All participants must be accredited before the Meetings. Badges will only be issued to pre-registered attendees, and on-site accreditation at the Annual Meetings can not be guaranteed.
The cut-off date for hotel reservations for registered attendees is September 8. Reservations are subject to availability and Annual Meetings registration is not a guarantee of hotel accommodations in the WBG/IMF hotel block. More information can be found online here.
Delegate registration is now open.
Delegates are governmental officials of the member countries of the World Bank Group and IMF, who will register through their respective Executive Director's office. Delegates inquiring about registration should inquire with their respective Executive Director's Office.
If you have any general questions about Delegate registration, please forward your inquiry to delegateregistration@worldbank.org
Observer registration is now open. Registration requests can be submitted online here.
Observers are the representatives of the international, regional and economic organizations that were pre-approved and invited by the World Bank Group and IMF. Click here to see the list of 2023 Observer Organizations. If you have any questions about Observer registration, please forward your inquiry to ObserverRegistration@worldbank.org.
Guest registration is now open. Applications can be submitted online here.
Guest registration closes on September 29.
Guests fall within the following categories:
Private Sector: Representatives from financial institutions and banks, commercial enterprises, consulting, and contractor firms.
If you have any questions about Guest registration, please forward your inquiries to GuestRegistration@worldbank.org.
IMF Guest or Bank Guest:
NOTE: Bank and Fund staff should not register under the Guest category. Staff registration inquiries should be directed to MeetingsHR@worldbank.org.
CSO/Parliamentarian registration is now open. Applications can be submitted online here.
CSO/Parliamentarian registration closes on September 29.
At the 2023 Annual Meetings, CSOs and Parliamentarians will register under one category.
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. For questions about CSO registration, please write to csoregistration@worldbank.org.
Parliamentarians include Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff. Questions about Parliamentarian registration can be sent to Parliamentarians@worldbank.org.
All other participants - such as representatives from the private sector and academia - must apply for accreditation through the "Guests" or other relevant registration category.
Press registration is now open. Requests can be submitted online here.
For inquiries on press participation, please email press@worldbank.org or meetingspress@imf.org. You may also sign-up for the World Bank Group’s Online Media Briefing Center (https://media.worldbank.org/) and the IMF Press Center (http://presscenter.imf.org).
Registration is not required to view the program of public events which is available on World Bank Live (live.worldbank.org).
Annual Meetings attendees may obtain their badge from the Registration Desks located at the main entrance to the Annual Meetings Campus, beginning on Monday, October 9, through Sunday, October 15. Walk-in registrations will not be accommodated.
All participants of the Annual Meetings are expected to act in accordance with the World Bank Group’s Code of Ethics and are reminded to conduct themselves with integrity and impartiality, and to refrain from any behavior that would be inconsistent with the Code. Any participants engaged in disruptive or other inappropriate behavior will have their badge revoked.
