According to a survey published in November 2021, over 40 percent of responding international associations changed their in-person events planned for 2020 and 2021 to virtual formats as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Another eight percent of surveyed organizations reported changing their meetings to a hybrid format.
Impact of COVID-19 on events of international associations worldwide as of 2021
events planned for 2020 and 2021; survey conducted among UIA members
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
¹ The source does not provide the exact date of data collection.
² Approximate number of respondents that participated in the survey.
Missing percentage point might be due to rounding.
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Union of International Associations. (November 17, 2021). Impact of COVID-19 on events of international associations worldwide as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995152/coronavirus-impact-international-associations-events/
Union of International Associations. "Impact of COVID-19 on events of international associations worldwide as of 2021." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995152/coronavirus-impact-international-associations-events/
Union of International Associations. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on events of international associations worldwide as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995152/coronavirus-impact-international-associations-events/
Union of International Associations. "Impact of Covid-19 on Events of International Associations Worldwide as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995152/coronavirus-impact-international-associations-events/
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Impact of COVID-19 on events of international associations worldwide as of 2021 [Graph], Union of International Associations, November 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995152/coronavirus-impact-international-associations-events/