Advertisement 2 October 2012 Upcoming International Congresses Europe 26th Annual World Congress of the International Project Management Association, 29-31/10/12, Hersonissos +++ Conference on Complementary and Alternative Medicine of EUR0CAM (European Stakeholder Group for Complementary and Alternative Medicine), 09/10/12, Brussels +++ 39th Annual Meeting of the European Radiation Research Society, 15-19/10/12, Vietri sul Mare Asia 9th Meeting of the Asia-Europe People's Forum, 16-19/10/12, Vientiane +++ 29th Biennial Symposium of the Collegium Internationale Allergologicum, 14-19/10/12, Jeju+++ 19th CEPSI Biennial Conference of the Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific, 15-19/10/12, Nusa Dua America 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Science, 28/10-01/11/12, Seattle WA +++ 31st Biennial Congress of the International Society of Internal Medicine, 11-15/11/12, Santiago +++ 18th Biennial Congress of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance, 22-24/10/12, Montreal QC Africa 27th Biennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists, 15-18/10/12, Johannesburg +++ 5th World Congress of the World Voice Consortium, 27-31/10/12, Luxor +++ 1st African Conference on Emergency Medicine, of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 30/10-01/11/12, Accra Pacific 21st Biennial Congress of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health, 28-31/10/12, Melbourne +++ 38th Biennial World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, 07-10/11/12, Brisbane +++ Pacific Regional Technical Congress of the World Council of Credit Unions, 23-26/10/12, Nadi More conferences on the UIA Congress Calendar Online EASL buys shares in an eLearning Company by Joel-Zvi Chetzroni, CEO MULTILEARNING Group Inc. eLearning Portals. These days, we’re hearing a lot about association eLearning portal initiatives. This is great news because associations can now extend the educational services offered to their targeted audience all year long, beyond the actual congress period. These eLearning portals are designed to centralize all possible types of content generated online, a kind of "eLearning Hub" concept. We hear less and less about single congress webcast projects as the vision of associations is changing towards gathering more content, and as associations rely on different tools used internally and/or suppliers to populate their different materials or initiatives (such as ePosters, webcasts, podcasts... Read More! Advertisement It´s all about you Would you like to share your questions/articles? Study / Check list Face-to-face interaction. The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released a new report in the series of the role and value of face-to-face interaction. Read more New Technology #Berlinscout. Three days, two students, one blog: Christine Keppler and Judith Blöcker of the International University Bad Honnef discover the meeting metropolis Berlin. Follow them! Advertisement Best deals/offers Looking for a new career? The Union of International Associations, UIA, has launched a jobs board. You can search by keyword or category, location and experience level. Click here! Toolbox PR. If event PR wants to utilise the media it has know their rules. More Apps. How to use the little mobile assistants for your event? More After the meeting in Prague Martina Kvasova, Marketing and PR Manager Prague Convention Bureau My favourite spots: Top restaurants: Francouzská restaurace Art Nouveau, "The Most Beautiful Art Nouveau Restaurant in the World" is accommodated in the right wing of the Municipal house. It is highly praised by gourmets and experts for its quality cuisine... Read more! „Scan the international environment“ Shan Ruprai, President of the Asia Pacific Quality Organization, APQO Due to the economic conditions many international associations do feel the pressure to do “more for less”? How can they secure quality? Times are tough due to the global financial situation and other issues that directly affect the quality of life, as well as quality of products and services. To secure quality, the quality profession itself needs to change and refocus, it needs to repackage quality to improve return on investment and quality of life for all stakeholders. Innovative integration of products and services provided by the international associations is crucial... Read more! Important trade shows and congresses IT&CMA 2-4/10/2012 Bangkok More Imex America 09-11/10/2012 Las Vegas More UIA Associations Round Table 12/11/2012 Brussels More Number of the month Headquarters. According to the Yearbook of International Organizations the number of international association headquarters in Asia increased in the past ten years by 158% (worldwide total increased by 128%), the number of international association events in Asia increased by 70% (worldwide total decreased by 7%). New Associations Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) http: //sustainablefoodtrust. org Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe http: //w w w. biomedeurope. org/ BRICS Forum http: //w w w. bricsforum. org feedback print unsubscribe subscribe imprint Advertisement