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NCD Alliance 2015 Calendar of External Events
DATE EVENT LOCATION DESCRIPTION ORGANISERS
FEBRUARY
27 FCTC 10th anniversary Global http://www.who.int/fctc/en/ WHO FCTC
MARCH
1 Zero discrimination day Global http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2014/name,90629,en.asp
UNAIDS
2 (TBC)
High-Level Thematic Debate on Gender Equality, Women's Empowerment in Post-2015 Development Agenda
New York, USA http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
3-4 First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.who.int/nmh/conference-on-dementia-march2015-concept-note.pdf
WHO
5-7 Ajman Healthcare Summit (AHS), 4th Annual American Society for Nutrition Middle East Congress
Ajman (UAE) A summit on Cardiology, Dermatology and Diabetes.
Gulf Medical University, Center for Diabetes Education
8 International Women's Day Global http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
UN
9-12 12th International Conference on Urban Health
Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://icuh2015.org/
9-20 Commission on Status of Women (Beijing +20)
New York, USA http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015
UN
13 World Kidney Day Global http://www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/
WKD
13-15 The Diabetes Unconference Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Diabetes UnConference is the first multi-day peer-to-peer idea exchange for all adults with diabetes. The agenda, created by the participants, focus on the psychosocial aspects of living with diabetes. diabetesunconference.com/
The Diabetes Collective, Inc.
14-16 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2015
San Diego, California
http://accscientificsession.cardiosource.org/ACC.aspx
ACC
16-18 5th Asia-Pacific Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer Congress
Brisbane, Australia
www.apgcc.org/ Cancer Council Queensland
17-21 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Abu Dhabi, UAE
http://www.wctoh.org/ International Union Against Tubeculosis and Lung Disease
18-21 14th St Gallen Breast Cancer Conference Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer
Vienna, Austria
www.oncoconferences.ch/dynasite.cfm?dsmid=114616
St.Gallen Oncology Conferences (SONK)
18-22 The 12th International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Nice, France
The meeting is at the forefront of unraveling the mechanisms and improving the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other related neurodegenerative diseases. www2.kenes.com/adpd
AD/PD
24 World TB Day Global http://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/
STOP TB
24-27 19th Pan-Arab Conference on Diabetes - PACD19
Cairo, Egypt www.arab-diabetes.com/
The Center for Diabetes Education and others
25-27 20th Congress of the EAHP Hamburg, Germany
EAHP’s annual congress is the largest congress for hospital pharmacy in Europe and is
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
attended by professionals from over 50 countries www.eahp.eu/congresses
26-28 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference
Boston, MA, USA
"Mobilizing Research for Global Health" http://www.cugh.org/events/conference2015 http://2014cughconference.org/
CUGH
26-29 International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey
www.escvs.com/ ESCVES
28-29 Global Health and Innovation Conference (GHIC 2014)
Yale Univeristy, CT, USA
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/
Unite for Sight
APRIL
2 World Autism Awareness Day http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/world-autism-awareness-day
Autism Speaks
6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Global http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/sport/home/unplayers/unoffice/idsdp
UN
6-10 (TBC)
Preparatory Session II for Third Conference on Financing for Development
New York, USA http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
7 World Health Day Global Theme TBC WHO
8-10 Diabetes Education for All Atlanta, USA http://arab-diabetes.com/EMORY/index.html
Emory University School of Medicine
9-11 Aliam Congress (Cancer) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
http://www.aliam.org ALIAM
11-12 World Congress on Angiogenesis Boston, USA http://angioworldcongress.com/ The Angiogenesis Foundation
13-17 Commission on Population and Development (CPD)
UN HQ
48th Session "Realizing the future we want: integrating population issues into sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda" un.org/en/development/desa/population/commission/sessions/2015/index.shtml http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/commission/previous-sessions/2014/index.shtml
UNDESA
13-17 Second drafting session for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/10/241014_financing-for-development.pdf
FfD
15-18 30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
Perth, Australia
"Care, Cure and the Dementia Experience - A Global Challenge" http://www.alzint.org/2015
ADI
17-19 2015 Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF
Washington, DC, USA
http://sd.iisd.org/events World Bank and IMF
18-21 2016 XXII ISHR World Congres Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.ishrworld.org/events/event_details.asp?id=344961
International Society for Heart Research
19-21 European Stroke Organisation Conference
Glasgow, UK http://eso.kenes.com/ European Stroke Orgnaisation
20-21
GCM/NCD Dialogue on how to encourage the continued inclusion of NCDs in development cooperation agendas
http://www.who.int/nmh/ncd-coordination-mechanism/cooperation-agendas/en/
WHO
20-23 7th Internetional Symposium on the Diabetic Foot
The Hague, The Netherlands
www.diabeticfoot.nl/ Diabetic Foot NL
20-24 Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations – MOI and Global Partnership Session
New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
20-24 WHO Essential Medicines List Review Meeting
WHO HQ
http://www.who.int/selection_me
dicines/committees/en/
WHO
24-30 World Immunization Week Global
Theme: Close the immunization gap http://www.who.int/campaigns/immunization-week/2015/event/en/index.html
WHO
25 World Malaria Day Global http://www.worldmalariaday.org/
WHO
28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/safeworkday/
ILO
29-2 May
Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Congress
Abu Dhabi http://www.apsc2015.com/ Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology
MAY
TBC WHO Executive Board Geneva 137th Session WHO
TBC (before June 2015)
CSO hearing for Post-2015 summit New York, USA TBC http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/161214_post-2015-modalities.pdf
UN
1 May-31 Oct
Expo 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life
Milan, Italy http://www.expo2015.org/en/index.html?packedargs=op=changeLang
EXPO
6 World Asthma Day Global
8-10 14th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care
Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.eapc-2015.org/ European Association of Palliative Care
17 (TBC) Meeting of Commonwealth Health Ministers
Geneva, Switzerland
TBC The Commonwealth
18-22 Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations – Follow Up and Review Session
New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
18-26 68th Session of the World Health Assembly
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/governance/wha/en/
WHO
23-25 60th Annual CARPHA Health Research Conference
Grenada
"Violence and Injuries: An Urgent Public Health and Development Issue" http://carpha.org/Portals/0/Conference/2015%20Call%20for%20Papers.pdf
CARPHA
25-26 XIII International Conference on Obesity
London, UK https://www.waset.org/conference/2015/05/london/ICO
WASET
31 World No Tobacco Day Global WHO
JUNE
1-5 Preparatory Session III for Third Conference on Financing for Development
New York, USA http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
3-14 Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
Bonn, Germany
http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
8-10 Progress Report of UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs to ECOSOC
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/index.shtml
ECOSOC
9-11 Measurement and Accountability for Results in Health
Washington DC http://ma4health.hsaccess.org/ WHO/ World Bank/ USAID
10-12 33rd National Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition
Toronto, Canada
The symposium represents the annual meeting of the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group (DNSG) of the European Association for the study of Diabetes (EASD).
DNSG and EASD
15-19 Third drafting session for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/10/241014_financing-for-development.pdf
FfD
16-19 UNICEF Executive Board Annual Session
http://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/files/UNICEF_Executive_Board-2015_programme_of_work-11Sept2014.pdf
UNICEF
18-19 2015 Conference: towards a generation free from tobacco
Scotland, UK
UK ASH Scotland is running a two day conference for health advocates to map the journey to a society free from the harm caused by tobacco www.ashscotland.org.uk
ASH Scotland
19-23 International Council of Nurses Conference and Council of National Representatives 2015
Seoul, Korea www.icn2015.ch International Council of Nurses
20 World Refugee Day Global http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/
UN
22-24 InterAction Forum 2015 Washington DC
www.interaction.org/forum InterAction
22-25 Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations – Outcome Document Session
New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
23-25 2015 Alzheimer's Disease Congress London, UK www.regonline.co.uk/Alz2015 EuroSciCon
26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/drugabuseday/
UN
26-8 Jul High-level Political Forum 2015 (under the auspices of ECOSOC)
New York, USA
"Strengthening integration, implementation and review - the HLPF after 2015." http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1838
ECOSOC
30-3 July UN Women Annual session 2015 http://www.unwomen.org/en/executive-board
UN Women
JULY
2-3 8th International Conference on Diabetes and Obesity
Riga, Latvia www.isanh-lv.com ISANH
9-10 7th BRICS Summit
Ufa, the Russian Federation read more: http://sd.iisd.org/events
http://sd.iisd.org/events
11 World Population Day Global http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/
UNDP
13-16 Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://sd.iisd.org/events/third-international-conference-on-financing-for-development-ffd/
FfD
19-22 International AIDS Conference Vancouver, Canada
"HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention" http://www.ias2015.org/
International AIDS Society
20-24 Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations – Outcome Document Session
New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
27-31 Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations – Outcome Document Session
New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
28 World Hepatitis Day Global WHO
AUGUST
TBC World Breastfeeding Week Global http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
WHO
9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/
UN
12 International Youth Day Global http://undesadspd.org/Youth/InternationalYouthDay.aspx
UN
30-3 Sept
European Society of Cardiology Congress
Barcelona, Spain
http://www.escardio.org/congresses/esc-2014/Pages/welcome.aspx
European Society of Cardiology
31- 4 Sept
WHO AFRO Regional Committee Meeting – 65th Session
Ndjamena, Chad
http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
WHO
SEPTEMBER
TBC World Spirometry Day
TBC World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
New York, USA UN
7-9 WHO SEARO Regional Committee Meeting – 68th Session
Dili, Timor-Leste
http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
WHO
8-11 UNICEF Executive Board First Regular Session 2015
http://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/files/UNICEF_Executive_Board-2015_programme_of_work-11Sept2014.pdf
UNICEF
10 World Suicide Preventuion Day Global http://www.iasp.info/wspd/ WHO
11-13 Osteoporosis Worldwide Conference
TBC
12 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/southcooperationday/
UN
14-16 International Conference on Targeting Diabetes and Novel Therapeutics
Las Vegas, USA http://diabeticmedications.conferenceseries.com/
OMICS Group International
14-18 WHO EURO Regional Committee Meeting – 65th Session
Vilnius, Lithuania
http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
WHO
14-18 51st Annual Meeting of European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.easd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:51st-annual-meeting&catid=14
EASD
14-20 Wellness Week in the Americas Americas
http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=3828&Itemid=39571&lang=en
PAHO
15 Start of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly
New York, USA UN
15-17 UN Women Annual session 2015 http://www.unwomen.org/en/executive-board
UN Women
15-17 Francophone Conference on Palliative Care
Tunis, Tunisia
https://www.ehospice.com/Events/tabid/811/smid/1966/EventType/0/Audience/0/Country/0/Region/0/language/en-GB/Default.aspx?NewArticleId=11342
ALIAM
16-19 18th Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Conference
Beijing, China http://reachtorecoveryinternational.azurewebsites.net/conferences/
Reach to Recovery
21 World Alzheimer's Day Global http://www.alz.co.uk/world-alzheimers-month/about
ADI
21-23 UN Summit for Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda
New York, USA http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
25-27 Post-2015 Summit New York, USA http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
UN
26-30 European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.ersnet.org/congresses/amsterdam-2015.html
European Respiratory Society
28 Start of General Debate, UNGA 70th Session
New York, USA
UN
28 Sept – 2 Oct
PAHO/AMRO Regional Committee Meeting – 67th Session
Washington, DC USA
http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
PAHO/WHO
29 World Heart Day Global http://www.world-heart-federation.org/index.php?id=123
World Heart Federation (WHF)
OCTOBER
TBC 5th Meeting of the UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs
TBC http://www.who.int/nmh/ncd-task-force/en/
UN
TBC 2015 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
Lima, Peru World Bank/IMF
TBC 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health
TBC The Union
TBC 10th World Stroke Congress TBC
1 International Day of Older Persons Global http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/
UN
2-6 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health
TBC http://www.theunion.org/what-we-do/conferences/world-conference-on-lung-health/46th-
The Union
union-world-conference-on-lung- health
3-7 PASCAR Congress 2015 Tunis, Tunisia http://www.pascar.org/news/entry/pascar-congress-2015
Pan African Society of Cardiology Congress and Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress
5-8 WHO EMRO Regional Committee Meeting – 62nd Session
TBC http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
WHO
6 World Habitat Day Global http://unhabitat.org/world-habitat-day/
UN
7-9 Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2015
Edinburgh, UK http://www.globalgapa.org/GAPA-Events.aspx
GAPA
7-10 ISPAD + APEG 2015
Brisbane, Australia
http://www.ispad.org/jointispad-apeg2015/home
International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes - Australian Pediatric Endocrine Group
8-9 VI InterAmerican Oncology Conference
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Current Status and Future of Anti-Cancer Targetted Therapies www.oncologyconferences.com.ar/
InterAmerican Oncology Conferences
9-11 2015 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF
Lima, Peru https://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm
World Bank/IMF
10 World Mental Health Day Global http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/en/
WHO
11 International Day of the Girl Child Global http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/
UN
12-16 WHO WPRO Regional Committee Meeting – 66th Session
Guam, USA http://www.who.int/governance/calendar/2015/en/
WHO
13 World Thrombosis Day Global http://www.worldthrombosisday.org
WTD
15-17 8th Iberoamerican Congress on Alzheimer's Disease
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
www.aibbrasil2015.com.br/ingles/index.php
AIB
16 World Food Day Global http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/
FAO
17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/
UN
20 World Osteoperosis Day Global http://www.worldosteoporosisday.org/
International Osteoporosis Foundation
21-24 10th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress
Boston, USA
The premier multidisciplinary congress providing the best cardiometabolic science and clinical education
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
24 United Nations Day Global http://www.un.org/en/events/unday/
UN
29 TBC World Psoriasis Day Global http://www.worldpsoriasisday.com/
International Federation of Psoriasis Association
29 World Stroke Day Global
29-31 2nd Global Advances and Controversies in Skin Cancer Conference
Brisbane, Australia
http://www.gac-sc.org/ Cancer Council Queensland
31 World Cities Day Global http://unhabitat.org/wcd/ UN Habitat
NOVEMBER
2 GCM/NCD Dialogue on how to strengthen North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation for NCDs
http://www.who.int/nmh/ncd-coordination-mechanism/international-cooperation/en/
WHO
5-7 5th World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabtes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHY)
Istanbul, Turkey
www.codhy.com Comtec Med
8-11 9th World Congress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.dohad2015.org/ DOHaD
13-15 (TBC)
Global Forum of National and Regional NCD Alliances
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
TBC NCD Alliance
14 World Diabetes Day Global http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday
18 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.uicc.org/convening/world-cancer-leaders-summit
UICC
19 World COPD Day Global http://www.goldcopd.org/wcd-about.html
30-4 Dec World Diabetes Congress Vancouver, Canada
http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetescongress
International Diabetes Federation
30-11 Dec TBC
21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Paris, France http://sd.iisd.org/events UN
DECEMBER
1 World AIDS Day Global UNAIDS
1-4 (TBC) 10th WTO Ministerial Conference TBC http://sd.iisd.org/events WTO
3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Global http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/
UN
4-7 25th Interamerican Congress of Cardiology and of Cardiovascular Surgery
Santiago, Chile
http://www.sochicar.cl/educaciontinua-mainmenu-51/calendario-de-eventos-mainmenu-67/cong-internacionales-mainmenu-281/congreso-
Sociedad Chilena de Cardologia y Circugia Cardiovascular
interamericano.html
6 Patient Solidarity Day Global http://iapo.org.uk/patient-solidarity-day
IAPO
10 Human Rights Day Global http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/
UN
12 Universal Health Coverage Day Global http://universalhealthcoverageday.org/welcome/
22 International Human Solidarity Day Global http://www.un.org/en/events/humansolidarityday/
UN
