USA. August 2-5. New York. National Speakers Association. (NSA) http://www.mynsasite.org/newyork The USA Convention includes the August 5 Global Speakers Network Symposium:

USA August 5, 1:30pm - 9:00pm. New York. Global Speakers Network (GSN) Symposium at the United Nations in New York City. http://www.iffps.org/gsn/events.html

GERMANY. September 5-6. German Speakers Association (GSA). Salzburg, Austria. http://www.germanspeakers.org/

UNITED KINGDOM. November 7-9. Birmingham. Professional Speakers Association of the UK & Ireland. (PSA). http://www.professionalspeakers.org/events

Global Speakers Summit 2009, April 16-19

The 2009 Global Speakers Summit (GSS) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa April 16-19, at the Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel situated in the heart of beautiful Cape Town.

Global Speakers Network Symposium

August 5, 2008. Following the closing session of the NSA-USA Convention, GSN members and guests will convene at the United Nations in New York City. Details for the UN event and other IFFPS programs taking place during the New York Convention are at this link: http://www.iffps.org/gsn/events.html

IFFPS is a global framework for independent speaking organizations to collectively serve the interests of their individual members and advance the professional speaking community worldwide.
 
The IFFPS comprises ten independent speaker associations: