Global civil society activity in Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid, and other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, and Palma de Mallorca.
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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
WorldCALL - Valencia
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
European Association of Acarologists - Valencia
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
View More profiles (811) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
Future Events in Spain
2028 Congress – European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Bilbao
2028 European Microscopy Congress (EMC) – Nordic Microscopy Society – European Microscopy Society – International Federation of Societies for Microscopy2028 World Congress of Herpetology (WCH) – World Congress of Herpetology - Gijón2028 International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC) – European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry - Madrid2028 International Congress – International Radiation Protection Association - Valencia2028 World Congress for Hair Research – International Federation of Hair Research Societies – European Hair Research Society2027 SEVC: Southern European Veterinary Conference – Southern European Veterinary Conference - Madrid2027 Annual Congress – European Association for Osseointegration - Madrid2027 Congress – European Paediatric Neurology Society - Barcelona2027 Annual Meeting – European Society of Neuroradiology - Madrid2027 International Conference – International Association for Education in Ethics - Madrid2027 Conference – European String Teachers Association - Madrid2027 Congress – European Association of Dermato-Oncology - Barcelona2027 Biennial International Conference – European Society of Women in Theological Research - Avila2027 Congress – International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies - SaragossaView More Future Events (104) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in Spain
2025 Magnonics – Magnonics - Cala Millor
2025 Biennial Conference – European Association of Methodology - La Laguna
2025 International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference (LFG) – International Lexical Functional Grammar Association - Barcelona
2025 International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems (IDMRCS) – International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems - Barcelona
2025 Conference – International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society - León
2025 Intercongressional IMS Symposium – International Musicological Society - Valencia
2025 International Conference on Learning – Learner Research Network - Granada
2025 Executive Committee Meeting – North Western Waters Advisory Council - Vigo
2025 Global Studies Conference – Global Studies Research Network - Malaga
2025 International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences – Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network - Malaga
2025 Standing Group on Parliaments Conference – European Consortium for Political Research - Barcelona
2025 Symposium – European Weed Research Society - Lleida
2025 General Assembly – European Association of Public Banks - Barcelona
2025 International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN) – International Association of Technology, Education and Development - Palma
2025 European Conference on Precision Agriculture – International Society of Precision Agriculture - Barcelona
View More Past Events (20876) in The International Congress Calendar
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