Washington Events and Exhibits 2005:

12 December 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Reviews of Agricultural Policies: China - Videoconference -
Opening Remarks by Ken Ash, Deputy Director and presentation by Andrzej Kwiecinski, Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. More...

06 December 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Economic Survey: Euro Area 2005 - Videoconference -
Presentation by Paul van den Noord, OECD Economics Department. Discussant will be Blair Comley, Economics Minister, Australian Delegation to the OECD. More...

01 December 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Assists in Drawing Investment to the Middle East, North Africa
Presentation by Rainer Geiger, OECD Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. More...

30 November 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Economic Survey: Korea 2005
Presentation by Randall Jones, Senior Economist, Japan/Korea Desk, OECD Economics Department. More...

13-15 November 2005 -
American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting 2005 in Washington, DC
At the ANS meeting, the OECD presents its work and publications in the field of nuclear energy.

09 November 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Update - Pensions at a Glance: Public Policies across OECD Countries
Presentation by Edward Whitehouse, Social Policy Division, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs. More...

02 November 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005 - Videoconference
Presentation by Dirk Pilat, Senior Economist, OECD Economic Analysis and Statistics Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. More...

28 October 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Challenges of the Chinese Statistical System
Presentation by Enrico Giovannini, OECD Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Directorate. More...

27 October 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Prospects for the US Economy - OECD Economic Survey of the United States, 2005
Presentation by Jean-Philippe Cotis, Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department. Discussant is Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office. The event was moderated by US Representative Jim Kolbe (R-AZ). More...

04 October 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Trade and Structural Adjustment
Presentation by Kenneth Heydon, Deputy Director, OECD Trade Directorate. More...

25-27 September 2005 -
2005 NABE Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL
At the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Business Economics the OECD demonstrates SoureOECD, OECD's Online Portal and exhibits its publications at booth 105.

20 September 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Communications Outlook 2005
Presentations by Jonathan D. Levy, Deputy Chief Economist, US Federal Communications Commission and Irene Wu, Directory of Research, International Bureau, US Federal Communications Commission.

14-16 September 2005 -
The United Nations 2005 World Summit in New York, NY
At the Summit, the OECD presents information on its work in the area of international development. See also the latest edition of DACNews!

13 September 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: US Launch - Education at a Glance 2005
Presentation by Barry McGaw, Director, OECD Education Directorate. More...

14 July 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Asian Science and Technology Forum: Innovation Indicators
Presentation by Jerry Sheehan, Senior Economist, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD. Discussant will be Mary Ellen Mogee, Senior Science and Technology Policy Analyst, SRI International. Event is co-sponsored by Computer Sciences Corporation, on behalf of the International Office of the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research. View the presentation (PDF 212kb). See also the Press Release.

29 June 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Economic Survey of Germany 2004
Presentation by Eckhard Wurzel, OECD Economics Department. Discussant was Jackson Janes from the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. View the presentation (134kb).

26-28 June 2005 -
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts
The OECD exhibits publication on Social Affairs and Health issues as well as demonstrate its newest edition of OECD Health Data. More information...

21 June 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2005 and Agricultural Outlook 2005-2014
Presentation by Stefan Tangermann, Director, Food Agriculture and Fisheries, OECD. Discussants are Dan Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute, Mary Bohman, Deputy Director for Research, Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, and Jean-Marc Trarieux, Agricultural Attaché, Delegation of the European Commission to the US. View the presentation (PDF 56kb). See also the Press Release.

17 June 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Pensions at a Glance: Public Policies across OECD Countries
Presentation by Monika Queisser and Edward Whitehouse from the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs. Discussants are Joseph R. Antos from the American Enterprise Institute, and Laurel Beedon from AARP. View presentation (PDF 65kb). Visit web site.

16 June 2005
Presentation of African Economic Outlook 2004-2005
Presentation by Pierre Ewenczyk, African Economic Outlook Coordinator. Discussants will be Myron Golden, Regional Director, Africare, Elisabeth Pape, Development Counselor, European Commission, and His Excellency Jose Brito, Ambassador of the Republic of Cape Verde to the United States. View the presentation (PDF 360kb). Visit the web site.

15 June 2005
OECD Breakfast Series: Digital Content Issues and Challenges
Presentation by Graham Vickery, Information Economy Division at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. Discussant was J. H. Snider, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation. View the presentation (PDF 387kb). Visit topic web site.

05-08 June 2005 -
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada
OECD representatives exhibit Key Publications and demonstrate SourceOECD at booth #1839 in coordination with Renouf Publishing.
More information...

25 May 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: Trends in International Migration, 2004 - Videoconference
Presentation by Georges Lemaitre, International Migration, Directorate for Employment, Labor and Social Affairs. View the presentation (PDF 74kb).

11 May 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: OLISnet - Access to OECD Committee Information
Presentation by Ian Hunter, OECD's Information Technology and Network Division.More on OLISnet...

10 May 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: Container Transport Security Across Modes—Videoconference
Presentation by Philippe Crist, OECD-ECMT Joint Transport Research Center and Mary Crass, ECMT Transport Policy Division. View the presentation (PDF 1.23mb).

22 April 2005
Launch of OECD report on Ageing and Employment Policies: United States
Presentation by John Martin, OECD Director of the Employment, Labor and Social Affairs Directorate. Local Discussants are John Rother, AARP Director of Policy and Strategy and Joseph R. Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy, American Enterprise Institute. View the presentation (PDF 111kb). Publication Information.

20 April 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: Services and the Risk of Off-shoring: how OECD Countries can Strengthen the Contribution of the Services Sector
Presentation by Nobuo Tanaka, OECD Director for Science, Technology and Industry. View the presentation (PDF 536kb).

19-20 April 2005
OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace, Washington, DC, 19-20 April 2005
Organised by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy and hosted by the United States government, this workshop will examine approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress in OECD member countries. More...

07-10 April 2005 -
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 12th National Conference in Minneapolis, MN
The OECD exhibits in Booth 128 and demonstrate
SourceOECD. More information...

30 March 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: OECD Factbook 2005: Indicators for the World’s Leading Economies
Presentation by Enrico Giovaninni, OECD Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Directorate. Local Discussant is Kathleen Utgoff, Commissioner, US Bureau of Labor Statistics. View the presentation (PDF 120kb).

08 March 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: OECD Economic Survey - Japan 2005 - Videoconference
Presentation by Randall Jones, OECD Senior Economist, with local panelists Edward Lincoln, Council on Foreign Relations and Jun Iwasaki, Bank of Japan Representative Office. View the presentation (PDF 387kb).

8 February 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: OECD Science, Technology, and Industry Outlook 2004 - Key Trends - Videoconference
Presentation by Jerry Sheehan, OECD Senior Economist, Science and Technology Policy Division. View the presentation (PDF 159kb)

18 January 2005
OECD BREAKFAST SERIES: A New World Map in Textiles and Clothing
Presentation by Jean-Marie Metzger and Raed Safadi of the OECD Trade Directorate. View the presentation (PDF 459kb). More information on the publication.

13-14 January 2005
Recent OECD Initiatives in International Taxation - Forum
Hosted among others by the OECD, US Council for International Business (USCIB) and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC). More information Conferenceweb site. See also the Information Note (PDF 68kb).

10-12 January 2005
Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy Conference
Co-sponsored by the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry and the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI). More information at Conference web site. View OECD Deputy Secretary-General Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir's presentation (PDF 95kb)

09-13 January 2005 -
Transportation Research Board - TRB Annual Meeting 2005 in Washington, DC
The OECD displays new publications on Transportation issues. More information...

07-09 January 2005 -
Allied Social Science Association - ASSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
The OECD displays recent titles and demonstrate SourceOECD in Booth 521. More information...

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