International Events

The Ikebana International World Convention is held in Kyoto once every five years.

Event: Ikebana International 13th World Convention
Organizer: Ikebana International
Dates: 25-28 April, 2025
Participants: 996 on-site participants from 37 countries
　　　　　　 and regions

“Borders Divide: The Value of Customs Brokers’ Strategic Connections” was actively discussed.

Event: IFCBA 2025 KYOTO WORLD CONFERENCE
Organizer: Japan Customs Brokers Association
Dates: 25-27 March, 2025
Participants: 740 on-site participants from 15 countries
Case Studies

Once every four years, entomologists of all fields from around the world gather for the international conference.

Event: XXVII International Congress of Entomology
Organizer: Local Organizing Committee
　　　　　  for ICE 2024 Kyoto /
　　　　　  Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
Dates: 25-30 August 2024
Participants: 4,278 on-site participants from 82 countries
　　　　　　 and regions

Held in a hybrid format over 5 days

Event: APASL 2024 Kyoto– The Center of Hepatology
Organizer: Department of Gastroenterology,
　　　　　  Juntendo University, Japan
Dates: 27-31 March 2024
Participants: 6,000 on-site participants from 80 countries
　　　　　 　2,000 online participants
Case Studies

One of the most important conferences
in the field of internet policy

Event: Internet Governance Forum 2023
Organizer: United Nations /
　　　　　 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Dates: 8-12 October 2023
Participants: 6,300 on-site participants from 178 countries
　　　　　 　3,000 online participants　　

An international conference internet technology in the Asia Pacific region, returning to Japan for the first time in 8 years

Event: APNIC 56
Organizer: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
Dates: 7-14 September 2023
Participants: 518 on-site participants and 111 online
　　　　　 　participants from 47 countries
Case Studies

CGF’s most important event, exclusively for member CEOs and C-level executives.

Event: Global Summit 2023
Organizer: Consumer Goods Forum
Dates: 6-8 June 2023
Participants: 950 on-site participants from 33 countries
Case Studies

A premier global conference attended by many experts from business, government, academia, and technical organizations

Event: The 30th International Conference on
　 　　Nuclear Engineering / International Conference on
　 　　Power Engineering-2023
Organizer: ICONE30: The Japan Society of Mechanical
　　　　　Engineers, American Society of Mechanical
　　　　　Engineers and Chinese Nuclear Society
　　　　　ICOPE-2023: The Japan Society of Mechanical
　　　　　Engineers / Co-organizer: American Society of
　　　　　Mechanical, Chinese Society of Power Engineering
Dates: 21-25 May 2023
Participants: 1,100 on-site participants from 26 countries

Great success at the first on-site event in four years

Event: TEDxKyoto 2023 -Together-
Organizer: TEDxKyoto
Dates: 12 March 2023
Participants: 620 on-site participants from 5 countries

First in-person meeting in 2 years a great success with many international participants

Event: 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent
　　　 Robots and Systems
Organizer: IROS 2022 Organizing Committee
Dates: 23-27 October 2022
Participants: 3,430 on-site participants and 891 online
　　　　　　 participants from 57 countries

Interview

Dr. Shugen Ma, IROS 2022 General Chair /
Professor, Ritsumeikan University Department of Robotics

This year’s in-person conference was a great success. What’s important is not only that it ended well, but also ・・・・
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Reuniting in Japan for the first in-person meeting since 2019

Event :ROSCon 2022
Organizer:Open Source Robotics
Dates :19-21 October 2022
Participants:801 on-site participants from 38 countries

Interview

Brian Gerkey, ROSCon General Chair / Open Robotics CEO

I can honestly say that it’s exceeded our hopes and dreams.
The last time we did an in-person conference was・・・・・ View More

Interview

Denise Barker, MeetGreen Project Manager (PCO)

I think it was both because people wanted to come back to
the first in-person ROSCon in 3 years and because the idea of Japan and Kyoto ・・・・・
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International Participants in Attendance at ICC Kyoto

Event：

16th Congress of the World Federation of
Interventional and Therapeutic
Neuroradiology

Organizer：

Word Federation of Interventional and
Therapeutic Neuroradiology

Dates：

21-25 August 2022

Participants：

1,107 total participants (826 on-site) from 15 countries

Documentary video

Crime Congress – That’s a wrap!

The first ever hybrid UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice concluded in Kyoto, Japan on 12 March 2021.

Hybrid Format at The Kyoto Congress – Behind The Scene

For the first time, the UN Crime Congress is happening in a hybrid format with over 5000 participants joining from around the world.
See what it takes to create a virtual space where participants can meet, exchange, and network remotely.

COVID-19 and the effect on people incarcerated across the world

COVID-19 has had a particularly devastating effect on people incarcerated around the world. Overcrowding and limited access to healthcare have made the effects of the pandemic worse for many prisoners.

Kick-off Crime Congress in Kyoto

The 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice took place in a hybrid format in Kyoto, Japan from 7 to 12 March 2021.
http://www.crimecongress.org/