Global civil society activity in Geneva, Switzerland
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Meetings Statistics
From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report
Top 10 over 20 years
Geneva is ranked #6 over a 20 year period,
with 4553 meetings since 1999.
Top 10 in Top 25 in 2019
Geneva is ranked #13 in 2019, with 173 meetings.Local UIA Partner
Centre International de Conférence Genève
website: http://www.cicg.ch/
Your congress, seminar or exhibition can be hosted with optimum convenience and comfort in two distinctive conference centres. The CICG and CCV provide rooms with seating from 20 to 2200 places. They are ideally located just off the Place des nations (UN) and within easy reach of the principal international organizations and diplomatic representations in Geneva.
The CICG's versatile infrastructure offers endless solutions and combinations, whatever your needs may be. A spacious lobby, including an information desk, provides a perfect spot for exhibitions, receptions and banquets, and will make your event unique and unforgettable. There are six vast meeting rooms on this level. They can be used as is or converted into larger or smaller units by combining mobile partitions or dividers. The largest of the three meeting rooms can be merged with the room on the next level, resulting in a breathtaking transformation of available space.
A pleasant lounge area equipped with a bar and comfortable armchairs is the perfect spot to relax and catch your breath between two sessions. To make contacts, continue a discussion or simply unwind, the "Espace Léman" is the place to be. You will be pleasingly surprised by what it has to offer: a large assortment of warm, tasty snacks, a newsstand and gift shop.
Geneva Convention Bureau
website: http://www.geneve.com
An international meeting venue ideally situated in the heart of Europe, a financial and technological hub with a global reputation, Geneva is a cosmopolitan city, a unique and particularly privileged setting for meetings industry that takes its visitors by surprise. Meeting facilities with state-of-the-art technology, hotels equipped to the most exacting standards (36 conference hotels 3-5 stars, 2 conference centres for up to 10’000 delegates) and highly skilled personnel are other assets that attract tourism professionals. Geneva also has a human dimension: It is known for the quality of life its visitors are delighted to discover. The International Airport welcomes flights from more than 140 destinations and it takes only 6 minutes to reach the city centre by train.
Regarding the scientific field the University of Geneva has a strong international reputation for the quality of its research. In addition to excellent medical clinics, Geneva University Hospitals manage a first-class research program. The renowned CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is one of the biggest and most prestigious scientific laboratories in the world.
Furthermore Geneva is a big economic hub in many fields providing unique synergies and partnerships: flavors, fragrances, banking, finance, biotech, medtech, cleantech, watchmaking, luxury goods, microtechnologies, commodities trading, trade finance, information technology, and much more.
This dynamic environment has made of Geneva one of the top destinations for world-class international conferences and congresses.
Organizations based in Geneva
World Student Christian Federation Est. 1895
World Council of Churches Est. 1948
World Meteorological Organization Est. 1947
Inter-Parliamentary Union Est. 1889
World Trade Organization Est. 1995
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations Est. 1968
International Catholic Migration Commission Est. 1951
Alliance internationale de tourisme Est. 1898
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Est. 1919
World Health Organization Est. 1946
Union for International Cancer Control Est. 1934
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations Est. 1920
International Society of Endocrinology Est. 1960
International Federation of Consulting Engineers Est. 1913
World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies Est. 1997
IndustriALL Global Union Est. 2012
CHS Alliance Est. 2015
International Pipe Line and Offshore Contractors Association Est. 1966
World Council of Comparative Education Societies Est. 1970
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Est. 1995
International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Est. 1976
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Est. 1978
Institute of International Law Est. 1873
International Federation of Inventors' Associations Est. 1968
View More profiles (831 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
Future Events in Geneva
2023 Biennial World Chambers Congress – International Chamber of Commerce – World Chambers Federation
2023 World Radiocommunication Conference – International Telecommunication Union2022 Annual Congress – European Association for Osseointegration2022 Biennial Congress – International Organization of Psychophysiology2022 Triennial Congress – International Society of the Rorschach and Projective Methods2022 European Congress on Epileptology – International League Against Epilepsy2022 Annual Meeting – Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology2022 Annual Conference – International Association for Feminist Economics2021 Annual Conference – World Federation for Hospital Sterilisation Sciences2021 Annual Conference – Société internationale d'oncologie gériatrique2021 Annual Conference – International Leadership Association2021 Annual Congress – European Society of Neuroradiology2021 International Infrastructure Conference – International Federation of Consulting Engineers2021 Annual Conference – European Educational Research Association2021 EUROSOIL Congress – European Confederation of Soil Science Societies2021 Frontiers in ecology - science and society – International Association for Ecology2021 Congress – International Association of Mathematical Physics2021 Congress – International Automobile Recycling Congress2021 Biennial Conference – International Conference on Electricity Distribution2021 Session – International Telecommunication Union2021 Triennial Congress – International Academy of Legal Medicine2021 Annual Congress – European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases2021 EBACE : European Business Aviation Convention – European Business Aviation Association2021 Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers of the Vienna Convention – United Nations Environment Programme – Secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer2021 European Thermoforming Conference – Society of Plastics EngineersView More Future Events (26 total) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in Geneva
2021 Session – Committee on the Rights of the Child
2020 Congrès Annuel – Société Francophone d'Arthroscopie
2020 Annual Conference – ICOM International Committee for Documentation
2020 Annual Session – Committee on Sustainable Energy
2020 Europe in the Age of Xi and Trump – Europaeum
2020 GIAF : Geneva International Association Forum – Association World – Geneva Convention Bureau – Congrex Switzerland
2020 Session – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
2020 Session – United Nations Human Rights Council
2020 Session – Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting
2020 Annual Accounting Workshop – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
2020 Annual General Assembly and Conference – Airports Council International - European Region – Airports Council International
2020 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
2020 UN/CEFACT Forum – United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
2020 Executive Session – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
2020 Session – United Nations Human Rights Council
2020 International Infrastructure Conference – International Federation of Consulting Engineers
2020 Session – Committee on the Rights of the Child
2020 EUROSOIL Congress – European Confederation of Soil Science Societies
2020 Session – Committee Against Torture
2020 European Congress on Epileptology – International League Against Epilepsy
2020 Session – United Nations Human Rights Council
2020 Session – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
2020 Session – International Telecommunication Union
2020 European Meeting – International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
2020 United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
View More Past Events (7329 total) in The International Congress Calendar
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