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Please note that this list provides only partial information about the many meetings that take place at the OECD. Most meetings listed in this OECD calendar are closed to the public and mentioned only as a guide to current OECD activities. See list of high-level ministerial meetings. For further information, please contact the Media Division.

 

 recently added events

Last update: 06/07/2009

 

 

JULY

5-8

World Conference on Higher Education, organised by UNESCO, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General.

6

Launch of Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries report

6-7

Global Review of Aid for Trade: meeting organised by the World Trade Organization (DCD, TAD and WTO). OECD participates as co-author (with WTO) of the second Aid for Trade at a Glance report, which will be presented by the Secretary-General during the event. Geneva, Switzerland.

8

Publication of OECD Economic Survey: Belgium.

8-10

G8 Summit 2009.  L'Aquila, Italy.

9-10

Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology, symposium organised by the Environment Directorate.

10

OECD statistics news releases: Harmonised Unemployment Rates and Composite Leading Indicators.

14

Launch of OECD Economic Survey of Brazil, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Brasilia, Brazil.

14-16

Launch of the Russian Economic Survey, with the participation of the OECD Depuy Secretary-General. Moscow, Russia.

15-16

Innovative Approaches to Turn Statistics into Knowledge, seminar organised by the OECD Statistics Directorate, the World Bank and the US Census Bureau.  Washington D.C., USA.

15-17

Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth, conference organised by the Environment Directorate and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. 

16-17

Trademarks and Trademark Data, workshop organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry and Inno-tec, in co-operation with the EPIP Association and the Strike network.

22-23

Round Table on Sustainable Development, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Singapore.

23-24

Sustainability of Bio-based Products, workshop organised by the Environment Directorate.  Montreal, Canada.

23-24

International Society of Quality of Life Studies, conference organised by the ISQOLS within the framework of the Global Project on "Measuring the Progress of Societies".  Workshop on Measuring Subjective Well-being: An Opportunity for NSOs?  Florence, Italy.

 

AUGUST

14

OECD statistics news releases: Quarterly Unit Labour Cost Indexes.

16-22

World Water Week.  Stockholm, Sweden.

20-22

Financial Stability and Macroeconomic Policy, Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA.

 

31-1/9

Learning sciences and innovative learning arrangements, international seminar organised by the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. Oslo, Norway.

 

SEPTEMBER

8

Launch of publication: "Education at a Glance".  News conferences.

8-10

World Seed Conference, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization.  OECD participation.  Rome, Italy. 

9-11

Asian roundtable on Corporate Governance, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.

10-11

Short-term Economic Statistics Expert Group Meeting. Paris, France.

10-11

Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development, joint workshop organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry and the Information for Development Program (infoDev).

14-16

Pisa Research Conference, to discuss analyses of data from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment PISA.  Organised by the OECD and the Leibniz Institute for Science Education at the University of Kiel. Kiel, Germany.

16-17

Road Safety Data: Collection and Analysis for Target Setting and Monitoring Performances and Progress, IRTAD/International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group conference organised in conjunction with the International Transport Forum. Seoul, Korea. 

16-18

OECD E-Leaders meeting, organised by the e-government unit of the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.

17-18

Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts, conference organised by the Environment Directorate.  Prague, Czech Republic.

18

Climate Change and Economics, high-level conference organised by the Economics Department and the Environment Directorate.

21-22

Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing: “Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World”, organised by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. 

21-23

New Millenium Learners, conference on 21st century competencies, organised jointly by the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and the Flemish Ministry of Education in Belgium.  Brussels, Belgium.

21-25

Biennial Test Engineers conference, organised by the Trade and Agriculture Directorate with the Korean authorities.  Suwon, Korea.

24-25

Global Forum on Finance, conference organised under the aegis of the International Network on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Disasters. Thailand.

28-29

Labour ministerial meeting, with launch of OECD Employment Outlook 2009, presented by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.

30-2/10

Ensuring the Coherence of Reforms: Steering from the Centre of Government, annual meeting of the Network of Senior Officials from Centres of Government, hosted by the government of France, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General.

 

OCTOBER

1

Labour market integration of the children of immigrants, seminar organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and the European Union

1-2

Sustainable School Buildings: from concept to reality, international conference organised by the Education Directorate and the Ministry of Education and Sport, Republic of Slovenia. Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia.

6-7

World Bank Group and IMF 2009 annual meetings.  Participation of the Secretary-General    Istanbul, Turkey.

7-8

Patent Statistics for Policy Decision Making, conference organised by the EPO and the OECD, in co-operation with DIME Network of Excellence, EPIP, Eurostat, JPO, NSF, USPTO and WIPO. Vienna, Austria.

12-13

What Works on Quality Teaching in Higher Education, conference organised by the Education Directorate and hosted by the Istanbul Technical University.  Istanbul, Turkey.

13-15

Developing Rural Policies to Meet the Needs of a Changing World, annual rural development conference organised by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development with the Canadian authorities.  Québec, Canada.

14-15

Meeting at ministerial level of the International Energy Agency.

14-15

Global Forum on Finance: OECD/International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) and Global Forum on Private Pensions.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

21

Launch of publication, "Government at a Glance".  Under embargo.

22-24

European Development Days, fourth edition.

26-29

Opening address by the Secretary-General at the International Tax Dialogue (ITD) conference on “Financial Institutions and Instruments – Tax Challenges and Solutions” hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Finance.  Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

27-30

Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life, OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, organised by the OECD Statistics Directorate and the government of Korea.  Participation of the Secretary-General.  Busan, Korea.

 

NOVEMBER

4-5

OECD Global Forum on Eco-Innovation, organised by the Environment Directorate.

7-8

Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity and Conference of States Parties, hosted by Qatar and organised by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime in co-operation with the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.  Doha, Qatar. Launch of IEA World Energy Outlook 2009. London, UK.

10

Launch of the IEA World Energy Outlook 2009. London, UK.

9-14

Conference of State Parties of the UN Convention against Corruption, with OECD participation.  Doha, Qatar.

14-15

APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

16-18

The Future for Inter-Urban Passenger Transport, Bringing Citizens Closer Together, International Symposium on transport, economics and policy, organised by the Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and International Transport Forum. Madrid, Spain.

16-18

High-level Consortium meeting of the PARIS21 partnership organised jointly by OECD and the government of Senegal. Followed by the African Symposium on Statistical Development, at the same venue.  Dakar, Senegal. 

23-24

Middle East North Africa (MENA) ministerial meeting and Business Day, organised by the MENA-OECD programme.  Marrakech, Morocco. 

25-27

Global Forum on Public Debt Management and Emerging Government Securities Markets, organised by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.   

30 - 1/12

Presentation of the OECD Latin American Economic Outlook 2010: Migration and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organised by the Development Centre.  At the XIXth Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Governments. Estoril, Portugal.

 

DECEMBER

6-8

Facilities for Higher Education, conference organised by the Education Directorate and the Centre for Effective Learning Environments.  Riga, Latvia.

7-9

Development Assistance Committee senior level meeting and 7-8/12 Global Forum on Development.

7-8

The Crisis and Beyond: International Investment for a Stronger, Cleaner, Fairer Economy. Global Forum on International Investment, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affaires.

8-10

Conference on E-Commerce. Washington DC, USA.

7-18

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP15. Copenhagen, Denmark.

14

Global Forum on Finance, meeting of the International Network on Financial Education (INFE).  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

 

Further ahead (dates subject to change)

Global Forum on Education, organised by the Education Directorate.

 

Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, organised by the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.

 

JANUARY 2010

2nd International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organised by the OECD Development Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment.  Bercy, Paris, France.

 

FEBRUARY 2010

17 

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, annual meeting at the OECD.

18-19

Global Forum on Competition, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affaires

25-26 

Ministerial meeting on agriculture, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture

 

MARCH/APRIL 2010

Possible ministerial meeting for Central Asia / South Caucasus regions, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs

 

Workshop on Aquaculture, organised by the Trade and Agriculture Directorate.

 

JUNE 2010

l0th International Economic Forum on Africa, organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank.

 

SEPTEMBER 2010

News conference for the publication of "Education at a Glance".

Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing.

Sept/Oct: Ministerial meeting on Health, organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.

 

OCTOBER 2010

OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development: Sustainable Materials Management.  Mechelen, Belgium.

 

DECEMBER 2010

Toward a common model?; symposium on International Investment Agreements, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affaires with the UN Conference on Trade and Development/UNCTAD.

Global Forum on International Investment, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.

50th anniversary of the signing of the OECD Convention.

Launch of "Jobs For Youth: Synthesis Report".

Publication of the latest PISA Survey results (OECD's Programme for International Students Assessment).

 

News from the Secretary-General's webpage

 www.oecd.org/secretarygeneral  

 

Launch of the International Migration Outlook

 

Launching the 2009 Economic Outlook

 

Moving forward on the global transparency and tax information exchange agenda

 

Selected forthcoming OECD publications   

  • Later this month and next: 
  •   OECD Economic Surveys: Slovenia; Belgium; Austria; Brazil; Russia
  •   Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries
  •   Innovation in Firms: A Microeconomic Perspective
  •   OECD Territorial Reviews Chile

Upcoming visits to OECD

 

 

JULY

 

3     HEC Executive MBA 2010 - France

7     Cornell Law School - USA

8     University of Austin, Texas - USA

9     Georgetown University - USA

10    TEC International Students/Directors - Mexico

13    Forum-Nexus Study Abroad - Mexico/USA/Brazil; Judicial Research and Training Institute - Korea 

24    International Business Institute (PA) - USA 

30    Trinity University, Texas - USA

 

 

 

 

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