Key upcoming meetings

JANUARY 2009

7

Pensions at a Glance: Asia Pacific, publication presented at the conference of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), co-authored by the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and the World Bank.  Singapore.

8

Publication of Financial Market Trends No. 95.

12

Presentation of OECD Review of Innovation Policy: Mexico 2008, by Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan.  Mexico City, Mexico.

12

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

14

Economic Survey of the Euro Area, news briefing at 10.30 a.m., with the Secretary-General. Under embargo for 11 a.m. 

14-16

Global Environment and Energy in Transport, ministerial meeting organised by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Participation of International Energy Agency Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka and International Transport Forum Secretary General Jack Short.  Tokyo, Japan.

19-20

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

19-21

Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), conference sponsored by the OECD Statistics Directorate, BIS, ECP, Eurostat, IMF, UN and World Bank.

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.

23

Economic Survey of Korea, seminar by OECD Randall Jones, Economics Department, at the OECD Tokyo Centre.  Tokyo, Japan.

23

Global Open Innovation Networks, symposium organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

23

"Groupe de réflexion sur l'environnement commercial international", meeting organised by Eurotradia International, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Paris.

26

Creating Opportunities: Integration, Work and Social Mobility, symposium on European experiences and perspectives, organised by the German government, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Berlin, Germany.

26

International Economic Forum: Latin American & The Caribbean, 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.

28-30

Knowledge and Research in Management in Science, Engineering and Innovation for Development, conference organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

28-1/2

World Economic Forum, annual meeting, with participation of the Secretary-General and International Energy Agency Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka.  Davos, Switzerland.

FEBRUARY

5

The Secretary-General will take part in a follow-up discussion with the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, on “Fair Overall Conditions for a Social and Open Global Economy”.  Berlin, Germany.

9-10

Presentation of the OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

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. Participation of Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan.  Vienna, Austria.

12

Policy Coherence for Development and Migration, high-level parliamentary conference organised by the OECD, the European Parliament and the European Commission.  Brussels, Belgium.

17-18

Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation BASREC conference of ministers on energy and climate issues, hosted by Danish Ministry of climate and energy. Participation of International and Energy Agency Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka.  Copenhagen, Denmark.

18

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, annual meeting with the OECD Secretariat.

19

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

19-20

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

20-21

Sustainable capitalism: Finance, commodities and the common good, conference organised by the Aspen Institute, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Rome, Italy. 

24-25

OECD Tractor Codes, annual meeting organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.

26

"Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy", presentation of OECD report and on OECD's project on counterfeiting and piracy with Hisashi Yoshikawa, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, at a meeting hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade and the Patents and Trademarks Office.  Madrid, Spain.

MARCH 

9

International Women's Day.

10

Changes: Successful Partnerships for Africa's Growth Challenge, conference organised by the International Monetary Fund with participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

11

Launch of "Education Training and Sustainability, Conditions for Success in a Changing World", proceedings of the 2008 Montreal Conference, edited by Paul Cappon, Canadian Council of Learning, and Gil Rémillard, International Economic Forum of the Americas, in collaboration with OECD and UNESCO.  Participation of OECD Secretary-General and UNESCO.

16-17

Measuring Poverty, Income Inequality and Social Exclusions: Lessons from Europe, conference organised by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.

16-22

5th World Water Forum, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Istanbul, Turkey.

18-19

Petroleum: Future Stability and Sustainability, OPEC international seminar, with participation of International Energy Agency Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka.  Vienna, Austria.

22-23

China Development Forum, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Beijing, China.

27-31

Annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Investment Corporation.  Medellin, Colombia.

29-31

G8 labour ministerial meeting, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Rome, Italy.

30-31

Ministerial meeting of the Territorial Development Policy Committee, on Investing for Growth: Building Innovative Regions, 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 

2

G20 ministers' meeting on the economic crisis.  London, United Kingdom.

2-3

OECD Global Science Forum meets.

25-26

2009 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.  Participation of the Secretary-General. Washington, D.C., USA.

MAY

21-22

Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD General Assembly (BIAC) with participation of the Secretary-General.  Lisbon, Portugal.

24-26

World Business Summit on Climate Change, organised by the Copenhagen Climate Council. Participation of OECD. Copenhagen, Denmark. 

26-29

“Transport for a Global Economy: New Challenges and Opportunities”, International Transport Forum, with key leaders from industry, the research sector and civil society to discuss the challenges of globalisation for the transport sector of trade.  Leipzig, Germany.

27-28

High-level meeting of the OECD Development Aid Committee.

JUNE

8-11

Adapting to a New World Order: Realities and Changes, International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montreal, with participation of the Secretary-General.  Montreal, Canada.

24-25

OECD Council meets at ministerial level under the chairmanship of Korean Prime Minister Seung Soo Han.

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