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We would like to hear about you. UIA Round Table Europe 2015 Brussels. Next year the UIA Round Table Europe 2015 will take place on 12 November at the Crowne Plaza Brussels - Le Palace Hotel Belgium. The UIA Associations Round Table is an opportunity to learn through networking and through practice. Please join us! New UIA Associate Member QNCC. UIA welcomes the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) as Associate Member. QNCC features a conference hall of 4,000 seats theatre style, a 2,300-seat theatre, three auditoria, 52 meetings rooms and 40,000 sqm of exhibition space. Advertisement Open calendar Free service. The Open Calendar is a free service of UIA's subscription-based International Congress Calendar Online (ICCO) with more than 350,000 meetings. Its open version includes 7,000 international meetings. Tool box Crowdfunding. Digitalisation enables the mass financing of projects. Crowdfunding is still in its infancy, but taking its first steps among events such as the World Congress of Junior Chamber International (JCI). Why Dublin? Sam Johnston, Dublin Convention Bureau Did you know, that...? + Dublin has nearly 60 airlines flying direct to 170 global destinations each week with the airport only 15 minutes from the city. + Dublin shot up the ICCA rankings in 2013 to 13th in the world and 11th in Europe. + US Customs & Immigration has a base in Dublin airport allowing any delegate flying to the USA to pre-clear in Dublin allowing easy access and transit. Read more! “We bring together people who are involved in running associations” Nancy Carfrae, Coordinator, Associations Round Tables, Union of International Associations (UIA) Your UIA Associations Round Table Europe took place three weeks ago in Dublin. Which presentation do you remember best? For me, the discussion groups are always the most interesting. 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