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Comparative tables on the development, geographic distribution, organization, participation and other features of international meetings of international organizations.
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Report for the year 2010
Published June 2011
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International meetings statistics
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How many...?
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In report for 2010
(published 2011) |
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In report for 2009
(published 2010) |
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| Total number of meetings in the UIA database |
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359,673 |
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342,500 |
| Number of those answering the criteria for inclusion in this report |
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316,534 |
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329,489 |
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| Number of those taking place prior to the reporting year |
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297,724 |
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309,915 |
| Number of those taking place in the reporting year |
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12,015 |
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11,929 |
| Number of those scheduled to take place after the reporting year |
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6,795 |
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7,645 |
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| Number of countries represented for all years |
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256 |
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257 |
| Number of cities represented for all years |
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11,047 |
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11,386 |
| Number of countries represented for the reporting year only |
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181 |
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194 |
| Number of cities represented for the reporting year only |
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1,573 |
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1,653 |
What meetings are counted in this report?
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Meetings organized or sponsored by "international organizations", i.e. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that are included in the UIA's Yearbook of International Organizations, AND with at least 50 participants, or number of participants unknown.
Number in the 2010 report: 292,086
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Meetings not organized or sponsored by "international organizations" but nonethless of significant international character, notably those organized by national organizations and national branches of international organizations, AND at least 40% of the participants are from countries other than the host country and at least 5 nationalities are represented, AND lasting at least 3 days, or of unknown duration, AND with either a concurrent exhibition or at least 300 participants.
Number in the 2010 report: 41,872
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Meetings qualifying in every way as in the previous point BUT lasting at least 2 days (rather than 3), or of unknown duration AND with either a concurrent exhibition or at least 250 participants.
Number in the 2010 report: 50,013
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