Here is a list of some of the major conferences that have taken place in Oslo.
Oslo has a long tradition as a congress city. As early as in 1936 the International Mathematical Union organised their congress here. Dinner was served on board one of the ships of the Norwegian America Line, which sailed out to the lighthouse Færder Fyr and back. Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha were honored guests on board.
Later, many small and large meetings have been held in Oslo. The largest scientific congress was in 2010 - the 20th European Meeting on Hypertension - with 6,500 participants.
Some important events have taken place in Oslo in recent years. Among them are:
| Year |
Conference |
Persons |
| 2011 |
FESSH Federation of the European Society of Surgery of the Hand |
1.200 |
|
EEA/ESEM Annual Congress of the European Economic Association |
1.500 |
| 2010 |
European Society of Hypertension |
6.500 |
|
International Polar Year IPY Early Science Conference |
4.000 |
|
ESSKA – European Society of Sports Trauma, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy |
1.500 |
|
EACR – European Society Cancer Research |
1.500 |
| 2009 |
European Society for Vascular Surgery |
1.900 |
|
The 11th European Congress on Psychology |
2.000 |
|
The 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences |
1.200 |
| 2008 |
18th Alzheimer Europe Conference |
1.000 |
|
International Carbohydrate Symposium |
1.000 |
|
IUGS – International Union of Geological Societies World Congress |
6.200 |
| 2007 |
International Association Autism - Europe (IAAE) |
3.000 |
| 2006 |
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
1.000 |
| 2005 |
International Federation of Library Associations, 71st IFLA general conference |
4.000 |
| 2004 |
36 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) |
2.000 |