Events calendar 2005
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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WTO meetings
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> Tentative schedule of
meetings for the rest of the year (pdf format, 13KB)
> Events calendar 2004
> Events calendar 2003
Participation in many of the WTO seminars and symposia is limited to representatives of WTO member governments, but the discussion papers and presentations are often made available afterwards, at the discretion of the speakers. Links will be added to this page if papers are made available.
13-14 January |
Development Effectiveness in Fragile States: The Road to
Implementation, senior level forum organised by the
Development Assistance Committee, the
European Commission,
UNDP and the
World Bank,
and hosted by the
UK Department
for InternationAl Development London, United Kingdom |
17-19 January | WTO: Trade Policy Review
Body — Jamaica > More |
17-19 January |
UNCTAD
Expert Meeting on Trade and Development aspects of professional
services and regulatory frameworks Geneva, Switzerland > More |
21 January |
OECD The Impact of China on Latin
American Emerging Markets Seminar organised by the Development Centre > More |
24-26 January |
UNCTAD Expert Meeting on the Impact of FDI on Development Geneva, Switzerland > More |
25-27 January | WTO: Trade Policy Review
Body — Japan > More |
26-30 January |
World Economic Forum annual meeting Davos, Switzerland > More > Discussion: Is the WTO's Tenth Birthday Worth Celebrating? |
28 January |
OECD The Development Dimensions of African Cotton A contribution to the follow-up of the WTO African Regional Workshop on Cotton held in Cotonou March 2004, briefing organised by the Development Assistance Committee. > More |
9-11 February |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Sierra Leone > More |
21-23 February |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Qatar > More |
14–18 March |
UNCTAD Commission on Trade, 9th session Geneva, Switzerland > More |
15-16 March |
Value Added Tax (VAT) conference
organised by the International Tax Dialogue and the Italian
government, with participation of the OECD. Rome, Italy. > More |
15-17 March |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Mongolia > More |
20–21 March |
OECD China in the World Economy: China Development Forum 2005 Beijing, China > More |
7 April |
World Health Day: “Make every mother and child count” > More |
10-12 April |
Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the
Inter-American
Development Bank and the
Inter-American Investment Corporation. Okinawa, Japan. |
16-17 April |
Spring Meeting 2005 of the World Bank Group and the International
Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. > More |
20–22 April |
WTO Public Symposium “WTO after 10 years: Global Problems and Multilateral Solutions” > More |
27-29 April |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Paraguay > More |
28-29 April |
Symposium on Cross-Border Supply of Services — 28-29 April 2005 > More |
3-4 May |
OECD Council meets at Ministerial
Level |
11-13 May |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Nigeria > More |
16-27 May |
Twenty-Second Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies Bonn, Germany > More |
17 May |
World Telecommunication Day
> More |
25-26 May |
Investment for African Development: Making it Happen, roundtable
organised by
NEPAD
and
OECD. Entebbe, Uganda. |
1 June |
World Bank Youth Seminar, Working for a World Free of Poverty
> More |
2 June |
High-level meeting to review the progress achieved in realizing
the commitments set out in the Declaration of Commitment on
HIV/AIDS New York > More |
1-5 June |
World Environment Day
> More |
6 June |
Fifth International Forum on
African Perspectives at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance Paris, France > More |
9-11 June |
3rd Forum of Civil Society Organizations > More |
12 June |
World Day Against Child Labour > More |
14-15 June |
High-level meeting of the OECD's Committee for Agriculture. > More |
15 June |
E-Government Experience in the US and Canada: Is it Relevant to
Developing Countries?
> More |
15-17 June |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Ecuador > More |
16-17 June |
OECD Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Private
Investments Helsinki, Finland > More |
27 June - 8 July |
WIPO-WTO colloquium for teachers of intellectual property law > More |
28-29 June 2005 |
OECD Global Forum on Trade: Special and Differential Treatment —
Thinking Outside the Box With the support of the World Bank and the University of the West Indies Bridgetown, Barbados > More |
July |
UNCTAD, Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and
Policy Geneva |
4-15 July |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law,
thirty-eighth session Vienna |
5-7 July |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — The Philippines > More |
6-8 July |
G8 Summit Gleneagles, Scotland, United Kingdom > More |
14-15 July |
Services, Trade and Structural Adjustment, OECD Tokyo Forum
organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry,
and the Japanese government Tokyo, Japan > More |
26-28 July |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Egypt > More |
September |
Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: Report of the
Secretary-General on the modalities, format and organization of
the high-level plenary meeting of the 60th session of the General
Assembly New York > More |
5-7 September |
Expert Meeting on Non-tariff Barriers Geneva > More |
8 September |
IMF Center Economic Forum — IMF Conditionality: Good, Bad, or
Ugly? Washington, D.C. > More |
14-16 September |
High-level plenary meeting of the United Nations to review
progress in fulfillment of commitments contained in the UN
Millennium Development Goals.
New York City, U.S.A |
14-16 September |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Trinidad and Tobago > More |
21 September |
International Day of Peace
> More |
21-23 September |
Expert Meeting on Trade Facilitation as an Engine for Development Geneva > More |
22-23 September |
Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing,
organised by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration > More |
24-25 September |
2005 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International
Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. > More |
3-14 October |
UNCTAD, Trade and Development Board, fifty-second session Geneva |
5-7 October |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Tunisia > First press release > Second press release |
5-8 October |
ITC Executive Forum: Export of Services: Hype or High Potential?
Implications for Strategy Makers Montreux, Switzerland > More |
10-12 October |
World Knowledge Forum 2005 Seoul, Korea > More |
11-12 October |
Trade and Sustainable Development, World Trade Organisation
symposium as part of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
meeting, with participation of the OECD Geneva, Switzerland > More |
12-14 October |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Republic of Guinea > More |
17 October |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
> More |
18-19 October |
OECD Global Forum on Trade — Negotiating on Trade Facilitation:
Implications for Developing Countries, organised by the Trade
Directorate Colombo, Sri Lanka > More |
19-20 October |
WTO General Council > More |
24-26 October |
Agriculture and Trade symposium organised by the OECD and the
Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines > More |
2-3 November |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Bolivia > More |
11 November |
WTO General Council > More |
14-18 November |
Fifth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspect of the Set of
Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the
Control of Restrictive Business Practices Antalia (Turkey) > More |
16-18 November |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Djibouti > More |
16-18 November |
The World Summit on the Information Society — Second phase Tunis, Tunisia > More |
18 November |
World Bank:
Presentation of the Global Economic Prospects (GEP 2006) Berlin > More |
21-23 November |
Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International
Standards of Accounting and Reporting, twenty-second session |
28-30 November |
WTO: Trade Policy Review Body — Romania > More |
28 November - 9 December |
United Nations Climate Change Conference Montreal, Quebec > More |
1 December |
World Aids Day
> More |
1-2 December |
WTO General Council > More |
1-2 December |
Call for Papers: “Health Financing in Developing Countries” > More |
8 December |
World Bank:
International Symposium on Economic Integration in Asia and India:
What is the Best Way of Regional Cooperation?
> More |
13-18 December |
The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference Hong Kong, China > More |