The OECD Rural Development Conference Series began in 2002 in Siena, Italy. The series provide a forum for key policy officials to engage in dialogue whilst strengthening existing networks and fostering knowledge-sharing on rural policy across the OECD. This regular dialogue, comprising stakeholders of all levels, have helped shape OECD work on rural development leading to the definition and measurement of the performance of rural regions, the evaluation of rural policies amongst OECD member countries and the undertaking of a number of thematic studies on rural development.

Delivering Well-being, Seoul, Korea (2019)
Enhancing Rural Innovation, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom) (2018)
National Prosperity through Modern Rural Policy: Competitiveness and well-being in rural regions, Memphis, Tennessee, United States (2015)
Rural-Urban partnerships: an integrated approach to economic development, Bologna, Italy (2013)
Innovation and Modernising the Rural Economy, Krasnoyarsk, Russia (2012)
Developing Rural Policies to Meet the Needs of a Changing World, Québec, Canada (2009)
Innovative Service Delivery- Meeting the Challenges of Rural Regions, Cologne, Germany (2008)
Innovative Rural Regions: The role of human capital and Technology, Caceres, Spain (2007)
Investment Priorities for Rural Development, Edinburgh, UK (2006)
Designing and Implementing Rural Policies, Oaxaca, Mexico (2005)
New Approaches to Rural Policy: Lessons from Around the World, Warrenton, Virginia, US (2004)
The Future of Rural Policy, Siena, Italy (2002)