Editing Universal Esperanto Association (section)

== Activities ==
=== Publications ===
UEA publishes ''Esperanto'', the most important [[List of Esperanto periodicals|Esperanto periodical]]. It was started in 1905 by Paul Berthelot, three years before UEA was founded. UEA founder Hector Hodler took it over in 1907 and made it the official UEA magazine in 1908. In 1920 he left the magazine to the association. Since the 1950s it has had a paid editor-in-chief. Next to ''Esperanto'', the ''Yearbook'' (''Jarlibro de UEA'') which published for 108 years, was the oldest continuous publication of the association.

[[File:2015-08-01 Estraro-uea 100a-uk.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|UEA board members and other distinguished UEA members at the inauguration of the 2015 congress]]

UEA publishes books and has the largest mail-order Esperanto bookstore in the world (with over 6,000 book titles, CDs and other items). It also maintains an information centre and an important [[Esperanto library]], called the [[Hector Hodler Library]]. The organisation has a network of local representatives from around the world, the ''[[Delegita Reto]]'', who are available to provide information about their geographical area or professional field.

=== Conventions ===
The yearly [[World Esperanto Congress]] (''Universala Kongreso de Esperanto''), which attracts 1,500&ndash;3,000 people to a different city each year, is held under the direction of UEA. The first congress took place in 1905, and since 1933–1934 the UEA has had responsibility for the annual event. Since 2009, World Congresses have been held in [[Białystok|Białystok, Poland]], the hometown of [[L. L. Zamenhof]], the creator and guiding spirit of [[Esperanto]], as well as in [[Havana]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Hanoi]], [[Reykjavík]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Lille]], [[Nitra]], [[Seoul]], [[Lisbon]], [[Lahti]], [[Montreal]] and [[Turin]]. In 2020 and 2021 the Congresses were held virtually due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Congresses are scheduled for [[Arusha]], Tanzania in 2024 and [[Brno]], Czech Republic in 2025.

Twice a year, in spring and autumn, UEA headquarters in Rotterdam holds an Open Day.

=== International organizations ===
In addition to the UN and UNESCO, UEA also has consultative relations with [[UNICEF]] and the [[Council of Europe]], and a general working relationship with the [[Organization of American States]]. It works in an official capacity with the [[International Organization for Standardization|International Organization for Standardization (ISO)]] as an A-liaison to [[ISO/TC37]]. UEA is active in public information in the [[European Union]] and, as necessary, at other interstate and international organizations and conferences. The organisation is a member of the [[European Language Council]], a common forum of universities and language associations for the awareness of languages and cultures inside and outside the European Union.

In May 2011, UEA officially became an Associate Member of the [[Infoterm|International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm)]].

=== Grabowski Prize ===
{{anchor|Grabowski Prize}}

The Grabowski Prize is a prize awarded to young authors writing in [[Esperanto]] by the [[Antoni Grabowski Foundation]], part of the Universal Esperanto Association (UEA). It is named after Antoni Grabowski, who has been called "the father of Esperanto poetry". The awards for the first three winners are $700, $300 and $150 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uea.org/dokumentoj/regularo_fondajho_grabowski.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030613092937/http://uea.org/dokumentoj/regularo_fondajho_grabowski.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-06-13 |title=Regularo pri la fondaĵo "Antoni Grabowski" }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718054452/http://www.esperantic.org/dosieroj/file/annual_report_2008.pdf Annual Report 2008], Esperantic Studies Foundation</ref>

==== Past recipients ====
Ulrich Becker, a publisher of literature in and about [[Esperanto]] and of [[interlinguistic]] literature in general, was awarded the Grabowski Prize ([[Premio Grabowski]]) in 2005 for his achievements in publishing in Esperanto. Among other works, he is the publisher of the thrice-yearly periodical of Esperanto [[belles-lettres]], ''Beletra Almanako''.