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Finland secures title as Nordic congress champion – again! Finland ranks 15th in the UIA International Meetings Statistics Report 2024 and is the most popular congress country in the Nordics. Our congress calendar for the latter half of 2025 and beyond is packed with confirmed association meetings and congresses. Learn more about what's to come in this article: https://lnkd.in/d6nMXuG3 #Finland #FinlandCVB #FinnishCongressHeroes Union of International Associations - UIA

As a long-standing event dedicated to strengthening the international association community, the UIA Associations Round Table Europe has played a central role in shaping peer learning and sector-wide collaboration since 2007. The 2025 edition, to be held in Brussels, home to both the Union of International Associations - UIA and Headquarters Magazine, published by Meeting Media Company, marks a return to one of Europe’s key hubs for association life, addressing sector challenges, and advancing their capacity for impact. With workshops focused on governance, communication, sustainability, and member engagement, the event remains a vital reference point for associations navigating complexity and global change. https://lnkd.in/e437eiCc

Suisse Convention Bureau and Lucerne Convention Bureau will sponsor the cocktail reception after the Associations Round Table Europe on 21 November 2025. 🍹 Not yet registered? Join us in Brussels for a day full of learning and networking! https://lnkd.in/ef8V9X9u #UIA25EU #RoundTable #Brussels

Are you an artist, a cultural or heritage professional, or an organization active in this field? Your voice matters. 📣 You can help UNESCO gather firsthand information and better understand the challenges faced by artists, cultural heritage professionals and practitioners in the context of emergency preparedness, response and early recovery actions, particularly women working in these fields. 👉 Take 10 minutes to participate to the global survey on #Women, #Culture and #Emergencies: https://lnkd.in/dDK-P48b #WomenInCulture #CultureInCrisis #GenderEquality #ArtistsVoices #CulturalWorkers

Did you know? The Marolles is a historic district of Brussels, whose origins are said to date back to the Middle Ages, and where you can still hear the 'bruseseleer' spoken. Since 2003, the eve of the Belgian National Day has been celebrated there with the Bal National at the Place du Jeu de Balle. 🕺 📅 Sunday 20/07/2025, 7pm. 🎫 Free entrance

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💡 "Advocacy is about attempting to bring positive change. An example could be educating an elected government official on the positive impact of the event industry. Lobbying is taking it one step further: it involves engaging with policymakers in order to support or oppose certain legislation that impact your organization." A must read article by Sven Bossu on some keys to #advocacy in favor of the #eventindustry 👇

#Seoul and #Tokyo have been named among the top ten of a ranking of cities that have hosted #internationalmeetings organized by non-profit associations, according to the latest report by the Union of International Associations - UIA. https://lnkd.in/eKMGGcN7 👉 Find more information about the 66th Edition of the International Meetings Statistics Report: https://lnkd.in/ehHuK-xu

Paul Otlet rêvait d'une Cité Mondiale, une ville pour la connaissance et la paix et tout commence par un dessin... Merci à La Libre et Cartoonbase de revenir sur ces petits dessins qui change le monde ! 📍 Nombreux de ces croquis visionnaires sont à découvrir dans notre expo « Cités des possibles – des utopies aux réalités de demain » 📅 Jusqu’au 11 janvier 2026 au Mundaneum ! https://lnkd.in/ebihkiNR

📢 Union of International Associations - UIA opens registration for its Associations Round Table Europe 2025. 📅 21 November 2025, at Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place 🗞️ https://uia.org/news/75227 #UIA25EU