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January 2015 will see the light of a new initiative. The Solvay Brussels School Economics & Management, with the partnership of ESAE (European Society of Association Executives), UIA (Union of International Associations) and FAIB (Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium), will launch an Executive Master program in International Association Management. In order to further build the leadership capacities, strategic planning and management skills of association managers and thus enhance the reputation of the association management profession, ESAE, UIA and FAIB seek to develop a learning experience in Brussels with the Executive Education branch of the Solvay Brussels School Economics & Management (SBS-EM). Read more! Advertisement It´s all about you Would you like to share your questions/articles? Job opportunity Brussels. Victim Support Europe (VSE) is looking for a dynamic and experienced Executive Director with a track record of delivering at national or international level. The post will be based in the VSE head office in Brussels. Open journals Past journals - open access now. UIA's journals such as Transnational Associations, La Vie internationale can be found at w w w. uia. org/journals. They can be filtered by Journal Name, Theme, and text search. Advertisement New Associate Member ICC Durban. The Union of International Associations (UIA) welcomes the Durban International Convention Centre as new Associate Member. The Durban ICC Arena and Durban Exhibition Centre offer 33,000sqm of exhibition and meeting space. International Meetings Statistics Singapore. The Top Ten meeting cities in 2013 are according to the International Meetings Statistics of the Union of International Associations (UIA): Singapore, Brussels, Vienna, Seoul, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Busan and London. Advertisement Why Singapore? Jeannie Lim, Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB) Did you know that... + Singapore is one of the smallest countries, but it has been recorded as the Top International Meeting Country by UIA. + Singapore is able to reach out to close to 4 billion people within a 7 hour flight radius. + Singapore is the home base of thought-leadership across various knowledge industries. Read more! "Education is key to improving the social condition of people with epilepsy" Athanasios Covanis, President of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) On average, one person in every 100 has epilepsy. Many people with epilepsy are suffering from the stigma attached to the disease. What should everybody know about it? Several years ago, an Indian doctor who was a former member of the IBE board, summarised the history of epilepsy as 4,000 years of ignorance, superstition and stigma followed by 100 years of knowledge, superstition and stigma. This still holds true today. Epilepsy is much more than seizures and the stigma and discrimination that people with epilepsy face throughout the world can often be more difficult to deal with than the seizures themselves. When it comes to epilepsy, every nation is still a developing nation in terms of its knowledge... Read more! Advertisement Important conferences IAC 22-23/08/2014 Jaipur More UIA RT Asia 22-23/10/2014 Seoul More UIA RT Europe 13-14/11/2014 Dublin More Important shows IBTM India 03-05/09/2014 Chennai More CIBTM 17-19/09/2014 Beijing More Number of the month Association income. A survey by the FAIB (Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium) of its members shows that 51% have an annual income of less than 620,000 euros. 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