Global civil society activity in Portugal

Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 25 over 20 years

Portugal is ranked #17 over a 20 year period,
with 4292 meetings since 2005.

Top 25 in 2023

Portugal is ranked #11 for 2024, with 236 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Lisboa Visitors & Convention Bureau

website: http://www.visitlisboa.com/Home_UK.aspx?lang=en-GB


The Lisboa Visitors & Convention Bureau markets Lisboa as a prime destination for congresses, meetings, events, incentives and business travel in general.

It is a department of Turismo de Lisboa, a non profit association (private and public bodies) responsible for the promotion of the Lisbon Region.

The Lisboa Visitors & Convention Bureau is the place to contact for anyone planning an event in Lisbon. Our 200 members include meeting facilities, hotels, event agencies and service providers of the Lisbon meetings and conventions industry.

It will be very pleased to put you in touch with their members ; DMCs, Hotels, PCOs, Congress Center...) and garantees the superior quality of their service.

Besides impartial advice and assistance to event organizers, our services include bid preparation, coordination of site inspections, ideas for social programs and identification of suitable venues for your event.

Promotional materials available on request: Meeting planner guide, presentation folders for congress bids, brochures, leaflets, shellfolders, CD-Rom, video presentation, posters and maps.


Organizations based in Portugal

International Society for Bonding Psychotherapy - Lisbon
European Peptide Society - Porto
Association pour les universités rurales européennes - Vila Velha de Ródão
International Society of Mediterranean Ecology - Lisbon
International Group for Scientific Research on Stomato-Odontology - Gandra
Federación Iberoamericana de Capacitación y Desarrollo - Lisbon
Associação das Universidades de Lingua Portuguesa - Lisbon
European Imaging and Sound Association - Lisbon
International Association of Lusitanists - Coimbra
Associação de Farmacêuticos dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa - Lisbon
Sociedade de Filosofia da Educação de Lingua Portuguesa - Porto
Sociedad Iberoamericana para el Desarrollo de las Biorrefinarias - Lisbon
Commission internationale de surveillance, de contrôle et d'arbitrage - Braga
Centre international de lutte contre la pollution de l'Atlantique du Nord-Est - Lisbon
International Scientific Committee for the Symposia on Phototrophic Prokaryotes - Porto
International Copper Study Group - Lisbon
European Centre on Urban Risks - Lisbon
Instituto de Estudos Europeus, Lisboa - Lisbon
Centro Internacional de Direitos Económicos, Sociais e Culturais - Lisbon
Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais e Segurança - Lisbon
Portugal-Africa Foundation - Porto
Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento, Lisboa - Lisbon
Centro de Estudos de História do Atlântico - Funchal
Portuguese Refugee Council - Lisbon
Conselho Internacional dos Arquitetos de Lingua Portuguesa - Lisbon

View More profiles (160) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in Portugal

2031 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC)European Conference on Optical Communication - Lisbon

2028 International Congress on AcousticsInternational Commission for Acoustics - Funchal

2028 Annual Arctic Science SummitInternational Arctic Science Committee - Porto

2028 Annual MeetingEuropean Paediatric Orthopaedic Society - Porto

2028 European Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Meeting (ECPM)European Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Meeting - Porto

2027 Annual MeetingEuropean Society for Vascular Surgery - Lisbon

2027 World Anti-Bullying ForumWorld Anti-Bullying Forum - Lisbon

2027 International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens (TTP)International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens - Lisbon

2027 International Symposium Section OrnamentalsEUCARPIA - Coimbra

2027 Triennial CongressInternational Union of Judicial Officers - Lisbon

2026 IUMS CongressInternational Union of Microbiological Societies - Lisbon

2026 CongressInternational Committee of Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History - Lisbon

2026 Annual ConferenceInternational Place Branding Association - Lisbon

2026 Annual CongressINSOL Europe - Vilamoura

2026 Annual MeetingInternational Association of Judges - Lisbon

View More Future Events (56) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in Portugal

2026 Winter Conference – Association for Teacher Education in Europe - Braga
2026 International Summit – buildingSMART International - Porto
2026 Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) – Global Conference on Myositis - Lisbon
2026 Annual General Meeting – International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Porto
2026 Mini-Conference – International Ecumenical Fellowship - Lisbon
2026 European Conference – International Association of Claim Professionals - Sintra
2026 Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit – European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility - Porto
2026 Computational and Systems Neuroscience Conference (COSYNE) – Computational and Systems Neuroscience Conference - Cascais,Lisbon
2026 General Meeting of Members (GMoM) – European Association for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange-gas - Lisbon
2026 European Lupus Meeting – European Lupus Society - Lisbon
2026 World Meeting on Sexual Medicine – European Society for Sexual MedicineInternational Society for Sexual Medicine
2026 International Chapter Conference – oikos International - students for sustainable economics and management - Lisbon
2026 European Summit – Cruise Lines International AssociationCLIA Europe
2026 Together Meeting – European Language Industry Association - Porto
2026 Football is Medicine – Football is Medicine - Funchal

View More Past Events (8133) in The International Congress Calendar

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