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It was <a href="/history">founded over one hundred years ago</a>, in 1907, by <a href="/henri-la-fontaine-1854-1943">Henri La Fontaine</a> (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and <a href="/paul-otlet-1868-1944">Paul Otlet</a>, a founding father of what is now called information science.</p> <p>Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.</p> <p>The UIA has consultative status with ECOSOC and associate status with UNESCO.</p>--> </div> </article><!-- /.node --> <div style="float:left; margin:0 60px 0 0; max-width:750px;margin-bottom:20px;"> <!--<h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">2023 UIA Round Tables to take place in Brussels and Seoul<br /></h4>--> <!-- <div style="float:left; max-width:350px;margin-right:30px; margin-bottom:10px;"> <img src="/sites/uia.org/files/roundtable/asia2023/rt23seoul_right.jpg" alt="Brussels, Belgium" style="max-width:350px !important;width:100%;border:0;"> <h2>10th Round Table Asia-Pacific – Seoul</h2> <p style="font-size: 1em;">11 & 12 October 2023 – <a href="https://www.lottehotel.com/seoul-hotel/en.html" target="_blank" alt="Marriott Grand Place">Lotte Hotel</a></p> <p><a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2023/ap/" class="btn btn">More Information <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a> <a href="/roundtable/2023/ap/register/" class="btn btn">Register Now <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a></p> </div>--> <!-- <div style="float:left; max-width:750px; margin-bottom:10px;"> <a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2023/bxl/"> <a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2023/bxl/"> <img src="/sites/uia.org/files/roundtable/brussels2023/rteu23wide.jpg" alt="Brussels, Belgium" style="max-width:750px !important;width:100%;border:0;"></a> <h2>17th Round Table Europe – Brussels</h2> <p style="font-size: 1em;">24 November 2023 – <a href="https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/brudt-brussels-marriott-hotel-grand-place/" target="_blank" alt="Marriott Grand Place">Marriott Grand Place</a> <p><a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2023/bxl/" class="btn btn">More Information <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a> <a href="/roundtable/2023/bxl/register/" class="btn btn">Register Now <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a></p> </div>--> </div> <!-- <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">UIA Round Table Europe 2024 – Florence</h4> <div style="float:left; margin-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:20px;"> <a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2024/eu/"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/roundtable/europe2024/rteu24banner03.jpg" alt="Florence, Italy" style="max-width:751px !important;width:100%;border:0;"></a> <h2 style="margin-top:22px !important;">18th Round Table Europe – Florence</h2> <p style="font-size:1.1em;">14 & 15 November 2024<br> Palazzo Degli Affari, Florence, Italy</p> <p><a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2024/eu/" class="btn btn">More Information <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></I></a> <a href="/roundtable/2024/eu/register/" class="btn btn">Register Now <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a></p> </div>--> <div style="float:left; margin-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:20px;"> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">65th International Meetings Statistics Report</h4> <p><strong>Union of International Associations releases 65th International Meetings Statistics Report</strong> <p>The Report provides a global view of international association meetings as association life adjusts to the post- pandemic world.</p> <p>The data in this report are drawn from the UIA database, the source of the International Congress Calendar and the Yearbook of International Organizations. Covering international association meetings held around the world in 2023, the Report provides comprehensive data for the-year-that-was and also a twenty year perspective on trends from 2004 through 2023.</p> <p>The report is available for free in June/July each year as part of the <a href="https://uia.org/membership/associate">Associate Membership</a> package. 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It was first held in 1985, and most recently in 2023.</p> <p>The UIA Survey on International Association Meeting Issues – 2024 continues to explore on the changed approach of associations, when planning and organizing their international events.</p> <p style="padding-top: 10px;"><a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2024/en" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Complete the survey in English</a> <a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2024/fr" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Répondre à cette enquête en français</a> <a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2024/es" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Complete esta encuesta en español</a></p> </div> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">2024 Virtual Round Tables</h4> <div style="float:left; margin-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:20px;"> <p> Associations are invited to take part in Virtual Round Tables 2024, primarily intended for those in India and the Asia-Pacific region, as an extension of the successful Round Tables organized by the Union of International Associations. An initiative of two Active Members of the UIA, these will be held over four sessions during the year. The first will be on Tuesday 27 February, and the following events will be held on 7 May, 6 August and 5 November, each time on Tuesday afternoon. Topics to be addressed will include Cybersecurity and Privacy, CSR, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Membership issues.</p> <p> Participation is free for associations, and registration is open now: <a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2024/india">Register Here</a>. To offer sponsorship or for other information, please contact <a href="mailto:virtualroundtables@uia.org">virtualroundtables@uia.org</a>. </p> <p> <a class="btn btn-mini" href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2024/india" ><i class="icon-fa-download"></i> 2024 Virtual Round Tables</a> </div>--> <div style="float:left; margin:5 60px 0 0; max-width:750px;margin-bottom:30px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:20px;"> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">UIA Releases Survey on International Association Meeting Issues – 2024</h4> <p>The COVID 19 pandemic continues to have an impact on the global travel and meetings industry and on the meetings behaviour of international associations. <strong><a href="https://uia.org/publications/meetings-survey">UIA Survey on International Meeting Issues – 2024</a></strong> focuses on the changed approach of associations, when planning and organizing their international events. </p> <!-- <p style="padding-top: 10px;"><a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2023/en" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Complete the survey in English</a> <a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2023/fr" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Répondre à cette enquête en français</a> <a href="https://uia.org/meetingssurvey/2023/es" class="btn btn-mini"> <i class="icon-th-list"></i> Complete esta encuesta en español</a></p>--> <a class="btn btn-mini" href="/sites/uia.org/files/survey/UIA-Meetings-Survey-2024.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','Download','PDF',this.href]);"><i class="icon-fa-download"></i> Download Survey Report</a> <!--<a href="/sites/uia.org/files/survey/UIA_2023_survey_press_release.pdf" style="font-size:10px;">Press Release</a>--> <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;font-size:10px;color:#777;">PDF, 1.1mb</span> </div> <!-- <div style="float:left; margin:0 60px 0 0; max-width:750px;margin-bottom:20px;"> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">2022 Associations Round Table Europe</h4> <div style="float:left;margin-bottom:20px;"> <img src="/sites/uia.org/files/roundtable/europe2022/rt22eu_wide2.jpg" alt="Rotterdam, Netherlands" style="max-width:700px !important;width:100%;border:0;"> <h2>16th Round Table Europe – Rotterdam</h2> <p style="font-size: 1.1em;">24 & 25 November 2022<br> <a href="https://www.postillionhotels.com/en-gb/hotels/postillion-hotel-rotterdam" target="_blank" alt="Postillion Convention Center Rotterdam – WTC">Postillion Convention Center Rotterdam – WTC</a> <p><a href="https://uia.org/roundtable/2022/eu/" class="btn btn">More Information <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a> <a href="/roundtable/2022/eu/register/" class="btn btn">Register Now <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i></a> </p> </div> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">64th International Meetings Statistics Report</h4> <div style="float:left;margin-bottom:20px;"> <h5><em>The recovery continues (in-person & online)</em></h5> <p><strong>Union of International Associations releases 64rd International Meetings Statistics Report</strong> <p>The Report provides two views of a sector continuing to face multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2022.</p> <p>The data in this report are drawn from the UIA database, the source of the International Congress Calendar and the Yearbook of International Organizations. Covering international association meetings held around the world in 2019 and 2022, the Report provides comprehensive data for the-year-that-was, the last good year, and also a twenty year perspective on trends from 2001 through 2022.</p> <p>The report is available for free in June/July each year as part of the <a href="https://uia.org/membership/associate">Associate Membership</a> package. It is available for sale in September to the general public. </p> <p><a class="btn btn-mini" href="https://uia.org/publications/meetings-stats">Order or Download Report</a> | <a class="btn btn-mini" href="https://uia.org/sites/uia.org/files/misc_pdfs/pubs/Press_Release_UIA_Statistics_Report_ed_64_EN_FR_ES.pdf">Download Press Release (EN / FR / ES) </a> | <a class="btn btn-mini" href="https://uia.org/sites/uia.org/files/misc_pdfs/pubs/Look_Inside_UIA_Statistics_Report_ed_64.pdf">Look Inside</a><p> </div> --> <h4 class="home-title" style="clear:both;">Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals</h4> <p>UIA is proud to present Volume 6 of the <em><a href="/yearbook">Yearbook of International Organizations</a></em>, entitled <em><a href="/s/sdg/en/">Global Civil Society and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</a></em>.</p> <p style="margin-left:20px;color:#666;font-size:12px;"><em>There can be little question as to the relevance of the new topic. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (the UN SDGs) are informed by and in turn inform all gobal civil society actors. What, we asked, is their link with the UN SDGs? Which of the UN SDGs concern them? With which SDGs should they be concerned? What communities of international bodies form around each of the SDGs?</em></p> <p>Choose a goal below to view more information and a list of associated organizations:</p> <div class="view view-un-sdgs view-id-un_sdgs view-display-id-page_4 view-dom-id-0898871536af6213ed9dd5f60ea1f28c"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN01"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN01.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="No Poverty" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN02"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN02.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Zero Hunger" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN03"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN03.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Good Health & Well-Being" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN04"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN04.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Quality Education" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN05"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN05.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Gender Equality" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN06"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN06.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Clean Water & Sanitation" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN07"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN07.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Affordable & Clean Energy" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN08"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN08.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Decent Work and Economic Growth" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN09"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN09.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Industries, Innovation & Infrastructure" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN10"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN10.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Reduced inequalities" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN11"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN11.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Sustainable Cities & Communities" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN12"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN12.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Responsible Consumption & Production" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN13"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN13.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Climate Action" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN14"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN14.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Life Below Water" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN15"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN15.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Life on Land" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN16"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN16.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div> <div><a href="/s/sdg/en/UN17"><img src="/sites/uia.org/files/img/sdgs/UN17.png" class="sdgimghome" alt="Partnerships for the Goal" /></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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