Events calendar 2004
This page lists WTO and non-WTO events related to the multilateral trading system. Links to non-WTO websites open in a new window and the WTO takes no responsibility for their content. The list is restricted to those events which are organized by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) which have been granted observer status to the General Council of the WTO (see list).
WTO members occasionally organize meetings of selected countries at the ministerial level to discuss WTO matters. These are not official WTO events and are not listed on this page.
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12-13 January |
Summit of the Americas Monterrey, Mexico > More |
12-15 January | UNCTAD: Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development Geneva, Switzerland > More |
14-16 January | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — United States of America > More |
16-21 January | World Social Forum Mumbai, India > More |
21-25 January | World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland > More |
26-30 January | UNCTAD:
Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues Geneva, Switzerland > More |
26-31 January | UNCTAD: Séminaire TrainForTrade sur la Stratégie de mise en oeuvre d´une politique de la concurrence Luanda, Angola > More |
28 January | OECD: Global Corporate Responsibility — FDI as Engine for Sustainable Development Berlin, Germany |
29-30 January | OECD: “Science, Technology and Innovation for the 21st Century” Paris, France |
4-6 February | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Gambia > More |
4-7 February | Delhi Sustainable Development Summit New Delhi, India |
9-13 February | UNCTAD: Commission on Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities Geneva, Switzerland > More |
11-12 February | WTO: General Council |
1 March |
Policy Coherence in Relation to Sustainable Development, seminar
organised by the OECD General Secretariat |
3-5 March | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Sri Lanka > More |
4-5 March | WIPO: Seminar on the Madrid System of International Registration of Marks Geneva, Switzerland |
15-19 March | WIPO: Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore Geneva, Switzerland > More |
19-23 April | WIPO: Preparatory Working Group of the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union for the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks Geneva, Switzerland |
26 April |
World Intellectual Property Day > More |
26-30 April | 8th Africa Oil and Gas, Trade and Finance Conference and Exhibition Marrakech, Morocco > More |
10 May |
Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (Europe) > More |
10-14 May | WIPO: Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) Geneva, Switzerland > More |
14 May |
Businesses, Governments Hold Key Meeting on World Trade Round in Sofia > Press release (Word format) |
25-27 May |
WTO hosts its annual public symposium: “Multilateralism at a
crossroads” Geneva, Switzerland > More |
26 May |
Reducing Poverty, Sustaining Growth > More |
7-11 June | WIPO: Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Geneva, Switzerland |
8-10 June | Sea Island Summit (G8) Sea Island, Georgia, USA |
13-18 June | UNCTAD: Eleventh session of the Conference São Paulo, Brazil > More |
14-16 June | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Singapore > More |
28-30 June | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Benin/Burkina Faso/Mali > Press release of Benin > Press release of Burkina Faso > Press release of Mali |
12-14 July | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Belize/Suriname > Press release of Belize > Press release of Suriname |
27-30 July | WTO: General Council > More |
15-17 September | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Korea > More |
26-29 September |
Executive Forum 2004: “Competitiveness through Public Private
Partnership — Lessons and Successes” Montreux, Switzerland > More |
27 September - 5 October |
Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (Fortieth Series of Meetings) Geneva > More |
28-30 September |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Rwanda > More |
2-3 October |
Annual meetings of G10 Ministers, the World Bank Group and the
International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C., United State |
11-12 October |
Trade in Educational Services — Building Capacity for Education
through Cross-border Provision, UNESCO/OECD forum organised
by the Directorate for Education Sydney, Australia > More information on OECD website > More information on Australian Government website > Information on how to read GATS schedules: WTO website |
11-13 October | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Norway > More |
16 October |
World Food Day > More |
18-19 October |
WTO IT symposium > More |
19-21 October |
Investment for Development: Forging Partnerships, OECD Global
Forum on International Investment, organised by the
Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs New Delhi, India > More |
20-21 October | WTO: General Council |
25-27 October | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body —
European Communities > More |
1–3 November |
Expert Meeting on Good Governance in Investment Promotion Geneva, Switzerland > More |
3–4 November |
OECD Global Forum on Trade: Trade and Structural Adjustment In Co-operation with United Nations ESCAP Bangkok, Thailand > More |
8–10 November |
Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy,
Sixth session Geneva, Switzerland > More |
8-10 November | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Jamaica |
10-13 November |
Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, OECD World Forum on Key
Indicators, organised by the Statistics Directorate, with
an address by the Secretary-General Palermo, Italy > More |
11-12 November |
Global Forum on Sustainable Development: Development and Climate
Change, organised by the
Environment Directorate and the
Development Co-operation Directorate > More |
16–17 November |
Expert Meeting on Financing of Commodity-based Trade and
Development Geneva, Switzerland > More |
29 November - 1 December | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Brazil > More |
1 December |
World AIDS Day > More |
2-3 December |
Environmental Enforcement and Compliance, high-level conference of
the Global Forum on Sustainable Development, organised by
the
Environment Directorate > More |
3 December |
Global Forum on Agriculture, organised by the
Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries > More |
15-17 December | WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Switzerland/Liechtenstein > More |