Advertisement 5 July 2011 Upcoming International Congresses Europe 27th Annual Colloquium of the European Group for Organizational Studies, 07-09/07/11, Goteborg +++ 16th Biennial Conference of the International Group for Eye Movement Research, 21-25/08/11, Marseille +++ 26th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, 25-29/08/11, Oslo Asia 30th Congress of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property, 25-27/07/11, Singapore +++ Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, 11-13/08/11, Seoul +++ Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum, 14-16/09/11, Dalian America Agile Conference of the Agile Alliance, 08-12/08/11, Salt Lake City UT +++ 80th Annual Convention of Toastmasters International, 17-20/08/11, Las Vegas NV +++ International Yogatherapy and Ayurveda Conference, 29-30/10/11, Punta del Este Africa 30th Triennial Congress of the World Veterinary Association, 10-14/10/11, Cape Town +++ 39th International Congress of the International Committee of Military Medicine, 20-25/11/11, Abuja +++ Conference of the Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa, 18-21/08/11, Gaborone Pacific 3rd Pacific Microfinance Week Meeting of the Australian Council for International Development, 26-29/07/11, Port Vila +++ 40th Annual Meeting of Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police, 23-25/08/11, Pohnpei +++ 28th Annual Conference of Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 04-07/12/11, Hobart More conferences on the UIA Congress Calendar Online New message from Japan By Hiroshi Mizohata, Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency, JTA, Japanese Government Dear readers, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the warm support and sympathy we have received from 253 countries, regions and international organizations after the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on 11 March. Although the earthquake and a series of tsunamis caused serious human suffering mainly in the Tohoku region, and roads, railroads and airports were heavily damaged, the entire nation is making utmost efforts towards... Read more! Ask the associations Do you have any questions/articles for your peers? Advertisement Survey of the month: Emergency Strategy Risk assessment. Have you prepared a crisis management plan for your organisation? » Yes » No » Not yet, but we are thinking about one Best deals/Best offers Meeting Package. Meliá Meetings & Events has launched a special offer for Meeting Package reservations confirmed by 1 September: one delegate free of charge per 20 paid, maximum of four free delegates per meeting. w w w. melia. com +++ Blogging Tips for Non Profit Organizations. What constitutes a true Blog? A few tips to help you get started with your blog. Advertisement Results: June survey ROI, Return on Investment. Do members of associations expect better value for money from their annual fees than they used to? Yes. 89% No. 0% Maybe in the future. 11% Toolbox Protest. Solidarity with political reforms in Arabic countries. But what about safety? More Logistics. Shorter lead times, fragile traffic chains: How do event managers meet deadlines? More Share. What do your participants know? New interactive meeting formats show. More Advertisement After the meeting in London Tracy Halliwell – Director of Business Tourism and Major Events at London & Partners My favourite spots: Top three restaurants: Dinner Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental London is one of London’s hottest new restaurants... Read more Advertisement “Be prepared!” K. Harald Drager, President of The International Emergency Management Society, TIEMS You just held your 18th Annual Conference in Bucharest, Romania, from 7 to 10 June 2011. Which disasters were on top of your agenda? The Japanese earthquake and tsunami was top focus. In the first keynote plenary session Dr. Kit Miyamoto, Miyamoto International and Global Risk Miyamoto, USA, was speaking about “Failures and successes observed in 2011 Tohoku Japan Earthquake”. However, we covered most disasters that happened around the world including means to reduce the consequences... Read more Advertisement Important trade shows and annual congresses 2011 Association Congress 18-19/07/11 London More CIBTM 30/08-01/09/11 Beijing More UIA Annual RoundTable 17/10/11 Brussels More Number of the month Ranking. The top 5 cities in the UIA's annual report “International Meetings Statistics” (released in June for events in 2010) are: Singapore, Brussels, Paris, Vienna, and Geneva. It´s all about you Share with us your best/worst conference experience! New Associations Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) w w w. cleanenergyministerial. org/gsep UN Women w w w. unwomen. org FTTH Council Middle East and North Africa w w w. beirut. ftthcouncilme. org feedback print unsubscribe subscribe imprint Advertisement