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: https://www.lillegrandpalais.com/
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.
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 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
Société Internationale d'Études Néroniennes - Saint-Étienne
Association francophone de comptabilité - Paris
European Chimneys Association - Courbevoie
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Future Events in France
2031 World Contest – World Ploughing Organization - Courbevoie
2031 IRC : International Rubber Conference – International Rubber Conference Organisation - Courbevoie2030 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) – European Conference on Optical Communication - Courbevoie2029 Annual Meeting – European Commodities Exchange - Strasbourg2029 Winter Meeting – CIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Paris2029 Congress – Syndicat international du décolletage - Paris2028 Congrexx – EUROTOX - Lyon2028 International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy – International Organization for Crystal Growth - Grenoble2028 Annual Scientific Meeting – European College of Veterinary Surgeons - Montpellier2028 Congress – Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand - Strasbourg2028 International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice (ICIPE) – International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice - Porquerolles2028 Winter Meeting – CIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering - Paris2028 International Electromagnetic Induction Workshop – International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - Tours2028 Worldchefs Congress – World Association of Chefs Societies - Paris2028 EUROPIC Meeting – European Study Group on the Molecular Biology of Picornaviruses - ParisView More Future Events (120) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in France
2026 International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt) – International Conference on Historical Cryptology - Amiens
2026 International Congress – International Society for Human Ethology - Les Eyzies
2026 Triennial Conference – International Organizing Committee for European Conferences on Thermophysical Properties - Gouvieux
2026 Conference – European Network for Cinema and Media Studies - Montpellier
2026 European Congress of Actuaries (ECA) – Actuarial Association of Europe - Paris
2026 Common Europe Congress – Association of IBM Computer Users - Lyon
2026 Congrès – Association internationale des études françaises - Paris
2026 Annual Meeting – Organization for Human Brain Mapping - Bordeaux
2026 Esophagus World Conference – Organisation mondiale d'études spécialisées sur les maladies de l'oesophage - Versailles
2026 Annual Congress – Association internationale des critiques d'art - Rennes
2026 ACNAP Congress – European Society of Cardiology - Sophia Antipolis
2026 Congrès – Société de réanimation de langue française - Paris
2026 World Congress – International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin - Lyon
2026 European Mountain Convention – Euromontana - Sallanches
2026 Annual Meeting – European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology - Montpellier
View More Past Events (38781) in The International Congress Calendar
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