GMS CALENDAR

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE EVENT SECTOR VENUE

29 May 2025

3rd Mekong Dialogue on Labor Migration

Trade and Investment

Lao PDR (host) Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

TBC

1st Meeting Task Force on Gender

Multisector

TBC

2-6 Jun 2025

5th Energy Transition Task Force Meeting

Energy

TBC

TBC

7th Meeting of the GMS Working Group on Health Cooperation (WGHC-7)

Health, Health and HRD

TBC

TBC

1st Meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Investment

Trade and Investment

TBC

TBC

1st Meeting Task Force on Innovation

Multisector

TBC

24-25 Jun 2025

55th Meeting of GMS Tourism Working Group and Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)

Tourism

Lao PDR (host) Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

26-27 Jun 2025

2025 Mekong Tourism Forum

Tourism

Lao PDR (host) Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

TBC

7th GMS Urban Development Working Group (UDWG) Meeting

Urban Development

TBC

Late June

2nd GMS Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)

Multisector

Virtual

PAST EVENTS

DATE EVENT SECTOR VENUE

17 Mar 2025

1st GMS Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)

Multisector

Bangkok, Thailand

14 Feb 2025

Board of Directors’ Meeting of GMS Business Council 2025

Multisector

Bangkok, Thailand

3-4 Dec 2024

Digital Technologies for Climate Action and Environmental Sustainability Workshop

Environment

Bangkok, Thailand

24 Jan 2025

GMS Knowledge Network Steering Committee Meeting

Multisector

Virtual

17-19 Dec 2024

54th TWG Meeting and MTCO Board Meeting

Tourism

Krabi, Thailand

12 Dec 2024

Shadow Trading Design Workshop

Energy

Jakarta, Indonesia

11 Dec 2024

4th GMS Energy Transition Task Force Meeting (ETTF-4)

Energy

Jakarta, Indonesia

2 Dec 2024

Training and Outreach on Early Harvest Implementation, HCMC, Vietnam

Transport and Trade Facilitation

Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam

19-22 Nov 2024

21st Working Group on Agriculture Annual Meeting (WGA-21) and 3rd GMS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-3)

Agriculture

Kunming, PRC

6-7 November 2024

8th GMS Summit of Leaders

Multisector

Kunming, PRC

5 Nov 2024

GMS Development Partners' Meeting

Multisector

Kunming, PRC

9-11 Oct 2024

6th Meeting and 3rd Training of the Task Force of Trade and Investment (TFTI-6)

Trade and Investment

Viet Nam

29-30 Sept 2024

CBTA: PRC Operators Training (Pre-Permit Issuance)

Multisector

PRC (TBC)

26-27 Sept 2024

26th Meeting of GMS Subregional Transport Forum (STF-26)

Transport

Beijing, PRC

19-20 Sept 2024

GMS Gender Forum

Multisector

Bangkok, Thailand

18 Sept 2024

GMS Senior Officials’ Meeting

Multisector

Virtual

16-18 Sept 2024

GMS Gender Training (B-I-G TA)

Multisector

Bangkok, Thailand

10-13 Sept 2024

6th GMS Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM-6)

Environment

Cambodia (Host) Phnom Penh, Cambodia

10-11 Sept 2024

CBTA: Joint Transport and Customs Sub Committees Meeting

Transport and Trade Facilitation

Vientiane, Lao PDR

21 Aug 2024

GMS Technical Meeting

Multisector

Jakarta, Indonesia