International Conferences

The Economics of International Conferences

I deally, an international conference provides a meeting place where the participants can present and discuss new ideas, research topics, and results. Exposure to state-of-the-art work should help to identify interesting research tracks for today and define new directions for the future. While attendees should get an introduction to high-quality research, conferences should give presenters the ...

Making the best of international conferences.

Over the years, I have learnt the importance of networking. This is how we can inspire and support each other in the belief that we are here to build something new, something stronger than our day-to-day individual, academic matters such as publishing and attracting funding. The most important things that happen at big conferences are for me the meetings between colleagues – new colleagues as w...

International conferences: are they any use?

International Agreements on Disaster Risk Management Based on World Conferences, Successful or Not: A Review Study

Background: At the end of the 19th century, international communities have realized the necessity of global planning and cooperation. Accordingly, worldwide meetings have been organized for several years. This study aims to assess the achievement of predetermined objectives by international conferences in the field of risk management. Materials and Methods: The search for articles and document...

INTERCONTACT: On-line information system on international organizations and conferences

Intercontact is the first on-line information system on international organizations and conerences in all domains. The information is provided by the Union of International Associaions as part of its function since 1910 as a clearinghouse for such information (cf. Yearbook of International Organizations, International Congress Calendar, etc). The system under est contains information on 11,400 ...