UIA Newsletter 3 November 2015: "Develop a science based approach to nuclear safety"

3 November 2015

Upcoming International Congresses

Europe

21st World Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders of the Association of Parkinsonisms and Related Disorders, 06-09/12/15, Milan +++ 25th Annual Meeting of the Network of European CNS Transplantation and Restoration, 09-11/12/15, Lund +++ Annual Conference of the Society for Research into Higher Education, 09-11/12/15, Newport

Asia

World Thinkers' and Writers' Peace Meeting of the International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research, 27-31/12/15, Kolkata +++ 20th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 03-06/12/15, Kuala Lumpur +++ 5th World Engineering Conference and Convention of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, 28/11-04/12/15, Kyoto

America

21st Biennial Congress of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, 13-18/12/15, San Francisco CA +++ 23rd Biennial Congress of the International Diabetes Federation, 30/11-04/12/15, Vancouver +++ 24th Latin American Congress of Ports of the American Association of Port Authorities, 30/11-03/12/15, Arica

Africa

46th World Conference on Lung Health of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 02-06/12/15, Cape Town +++ 7th African Population Conference of the Union for African Population Studies, 30/11-04/12/15, Johannesburg +++ 14th Biennial Colloquium of the West African Archeological Association, 07-11/12/15, Lomé

Pacific

14th International Scientific Conference of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, 01-04/12/15, Perth +++ 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 08-10/12/15, Auckland +++ Joint Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association and the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, 29/11-02/12/15, Hobart

BestCities annual workshop outlines importance of creating legacies

by Paul Vallee, Managing Director, BestCities Global Alliance

Berlin. BestCities Global Alliance, a strategic collaboration between the world’s premier meeting destinations, is committed to delivering the highest possible standards and achieving the best results for its clients. The twelve cities - Berlin, Bogota, Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver - reap benefit from the pooling of resources and leverage their collective reputation to build sustainable advantage for future success.

This sharing of best practices, intelligence and knowledge among partners has sharpened each one's competitive edge and was evident at the Alliance’s annual client workshop, which took place in Berlin at the end of August. An exclusive list of association clients attended alongside the Alliance's 12 city members, gaining practical insight to assist with their own conference planning and association management...

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Save the date for EAS 2016

Brussels. The European Associations Summit (EAS) is the annual peer-to-peer education and networking forum for international association executives and senior staff organised by visit.brussels. The forth EAS will take place 30 May - 2 June 2016 in Brussels.

UIA Round Table Europe

Democracy. The UIA Associations Round Table Europe will take place on 13 November 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Brussels. It will be opened with the keynote "Democracy, associations, and you" by Cyril Ritchie, UIA-Vice-President.

International Association Management

Executive Master. After its successful launch, the Executive Master in International Association Management will resume in January 2016. This 16-day modular training for associations is operated by the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management in cooperation with UIA, FAIB , ESAE and visit.brussels.

Meetings Africa from 22 to 24 February 2016

Johannesburg. The trade show Meetings Africa will take place from 22 to 24 February 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The South Africa National Convention Bureau hosts a selected group of African Associations. Meetings Africa's "Bond Day" with education is followed by a trade show. Please contact Molly@southafrica.net.

Why Brussels?

Elisabeth Van Ingelgem, Director Convention & Association Bureau, visit.brussels

Did you know that…?
+ Brussels hosts the European Commission, the European Parliament and all the other important EU institutions.
+ Brussels is number one host in Europe for meetings of associations.
+ Brussels is home to hundreds of international headquarters of scientific organisations and corporations.