Meetings and events
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agreed by the Council of UPOV, only documents that have been adopted by the Council of UPOV and that have not been superseded can represent UPOV policies or guidance.
UPOV sessions: Program of the week
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Future meeting dates
Month |
Dates |
Meeting |
Type |
| January | Tuesday, 13 and Thursday, 15 | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (virtual meetings) |
| March | Tuesday, 17 and Thursday, 19 | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (virtual meetings) |
| October | Monday, 19 and Tuesday, 20 | Technical Committee | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Monday, 19 (evening) | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday, 21 | Administrative and Legal Committee | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Thursday, 22 | Consultative Committee | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Friday, 23 | Council | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Date to provided | Seminar on [title to be provided] | Geneva, Switzerland |
Month |
Dates |
Meeting |
Type |
| January | Monday, 18 and Wednesday, 20 | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (virtual meetings) |
| March | Tuesday, 23 and Wednesday, 24 | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (virtual meetings) |
| October | Monday, 25 and Tuesday, 26 | Technical Committee | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Monday, 25 (evening) | Enlarged Editorial Committee | (hybrid meeting) | |
| Wednesday, 27 | Administrative and Legal Committee | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Thursday, 28 | Consultative Committee | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Friday, 29 | Council | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Date to provided | Seminar on [title to be provided] | Geneva, Switzerland |
Seminars & Symposiums
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agreed by the Council of UPOV, only documents that have been adopted by the Council of UPOV and that have not been superseded can represent UPOV policies or guidance.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/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)
Webinars
No webinars currently scheduled.
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Presenter: NAME name
Date: August 26, 2025
Time of session: 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva time