• 9th UN Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas, 10-14 August 2009, New York
• 18th UN Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific, 26-29 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
• 16th Meeting of the International Steering Committee for Global Mapping(ISCGM), 25 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand (to be held in conjunction with UNRCCAP, October 26-29 2009)

In addition, the Secretariat organizes or supports ad hoc training courses, seminars, and expert group meetings, mostly in cooperation with host governments and international scientific and professional organizations. Subjects include application of modern technology in surveying and mapping in developing countries, geographical information systems (GIS) for application in basic mapping and applied mapping such as mapping for statistics, population census, environmental protection, tourism, land use, and cadastral registration; legal aspects in map production; and toponymy.

The Statistics Division also promotes the development of geographical information systems for population and demographic statistics in developing countries.