Global civil society activity in France

Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 10 over 20 years

France is ranked #3 over a 20 year period,
with 12200 meetings since 2005.

Top 10 in 2023

France is ranked #10 for 2024, with 295 meetings.

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

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

Lyon Convention Bureau

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




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.


Organizations based in France

Association mondiale des sciences de l'éducation - Reims
International Arts and Entertainment Alliance - Paris
Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse - Paris
International Federation of Horseracing Authorities - Boulogne-Billancourt
International Blackcurrant Association - Beaucouzé
Electronic Business Group - Paris
International Association of Gerodontology - Paris
European Association of Jewish Community Centres - Paris
Association francophone pour la prévention-réadaptation cardiovasculaire - Tracy le Mont
Cardiac Bioassist Association - Paris
Association des Villes et Régions Hôtes d'Expositions Internationales - Paris
European Federation of Press Clubs - Issy-les-Moulineaux
International Federation of Orgonomic Colleges - Saint-Mars-du-Désert
Internationalist Communist Union - Paris
International Stationary Press Association - Avignon
International Society for Mesotherapy - Villeurbanne
Association européenne des chasses traditionnelles - Aix-en-Provence
Association of European Registered Experts - Paris
European Association of University Classics Teachers - Saint-Étienne
Association des institutions supérieures de contrôle ayant en commun l'usage du français - Paris
Confédération européenne des centres de langues de l'enseignement supérieur - Nancy
International Society for Matrix Biology - Villeurbanne
Société Francophone d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Eléments Toxiques et Essentiels - Lyon
Association for Paediatric Education in Europe - Bordeaux
Société Internationale d'Études Néroniennes - Saint-Étienne

View More profiles (3639) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in France

2031 World ContestWorld Ploughing Organization - Saint-Étienne

2031 IRC : International Rubber ConferenceInternational Rubber Conference Organisation - Saint-Étienne

2030 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC)European Conference on Optical Communication - Saint-Étienne

2029 Annual MeetingEuropean Commodities Exchange - Strasbourg

2029 Winter MeetingCIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Paris

2028 CongrexxEUROTOX - Lyon

2028 Annual Scientific MeetingEuropean College of Veterinary Surgeons - Montpellier

2028 CongressFederation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand - Strasbourg

2028 International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice (ICIPE)International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice - Porquerolles

2028 Winter MeetingCIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Paris

2028 CongressSyndicat international du décolletage - Paris

2028 EUROPIC MeetingEuropean Study Group on the Molecular Biology of Picornaviruses - Paris

2028 International Electromagnetic Induction WorkshopInternational Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - Tours

2027 World CongressInternational Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders - Paris

2027 ConferenceInternational Society of Magnetic Resonance - Lyon

View More Future Events (98) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in France

2025 European Chemical Biology Symposium (ECBS) – EU-OPENSCREEN - Paris
2025 Annual Conference – International Chemical Biology Society - Paris
2025 FDIME-EFIM Clinical Research Seminar – European Federation of Internal MedicineFoundation for the Development of Internal Medicine in Europe
2025 European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis (ESREF) – European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis - Bordeaux
2025 Conference and General Assembly – SERVAS International - Dijon
2025 Colloque – Société Francophone De Primatologie - Poitiers
2025 Canvas of Change - Youth, Culture, and Political Participation – Cooperation and Development Network Eastern EuropeFederation of Young European Greens
2025 Meeting – Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee - Caen
2025 Annual Meeting – Actuarial Association of Europe - Paris
2025 Annual Meeting – European Society for the study of Human Evolution - Paris
2025 International Symposium on Future Active Safety Technology toward zero-traffic-accident (FAST-zero) – International Symposium on Future Active Safety Technology toward zero-traffic-accident - Arles
2025 HiSST - International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science and Technology – Council of European Aerospace Societies - Tours
2025 European Nuclear Physics Conference – European Physical Society - Caen
2025 European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses – European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses - Saint-Raphaël
2025 International Congress of Spring Industry – European Spring Federation - Paris

View More Past Events (38073) in The International Congress Calendar

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