Council 2016 Highlights

​​​​​​​​Issue N°7​​, 2 June 2016: Council 16 wraps up!​
The Standing Committee on Administration and Management (ADM) continued in the first half of Wednesday afternoon, working on the basis of the established time management plan C16/TD/3, and completed its work; congratulations to all involved, and especially the Chair and Vice Chairs!​

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​​​​​​​​Issue N°6​​, 1 June 2016: ADMs and Plenaries aplenty…​
The Standing Committee on Administration and Management (ADM) continued in the first half of Tuesday afternoon, working on the basis of the established time management plan C16/TD/3....​

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​​​​​​Issue N°5​, 31​ May 2016: Gender champions! And ADM (twice)​
The Standing Committee on Administration and Management (ADM) continued its work on the afternoon of Monday 30 May, basing its agenda on the established time management plan C16/TD3 and focusing mainly on the issues covered by document C16/50...​
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​​​ ​Issue N°4, 30​ May 2016: C16- Half-way through this year’s busy session​
During the lunch break on Friday 27 May, a special information session was held covering the UN General Assembly decisions concerning changes to the compensation package and mandatory retirement age for staff, as well as the financial impact of these decisions. These issues will be discussed during Council 16 at ADM later during C16, and are covered in detail in documents C16/64, C16/65 and C16/43...​
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​​​ Issue N°3, 27​ May 2016: YIPL, ADM, ICT-DF, HQP, ITRs, WSIS & ICT4SDGs (and other acronyms) ​
The Young ICT Policy Leaders Programme (YIPL) – reserved for the exclusive participation of Council 15 delegates under the age of 35 – caters to young professionals from Member State delegations. The programme provides a platform for delegates to network and meet global leaders from the ICT sector, to facilitate knowledge and skills exchange at an international level.​​..

​​ Issue N°2, 26​ May 2016: Packed plenaries push on…​
Issah Yahaya from Ghana presented the final report of the Council Committee on the preparations for ITU's 150th anniversary (C16/13) summarizing the overall preparatory work, as well as the activities and events held by the Secretariat, the Sectors and ITU membership throughout the anniversary year and particularly during the 150^th celebration in Geneva.​..

​ Issue N°1, 25 May 2016: Council 2016 gets down to business
ITU's governing Council opened its annual session with Julie Zoller of the United States of America chairing the meeting. The o​utgoing chair, Wonki Min of the republic of Korea, summarized the achievements of the 2015 Session of Council, conveyed his gratitude to all who had contributed, and expressed his confidence in the incoming chair to guide the ​Council in addressing the challenges facing it in the days ahead...