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MAY
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 22-24
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OECD WEEK 2012: publication of OECD Economic Outlook (on 22/5), and publication of three major reports:
1. The Skills Strategy (on 23/5 - news conference at 14.00 - Participation of the Secretary-General) to ensure that today’s children and young adults are well equipped for tomorrow.
2.The final report of the Gender Initiative (media briefing 22/5)
3. The Development Strategy.
See: Media opportunities during the Forum and Ministerial
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22-23
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OECD Forum 2012. Keynote speech by Turkey's Deputy-Prime Minister and Chair of the Ministerial meeting, Ali Babacan.
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23-24
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OECD Council meeting at ministerial level.
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25
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Statistics news release: GDP growth - Q1 2012.
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25
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4th International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organised by the OECD Development Centre with the Inter-American Development Bank and the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry. Participation of the Secretary-General. Bercy, Paris, France.
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28
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Official Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2012 during the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Arusha, Tanzania.
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30-31
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Better Governance and Fair Taxation, MENA regional conference, organised by International Tax Dialogue (ITD) and Tunisia Ministry of Finance. Tunis, Tunisia.
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30-1/6
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Green ICT for Growth and Sustainability? Linking Science and Policy, conference organised by the Research Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business. Participation of the International Energy Agency. Vienna, Austria.
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31
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Launch of OECD Environmental performance Review: Germany. News conference. Berlin, Germany.
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JUNE
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5
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Official visit of the Secretary-General to Israel.
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6
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Launch of OECD Environmental performance Review: Slovenia. News confrence. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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11
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OECD statistical release: composite leading indicators.
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11-14
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International Economic Forum of the Americas, with participation of the Secretary-General. Montreal Canada.
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12
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OECD statistical release: harmonized unemployment rates.
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13
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OECD statistical release: Quaterly National Accounts G20 GDP growth.
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13-14
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Compact City Policies: A Comparative Assessment: Publication launch on 13/6. Workshop on 14/6: The Compact City, a Model for Sustainable Urban Development and Green Growth? Learning from Best Practices. Organised jointly with the World Bank, IAU-IDF, Caisse des Dépôts, and METREX.
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14-15
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Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development: Drivers and Constraints, OECD Rural Development Policy Conference. Contact GOV.RenewablesConference@oecd.org.
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14-15
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Corporate Governance for Process Safety, how good leadership can drive improvements in process safety, conference organised by the Environment Directorate.
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14-15
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Tax and Crime; second qnnual forum: a whole government approach to fighting illicit financial flows. Meeting open to representatives from tax administrations, finance and justice ministries, financial intelligence units, central banks and other agencies, FATF and international organisations. Organised by the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. Rome, Italy.
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18
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Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes Peer Review Report: Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework for: Cook Islands, Liberia, Lebanon, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia and United Arab Emirates. Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2 for China and Greece.
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18-19
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G20 Summit. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Los Cabos, Mexico.
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18-20
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Enhancing the Competitiveness of Universities through Educational Facilities, conference organised by OECD's Centre for Effective Learning Environments/CELE and the Korean Educational Development Institute. Seoul, Korea.
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21-22
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Capacity building seminar: Getting the long-term unemployed back into work - New finance and delivery mechanisms. Trento, Italy
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20-22
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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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25
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Launch of OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook. Rome, Italy.
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25-26
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Measuring the Economic Impact of ICTs: Policy Drivers and Economic Evidence, final conference of the ICTNET/International Research Network on the Economic Impact of ICTs.
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26-27
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Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the United States.
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26-28
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European Conference on Measuring Well-Being and Fostering the Progress of Societies: e-Frame, “European Framework for Measuring Progress”. Organised by the OECD, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) in collaboration with Eurostat and the European Statistical System.
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27-29
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6th OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management. Midrand, South Africa.
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JULY
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3-4
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Capacity building seminar: Strategic approaches to demographic change in Russia and Eastern Europe. Trento, Italy.
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11-12
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The Georgia Healthcare Infrastructure and Pharmaceutical Investment conference. Participation of OECD. Tbilisi, Georgia.
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14-15
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Latin America and Caribbean Tax Policy Forum, tax incentives, particularly those designed to attract foreign direct investment and those aimed at curbing informality. Colombia.
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17-27
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International Summer School for cooperation and local development, set up by OECD LEED Trento Centre for local development, the Training Centre for International Cooperation (TCIC) and EAFIT University of Medellin in cooperation with the Trentino Federation of Cooperatives. Trento, Italy. Applications by 30 April 2012.
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AUGUST
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5-11
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International Youth Nuclear Congress IYNC2012, regional forum to promote information exchange of ideas and management approaches to maintaining occupational radiation exposures As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). Co-sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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SEPTEMBER
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1-7
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United Nations World Urban Forum. Naples, Italy.
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2-7
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12th international conference on Radiation Shielding (ICRS-12). Organised by American Nuclear Society and The Atomic Energy Society of Japan. co-sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency. Nara, Japan. See http://www.icrs12.org.
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5-6
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Global value-chains and competitiveness, Latin America and Caribbean, conference of the Latin America and Caribbean-OECD Investment Initiative. Co-organised with the Government of Costa Rica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). San José, Costa Rica.
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17-19
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IMHE General Conference 2012: Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education: Towards the Equitable Development of Higher Education.
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24-26
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Innovative Approaches to Turn Statistics into Knowledge, seminar organised jointly by
OECD Statistics Directorate and Statistics Korea. Seoul, Korea.
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OCTOBER
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1-2
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Geological Repositories (ICGR 2012), international conference on sharing past experiences of public involvement in the decision-making process for the implementation of geological disposal. Organised by Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada. Co-sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Agency. Toronto, Canada.
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3
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Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Debate. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Strasbourg, France.
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3-5
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8th Rural Development Policy Conference “Innovation and Modernising the Rural Economy”, at the SIBERIA International Business Exhibition Centre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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8-9
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Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. See OECD's work on corporate responsibility.
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12-14
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International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings. Participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Japan.
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16
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Energy/environment/sustainable development, conference FEDERE, in French, organised by Les Echos in the framework of OECD's partnership with Les Echos. OECD participation. Eurosites-Georges V, Paris, France.
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16-17
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Global Economic Symposium. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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16-19
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4th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge, and Policies: Measuring Well-Being and Fostering the Progress of Societies. Participation of the Secretary-General. New Delhi, India.
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Further ahead (dates subject to change)
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NOVEMBER
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14-15
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Economy/Health: Forum, in French, organised by Les Echos in the framework of OECD's partnership with Les Echos. OECD participation. Palais des Congrès, Paris, France.
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28-29
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Patent Statistics for Decision Makers 2012: Knowledge assets and economic growth. Organised by the OECD and the European Patent Office (EPO).
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DECEMBER
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News from the Secretary-General's webpage : www.oecd.org/secretarygeneral
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Forthcoming OECD publications : see OECD online library
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Upcoming visits to OECD
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Visit the OECD
MAY
27 Instituto Profesional de Los Lagos - Chile
29 Hochschule Pforzheim University/IFS - Germany
30 Icesi University - Colombia
JUNE
01 Teachers' Union - Denmark
05 Queen's University, Faculty of Law - Canada
07 ELSA Erlangen-Nürnberg - Germany
08 SOAS Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy
15 Washington College of Law - USA
15 U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen - USA
19 U.S Students - USA
20 l'Université de Sherbrooke - Canada
21 Lawyers, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior - Saudi Arabia
26 International Business Institute/IBI - USA; National Commission for Population and Family Planning - China
29 Forum Nexus/ International University Group - USA
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Some key OECD pages
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