Gran Canaria Convention Bureau

II Jornadas Por-No Hablar
2024-07-02 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
Por No-Hablar Project with funding from the Directorate General for Youth of the Canary Islands Government.
The aim of this conference is to deepen the knowledge acquired in the previous edition through a series of lectures and workshops, exploring the different ways in which pornography affects intimacy, the perception of sexuality and relational dynamics in society.
The II Conference “Por-No Hablar” will once again be held in the municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and has been designed to cater for two specific target groups and will therefore take place in two different venues.
2 July – Morning session – Venue: Congress Hall of the Alfredo Kraus AuditoriumMeeting with professionals and families, where aspects such as addiction to pornography, sexual exploitation within the industry, the pornification of video games and sex education as a response will be addressed.»Face-to-face or streaming.
2 July – Afternoon – Space: Palermo WorkshopsA space for young people with whom, through different activities, they will work on the differences between porn and real sex and will be introduced to strategies to counteract the effects of pornography.

International Organization for Mycoplasmology 2024
2024-07-07 - 2024-07-11 | Hotel Cristina by Tigotan
The International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM) was founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization and exists to promote the cooperative international study of mycoplasmas (Mollicutes) and mycoplasmal diseases and to disseminate knowledge about their characteristics, effects, transmission, and control.
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 25th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM), which will take place from the 7th to the 11th of July 2024, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
This congress will include the latest research advances in clinical and veterinary researches, vaccine development, synthetic biology, pathogenesis, structural biology, Phytoplasma, Spiroplasma, Ureaplasma, Acholeplasma, Mesoplasma, and more.

Overbooking Gran Canaria & Hosteltur Summit
2024-09-12 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
Overbooking Gran Canaria & Hosteltur Summit promotes the exchange of information and knowledge. It is also a space for networking among professionals. But in order to facilitate the participation of all those professionals interested, the option of online participation will be enabled.

RADiation Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS 2024)
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-20 | Expomeloneras, Plaza de las Convenciones, Maspalomas, Las Palmas, 35100, España
The RADiation Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS) Conference is an annual European (and, more generally, international) scientific and industrial forum on radiation and its effect on electronics and photonics materials, devices and systems. Every year it attracts hundreds of scientists and engineers from all over the world, focusing on the latest advances and results about open topics and challenges related to radiation effects.
The 2024 edition will be held on 16–20 September at the ExpoMeloneras Conference Centre in the charming setting of Maspalomas, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). Cutting-edge research on the effects of the space, terrestrial and artificial radiation environments on electronic devices will be presented by world-leading experts in a friendly atmosphere, together with the most recent radiation data, collected on components of high interest for the space community.
RADECS 2024 is organized by the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), on behalf of the RADECS Association. It is technically co-sponsored by IEEE-NPSS.

Canarias Destino Startup
2024-09-18 - 2024-09-20 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
The largest national event on entrepreneurship and innovation in the Canary Islands where you can meet the main players in the ecosystem: Canarian startups and SMEs, entrepreneurial initiatives in the archipelago, organisations of interest, business angels and venture capital from all over the country.

I Jornadas Insulares de Medicina Estética
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-21 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
I Jornadas Insulares de Medicina Estética, JIME, organised by ACAME and AMEIB. This event will bring together aesthetic medicine professionals from the islands and mainland Spain, offering a scientific programme with national and international experts. In addition, the JIME 2024 exhibition will present the latest products and technological equipment from leading companies in the sector.
If you are a doctor or assistant, this conference is the perfect opportunity to update your knowledge, establish contacts and discover the latest trends in a professional environment on the islands.

Cumbre Internacional COTEC 2024
2024-09-20 | Teatro Pérez Galdós
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will be the meeting point for 250 political, business and academic leaders to discuss technological sovereignty at the 17th Cotec Europa Summit on 20 September. Cotec is a private non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote innovation as a driver of economic and social development. The foundation organises an annual meeting with its counterpart organisations from Portugal and Italy in different cities, and this year the event will be held at the Pérez Galdós Theatre in the capital of Gran Canaria. Cotec’s honorary president, King Felipe VI, will be in attendance, along with the presidents of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Italy, Sergio Mattarella, accompanied by some of their ministers.

I Convención Turismo Islas Canarias
2024-09-24 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
The 1st Canary Islands Tourism Convention will be held on 24 September 2024 in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, an important meeting where the advances and strategies that Canary Islands Tourism is implementing in the tourism industry of our islands will be shared.

Animundo, Feria del Animal de Compañía
2024-09-28 - 2024-09-29 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
Animundo, the Companion Animal Fair, is a meeting place for professionals, families and animal lovers who wish to find products and services for the responsible care of companion animals in a single space (in no case the sale of animals), and where they can also enjoy an extensive programme of educational talks, workshops, exhibitions and adoption catwalks, where all those who wish to do so will have the opportunity to adopt.

9th International Workshop on On-Board Payload Data Compression
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-04 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
The On-Board Payload Data Compression Workshop aims to bring together all the professionals working in the field, to share the latest ideas and developments and to pave the way for the future technological challenges. This Workshop is co-organised by ESA and CNES with the support of the IUMA, and will take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 2-4 October 2024.

Ocean Optics XXVI
2024-10-06 - 2024-10-11 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
We are looking forward to convening Ocean Optics XXVI in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, from October 6–11, 2024. This six-day conference will be held at the Palacio de Congresos located along Playa de Las Canteras. This facility features a variety of meeting spaces, state-of-the-art technology, and a welcoming and professional staff. Over 350 attendees from around the world have already registered to participate; registration remains open through October 11, 2024.

Homenaje Nuevos especialistas Gran Canaria
2024-10-10 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España

XL Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
2024-10-16 - 2024-10-18 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
For the Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA) and the Asociación Canaria de Calidad Asistencial (ACCA) it is a great honour to present the XL SECA Congress to be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from 16 to 18 October 2024. It is now 20 years since the XXII SECA Congress was held in our city in 2004, and we are excited and ready to take on this challenge with the greatest guarantee.

Congreso Internacional de Innovación en Captación de Agua Atmosférica y en Técnicas en Restauración Ambiental
2024-10-17 - 2024-10-18 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The main objective of ‘LIFE NIEBLAS (www.lifenieblas.com)’ is to develop techniques to minimise the impact on the emission of greenhouse gases in environmental restoration projects, achieving an increase in the success of the actions and reducing their costs.
To this end, new techniques have been developed for capturing fog water that improve its capture capacity while increasing the ease and versatility of the device, together with the application of planting and irrigation systems with innovative and efficient methods that improve survival and reduce the water and carbon footprint.

Movelec, Salón del Vehículo Eléctrico de Canarias
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The aim of the Canary Islands Electric Vehicle Show is to make the latest developments in the electric mobility industry available to the public.

45º Congreso Nacional de la SEMI
2024-10-24 - 2024-10-26 | Expomeloneras, Plaza de las Convenciones, Maspalomas, Las Palmas, 35100, España
From 24 to 26 October 2024 the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) will hold its 45th National Congress, which will be hosted on the island of Gran Canaria and will be held simultaneously with the 19th Congress of the Canarian Society of Internal Medicine.
The event will feature a programme of both theoretical and practical interest, where the latest developments in the areas of knowledge of the speciality will be present.

2º Congreso de la Industria de Canarias
2024-10-30 - 2024-10-31 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
Framed within the EDIC, the Canary Islands Industrial Development Strategy, and under the slogan: Canary Islands Industry: Creating the Future, CICAN 2024 will bring together more than 250 agents from the regional ecosystem, including companies and institutions from the sector, and 30 speakers of national and international prestige in conferences and debates.

Festival del Manga de Las Palmas y Comic Can
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-03 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
This event, which is a reference point for fans of anime, manga and Japanese culture, offers an extensive programme of activities including competitions, tournaments, workshops, karaoke sessions and cosplay parades.
There will also be stands where you can buy items related to these themes.

VI Congreso Veterinario de Seguridad Alimentaria
2024-11-08 - 2024-11-09 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España

Aprendizaje basado en juegos
2024-11-09 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
Did you know that board games can help develop cognitive and social skills at home? In this workshop for families of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities, you will discover how, by playing together as a family, your child can improve their attention, memory, communication and much more.

I Congreso y Feria de la Actividad Física y del Deporte de Canarias - ExpoDeca
2024-11-14 - 2024-11-17 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The 1st Canary Islands Physical Activity and Sports Congress and Fair, promoted by the Government of the Canary Islands, through the Department of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity and Sports, and organised by Infecar, Feria de Gran Canaria, aims to be the meeting point in the Canary Islands for the entire sports industry, as well as to highlight the importance of sport and physical activity for the health and wellbeing of citizens.

IV Congreso Internacional de Fisioterapeutas
2024-11-14 - 2024-11-16 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
The proposal for this congress is to present chronicity from a health perspective rather than a disease perspective, focusing on the person who lives with it, their family and their environment. In addition to the enriching scientific exchange, which you will find in lectures and master classes. Leisure and sporting activities have been organised to provide meeting places and fun. The programme of this congress, in a novel way, provides time and space to enjoy the wide range of leisure and tourism that our land has to offer, in addition to the final climax at the Congress Dinner.
The aim of this event is to promote an international paradigm shift towards care centred on the person and their environment, placing value on Health Education, Prevention and Promotion. To move towards a new model where all health professionals, including physiotherapists, can contribute to the sustainability of the system by taking advantage of all our potential.

XXVI Congreso Nacional de Auditoría 2024
2024-11-20 - 2024-11-22 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España

I Jornadas de Turismo Accesible: desafíos para planificar un turismo para todas las personas
2024-11-21 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The Bandama hall of Infecar on 21 November will bring together different agents of the tourism sector in Gran Canaria, addressing issues such as transport, accommodation and types of tourism.
This meeting, promoted by the Institute of Social and Socio-sanitary Care and Gran Canaria Accesible, seeks to promote an inclusive tourism offer in a consolidated destination such as ours, highlighting the need for accessible tourism as a business opportunity.

Salón Orientación Universitaria
2024-11-21 | Palacio de Congresos de Canarias – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Ctra. del Rincón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, España
UNITOUR facilitates the work of university orientation, putting at your disposal, in a single day, the main National and International Universities, University Residences and complementary services.

‘Equilibrio entre el poder y el amor’ con Carlos G. Almonacid
2024-11-22 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
Equilibrium, where power and love meet, is an emotional intelligence event led by Carlos G. Almonacid, renowned in the field of personal and professional development.
This November 22nd, in the Tamadaba room of Infecar, enjoy an immersive experience of almost 5 hours that connects mind and body, working on visual, auditory and kinesthetic levels.
Addressing topics such as emotional intelligence, coaching and mindfulness, promoting positive emotions and meaningful decisions both personally and professionally.

‘El cerebro de un niño: entenderlos para ayudarlos’. Conferencia de David Bueno
2024-11-22 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The renowned scientist and populariser David Bueno, professor at the University of Barcelona specialising in developmental genetics and neuroscience, will present the conference ‘A child’s brain: understanding them to help them’ on 22 November at Infecar.
With more than 25 books published and numerous awards for his work in scientific dissemination and neuroeducation, Bueno will explore how the child and adolescent brain develops and adapts to experiences. This talk promises to offer valuable insights for parents, educators and anyone interested in the fascinating world of child and adolescent brain development.

Gala Canarias Life
2024-11-23 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The Canarias Life Gala, organised by Asenecan, the Association of Neuromuscular Diseases of the Canary Islands, will be held on 23 November. This charity event aims to support and improve the quality of life of people living with neuromuscular diseases in the islands.

14ª Feria Internacional Canagua y Energía
2024-11-27 - 2024-11-29 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
The aim of the 14th International Canagua and Energy Fair is to turn the Canary Islands into an international benchmark for clean energy, facilitating new business opportunities, new generation models, efficiency, desalination, water reuse, investment, promotion and collaboration within the water and energy binomial.

40ª Feria de Artesanía de Canarias
2024-12-04 - 2024-12-08 | Institución Ferial de Canarias (INFECAR), Av. de la Feria, 1, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35012, España
We already have a date for the 40th Canary Islands Craft Fair to be held from 4 to 8 December 2024 in the surroundings of the Maspalomas Lighthouse.
This fair is held annually in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and will bring together a selection of artisans from all the islands, offering a platform for exhibiting and marketing craft products representative of our Canarian culture.
An excellent opportunity to get a close look at the diversity of the Canary Islands’ craft trades.
