Portugal is increasingly establishing itself as one of the world’s leading destinations for international congresses and association meetings. The latest ICCA Country & City Rankings 2025 confirm this momentum with record-breaking results, placing the country, and particularly Lisbon, at the center of the global MICE industry landscape.
According to the International Congress and Convention Association, Lisbon secured the #1 position worldwide among cities hosting international association meetings and congresses in 2025, with a total of 188 qualifying events.
The Portuguese capital surpassed traditionally dominant destinations in the sector, including Paris, with 174 congresses, and Barcelona, with 166.
But this achievement goes far beyond a position in an international ranking.
It reflects the growing confidence of the international scientific, academic, and association communities in Portugal as a destination fully prepared to host knowledge-sharing, innovation, collaboration, and world-class global events.
The International Conference on Wind Energy and its Impacts on Wildlife (CWW2017), which will be held in Lisbon from 6 to 8 September 2017, is now in its 4th edition with the organization of Abreu Events.
CWW2017 aims to maintain and promote international cooperation among researchers, regulators and interested parties, who over the years have contributed to the creation of knowledge on this subject.
It is with great pride that Abreu Events is the organizer of the 26th IEEE International Symposium on Interactive Robotics and Human Communication (RO-MAN2017) to be held in Lisbon from 28 August to 1 September 2017.
This symposium, where more than 400 international participants are expected, is a leading forum where innovative cutting-edge results, the latest developments and future perspectives related to robotic and human interactive communication are presented and discussed.
It is with great pleasure that Abreu Events is the organizer of Behavior 2017, which will be held in Estoril, from 17 to 20 May 2017, where about 800 participants are expected.
Behavior 2017, joint meeting of the 35th International Ethological Conference (IEC) and the 2017 Summer Meeting of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (AECA), will bring together international professionals, academy members and students from all fields of behavioural research.
The International Conference on Ionised Gas Phenomena (ICPIG), which will be held in Lisbon from 9 to 14 July 2017, is now in its XXXIII edition with the organization of Abreu Events.
ICPIG has been a recognized international biennial conference since 1953 covering almost every field of plasma science, from fundamentals to applications. The conference emphasizes interdisciplinary research and promotes exchanges between different communities.
It is with great pride that Abreu Events is the organizer of the European Obesity Congress (ECO2017), which will be held in the city of Oporto, from 17 to 20 May 2017.
About 1,300 participants are expected at ECO2017 and the latest research, clinical approaches and perspectives on obesity across a wide range of fields will be presented.
It is with great pride that Abreu Events was chosen as the local partner of the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) for the 2017 edition of the ICCA Iberian Chapter Annual Meeting.
This year's edition will be held in Funchal, Madeira, under the theme "Madeira, The Human Side of Meetings".
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