Past Events

2010 

Greening Human Capital | Placing People at the Heart of Sustainability. A two-day International Conference on Developing Human Capital for Sustainable Economies will be held from May 27- 28, 2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academia, sustainable development practitioners, members of government organisations and international development agencies, business leaders, professionals, environmental management experts, economists, corporate advisors, business analysts, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss key emerging issues.

e-Learning Course on " Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change" from March 1st to April 2nd, 2010. Read more 

The  Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) in collaboration with the  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are pleased to announce the  2nd National CSIN Conference on "Accountability through Measurement", in Toronto (Canada) on March 2-5, 2010.

The Foundation World Future Council  will host a Panel Series in January and February 2010,  on New Wellbeing measures and its relevance for the EU 2020 Strategy (New Lisbon Agenda) presenting the work of the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies, read more.

2009

2009 annual conference of the Statistics User Forum - Thursday, 19 November 2009 - This major conference in London, sponsored by the Royal Statistical Society's Statistics User Forum, brought together leading players, from the UK and overseas, to discuss "The measurement of progress". http://www.rss.org.uk/sufconference

Fao, IFAD, IAI and PAM were pleased to announce the 4th Annual Conference of the GARNET Network of Excellence (Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: The Role of the EU) on the ‘Food Security and Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Governance of International Relations‘. It was placed in the Research Centre of International Economics (CIDEI) of Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), November 11-13, 2009.

The North West Wellbeing Conference, incorporating the 6th annual North West Public Health Conference and the 17th annual Conference of the WHO Regions for Health Network was placed on November 9 -10, 2009 in Manchester. Read the program.

The Future Vision Institute of Brazil and Italpu Binational was pleased to announce the 5th International Conference on Gross National Happiness "Gross National Happiness in Practise", 20-24 November 2009 in Foz de Ignaçu, Paraná (Brazil). Report from John de Graaf.

The Community Indicators Declaration from the Community Indicators Summit in Brisbane, Australia July 2009, has now been finalised. The Declaration, endorsed collectively by delegates at the Summit, is available on www.nss.gov.au 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics in association with the Global Project hosted a Community Indicators Summit: Measuring the Progress of Australian Communities in Brisbane, Australia on July 22 - 23 2009.

International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) was pleased to announce the IX Conference of the International Society of Quality of Life Studies that was held from 19-23 July 2009 and there was also a workshop on  Measuring subjective well-being: an opportunity for National Statistical Offices? on the 23-24 July 2009, in Florence (Italy).

The Information Technologies and Communication Commission of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and the Fondation du Devenir in collaboration with Avenir suisse and the review La Chair et le Souffle, and the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies are been pleased to announce the Round Table on "Progress and quality of life, Switzerland in 2029"  June 4-5, 2009 in Münchenwiler (Switzerland). More details.

The Institute for Studies and Economic Analyses (ISAE)  and the OECD hosted a Conference on Monitoring Italy 2009:  Measuring the Progress of Italian Society. on June 3rd and 4th, 2009 at the ISAE premises in Rome. Italy decided to launch a roundtable on progress.  Read more (PDF)

“Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies: Key Issues for the Asia and Pacific regions” , was held in Kyoto on March 23-24, 2009. 

Evidence-based policy: International experiences

On the 9th March 2009, the OECD and the National Research Council of the National Academies of the United States jointly hosted a conference in Paris (France) on the topic of “Evidence-based policy: International experiences”  which provided an opportunity to learn about international efforts to promote evidence-based policy. For more details see the agenda.

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ICT for a global sustainable future” high-level conference - Brussels - Jan. 22-23, 2009    ICT can efficiently contribute to the achievement of the revised economic, social and environmental objectives which this future envisages. The event officially took place under the aegis of the European Commission and took advantage of the support of many leading organisations.                                     

2008

Ecological Economics lecture series at Oxford. The lecture series was organised by Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, and was held from the end of October until December 2008. For more information visit University of Oxford website.

The Social Cohesion Development Division of the Council of Europe in partnership with the OECD and the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) will hold a seminar on Involving citizens/ communities in measuring and fostering well-being and progress: towards new concepts and tools on the 27 and 28 November 2008 at the Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg. For more details see the agenda and the registration form.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics hosted the inaugural NatStats Conference 08 from 19 - 21 November 2008 in Melbourne.Working Together for an Informed Australian Society 

Australian ABS Declaration

First National Conference of FIB (Felicidade Interna Bruta) - Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) ou Felicidade Interna Bruta (FIB)? conference was held on the 29 and 31 October and on the 1st and 2nd November 2008 in Brazil.

Building together local indicators for societal progress conference was held in  Rennes, France on  30th -31st of October 2008. A joint OECD, Conseil General d’Ille et Vilaine, PEKEA, Région Bretagne and Council of Europe conference analysing new methods for the construction of local indicators through a participative process. For more details see the agenda and the accommodation information.

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre and the OECD organised a two-day training course on composite indicators on October 20 and 21, 2008, in Bratislava.  The course, which was free, trained statisticians and researchers on composite indicator development and assessment. More Details

Women's Forum - 16-18 October 2008, Deauville

The 4th edition of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting will be held in Deauville, France.  Sessions will focus on the crucial theme: “Progress to share, future to dare“ and explore in innovative ways the many facets and implications of progress

Russian Federal Service of State Statistics (ROSSTAT) in collaboration with OECD  held a  conference in Moscow on 29-30 September 2008; “Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies: A New Approach for Russia and Neighbouring Countries”. For more details see agenda, concept note and Russia and CIS webpage

Monitoring the Quality of life in Latin America: the urban dimension a conference was held in Paris, France on the 26th of September 2008. This joint OECD and Inter-American Development Bank  (IADB) seminar analysing the resuls of a research project assessing efforts to improve the quality of life in Latin America's rapidly growing cities.

A groundbreaking one day conference, which will bring together key executives involved in promoting individual and communities wellbeing from local government, national governmental departments and organisations, the voluntary sector and academia.

Forum of Sociology - 5-8 September 2008, Barcelona   "First ISA Forum of Sociology: Sociological Research and Public Debate". Sessions of the 'Working Group Social Indicators' are addressing the theme "Are things getting better, or worse, and why? The role of social indicators to inform public policy."

CIC 2008 Conference - 26 and 28 June, USA 

Community Indicators Consortium Conference- CIC to be held on the  June 26-28 in Arlington, VA, USA.
Applied Survey Research (ASR) has been helping to organize this conference  about community indicator projects in the United States and around the world.
The focus of this year's CIC Conference is "Moving Information to Action."

Workshop on "The role of Offical Statistics Suporting Evidence-based Decision Making".  Meeting 10 June 2008 - Paris  UNICEF, OECD, UNECE adn UNDP.

Measuring Progress:What Behavioral Economics Tells Us About Economics, Finance and Politics

On the 4th of June 2008 Gallup CEO Jim Clifton will introduce the Gallup World Poll and show leaders how its key findings can help them anticipate major economic, political, and social trends. Drawing on the science of Behavioral Economics, the Gallup World Poll helps leaders move beyond traditional economic measures of progress, such as GDP, to understand -- and influence -- where the world is headed. 

International Seminar on Innovative Approaches to turning Statistics into Knowledge, Stockholm, 26-27 May, 2008

This Seminar jointly organised by Statistics Sweden and the OECD aims to contribute to the development of tools to help people transform statistics into knowledge and decisions. Held in the context of the OECD Global Project on “Measuring the Progress of Societies”, it should contribute to one of the goals quoted in the Istanbul Declaration: "produce a broader, shared, public understanding of changing conditions, while highlighting areas of significant change or inadequate knowledge".

2007

Beyond GDP: Measuring progress, true wealth, and the well-being of nations - International Conference, 19-20 November 2007
The European Commission, European Parliament, Club of Rome, OECD and WWF hosted a high-level conference in Brussels on 19-20 November 2007. Quotes, interesting facts and press releases are now available on the web, as well as the presentation materials.

2006

2004