Registration

Registration

The 2021 Annual Meetings will be conducted in a hybrid format, including different events from October 11 to October 17, 2021.

Attendance to the virtual Annual Meetings is free. However, there are events that require registration. To facilitate accreditation and registration, participants are divided into five different categories, described below.

Registration is now open. To allow sufficient time for processing registration applications, submit prior to the Meetings.

Note: All Open events, such as seminars, press conferences, analytical corners, etc. will be streamed on IMF Connect, and Annual Meetings registration is not required to view them.

REGISTRATION FOR GUESTS (Private Sector and Academia) >

Guest registration is closed. For inquiries, please send an email to IMFGuests@imf.org

Guests who registered for the 2021 Annual Meetings will have access to a range of features designed to offer a rich and engaging experience, tailored to virtual environment. For example, you will have:

The ability to create a personalized events calendar.
Subscribe to Meetings related communications.
Participate in tailored specialized sessions with IMF economists.
Make contacts and network virtually with other Annual Meetings participants.

Guests are representatives of government bodies, private sector or academia.

All Guests are subject to clearance. Because the clearance process may take up to two weeks, Guests are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Guest accreditation is not transferrable.

REGISTRATION FOR OBSERVERS >

Registration for Observers is now open.

Observers are the representatives of international, regional, and economic organizations that have been pre-approved and invited by the IMF and the WBG.

If you have any questions about Observer registration, please forward your inquiries to observerregistration@worldbank.org.

REGISTRATION FOR CSOs >

CSO events will take place starting September 27 - October 8.

Registration for CSOs is now closed.

CSOs include non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, indigenous people’s movements, faith-based organizations, professional associations, foundations, think tanks, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations.

REGISTRATION FOR PRESS >

To participate in World Bank and IMF virtual press conferences, please ensure you are registered for the IMF Press Center (http://presscenter.imf.org) and the World Bank Group’s Online Media Briefing Center (https://media.worldbank.org/).

If you have any questions about Press registration please forward your inquiries to media@imf.org

To receive daily updates and information about the Spring Meetings you may subscribe to IMFConnect here.

If you have any questions about the daily updates please forward your inquiries to meetingspress@imf.org.

REGISTRATION FOR DELEGATES >

Registration for Delegates is now open.

Delegates are governmental officials of the member countries of the IMF and the WBG. Delegates are registered through the IMF and WBG Offices of Executive Directors.

If you have any questions about Delegate registration, please forward your inquiries to meetingsregistration@imf.org.