Global civil society activity in Marseille, France
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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 Marseille
European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society Est. 2004
European Gamma Knife Society Est. 1989
Water Monitoring Alliance Est. 2005
European Virus Archive goes Global
Réseau Universitaire et Scientifique Euro-Méditerranéen sur le Genre et les Femmes Est. 2012
Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change Est. 2015
Applied Health, Equity and Development Research Network Est. 2015
Institut méditerranéen de formation et recherche en travail social Est. 1990
Observatoire international pour la non violence Est. 1995
Research Institute for Southeast Asia, Marseille Est. 1993
Institut méditerranéen d'écologie et paléoécologie
Maison Asie Pacifique Est. 1999
Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille Est. 1969
Santé Sud Est. 1984
Association régionale pour le développement de la coopération industrielle internationale Est. 1980
Libre organisation mondiale d'aide aux réfugiés Est. 2004
Institute for Advanced Studies on the United Nations
Organisation internationale contre l'esclavage moderne Est. 2001
Agence des Villes et Territoires Méditerranéens Durables Est. 2012
Small Islands Initiative
Mediterranean Association of Psychiatry Est. 1967
ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History Est. 1951
Institut de médecine tropicale du service de santé des armées Est. 1905
Institut méditerranéen des transports maritimes Est. 1967
View More profiles (70 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
Future Events in Marseille
2026 Annual Meeting – European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
2025 EUROGLIA : European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease – Network Glia2024 Biennial Meeting – European Society for Immunodeficiencies2024 Meeting – European Society for Pigment Cell Research2024 European Biomass Conference – European Biomass Conference and Exhibition2024 Congress – European Calcified Tissue SocietyView More Future Events (6 total) in The International Congress Calendar
Past Events in Marseille
2024 CartoonNext Seminar – CARTOON - European Association of Animation Film
2023 General Assembly – Forum for European Journalism Students
2023 European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC) – European Association of Urology – European Society for Medical Oncology – European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology
2023 Annual Meeting – Society for the Neurobiology of Language
2023 European Rett Syndrome Conference – Rett Syndrome Europe
2023 Conference – Europe Jazz Network
2023 Congress – European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy
2023 Plant Biology Europe Conference – Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology
2023 EUsalt Conference – European Salt Producers Association
2023 Annual Congress – International Association of Professional Numismatists
2023 Plenary Meeting – European Committee of Manufacturers of Compressors, Vacuum Pumps and Pneumatic Tools
2023 Annual Meeting and General Assembly – European Association of Pump Manufacturers
2023 Joint Conference – European Association of Pump Manufacturers – European Committee of Manufacturers of Compressors, Vacuum Pumps and Pneumatic Tools – European Association for the Taps and Valves Industry
2023 European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology (ECCN) – International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
2023 European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology – International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology – Société de neurophysiologie clinique de langue française
2023 CartoonNext Seminar – CARTOON - European Association of Animation Film
2023 Congrès de Pneumologie de Langue Française (CPLF) – Société de pneumologie de langue française
2022 Council Meeting – Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations
2022 Congress – Catholic International Education Office
2022 World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology – International Bronchoesophagological Society – World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2022 PER-IADR Oral Health Research Congress – Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research
2022 Europort Maritime Conference – European Shipyards' and Maritime Equipment Association
2022 Conference – European Petrochemical Luncheon International Association
2022 International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC) – European Language Resources Association
2022 FELASA Congress – Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
View More Past Events (754 total) in The International Congress Calendar
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