Congresses, events and competitions

Capitalize the names of congresses, conferences, symposiums, meetings, seminars, forums, festivals and competitions.

Exemple adequatthe Third Symposium of Sports Medicine

Exemple adequatScience Week

Exemple adequatthe Seventh Competition in Creative Writing


If the generic term is not part of the name of the activity, use lowercase.

Exemple adequatthe conference Euroanaesthesia 2015


Any specific title that is placed after the general title should also be capitalized.

Exemple adequatThe Second MAUMIS Research Symposium: “Conflict, Discrimination and Religious Plurality”

Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics
Darrera actualització: 27-7-2023
Recommended citation:
«Congresses, events and competitions» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=3003> [consulta: 26 abril 2024].