Global civil society activity in France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Nice.

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Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 10 over 20 years

France is ranked #2 over a 20 year period,
with 12712 meetings since 2001.

Top 10 in 2021

France is ranked #5 in 2021, with 266 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau

website: http://en.parisinfo.com/


An expert on the destination, the Bureau is your key partner for organizing your event in Paris.

The Bureau encourages and supports professional associations and scientific societies that wish to propose Paris as a host destination for their congress. It helps them throughout the process, from the compilation of the bid; it recommends service providers and organizes site inspection visits. It carries out part of the lobbying, right up to the presentation of Paris in front of the international committee of the association. The Convention Bureau represents the destination, in connection with the services of the City, the Region and the State. It gathers Parisian professionals and institutional players participating in a bid, in order to offer a full and tailor-made offer.


Local UIA Partner

Ville de Marseille

website: http://www.marseille.fr/sitevdm/jsp/site/Portal.jsp


Crossroads of civilizations and trade since ancient times, Marseille possesses a nature, land and sea heritage unique in its diversity. These assets, combined with a city in metamorphosis, have generated a vigorous revival of economic activity and has placed the city among the most popular tourist destinations.

The figures speak for themselves: over 4 million tourists in 2010, 12,000 direct jobs or 5.4% of total employment in Marseille, and over € 700 million of income.
In 2011, the city had 5,182 hotel rooms, 3.6% more than the previous year.

Marseille has also become one of the first ports of embarkation for the European cruise market, an interesting position given that the Mediterranean destination has the fastest growth.

As the top cruise centre in France, with more than one million passengers in 2012, Marseille reinforced its status as first port of embarkation in France with nearly 380 calls to port in 2011 for an estimated income of €110 million.
In less than 15 years, Marseille has tripled the number of Congress days hosted on its territory from 109,000 days in 1996 to almost 300,000 in 2011.

The city now has powerful and functional structures to accommodate some 350 events per year in places as diverse as the Palais du Pharo, the Palais des Congrés in the Chanot Park and the World Trade Centre.


Local UIA Partner

Lille Grand Palais

website: http://www.lillegrandpalais.co.uk/


An ideal location at the heart of the Paris-London-Brussels triangle, the best possible access and plenty of public transport make metropolitan Lille the perfect place for your eco-friendly event.

Lille Grand Palais is an area of 45,000 m2 comprising:

  • 3 auditoriums
  • 4 exhibition halls
  • 28 meeting rooms
  • Zenith Arena.
With a capacity of between 50 to 4,500 people, you can organise events such as congresses, symposia, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, conventions, gala evenings, workshops, product launches, road shows, shareholder meetings, meetings, fashion shows and international events.

Organising an event in Lille Grand Palais in France means having an experienced team on hand to help. A team dedicated to you, making sure that everything runs smoothly and that all your demands are met! Our philosophy: work with us and share our skills to ensure you enjoy your event just the way you want it.

Lille Grand Palais has been the organiser/orchestrator of events since 2007. This expertise has been deployed for such evenings as Ladies After Work, congresses – such as the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference, NutrEvent, etc. We also organise exhibitions (public or professional) which have recently included the Lille Art Fair, Kids Park, the “ Créer” Trade Fair, the Personal Services exhibition, etc.


Local UIA Partner

Lyon Convention Bureau

website: http://www.en.lyon-france.com/




Organizations based in France

World Federation of Engineering Organizations - Paris
Association mondiale des sciences de l'éducation - Reims
Fédération internationale des professions immobilières - Paris
Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service - Paris
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population - Aubervilliers
International Catholic Conference of Guiding - Paris
International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association - Paris
International Arts and Entertainment Alliance - Paris
International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies - Paris
Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse - Paris
Association internationale de lutte contre la cybercriminalité - Paris
International Federation of Horseracing Authorities - Boulogne-Billancourt
Société de neurophysiologie clinique de langue française - Montpellier
Fédération internationale pour la sécurité des usagers de l'électricité - Paris
World Association for Hospitality and Tourism Education and Training - Trelissac
Association Internationale des Technologistes Biomédicaux - Le Perreux-sur-Marne
International Regulatory Peptide Society - Toulouse
International Club of Young Laparoscopic Surgeons - Montpellier
International Blackcurrant Association - Beaucouzé
International Multiple Sclerosis Cognition Society - Bordeaux
Electronic Business Group - Paris
International Convention of Puppetry Schools - Charleville-Mézières
International Technical Centre for Bottling and Packaging - Paris
Fédération internationale des associations nationales d'exploitants de téléphériques, funiculaires et autres transports par câbles pour voyageurs - Francin
International Association of Gerodontology - Paris

View More profiles (3605) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in France

2031 World ContestWorld Ploughing Organization - Paris

2031 IRC : International Rubber ConferenceInternational Rubber Conference Organisation - Paris

2028 CongressSyndicat international du décolletage - Paris

2027 CongressEuropean Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Lille

2026 Annual General MeetingInternational Veteran Cycle Association - Lille

2026 Annual MeetingEuropean Society for Paediatric Endocrinology - Marseille

2025 International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)International Union of Nutritional Sciences - Paris

2025 European Congress of ArachnologyEuropean Society of Arachnology - Saint-Malo

2025 World CongressFédération internationale des professeurs de français - Besançon

2025 CongressInternational Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists - Besançon

2025 Hydrocephalus MeetingInternational Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders - Toulouse

2024 Annual Scientific MeetingInternational Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - Lyon

2024 World Lottery SummitWorld Lottery Association - Paris

2024 Biennial MeetingEuropean Society for Immunodeficiencies - Marseille

2024 European Microwave Week (EUMW)European Microwave Association - Paris

View More Future Events (110) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in France

2023 Congress – International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity - Paris
2023 Annual General Meeting – International Federation of Podiatrists - Lille
2023 Annual Meeting – The Nordic Society for Aesthetics - Paris
2023 Colloquium – Rousseau Association - Paris
2023 Joint Conference – European Association of Pump ManufacturersEuropean Committee of Manufacturers of Compressors, Vacuum Pumps and Pneumatic ToolsEuropean Association for the Taps and Valves Industry
2023 Annual Meeting – Space Frequency Coordination Group - Toulouse
2023 Spring Meeting – European Materials Research Society - Strasbourg
2023 Annual Meeting – European Association for the Study of Diabetes - Nantes
2023 Conference – Organisation Intersex International Europe - Paris
2023 European Regional Conference – International Society for Music Education - Lyon
2023 Conference – European Association for Music in Schools - Lyon
2023 Summer Session – European Industrial Gases Association - Paris
2023 Annual General Meeting and Conference – International Capital Market Association - Paris
2023 Conference – Association Internationale de Recherche en Management Public - Dijon
2023 Annual Conference – European Plastics Converters - Lyon

View More Past Events (36265) in The International Congress Calendar

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