Key upcoming meetings

NOVEMBER

9

Opening speech by the OECD Secretary-General at the Toronto Forum for Global Cities. Toronto, Canada.

9

OECD statistics news releases: Harmonised Unemployment Rates.

9-10

Innovation for Social Challenges, conference organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

9-14

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

10

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

10-11

Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourse and International Lakes - the Water Convention, Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Convention, with OECD participation.  Geneva, Switzerland.

11-12

Africa Investment Initiative, two meetings organised by NEPAD-OECD. Ministerial meeting on Mobilising Resources for Trade and Investment, on 11/11, and high-level meeting of the Initiative: Boosting Private Investment in African Energy Infrastructure, on 12/11.  Johannesburg, South Africa.

12-13

New models of innovation for economic growth and sustainability, ConnectResearch 09, conference organised jointly by the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Cranfield University.

13

OECD statistics news releases: Quarterly Unit Labour Cost Indexes.

14-18

OECD events at the  Internet Governance Forum (IGF) organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry in co-operation with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) of Egypt, and under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.  Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

14-15

APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

16-17

Good governance at local and regional level in turbulent times: the challenge of change, ministerial conference organised by the Netherlands government and the Council of Europe, with participation of OECD Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus.  Utrecht, the Netherlands.

16-18

International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics, working party meeting.  

16-18

FAO World Summit on Food Security, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization, with participation of the OECD.  Rome, Italy.  

16-18

The Future for Inter-Urban Passenger Transport: Bringing Citizens Closer Together, symposium on transport, economics and policy, organised by the Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and the 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.  Dakar, Senegal. 

16-18

World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), organised by the Qatar Foundation, with participation of the OECD.  Doha, Qatar.

17

OECD Ateliers media briefing, on invitation and in French, to present OECD's work on financial education issues, presented by André Laboul, head of the financial affairs division. Organised by the OECD and the AJEF as part of a monthly series.

17-18

The Korean G-20 Leadership: Assessing the Key Issues for 2010, seminar with participation of the Secretary-General.  Seoul, Korea.

18

Social Inclusion conference organised by the OECD LEED Programme. Trento, Italy.

18-20

Ministerial eGovernment conference: Teaming Up for the eUnion, with participation of Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus.  Malmö, Sweden.

19

Publication of OECD Economic Outlook No. 86. News conferences.

19-20

Ministerial conference on Road Safety, hosted by the Russian authorities.  Participation of the OECD and International Transport Forum.  Moscow, Russian Federation.  

22-23

Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit, and Governance Forum on 22/11 , open to the media, followed by ministerial conference of Middle East North Africa (MENA) regions on 23/11 with news conference at 9h45. Organised by the MENA-OECD Initiative, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Marrakech, Morocco. 

23

OECD statistics news releases: Quarterly National Accounts/GDP.

24

Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) consultation with OECD Liaison Committee. Participation of the Secretary-General.  

24

Publication of Revenue Statistics, 2009 edition.

24

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer review of Italy.

24-25

Connecting Cities, Building Successes, conference organised by URBACT, with participation of the OECD.  Stockholm, Sweden.

25-27

Global Forum on Public Debt Management and Emerging Government Securities Markets, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.   

30 - 2/12

World Trade Organization ministerial conference : “The WTO, the Multilateral Trading System and the Current Global Economic Environment”.  Geneva, Switzerland.

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 Ibero-American Summit. Participation of the Secretary-General.  Estoril, Portugal.

DECEMBER

1-2

Senior Budget Officials network on performance and results, meeting organised by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.

1-3

Routes out of the Crisis: Strategies for Local Employment Recovery and Skills Development in Asia, meeting organised by the ILO and OECD.  Malang, Indonesia.

3

Global Economic Prospects and the Indian Economy, high-level symposium organised in co-operation with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. Participation of the Secretary-General.  New Delhi, India.

3-4

Market Distorting Factors in the Shipbuilding Sector, workshop organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

4

Launch of the OECD Investment Policy Review of India.

6-8

Higher Education Spaces and Places: for Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, conference organised by the Directorate for Education and the Centre for Effective Learning Environments.  Riga, Latvia.

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 Affairs.

7-8

Innovation Strategy: Education and Competencies, workshop organised by the International Energy Agency and the French government.  International Energy Agency, Paris, France.

7-18

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP15. Participation of the Secretary-General.  Copenhagen, Denmark.

8

Publication of Health at a Glance, 2009 edition.

8-10

Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy, conference organised by Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. Washington DC, USA.

9

Foreign Bribery: Who Pays the Price, roundtable marking International Anti-Corruption Day and 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Open to the media.

11

Sustainable Development Sector Strategies, workshop organised by the Environment Directorate.

11

OECD statistics news releases: Composite Leading Indicators.

14

OECD statistics news releases: Harmonised Unemployment Rates.

15-16

International Network on Financial Education (INFE), meeting organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

JANUARY 2010

13-15

Safer Schools, Safer Communities: Ensuring Safe and Secure Learning Environments for Children and Young People, conference organised by the Directorate for Education and the UK government.  London, United Kingdom.

27-28

Strengthening Developing Countries through Taxation, roundtable 27/01 on Tax and Development, jointly organised by the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs, OECD's Development Assistance Committee and the OECD Development Centre. Followed by the Global Forum on Development on 28/01.

27-29

Innovative Financial Mechanisms, workshop organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations Environment Programme in collaboration with The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) secretariat.  Participation of the OECD Environment Directorate and Development Co-operation Directorate.  Bonn, Germany. 

27-31

World Economic Forum, with participation of OECD Secretary-General.  Davos, Switzerland.

FEBRUARY

16

Partnerships and Local Governance, meeting organised by OECD LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) programme.

17 

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, annual meeting at the OECD.

18-19

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

22-23

Capital Market Reform in Asia, 11th 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.

25-26 

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

MARCH

Date TBC

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

3

Keynote speech by the Secretary-General and panel discussion at the inaugural alumni lecture, at Leeds University Business School. Leeds, United Kingdom.

22

International Regulation of Water, high-level policy workshop organised by the University of Durham.  Participation of OECD Environment Directorate.  Durham, United Kingdom.

23-26

Agri-environmental Indicators: Lessons Learned and Future Directions, workshop organised by the Direction for Trade and Agriculture, and the Environment Directorate. Switzerland.

24-26

Uniting to Improve Social and Economic Participation, Working Communities International Congress organised by NESA (National Employment Services Association) and OECD/LEED.  Melbourne, Australia.

24-26

OECD Seed Schemes annual meeting, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.  Christchurch, New Zealand.

APRIL

15-16

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

MAY

20

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Peer Review of Japan.

May - October 2010: OECD is partner of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, "Better City, Better Life."  See also OECD's work on urban development.

JUNE

7-10

International Economic Forum of the Americas: "Innovating to succeed in a New Global Market".  Montreal, Canada.

8-9 (TBC)

Global Forum on Trade, Globalisation, Comparative Advantage and Trade Policy.

10-11

The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change, workshop organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.  Busan, Korea.

28-29

Environmental Biotechnology Research and Development workshop, organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

Date TBC

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

Further ahead (dates subject to change)

SEPTEMBER 2010

13-15

Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing More with Less, conference organised by OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE).

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.

OCTOBER 2010

7-8

Ministerial meeting on health, organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.

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

Risk management in Agriculture,conference organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.

NOVEMBER 2010

Education Policy Committee meets at ministerial level.

Public Governance Committee meets at ministerial level. 

16-17

"Bologna+10": Small and Medium-Term Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship, high-level meeting.

29-30

Global Forum on Agriculture.

DECEMBER 2010

50th anniversary of the signing of the OECD Convention.

Launch of "Jobs For Youth: Synthesis Report".

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).

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

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

Some key OECD pages

International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December 2009

Debt crunch will force governments to improve efficiency, OECD predicts

OECD World Forum in Busan to explore new ways to measure and foster progress

George C. Marshall: a tribute from the OECD

OECD Observer

Frequently Asked Questions at OECD

OECD Centres:  Washington, Tokyo, Mexico, Berlin.