Barcelona has 30 congresses confirmed for 2019 of more than one thousand delegates
The city of Barcelona continues to be a world benchmark in the congress sector. In 2017 it occupied the first international position in the organisation of congresses with 195, according to figures of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), more than those held in Paris, Vienna or Berlin.
With that in mind, the Catalan capital already has more than 30 congresses confirmed of more than one thousand delegates for 2019. By sector, medical congresses head the list, since three of the five most important medical congresses in the world will be taking place in Barcelona. Heading this podium of big medical congresses are the European Society for Medical Oncology, ESMO 2019 (27thof September to 1st October) with 20,000 delegates; the European Diabetes Congress (16th to 20th September) with 15,000 delegates; and the European Association of Urology (15thto 19thof March), with 13,000 delegates. Also of note is the textile machinery conference, ITMA 2019 (20thto 26thof June), which will bring 100,000 visitors to the city of the counts.
Naturally, the main fair of the sector, IBTM World, will continue being held in Barcelona. The dates are from the 19th to 21st of November and 13,500 delegates are expected to attend.
