PICARD Conferences

The Annual PICARD Conference is a joint initiative of the WCO and INCU.

Since the inception of the PICARD Programme, eleven annual PICARD Conferences have been successfully held, where participants were provided with an opportunity to interact with their government, commercial and academic counterparts from around the world.

This annual event has been previously held in:

  • 2006 – Brussels, Belgium
  • 2007 – Brussels, Belgium
  • 2008 – Shanghai, China
  • 2009 – San Jose, Costa Rica
  • 2010 – Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • 2011 – Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2012 – Marrakesh, Morocco
  • 2013 – St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 2014 – Puebla, Mexico
  • 2015 – Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2016 – Manila, Philippines
  • 2017 – Hammamet, Tunisia
  • 2018 – Malatya, Turkey
  • 2019 – Skopje, North Macedonia
  • 2020 – Virtual
  • 2021 – Hybrid, Brussels, Belgium

Materials from previous PICARD Conferences can be accessed on the Conference Materials page.