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FEBRUARY
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OECD statistics news releases: Harmonised Unemployment Rates.
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8-9
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Economic Crisis, Rising Unemployment and Policy Responses: What Does It Mean for Income Distribution?, workshop organised by IZA and the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.
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 9
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Les Ateliers de l'OCDE, media briefing in French, to launch a chapter on social mobility, from the publication Going for Growth, presented by Romain Duval and Orsetta Causa, OECD Economics Department. Organised by the OECD and the AJEF as part of a monthly series.
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10-12
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Be Smart, Be Sustainable: Restructuring the City of Tomorrow, Eurocities Forums on Environment and Economic Development, with participation of the OECD. Madrid, Spain.
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11-12
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OECD network of parliamentary budget officials meet. Bern, Switzerland.
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17
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Economics and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, annual meeting with the OECD.
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16-17
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Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance, meeting of the OECD LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development). Vienna, Austria.
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17-18
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New Partnerships in International Development Finance, conference organised by the Russian Ministry of Finance with participation of the OECD Development Assistance Committee. Moscow, Russian Federation.
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18
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Sustaining a Global Recovery, high-level parliamentary seminar, organised by the OECD Public Affairs division.
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18-19
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Global Forum on Competition, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.
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22-23
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Official visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Spain, in the context of the Spanish EU presidency. Madrid, Spain.
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22-23
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Capital Market Reform in Asia, Tokyo Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia, organised by the Directorate of Financial and Enterprise Affairs and the Asian Development Bank Institute. Tokyo, Japan.
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22-24
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1-to-1 Computing in Education: Current Practices, International Comparative Research Evidence and Policy Implications, conference hosted by the Austrian Ministry of Education and jointly organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), and the World Bank (WB). Vienna, Austria.
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24
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Round Table on Sustainable Development discusses how to balance the role of livestock agriculture in meeting global food demand with the need to reduce the sector's impact on climate change.
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25-26
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Ministerial meeting on agriculture, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.
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26
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"Changing Landscape of Global Economic Co-operation", Bretton Woods Committee annual meeting 2010, with participation of OECD. Washington D.C., USA.
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MARCH
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3-4
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3 March: OECD Secretary-General delivers the alumni inaugural lecture for the Business School, London. 4 March: Keynote speech by the Secretary-General and Panel discussion at Leeds University. United Kingdom.
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8
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International Women's Day.
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8-9
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Access to Civil Nuclear Energy, conference organised by the French authorities in co-ordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and in partnership with the OECD and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Participation of the President of the French Republic, the French Prime Minister, the President of the European Commission, the Director General of the IAEA, the Directors General of the IEA and the NEA, and the Secretary-General of the OECD.
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8-9
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Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange, meeting of OECD Expert Group Geneva, Switzerland.
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8-9
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OECD Public Sector Accruals Symposium, annual senior budget officials meeting.
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10-13
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Innovative Cities, conference organised by the FIEP, with participation of the OECD. Parana, Brazil.
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12
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Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials workshop for the Latin America - Caribbean region: one in a series of regional workshops on Awareness-Raising for Developing and Transition Countries, organised by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the IOMC, and OECD Environment Directorate. Kingston, Jamaica.
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15
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Environmental Performance Review of Greece, presented by the OECD Secretary-General. Athens, Greece.
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15-17
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World Biofuels Markets congress. Participation of International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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20-22
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China and the World Economy: Beyond the Crisis, China Development Forum, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Beijing, China.
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22
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World Water Day.
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22
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International Regulation of Water, high-level policy workshop organised by the University of Durham. Participation of OECD Environment Directorate. Durham, United Kingdom.
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23-26
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Agri-environmental Indicators: Lessons Learned and Future Directions, workshop organised by the Direction for Trade and Agriculture, and the Environment Directorate. Switzerland.
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24-26
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Uniting to Improve Social and Economic Participation, Working Communities International Congress organised by NESA (National Employment Services Association) and OECD/LEED. Melbourne, Australia.
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24-26
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OECD Seed Schemes annual meeting, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture. Christchurch, New Zealand.
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26-28
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Brussels Forum 2010, organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, with presentation by the OECD Secretary-General. Brussels, Belgium.
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29-31
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Monitoring Meeting of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, organised by the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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30-31
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International Energy Forum ministerial. Participation of International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director. Cancún, Mexico.
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31
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OECD Environmental Performance Review of Luxembourg, presentation of the report by the Secretary-General. Luxembourg.
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APRIL
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6-8
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World Economic Forum on Latin America. Cartagena, Colombia.
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7
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News conference on the OECD Interim Economic Assessment.
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12-13
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New Issues in Carbon Markets, workshop organised by the Environment Directorate. Berlin, Germany.
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15-16
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Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda: Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector, workshop organised by the Trade and Agriculture Directorate.
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20-21
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G20 labour and employment ministers meet. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Washington, DC, US.
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21
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Sustainable Development Sector Strategies and Sustainable Tourism, joint workshop co-organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development and the General Secretariat/Sustainable Development section.
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22-23
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International Monetary Fund Fiscal Forum. Participation of the Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan. Washington D.C., USA.
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24-25
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Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General Washington, DC, US.
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Date TBC
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Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials workshop for the Arab Sub-Region: one in a series of regional workshops on Awareness-Raising for Developing and Transition Countries organised by the UNITAR, the Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), and OECD Environment Directorate. Alexandria, Egypt.
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MAY
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5-7
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World Economic Forum on Africa. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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10-11
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Global Forum on Environment organised by the Environment Directorate.
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10-11
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World Economic Forum on Europe. Brussels, Belgium.
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18-19
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Madrid UE-LAC Summit: “Towards a New Stage in the Bi-regional Partnership: Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development and Social Inclusion”, with participation of the OECD Development Centre, who will launch the publication INNOVAlatino, a report measuring and assessing innovation in Latin America. Madrid, Spain.
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20
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Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer review of Japan.
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26-27
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Annual OECD Forum.
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26-28
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Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential, ministerial meeting of the International Transport Forum, organised under the presidency of Canada. Leipzig, Germany.
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27-28
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OECD Council meets at Ministerial level. News conferences. 27 May: release of OECD Economic Outlook.
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27-28
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Official launch of the African Economic Outlook 2010 during the annual meetings of the African Development Bank. Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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May - October 2010: OECD is partner of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, "Better City, Better Life." See also OECD's work on urban development.
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JUNE
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6-7
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World Economic Forum on East Asia. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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7-10
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International Economic Forum of the Americas, Innovating to Succeed in a New Global Market. Participation of the Secretary-General. Montreal, Canada.
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8-9 (TBC)
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Global Forum on Trade: Globalisation, Comparative Advantage and Trade Policy.
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10-11
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The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change, workshop organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture. Busan, Korea.
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10-11
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Challenges of the Global Crisis to Macroeconomic Theory and International Finance, high-level conference organised by the Bank of Finland, with participation of Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan. Helsinki, Finland.
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11
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Forum on African Perspectives, organised with the African Development Bank and the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, with participation of the OECD Development Centre. Bercy, Paris, France.
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15
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2010 Jean Monnet Lecture, organised by The Lisbon Council, with participation of the OECD. Brussels, Belgium.
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26-27
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G-20 Summit. Toronto, Canada.
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28-29
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Environmental Biotechnology Research and Development workshop, organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.
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JULY
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11-15
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Transport Research Society, World Conference with participation of the OECD International Transport Forum. Lisbon, Portugal.
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21-23
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Latin American Corporations and the Fight against Foreign Bribery, conference organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs in the framework of the OECD-Latin America Anti-Corruption Programme and supported by the Organisation of American States and the Inter-American Development Bank. Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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Further ahead (dates subject to change)
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SEPTEMBER 2010
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5-11
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World Water Week 2010. Stockholm, Sweden
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13-15
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Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) General Conference: Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing More with Less, organised by the OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education.
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News conference for the publication of "Education at a Glance".
Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing.
Annual meeting of the OECD Forest Scheme, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.
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OCTOBER 2010
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6
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Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly annual debate on the OECD. Strasbourg, France.
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7-8
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Ministerial meeting on health, organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.
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9-11
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Annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. Washington, DC, US.
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25-27
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Sustainable Materials Management, OECD Global Forum on Environment, hosted by the Public Waste Agency of Flanders. Mechelen, Belgium.
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Risk Management in Agriculture, conference organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.
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NOVEMBER 2010
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4-5
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Education Policy Committee meets at ministerial level: Investing in Human and Social Capital: new challenges.
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10-13
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International Anti-Corruption Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
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16-17
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"Bologna+10": Small and Medium-Term Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship, high-level meeting organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development.
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29-30
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Global Forum on Agriculture.
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Public Governance Committee meets at ministerial level. Date to be confirmed.
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DECEMBER 2010
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13-14
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Global Forum on International Investment, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.
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50th anniversary of the signing of the OECD Convention.
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Launch of "Jobs For Youth: Synthesis Report".
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Towards a common model?; Symposium on international investment agreements, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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Publication of the latest PISA Survey results (OECD's Programme for International Students Assessment).
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