Advertisement 2 August 2011 Upcoming International Congresses Europe 58th Biennial Session of the International Statistical Institute, 21-26/08/11, Dublin +++ Biennial World Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 28/08-02/09/11, Kassel +++ 11th Triennial World Congress of the World Endometriosis Society, 04-07/09/11, Montpellier Asia Asian Credit Union Forum of the Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions, 19-21/09/11, Subang Jaya +++ 23rd Convention of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Pest Managers Associations, 22-24/09/11, Goa +++ 12th Annual Congress of the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery, 29/09-02/10/11, Taipei America 39th Annual Meeting of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, 08-11/09/11, Rochester NY +++ 20th Congress of the Federacion Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Obstetricia y Ginecologia, 05-09/09/11, Managua +++ 38th Quinquennial International Convention of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 19-23/09/11, Vancouver Africa Congress of the International Association of Students in Economics and Management, 20-29/08/11, Nairobi +++ 20th Biennial Congress of the World Federation of Neurology, 12-17/11/11, Marrakech +++ 18th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society, 16-18/11/11, Sharm el Sheikh Pacific 14th Biennial Conference of the Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives, 22-27/08/11, Apia +++ 21st Annual Conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives, 14-17/11/11, Kosrae +++ 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, 26-28/09/11, Canberra More conferences on the UIA Congress Calendar Online Artists of the politically possible By Cyril Ritchie, Vice President, Union of International Associations, UIA Encouragement. In the short life of the World of Associations News, readers have been "entertained" by introductory articles illustrating Pertinence, Practicality, Prattle, Pathos, Philosophy, and Predicaments. So what better way to keep up the momentum than by introducing in this issue another dreaded "P Word": Politics. Some other P Words may creep in. For those who are still reading, let me explain that my purpose is to help the Great Meeting Industry readers of this newsletter understand that they need not be apprehensive about dealing with associations/NGOs... Read more! Ask the associations Do you have any questions/articles for your peers? Advertisement Survey of the month: Political activity Awareness. Is political awareness a priority for your association? » Yes » No » Maybe Best deals/Best offers Virtual events. The International Association of Exhibitions and Events, IAEE, has launched a Virtual Event Study. It is available free to IAEE members and costs $295 to non-members. 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The 48th edition of the (printed) Yearbook of International Organizations has just been released, building on more than a century of data collection. The 1909 edition described 213 organizations. This 48th edition describes 64,442! It´s all about you Share with us your best/worst conference experience! New Associations Asia Pacific Innovation Network (AP-IN) http: //ap-in. org/ Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) http: //w w w. globalsmartgridfederation. org International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) http: //w w w. iaca-info. org/ feedback print unsubscribe subscribe imprint Advertisement