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Sub-Regional Gatherings

Houthalen, Belgium, 2003Sub-Regional gatherings are organised to take place the year after the World Conference. These events give members the opportunity to meet in fellowship together, to discuss cultural and other items of common interest and to further the work of the ISGF.

The organisers are encouraged to conduct these meetings and gatherings in a language which is understood by the majority of the participants.

 

All Sub-Regional Gatherings

Western Europe Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1958 Bilthoven Netherlands 8-11 August 38
2 1960 Villers-la Ville Belgium    
3 1962 Foxlease United Kingdom 26-29 October 40
4 1964 Wiltz Luxembourg 31 July-3 August 77
5 1966 Dublin Ireland 26-29 August 130
6 1968 Oegstgeest Netherlands 19-22 April 72
7 1970 Mozet Belgium 7-11 April  
8 1972 Leicester United Kingdom 19-23 July 104
9 1974 Petange Luxembourg 19-23 July 147
10 1976 Dublin Ireland 17-22 July 101
11 1978 Driebergen Netherlands 20-24 April 185
12 1980 Blankenberge Belgium 24-29 July 313
13 1982 York United Kingdom 23-27 September 219
14 1984 Luxembourg Luxembourg 27-31 July 283
15 1986 Dublin Ireland   184
16 1988 Noordwijkerhout Netherlands   100
17 1990 Borzee Belgium   250
18 1992 Edinburgh United Kingdom   300
19 1994 Dommeldange Luxembourg 22-27 July 75
20 1997 Dublin Ireland 19-24 June 230
21 2000 Elspeet Netherlands 28 May-2 June 159
22 2003 Houthalen-Helchteren Belgium 16-23 June 128
23 2006 Clervaux Luxembourg 16-21 June 67
24 2009 Dundee United Kingdom 18-22 August 101
25 2012 Cork Ireland 24-29 Sept. 130
26 2015 Oostduinkerke Belgium 7-11 Sept. 76
27 2018 Eastbourne United Kingdom 8-12 Oct. 101
28 2022 online meeting United Kingdom 11 Sept PM  
29 2025 Bergeijk The Netherlands 10 - 14 October  

 

Nordic Baltic Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1954 Hanko Bad Norway 29-30 May  
2 1956 Otnäs Finland    
3 1958 Vallekilde Denmark    
4 1960 Sigtuna Sweden    
5 1962 Trondheim Norway   205
6 1964 Helsingfors Finland    
7 1966 Krogerup Denmark 11-15 July 104
8 1968 Mariefred Sweden    
9 1970 Reykjavik Iceland   107
10 1972 Skinnarbu Norway    
11 1974 Runsala Finland 3-7 July 200
12 1976 Nyborg Denmark    
13 1978 Stockholm Sweden    
14 1980 Reykjavik Iceland 30 June-4 July 300
15 1982 Lillehammer Norway 21-25 June 500
16 1984 Espo Finland   311
17 1986 Bornholm Denmark   450
18 1988 Skoevde Sweden   280
19 1990 Reykjavik Iceland   300
20 1992 Molde Norway 21-22 June 460
21 1994 Aulanko Finland   300
22 1997 Faaborg Denmark 24-28 June 250
23 2000 Mora Sweden 26 June - 1 July 138
24 2003 Akureyri Iceland 24-29 June 400
25 2006 Bodø Norway 21 - 25 June 170
26 2009 Mariehamm, Åland Finland 10-14 June 165
27 2012 Birstonas Lithuania 14-17 June 98
28 2015 Horsens Denmark 26-30 June 79
29 2018 Gothenburg Sweden 24-28 August 65
30 2022 Selfoss Iceland 26 - 30 May 78
31 2025 Tonsberg Norway 6 - 9 June  

 

Prior to Nordic Baltic Gatherings there were separate Baltic Gatherings named Balttreff

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1995 Tallinn Estonia 11 - 13 August 20
2 1999 Riga Latvia 5 - 9 August 35
3 2002 Trakai Lithuania 4 - 8 September 55
4 2005 Nelijärve Estonia 17 - 21 August 45

 

Central Europa Sub-Regional conferences:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1993 Nyiregyháza Hungary 29 Aug.- 2 Sept. 50
2 1998 Friesach Austria 29 Aug. -5 Sept. 120
3 2001 Budapest Hungary 19 - 20 June 60
4 2003 Banska Stiavnica Slovakia 27 - 31 August 214
5 2006 Rothenburg Germany 30 Aug. - 3 Sept. 185
6 2009 Mamaia Romania 3 - 6 September 63
7 2012 Pilsen Czech Rep. 15 - 19 August 86
8 2015 Zeillern Austria 23 - 27 Sept. 80
9 2018 Poznan Poland 5 - 9 September 60
10 2021 Puck Poland 19 - 26 Sept.  44
11 2024 Nitra Slovakia 3 - 6 October.  

 

Prior to Central Europe there were Alpine Countries Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1960 Sion Switzerland    
2 1966 Genève Switzerland   76
3 1971 Obernai France    
4 1974 Einsiedeln Switzerland   55
5 1976 Tours France    

 

Mediterranean/Southern Europe Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 1980 Athens Greece 25 - 29 October 75
2 1982 Sorrento Italy 27 - 31 May  
3 1984 Hammamet Tunesia 14 - 19 May  
4 1986 El Escorial Spain 2 - 7 June  
5 1988 St. Aygulf France 3 - 8 October 300
6 1990 Lisbon Portugal 16 - 22 November 320
7 1992 Sousse Tunesia 17 - 24 May 250
8 1994 Peniscola Spain 5 - 10 June 117
9 1997 Arles France 30 June - 5 July 150
10 2000 Eretria Greece 2 - 7 October  
11 2003 Marrakech Morocco 5 - 11 October  
12 2006 Acireale,Sicily Italy 7 - 12 November 500
13 2009 Tavira Portugal 20 - 25 October 137
14 2012 Cadiz Spain 31 Oct. - 5 Nov 202
15 2015 Marrakech Morocco 22 - 27 October 180
16 2018 Athens Greece 19 - 24 October 195
17 2022 Ayia Napa Cyprus  24 - 29 October  78
18 2025   Tunisia  31 Oct - 6 Nov  

 

Eastern Africa Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 2015 Kampala Uganda 1 - 5 September 35
2 2018 Dar es Salaam Tanzania  25 - 29 June cancelled

 

Southern Africa Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 2015 Lusaka Zambia 11 - 15 June 28
2 2018 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 10 - 12 August  8

 

Western Africa Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 2018 Cotonou Benin 5 - 9 November 18


South America Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 2010 Alta Gracia Argentina 11 - 13 October 12
2 2011 Piriápolis Uruguay 8 - 10 October 15
3 2012 Quilpué Chile 12 - 16 October 38
4 2015 Agua de Oro Argentina 10 - 12 October 26
5 2018 Salinas Uruguay 2,3,4 November 44
6 2022 Online   29 Oct 35
7 2025 Cusco Peru 23 - 26 October  

 

Central America and Caribbean Sub-Regional gatherings:

  Year Venue Country Date Participants
1 2025 Guatemala Guatemala 28 - 31 August