Advertisement 6 September 2016 Upcoming International Congresses Europe Annual General Meeting of the European College for Veterinary Public Health, 26-28/09/16, Uppsala +++ 28th Congress of the International Social Tourism Organisation, 18-21/10/16, Zagreb +++ International Alternative Care Conference of the International Institute for the Rights of the Child, 03-05/10/16, Geneva Asia 18th Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology, 26-29/09/16, Shanghai +++ 10th Biennial Conference of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Asia/Pacific, 16-19/09/16, Singapore +++ 36th World Automotive Congress of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies, 26-30/09/16, Busan America 22nd Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, 18-22/09/16, Calgary +++ 10th Annual Congress of the International Society for Vaccines, 02-04/10/16, Boston MA +++ 21st World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, 28/09-01/10/16, Rio de Janeiro Africa 5th Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, 23-26/09/16, Addis Ababa +++ 6th African Regional Conference on Engineering Education, 20-22/09/16, Bloemfontein +++ 11th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment, 24-28/10/16, Kampala Pacific 10th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine, 29/09-01/10/16, Broadbeach +++ 12th International Conference of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities, 20-23/09/16, Melbourne +++ Annual Conference of Workability International, 26-28/09/16, Auckland One-stop-shop for Associations by Wim Desloovere, Manager Association Bureau, visit. brussels In order to strengthen its position as the #1 international organization city in the world, visit.brussels has set up the Association Bureau, a unique resource providing specific services to those wishing to develop their activities in Brussels. This strategic initiative will help international associations meet their business goals by providing valuable support in four key areas: 1. One-stop-shop: the Association Bureau acts as an single point of contact for associations, steering them in the right direction to reach their business goals and connecting them to the right people who will be able to assist them with any information related to the setting up or the running of an organization in Brussels (financial or legal issues, human resources, office space, meetings facilities, living in Brussels, etc.). 2. Global Association Hubs Partnership (GAHP): with the strategic partnership Brussels has set up with Destination DC, Dubai Association Centre and Singapore, the European capital provides a unique platform assisting international associations in their development strategy. The GAHP aims to drive the growth of international associations by helping them expand their reach and presence globally, on top of supporting them in building their capabilities. 3. Training opportunities: the Association Bureau centralizes all information related to training initiatives and continuous education for associations. Additionally, visit.brussels is also supporting the Executive Master in International Association Management set up by Solvay Business School. It is also organizing the annual peer-to-peer “European Association Summit”. 4. Networking project: the Association Bureau will create a formal framework for association executives to meet, converse and exchange information. By sharing their experience, expectations and vision with key protagonists, associations will learn and develop... Read more! Advertisement Please tell us your news! Feel free to get in touch. We would like to hear about you. Our right to knowledge Joint publication. Download the summary of Our right to knowledge: Legal reviews for the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, a joint publication by the UN Development Programme and the World Blind Union – Asia Pacific. Yearbook Online data refreshed 3,387 organizations. The Yearbook Online data have been refreshed again. 3,387 organization profiles have been edited since last update, 357 organization addresses changed, 120 new organization profiles added. w w w. uia. org/news Advertisement Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific Meet, learn, share. The UIA Round Table Asia-Pacific on 28 and 29 September in Busan, South Korea is an opportunity to meet representatives of other international associations, to learn from their experience, and to share knowledge on: the challenges of first establishing then expanding an association, the tools available to drive growth and engagement, and ways to stay relevant and on track. Welcome Visit Antwerpen New Associate Member. UIA welcomes Visit Antwerpen as a new Associate Member. Visit Antwerp is the tourist board of the City of Antwerp. On the website, you will find all the information you need to prepare your visit to Antwerp like tips for sightseeing, museums, an Event-Calendar or public transportation. The Website is offered in Dutch, French, German and English. w w w. visitantwerpen. be Why London? Tracy Halliwell MBE, director of major events and business tourism at London & Partners Did you know? + You can host your event in a former prison: the Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was built in 1066 and is one of London’s oldest buildings. From fortress to prison, the building has an incredible history and provides a great backdrop to any event. + The Tanks, one of the major new event spaces at the newly built Tate Modern extension, Switch House, is where oil used to be stored when the museum was still a power station. 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There are lots of opportunities for networking so that the conference truly allows for interdisciplinary exchange on an academic and personal level. As part of the conference programme we always organize cultural excursions on the last day which delegates can choose to participate in and we aim to hold our drinks reception (open to all delegates free of charge) and conference dinner in venues which have local cultural significance. Academically, our plenary sessions engage with topical debates which are taking place in the conference host’s country or region... Read more! Important conferences UIA Round Table Asia-Pacific 28-29/09/2016 Busan More UIA Round Table Europe 03-04/11/2016 Monaco More Important shows ibtm latin america 07-08/09/2016 Ciudad de México More ibtm world 29/11-01/12/2016 Barcelona More Number of the month Brussels. According to the 57th edition (published June 2016) of the UIA International Meetings Statistics Report, 25.1% of international association meetings held between 2001 and 2015 had fewer than 101 participants, 75.5% had fewer than 501 participants; while 1.3% had more than 7000 participants. Advertisement New associations Global Women in PR (GWPR) w w w. globalwpr. com Sea-Watch sea-watch. org Cryogenics Society of Europe (CSE) w w w. cryosoceurope. org feedback print unsubscribe subscribe imprint Advertisement