Key upcoming meetings

NOVEMBER

19-21

Safety Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials, workshop organised by the nanotech safety team in the Environment Directorate, in co-operation with the Korean Ministry of the Environment.  Busan, Korea.

20

Release of OECD publication, "Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers – Finland, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands".  News conferences in Dublin, Ireland, and Helsinki, Finland.

20

Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality, seminar on the role of statistics and indicators, organised by the OECD Development Centre and the Statistics Directorate.  Stockholm, Sweden.

20-21

“Biofuels as driving force of sustainable development”, high-level meeting organised by the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations. Participation of the Secretary-General, OECD Directorate for Trade and Agriculture, and OECD Deputy Secretary-General Thelma Askey. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

20-23

APEC CEO Summit, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Launch of "OECD Policy Investment Review of Peru".  Lima, Peru.

21-22

Conférence européenne de l’économie sociale 2008, organised by the Institut de Coopération Sociale International, CEGES and Social Economy Europe, with participation of Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan.  Strasbourg, France. 

24-27

The Central Place of Business Register Systems in Response to Globalisation Needs, roundtable on Business Survey Frames, organised by the OECD Statistics Directorate  and the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers.

25

Paris ministerial conference on migration and development, organised by the French ministry for immigration and integration, national identity and development, within the framework of the French European Union presidency, and with delegations from Europe and Africa. OECD participation.  Opening séance open to the media.  News conference. Paris Novotel Eiffel Tower. Paris, France.

25

11 a.m. news conference to present the OECD Economic Outlook No. 84.

25-26

European Space Agency, council meeting at ministerial level, with participation of the OECD.  The Hague, the Netherlands.

26-28

Fighting Corruption in Asia-Pacific: Strategies for Business, Government and Civil Society, regional conference organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs and the Asian Development Bank.  Participation of Deputy Secretary-General Mario Amano.  Singapore.

27-28

Summit on Sectoral Cooperation with participation of the Secretary-General.  Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan will chair a roundtable, Warsaw, Poland.

29/11-2/12

Financing for Development, Doha Review conference organised by the United Nations, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General.  Doha, Qatar.

DECEMBER

1-12

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP14) with participation of the Secretary-General.  Poznan, Poland.

1

Launch of publication "Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Chile" with the Directorate for Education and the Chilean authorities.  Santiago, Chile.

1-2

Financing and Pricing Water: the roles of government policies, the private sector and civil society,  meeting organised in the framework of the OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development, with participation of the Secretary-General.

1-2

Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders, conference organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. This is followed by a technical meeting on careers of doctorate holders on 2 December.  Brussels, Belgium.

2-3

Latin American Round Table on Corporate Governance.  Mexico City, Mexico.

3

Publication of OECD Economic Survey of Sweden.

3

The International Panorama, conference organised by Telefónica on the role of businesses and the European Union, and the benefits for society as a whole. Participation of the Secretary-General. Brussels, Belgium.

5

OECD statistics news release: Composite Leading Indicators and Standardised Unemployment Rates.

8-9

Ministers of Finance meeting at high level on Climate Change, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Warsaw, Poland.

8-9

Global Forum on Development, followed by the high-level meeting of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

8-9

Resolving The Financial Markets Crisis, The Need For a Global Response, International Discussion Forum organised by the European Finance Convention, with participation of the OECD.  Brussels, Belgium.

8-9

Higher Education 2030: What futures for quality access in the era of globalisation? OECD/France conference organised by the Directorate for Education/CERI. At the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Paris.

9-10

Sustainability, Innovation and Inclusion, public services summit organised by the Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), with participation of OECD.  Stockholm, Sweden. 

10-11

Advancing Investment Policy Reform in Africa, NEPAD/OECD high-level meeting, with participation of Deputy Secretary-General Mario Amano.  Kampala, Uganda.

15-16

Official visit of the Secretary-General to Ankara, Turkey. 16/12: Publication of the "Environmental Performance Review of Turkey". News conference.

JANUARY 2009

19-20

Official visit of the Secretary-General to Finland to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Finland’s accession to OECD.  Helsinki, Finland.

21-23

European Business Ethics Forum 2009, with participation of the Secretary-General. Paris. France.

21-23

Energy Efficiency, workshop organised by the International Energy Agency.

26

“Rencontres économiques avec l’Amèrique Latine - Caraïbe”, international forum organised by the French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Employment, the OECD Development Centre and the Inter-American Development Bank.  At the French Finance Ministry/Bercy, Paris, France.

28-1/2

World Economic Forum, annual meeting, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Davos, Switzerland.

FEBRUARY

9-10

Building Strong Partnerships with the Private Sector for Better Jobs and Inclusion, meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance, organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development.  Vienna, Austria.

18

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, annual meeting with the OECD Secretariat.

19

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

MARCH 

9

International Women's Day.

16-22

5th World Water Forum. Istanbul, Turkey.

30-31

Regional Responses to Global Issues, meeting of the Territorial Development Policy Committee at ministerial level, organised by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development.

31-2/4

Education for Sustainable Development, conference organised by UNESCO, with participation of OECD.  Bonn, Germany. 

APRIL 

25-26

2009 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

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