Prestadores Privados de Servicios de Salud - Madrid
Ibero-American Social Security Organization - Madrid
Asociación de Servicios de Geologia y Mineria Iberoamericanos - Madrid
Foederatio Europea Orthodontica - Cadiz
Asociación Iberoamericana Contra el Cancer de Tiroides - Madrid
Ibero-American Youth Organization - Madrid
Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho Sanitario - Madrid
Asociación Latinoamericana de Derecho Médico - Murcia
Unión Europea de Asociaciones de Entrenadores de Baloncesto - Madrid
International Europe Class Union - Calonge
European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions - Madrid
International Association of Catholic Medical Schools - Valencia
World Association of Early Childhood Educators - Madrid
International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety - Barcelona
European and Mediterranean League Against Thrombotic Diseases - Valencia
European Greenways Association - Madrid
European Amateur Gentlemen Drivers Federation - Manacor
European Society of Veterinary Neurology - Valencia
Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities - Madrid
International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication - Valencia
Asociación Europea de Coleopterologia - Santiago de Compostela
Federación Iberoamericana de Ingenieria Mecanica - Madrid
Sociedad Iberoamericana de Estudios Numismaticos - Madrid

View More profiles (809) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in Spain

2029 CongressEuropean Association of Dermato-Oncology - Palma

2028 CongressEuropean Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Bilbao

2028 International Congress of Christian ArchaeologyPontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology - Córdoba

2028 Autumn MeetingEuropean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry - Bilbao

2028 European Microscopy Congress (EMC)Nordic Microscopy SocietyEuropean Microscopy SocietyInternational Federation of Societies for Microscopy

2028 World Congress of Veterinary DermatologyWorld Association for Veterinary DermatologyEuropean Society of Veterinary DermatologyEuropean College of Veterinary Dermatology

2028 World Congress of Herpetology (WCH)World Congress of Herpetology - Gijón

2028 MeetingInternational Tundra Experiment - Gijón

2028 International Congress of Medieval Canon LawInternational Society of Medieval Canon Law - Pamplona

2028 International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC)European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry - Madrid

2028 International CongressInternational Radiation Protection Association - Valencia

2028 World Congress for Hair ResearchInternational Federation of Hair Research SocietiesEuropean Hair Research Society

2028 European Regional MeetingInternational Society for Neonatal Screening - Malaga

2028 CongressInternational Federation of Film Archives - San Sebastian

2028 International CongressAutism-Europe - Bilbao

View More Future Events (115) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in Spain

2026 International Symposium on Chirality – International Symposium on Chirality - Santiago de Compostela
2026 International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity – International Commission on Atmospheric Electricity - Barcelona
2026 European Diatom Meeting – European Diatom Meeting - Murcia
2026 International Trilobite Meeting – International Trilobite Meeting - San Emiliano
2026 FENS Forum – Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - Barcelona
2026 European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS) – European Cosmic Ray Symposium - Santiago de Compostela
2026 International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN) – International Association of Technology, Education and Development - Palma
2026 Conference – International Business Information Management Association - Madrid
2026 Annual Conference – IMISCOE Research Network - Girona
2026 International Conference on Economics, Finance and Business – International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - Madrid
2026 World Congress of Architects – Union internationale des architectes - Barcelona
2026 International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA) – European Advertising Academy - Barcelona
2026 Congress – International Neuropsychoanalysis Society - Barcelona
2026 Conference – International Federation for the Teaching of EnglishInternational Association for Research in L1 Education
2026 ENCALS Meeting – European Network for the Cure of ALS - Madrid

View More Past Events (21689) in The International Congress Calendar

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