Regional Preparatory Meetings
Regional preparatory meetings are organized by the regional telecommunication organizations in coordination with ITU.
AFRICA
- ATU – 3rd and final African Preparatory meeting for WTSA-24
12 – 16 August 2024 (planned, to be confirmed)
Past Meetings - ATU – 2nd ATU Preparatory meeting for WTSA-24 and 1st Preparatory meeting for WTDC-25
5 – 9 February 2024, Nairobi, Kenya - ATU – 2nd Meeting of the Working Groups 1 and 2 to consider
Member States contributions to WTSA-24 preparations
4 September 2023 (online meeting – postponed) - ATU – Plenary session of WTSA-24 preparatory meeting to
consider TSAG outcomes and way forward
29 June 2023 (postponed to a later date) - ATU – 1st Meeting of the Working Groups 1 and 2 of WTSA-24
to prepare input to TSAG meeting
4 May 2023 (online meeting) - ATU – Consultative online meeting for WTSA-24 preparations
15 March 2023 (online meeting)
AMERICAS
- CITEL – 3rd Interim e-meeting (Standardization Issues)
Preparation of CITEL for WTSA-24 – WGCONF
11 April 2024 - CITEL – 3rd Preparatory WGCONF Meeting during the 44th Meeting of PCC.I
20 – 24 May 2024, Panama City, Panama - CITEL – 4th Preparatory WGCONF Meeting during the 45th Meeting of PCC.I
19 – 23 August 2024, João Pessoa, Brazil - CITEL – Meeting of the WGCONF during WTSA-24
15 – 24 October 2024 (New Delhi, India)
Past Meetings - CITEL – 2nd Interim e-meetings (Working Methods)
Preparation of CITEL for WTSA-24 – WGCONF
20 March 2024 - CITEL – 1st Interim e-meetings (Work Programme) – Preparation of CITEL for WTSA-24 – WGCONF
21 February 2024 - CITEL – 2nd Preparatory Meeting during the 43rd Meeting of PCC.I
2 – 6 October 2023, Asuncion, Paraguay - CITEL – 1st Interim Meeting: Working Group for the Preparation and Follow-up of WTSA, WCIT and WTDC (WGCONF)
23 August 2023 (online meeting) - CITEL – 1st Preparatory Meeting during the 42nd Meeting of PCC.I
24 – 28 April 2023, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (hybrid meeting)
ARAB STATES
- League of Arab States – Arab Team for Standardization Affairs (ASTeam)
25 July 2024 (planned, tbc)
Past Meetings - League of Arab States – Arab Team for Standardization Affairs (ASTeam)
19 September 2023 (online meeting) - League of Arab States – Arab Team for Standardization Affairs (ASTeam)
19 September 2023 (online meeting) - League of Arab States – Arab States Pre-meeting for WTSA-24
7 August 2023 (online meeting)
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- APT – 3rd Meeting of APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-24 (APT WTSA24-3) 30 April – 2 May 2024, Siem Reap, Cambodia (hybrid meeting)
- 36th APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-36)
20 – 24 May 2024, Bangkok, Thailand (Hybrid meeting) - APT – 4th Meeting of APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-24 (APT WTSA24-4) 25 – 28 June 2024, Adelaide, Australia (hybrid meeting)
- APT – 5th Meeting of APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-24 (APT WTSA-24-5) 19 – 23 August 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
Past Meetings - APT – 2nd Meeting of APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-24 (APT WTSA24-2) 5 – 6 February 2024 (virtual meeting)
- APT – 1st Meeting of APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-24 (APT WTSA24-1) 21 April 2023, Bangkok, Thailand (hybrid meeting)
Preceded by the 35th APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-35) 17 – 20 April 2023, Bangkok, Thailand (hybrid meeting)
CIS
- RCC Commission for Coordination of International Cooperation and the Working Group on the Work with ITU
May 2024 (planned, exact dates and location to be confirmed) - RCC Commission for Coordination of International Cooperation and the Working Group on the Work with ITU
August 2024 (planned, exact dates and location to be confirmed)
Past Meetings - RCC – 46th/46th joint-meeting of the RCC Commission for Coordination of International Cooperation (CIC) and the ITU Working Group
26 March 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan (planned),
organized back-to-back with the ITU RDF for the CIS Region
26 – 27 March 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan - RCC – 45th meeting of the RCC ITU Working Group
25 December 2023 - RCC – Meeting of the Commission on the Coordination of International Cooperation 30 August 2023, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
- RCC – Meeting of the Working Group on Cooperation with ITU
28 – 29 August 2023, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
EUROPE
- CEPT – Com-ITU meetings
7 – 9 May 2024 (hybrid meeting, Gdansk, Poland) - CEPT – Com-ITU meetings
3 – 5 September 2024 (hybrid meeting, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Past Meetings - CEPT – Com-ITU meetings
19 – 20 March 2024 (online meeting) - CEPT – Com-ITU meeting (CWGs and TSAG coordination meeting)
17 January 2024 (online meeting) - CEPT – PT-ITU meeting
27 November 2023 (online meeting) - CEPT – Com-ITU meetings
6 – 8 September 2023 (online meeting) - CEPT – Com-ITU meetings
24 – 26 May 2023, Timisoara, Romania (hybrid meeting) - CEPT – PT ITU-T meeting
25 May 2023, Timisoara, Romania (hybrid meeting) - CEPT – PT ITU-T interim meeting on
WTSA-24 issues
25 April 2023 (online meeting) - CEPT – Com-ITU and projects teams
6 – 7 March 2023 (online meetings)