1. Ag.No. 20.2 International Conference
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Ag.No International Conference
Working Group on Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg March 2018

2. Content of this presentation
Why a conference?
Where and when will it take place?
Who is the target audience?
What is the subject matter?
How can you get involved?

3. Why an international conference ?
Continuous developments in HRM policy
Important role of statistical evidence
Continuous developments in statistical methods
Increasing expertise of Eurostat in the domain
Specific context: International Organisations trying to do more with less
► Opportunity to share experience + improve

4. Where and when will it take place?
Luxembourg
December ½ day meeting
Likely venue: European Convention Centre
2018 procurement contract for logistical support
2019 Academic Committee to decide content
Information campaign will begin Q4 2018
Call for abstracts/papers will begin Q4 2018

5. Who is the target audience?
(80-100)
HR professionals within international organisations
HR professionals in public sector and private sector
HR policy advisors to governments and businesses
Staff representatives within international organisations
Organisations with expertise in salary benchmarking, cost- of-living adjustments, designing pay systems
Statisticians with expertise in price statistics, earning statistics, social surveys
Academics with relevant expertise (HR, statistics)

6. What is the subject matter?
10 sessions … 2 or 3 papers each … Q&A debate
HR context: developments in the world of work
Best practices in:
salary benchmarking techniques
cost-of-living adjustments
inflation adjustments
conducting staff surveys
calculating allowances

7. How can you get involved?
Passive
Circulate the news as widely as possible
Register as a participant
Active
Recommend an academic speaker to be contacted
Submit a technical/academic paper yourself
Offer to chair a debating session

8. Thank you for your attention!