World of Associations News 7 January 2014: "Revolutionize the way the world thinks about meetings"

7 January 2014

Upcoming International Congresses

Europe

14th Quadrennial Winter Road Congress of the World Road Association, 04-07/02/14, La Vella +++ 5th Conference of the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health, 05-07/02/14, Utrecht +++ 23rd Annual European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry of the European Veterinary Dental Society, 06-10/05/14, Marseille

Asia

4th Congress of the Fédération Internationale du Béton, 10-14/02/14, Mumbai +++ 8th Conference of the International Academy Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights, 11-14/02/14, Haifa +++ 9th Congress of the Asian Oceanian Society of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Radiology, 12-14/02/14, Cebu City

America

10th World Congress of the International Brain Injury Association, 19-22/03/14, San Francisco CA +++ Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Human Biologists, 09-10/04/14, Calgary +++ 41st Annual Congress of the International Systemic Functional Linguistics Association, 14-19/04/14, Mendoza

Africa

10th Annual Meeting of the Pan Arab Continence Society, 06-08/02/14, Hurghada +++ 16th Congress of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 02-05/04/14, Cape Town +++ Africa Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, 19-25/05/14, Lusaka

Pacific

45th Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers, 13-16/02/14, Melbourne+++ Scientific Meeting of the Association Internationale des Ecoles Supérieures d'Education Physique, 10-13/02/14, Auckland +++ 24th Annual Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, 12-15/03/14, Brisbane

Paving the Path to a Better Event Experience

by Thorben Grosser, eventmobi Europe

Event apps. The past year was full of excitement and opportunity as the true power of event technology came to light. From new presentation tools to event apps, associations across Europe and around the world drastically cut costs, won sponsorship and created a more engaging experience for members. Leading the way, EventMobi supports over 1,500 association planners with mobile event apps.

Initially, event apps were developed to replace printed materials – members could use the app instead of a paper guide to retrieve session details and other information. But planners and suppliers quickly realised the potential of mobile and looked for new ways to integrate this familiar experience...

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UIA Round Table

Speakers' presentations. Please click here for the presentations held at the UIA Associations Round Table Europe 2013 in Brussels, e.g. Ensuring value for your members by Susan Robertson, ASAE – American Society of Association Executives.

Save the date

EAS 2014. The European Association Summit 2014 will take place on 14/15 May in Brussels; on the first day at the Square and the second day at the Autoworld along with the European Business Summit. At EAS 2013 over 80 associations discussed trends and exchanged ideas.

New open databases

Yearbook and Calendar. The new Open Yearbook and Open Calendar projects provide free, public access to limited versions of UIA's flagship publications. Please click here for the Open Yearbook and Open Calendar.

Toolbox

Youth. Generation Y has its own ideas. If we want to win them, we need to listen to them.

Gamification. Playful elements in conferences are to help turn attendees into participants.

After the meeting in Boston

Stephanie Pappas, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau

Top Three Neighborhoods for Food:

The North End is Boston’s Italian neighborhood and home to some of the most traditional Italian food in the country. Vinoteca di Monica makes its own pasta; Mare specializes in seafood; and Bricco and Lucca offer upscale regional Italian cuisine and extensive wine lists...