Meetings
Meeting documents are freely accessible to all.
Future meeting dates
|
Month |
Dates |
Meeting |
Type |
| January | Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| Friday 29 | Consultative Group on UPOV Resources Strategy (CG-URS) | (virtual meeting) | |
| March | Monday 8 | Meeting on Electronic Applications (EAM) | (virtual meeting) |
| Thursday 11 | Consultative Group on UPOV Resources Strategy (CG-URS) | (virtual meeting) | |
| Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) | |
| April | Monday 26 to Thursday 29 | Technical Working Party for Vegetables (TWV) | (virtual meeting) |
| May | Monday 10 to Thursday 13 | Technical Working Party on Testing Methods and Techniques (TWM) | Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America (hybrid meeting) |
| June | Wednesday 2 | Consultative Group on UPOV Resources Strategy (CG-URS) | (virtual meeting) |
| Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 | Technical Working Party for Ornamental Plants and Forest Trees (TWO) | Yokohama, Japan (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday 16 | Working Group on harvested Material and Unauthorized use of Propagating Material (WG-HRV) | (virtual meeting) | |
| Monday 21 to Thursday 24 | Technical Working Party for Agricultural Crops (TWA) | Accra, Ghana (hybrid meeting) | |
| July | Monday 5 to Thursday 8 | Technical Working Party for Fruit Crops (TWF) | (virtual meeting) |
| October | Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| Sunday 24 (to be confirmed) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 | Technical Committee | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 25 (evening) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Tuesday 26 (evening) | Working Group on harvested Material and Unauthorized Use of Propagating Material (WG-HRV) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday 27 | Administrative and Legal Committee | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday 27 (evening) | Meeting on Electronic Applications | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting)) | |
| Thursday 28 | Consultative Committee | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Friday 29 | Council | Geneva, Switzerland |
|
Month |
Dates |
Meeting |
Type |
| January | Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| March | Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| October | Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| Sunday 22 (to be confirmed) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 | Technical Committee (TC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 23 (evening) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday 25 | Administrative and Legal Committee (CAJ) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Thursday 26 | Consultative Committee (CC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Friday 27 | Council (C) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) |
|
Month |
Dates |
Meeting |
Type |
| January | Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| March | Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| October | Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | (virtual meeting) |
| Sunday 21 (to be confirmed) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 | Technical Committee (TC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Monday 22 (evening) | Enlarged Editorial Committee (TC-EDC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday 24 | Administrative and Legal Committee (CAJ) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Thursday 25 | Consultative Committee (CC) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) | |
| Friday 26 | Council (C) | Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid meeting) |
| OCTOBER 2030 | October 21 to 25, 2030 |
| OCTOBER 2031 | October 20 to 24, 2031 |
UPOV Webinars
A series of public webinars are organized during the year to enable you to learn more about UPOV services and the practical experiences of UPOV Members in the examination of new plant varieties.
Meeting documents
Unless otherwise agreed by the Council of UPOV, only documents that have been adopted by the Council of UPOV and that have not been superseded can represent UPOV policies or guidance.
Seminars & Symposia
Participation in UPOV seminars and symposiums are in general open to the public.
Unless otherwise agreed by the Council of UPOV, only documents that have been adopted by the Council of UPOV and that have not been superseded can represent UPOV policies or guidance.
- UPOV/SEM/GE/26: Bringing Innovation to Farmers: New Varieties, New Opportunities
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/25: Seminar on cooperation with breeders in DUS examination
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/23: Seminar on the interaction between plant variety protection and the use of plant breeding technologies
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/22: Seminar on the role of plant breeding and plant variety protection in enabling agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change
(Geneva, Switzerland) | (Geneva, Switzerland) | (Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/2/21: Seminar on strategies that address policies involving plant breeding and plant variety protection
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/21: Seminar on the breeder’s right in relation to harvested material
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/19: Seminar on the Impact of Policy on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) on Breeding Strategy
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16: Symposium on Possible Interrelations between the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/16: Seminar on Propagating and Harvested Material in the Context of the UPOV Convention
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SEM/GE/13: Seminar on essentially derived varieties (EDVs)
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- UPOV/SYM/GE/12: Symposium on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection for Farmers and Growers
(Geneva, Switzerland)
Check the Archive to see UPOV Seminars & Symposiums dating back to 2002 or consult UPOV Publications for earlier events.
Webinars
No webinars currently scheduled.
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Date: August 26, 2025
Time of session: 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva time