Tartu thanks conference organisers
Tuesday, 6. On 17 February, the Tartu Conference Ambassador Programme held an appreciation event at the Alexela Loomela, where the 2023. the outstanding conference organisers of the year and presented certificates to the new conference delegates from Tartu.
According to Urmas Klaas, Mayor of Tartu, conference organisers and delegates introduce Tartu to more and more new visitors and their work is very important for the city. “I am very pleased to see that Tartu continues to be a successful conference destination, attracting prestigious international events, influential entrepreneurs and creators. This year, Tartu is the European Capital of Culture and will host more than 1,000 events of all kinds, which means an exciting and rich year on the cultural and conference scene,” said Klaas.
According to Kadri Karu, CEO of the Estonian Conferences Bureau, Tartu stands out as a venue for scientific and specialised conferences, which helps to introduce Tartu as a centre of excellence in many disciplines and strengthen international cooperation opportunities for local researchers and specialists. “We hope that the example and initiative of Tartu’s good conference ambassadors will be an inspiration to many other organisers,” said Karu.
Tartu hosted 52 international conferences last year. The University of Tartu brought the most international conferences to the city, while the sTARTUp Day business festival attracted the most participants. In addition, three new Tartu conference delegates were appointed: one from the University of Tartu, one from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and one from the Education and Youth Board. Tartu Conference Ambassador brings conferences in his field to Tartu, contributing to the development of Tartu as a centre for international conferences. Today, there are 137 recognised conference speakers in Tartu.
The Tartu Conference Ambassadors’ Thanksgiving event took place for the 11th time this year. times. Thanksgiving has become a nice tradition to look back at the year behind us from a conference perspective and to recognise and thank the organisers of outstanding events in different fields.
The following conferences were recognised:
9th Annual Conference on Russia, organised by the Baltic Defence College
sTARTUP Day 2023, organised by sTARTUp Day
ESIL Research Forum – European Society of International Law, organised by the University of Tartu, Estonia
ECTS MA Annual Meeting 2023, organised by the University of Tartu
VERNACULAR BUDDHISM IN ASIA AND EUROPE, organised by University of Tartu
13th International Conference Biosystems Engineering 2023, organised by Estonian University of Life Sciences
15th International Scientific and Theoretical conference “On the Nature of Laughter” / “Laughter and Its Features”, organised by the Estonian Literary Museum and the Metšnikov Odessa National University.
10th Conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology, organised by the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology.
“Study in Europe” Annual Conference, organised by the Education and Youth Board.
11th International Shallow Lakes Conference, organised by Estonian University of Life Sciences
ICOMOS Europe group meeting and ICOMOS Europe group/ISC20C/Nordic-Baltic conference (International Council on Monuments and Sites), organised by ICOMOS ESTONIA.
Geometric Foundations of Gravity 2023, organised by University of Tartu
ICOHTEC 50, organised by TalTech and Estonian University of Life Sciences
Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology – SAME17, organised by University of Tartu and Estonian University of Life Sciences
44th CERN School of Computing 2023, organised by the University of Tartu
International Crane Conference 2023, organised by the Estonian University of Life Sciences
ESU 2023 Conference of European University Network on Entrepreneurship, organised by TalTech and the University of Tartu.
Baltanest 2023 – 11th International Baltic Congress of Anaesthesiology and Intensive care, organised by the Estonian Society of Anaesthesiologists.
Tartu Conference on Reproductive Medicine, organised by the Baltic Fertility Society
12th International Conference on Air Transport, organised by Estonian Air Transport Academy
Find out more about the Ambassadors programme HERE.
