Global civil society activity in Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, It is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid, and other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia and Palma de Mallorca.

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Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

Top 10 over 20 years

Spain is ranked #8 over a 20 year period,
with 9493 meetings since 2004.

Top 10 in 2023

Spain is ranked #5 for 2023, with 395 meetings.

Local UIA Partner

Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio SA

website: http://www.madrid-destino.com/en/


Any idea is possible at Madrid Destino. A conference, a meeting, an event, a trade fair, or a turnkey project. We provide quality and personalised service in all of our spaces: the Municipal Conference Hall, the Caja Mágica and in the pavilions of the Trade Fair and Exhibition Grounds of Casa de Campo.

We have the facilities you are looking for, from 200 sqm to 20.000 sqm.

Madrid Destino, directly or through collaborators, places at the disposal of events organizers a wide range of services, either exclusively or through preferred companies, able to satisfy the needs of their clients.

The professional team at Madrid Destino will provide personalised attention and advice to all organizers of conferences, meetings, trade fairs and shows holding an event in the Municipal Conference Centre, the Caja Mágica (Magic Box) or the Casa de Campo Trade Fair and Exhibition Grounds.

Our Range of Services

  • Support Staff
  • Staging
    • Design and creation of projects
    • Construction of stands
    • Furniture
    • Lighting, sound and video-projection
    • Signage and posters
    • Rigging
    • Terracing/stands
    • Capacity adjustment system in Auditorium
  • Catering
  • Communications
    • Simultaneous translation
    • Hire of translation cabins
    • Public address system
    • Analogue lines, RDSI and ADSL
    • WiFi
  • Other services
    • Medical Service for attendance at events
    • Technical advisory services and project implementation for special events
    • Occupational risk prevention service for event assembly/staging
    • Florist and decoration
  • Security
  • Cleaning


Local UIA Partner

Turisme de Barcelona

website: http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/


Barcelona is a metropolis which is fully equipped to host meetings.

It is one of the cities in Europe and the world which host the greatest number of international congresses. Barcelona gets first position in the ICCA ranking and tenth position in the UIA ranking for the year 2017. Leading multinationals choose Barcelona for their conventions and product presentations. Furthermore, in recent years, Barcelona has proved itself to be one of Europe’s most attractive and dynamic cities, and this has made it one of the preferred incentive trip destinations.



Organizations based in Spain

International Society for Chronobiology - Vigo
WorldCALL - Valencia
Global Alliance to Promote Fruits and Vegetable Consumption "5 a day" - Madrid
Organización Iberoamericana de Prestadores Privados de Servicios de Salud - Madrid
Ibero-American Social Security Organization - Madrid
Asociación de Servicios de Geologia y Mineria Iberoamericanos - Madrid
Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman - Madrid
Foederatio Europea Orthodontica - Cadiz
Asociación Iberoamericana Contra el Cancer de Tiroides - Madrid
Ibero-American Youth Organization - Madrid
Federación Iberoamericana de Sociedades de Fisica - Madrid
Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho Sanitario - Madrid
Asociación Latinoamericana de Derecho Médico - Murcia
Unión Europea de Asociaciones de Entrenadores de Baloncesto - Madrid
Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad, Patologia y Recuperación de la Construcción - Madrid
Asociación Iberoamericana de Medicina y Salud Escolar y Universitaria - Madrid
European Association of Acarologists - Valencia
International Europe Class Union - Calonge
European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions - Madrid
International Association of Catholic Medical Schools - Valencia
World Association of Early Childhood Educators - Madrid
International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety - Barcelona
European and Mediterranean League Against Thrombotic Diseases - Valencia
Academia Iberoamericana de Criminalistica y Estudios Forenses - Alcala de Henares
European Greenways Association - Madrid

View More profiles (764) in the Yearbook of International Organizations

Future Events in Spain

2028 World Congress for Hair ResearchInternational Federation of Hair Research SocietiesEuropean Hair Research Society

2028 European Microscopy Congress (EMC)Nordic Microscopy SocietyEuropean Microscopy SocietyInternational Federation of Societies for Microscopy

2027 Annual CongressEuropean Association for Osseointegration - Madrid

2027 CongressEuropean Paediatric Neurology Society - Barcelona

2027 International ConferenceInternational Association for Education in Ethics - Madrid

2027 ConferenceEuropean String Teachers Association - Madrid

2027 CongressEuropean Association of Dermato-Oncology - Barcelona

2027 Biennial International ConferenceEuropean Society of Women in Theological Research - Avila

2027 CongressInternational Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies - Saragossa

2026 European Public Health ConferenceEuropean Public Health Association - Bilbao

2026 Forum of NeuroscienceFederation of European Neuroscience Societies - Madrid

2026 World Congress of ArchitectsUnion internationale des architectes - Barcelona

2026 Annual ConferenceInternational Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Cadiz

2026 Biennial CongressRei Cretariae Romanae Fautores - Madrid

2026 International Congress of Educating CitiesInternational Association of Educating Cities - Granollers

View More Future Events (71) in The International Congress Calendar

Past Events in Spain

2024 IODA Congress – International Otology Disorder Academy - Barcelona
2024 Session – International Olive Council - Madrid
2024 Strategic Forum – International Fertilizer Association - Madrid
2024 WKF World Congress – World Kickboxing Federation - Alicante
2024 ISPOR Europe Conference – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Barcelona
2024 European Congress for Integrative Medicine – European Society of Integrative Medicine - Madrid
2024 General Assembly Conference – Association of European Coeliac Societies - Madrid
2024 Autumn Seminar – European University Continuing Education Network - Barcelona
2024 Summit – European Stadium and Safety Management Association - Madrid
2024 ICERI : International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation – International Association of Technology, Education and Development - Seville
2024 Congress – Associazione Internazionale dei Professori d'Italiano - Seville
2024 Session – AFWC/EFC/NEFC Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions - Silva Mediterranea - Barcelona
2024 Annual General Meeting – International Tungsten Industry Association - Barcelona
2024 Mediterranean Forest Week – Association internationale forêts méditerranéennes - Barcelona
2024 Congress – International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology - Barcelona

View More Past Events (20345) in The International Congress Calendar

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