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| | | | | | | By Marilyn Mehlmann, Vice President of the UIA and General Secretary of Global Action Plan International Complex situation. The major threat to humans one hundred years ago, as perceived by UIA founders Otlet and Lafontaine, was war. And indeed, though they could not know it, the world was headed into probably the most war-torn half-century in history. In retrospect it seems incredible that the world has managed nearly 70 years without a ‘world war’. The ongoing armed conflicts are of course a tragedy for those involved – still, it seems as though all those peace conferences bore some fruit...
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| | | | | Survey of the month: World Environment Day UNEP. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling upon all of us to be part of the World Environment Day (WED) on June 5, 2011. Should associations support WED? » Yes » No » Maybe
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| | | | | Results April survey Access. Associations implement technology to make education more accessible. Do you blend your conferences and/or seminars with e-learning-modules?
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| | | | | | Toolbox 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 Best agers. Life expectation is rising, delegates are getting older. Demand for new formats. More
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| | | | | | | After the meeting in Singapore | | Ms Melissa Ow, Assistant Chief Executive, Industry Development Group II, Singapore Tourism Board My favourite spots in Singapore: Top three restaurants: Iggy’s is one of the few restaurants to make it to the S. Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurant list, and it also tops the list...
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| | | | | “On this day we want everyone to get involved" |
Achim Steiner, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme UNEP is calling upon all of us to be part of the World Environment Day (WED). What will happen on June 5, 2011? June 5 is a special day in the international calendar and a special day for UNEP, which is coordinating the World Environment Day (WED) on behalf of the UN system. It is a moment for citizens, communities, organizations and companies across the globe to find their voice, exercise their commitment, register their concern and take action at the level of the citizen and the community towards a more sustainable future...
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| | | | | Important trade shows and annual congresses 2011 | | | IMEX | | 24 - 26 May 2011 Frankfurt | | More |
| | | | AIBTM | | 21 - 23 June 2011 Baltimore | | More |
| | | | Association Congress | | 18 - 19 July 2011 London | | More |
| | | Females. 29% of the people holding key positions in international associations are women. Of the 19,051 biographees in the Yearbook of International Organizations, Volume 6 (47th edition), 5,520 (29%) are female.
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