Key upcoming meetings

DECEMBER

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

Trade Policy and the Economic Crisis, Tokyo Policy Forum with presentation by Ken Ash, Director of OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate.  OECD Tokyo Centre, Tokyo, Japan.

7-8

The Crisis and Beyond: International Investment for a Stronger, Cleaner, Fairer Economy, meeting of the global forum on International Investment, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.  Open to the media.

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

Health at a Glance 2009, Les Ateliers de l'OCDE media briefing, in French, to present OECD's work on health issues: "Comment conjuguer contrôle des dépenses de santé et amélioration des soins?" Organised by the OECD and the AJEF as part of a monthly series.

8-10

Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy, conference organised by Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Open to the media. Washington D.C., USA.

8-11

Food Crisis Prevention Network, meeting organised by the OECD Sahel and West Africa Club and the CILSS.  Bamako, Mali.

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.

9-10

"Quels choix face à la crise?", conference organised by Les Echos, with participation of the OECD.  Maison de la Chimie, Paris.

9-10

Land acquisition in West Africa: Reconciling development and investment, strategy and policy group meeting organised by the OECD Sahel and West Africa Club.  Bamako, Mali.

11

Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials workshop for the Central and Eastern Europe region: one in a series of regional workshops on Awareness-Raising for Developing and Transition Countries organised by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), and OECD Environment Directorate. Lodz, Poland.

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

19-20

Economic Assessment of Israel, presented by the OECD Secretary-General.  Jerusalem, Israel. 

25

Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, meeting organised by the OECD Development Centre, the IADB and the French government.  Bercy, Paris.

26-27

Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials workshop for the Africa 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 Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), and OECD Environment Directorate. Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 

26-29

Regional Senior Budgetary Officials Network for Latin America, meeting organised by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.  Santiago, Chile.

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, with 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.

28

Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) for Development: The Taxation Challenge, global forum on development organised by the OECD Centre for Tax and Policy Administration, the Development Centre and the Development Co-operation Directorate.

FEBRUARY

4-5

OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials meet. Bangkok, Thailand.

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.

17-18

New Partnerships in International Development Finance, international conference organised by the Russian Ministry of Finance with participation of OECD Development Assistance Committee.  Moscow, Russian Federation. 

18

High-level parliamentary seminar, organised by the OECD Public Affairs division.

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.

8

International Women's Day.

8-9

Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange, meeting of OECD Expert Group Geneva, Switzerland.

12

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 Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), and OECD Environment Directorate.  Kingston, Jamaica. 

21-22

"China and the World Economy: Beyond the Crisis - China Development Forum, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General.  Beijing, China.

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

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 United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), and OECD Environment Directorate. Alexandria, Egypt.  (Exact date to be confirmed.)

15-16

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

MAY

20

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Peer Review of Japan.

26-28

Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential, ministerial meeting of the International Transport Forum, organised under the presidency of Canada.  Leipzig, Germany.

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

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.

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

OECD sets out framework for overhaul of financial regulation

Tax burdens falling in OECD economies as crisis takes its toll

Recovery still too timid to halt rising unemployment, says OECD Economic Outlook

Evaluation and rewards help motivate, retain teachers, says OECD

International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December 2009

Debt crunch will force governments to improve efficiency, OECD predicts

George C. Marshall: a tribute from the OECD

OECD Observer

Frequently Asked Questions at OECD

OECD Centres:  Washington, Tokyo, Mexico, Berlin.