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1st ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-23 Preparation > Program 2021

​​​​​​​Programme of the
1st​​​​​​ ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-23 Preparation​1
(Virtual event, 13 to 15 December 2021​)


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Day 1 (Monday, 13 December 2021​)

​12:00-12:4​​5  -  Opening Session​​


12:45-13:00  -  Group Photo and ​Break​

13:00-14:45  -  Session 1 ​- Terrestrial issues 
Roundtables2 on WRC-23 agenda items (AI):  ​​Moderator:  Mr. Stephen BLUST (Chairman, WP 5D)
Docu​ment WRC-23-IRW-21/10
​Panelists:    ​Dr. Hiroyuki ATARASHI (APT for AI 1.2) and
                         Dr. Jae Woo LIM (APT for AI 1.4)
                    Dr. Mohammed EL-MOGHAZI (ASMG)
                    Mr.​ El Hadjar ABDOURAMANE (ATU)
                    Mr. Steve GREEN (CEPT)
                    Ms. Luciana CAMARGOS (CITEL for AI 1.2) and
                         Mr. Geraldo NETO (CITEL for AI 1.4)
                    Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC) ​
                    ​Mr. Paul DEEDMAN (ESOA); Mr. Glyn CARTER (GSMA) (for AI 1.2) ​
​       ​             ​Mr. Benjamin WINKEL (CRAF); Mr. Thomas KONSCHAK (HAPS Alliance) (for AI 1.4)
Moderator:  Dr. José M. COSTA (Chairman, WP 5A)
Docu​ment WRC-23-IRW-21/18
​​Panelists:    ​Dr. Jae Woo LIM (APT for AI 1.3),
                         Dr. Hiroyuki ATARASHI (APT for AI 9.1-c) and
                         Dr. Taghi SHAFIEE (APT for AI 9.1-b)
                    Dr. Mohammed EL-MOGHAZI (ASMG)
                    Mr. Usman ALIYU (ATU)
                    Mr. Steve GREEN (CEPT)
                    Ms. Xochitl HERNÁNDEZ (CITEL for AI 1.3), 
                         Mr. Carlos VALLE (CITEL for AI 9.1-c),
                         ​Dr. Flávio ARCHANGELO (CITEL for AI 9.1-b)​
                    ​Mr. Alexey SHURAKHOV (RCC)
                    ​Mr. Mohaned JUWAD (ESOA); Mr. Ross BATESON (GSMA) (for AIs 1.3 & 9.1-c)
                    Mr. Barry LEWIS (IARU R1); Mr. Dominic HAYES (RNSS community) (for AI 9.1-b)
14:45-15:00  -  Break

15:00-16:00  -  Session 2 - Terrestrial issues (Cont’d)
Roundtables2 on WRC-23 agenda items:  Moderator:  Mr. Stephen BLUST (Chairman, WP 5D)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/22​
Panelists:    Dr. Jae Woo LIM (APT)
                    Dr. Mohammed EL-MOGHAZI (ASMG)
                    Mr. Richard MAKGOTLHO (ATU)
                    Mr. Martin WEBER (CEPT)
                    Ms. Lisa AMIRAULT (CITEL
                    ​​Mr. Alexey SHURAKHOV (RCC) 

Moderator:  Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (Chairman, TG 6/1)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/21
Panelists:    Dr. Jae Woo LIM (APT)
                    Dr. Mohammed EL-MOGHAZI (ASMG)
                    Ms. Ronel LE GRANGE (ATU)
                    Mr. Kenneth CONCANNON (CEPT)
                    Mr. Luiz FAUSTO (CITEL)
                    Mr. Andrey LASHKEVICH (RCC)
                    ​Mr. Ulrich REHFUESS (GSA); Ms. Elena PUIGREFAGUT (EBU) 

Day 2 (Tuesday, 14 December 2021​)

12:00-13:15  ​-  Session 3​ - Aeronautical and Maritime issues
Roundtable2 on WRC-23 agenda items:  Moderator:  Mr. John METTROP (Chairman, WP 5B)
​​​Document WRC-23-IRW-21/23​
Panelists:    Mr. Bui Ha LONG (APT)
                    Dr. Ramzi HALIMOUCHE (ASMG)
                    Mr. Hilario TAMELE (ATU)
                    Mr. Martin WEBER (CEPT)
                    Mr. Mike RAZI (CITEL)
                    ​Mr. Igor ZHELTONOGOV (RCC)​
                    Mr. Loftur JONASSON (ICAO); Mr Ozkan ISTANBULLU (IMO)
13:15-13:30  -  Break
13:30-14:45  -  Session 3 (Cont’d) - Aeronautical and Maritime issues
Roundtable​​2 on WRC-23 agenda items:  Moderator:  Mr. John METTROP (Chairman, WP 5B)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/23
Panelists:    Mr. Bui Ha LONG (APT)
                    Dr. Ramzi HALIMOUCHE (ASMG)
                    Mr. Hilario TAMELE (ATU)
                    Mr. Martin WEBER (CEPT)
                    Mr. Mike RAZI (CITEL)
                    Mr. Igor ZHELTONOGOV (RCC)
                    Mr. Loftur JONASSON (ICAO); Mr Ozkan ISTANBULLU (IMO)
14:45-15:00  -  Break​
15:00-16:00  -  Session 4 - ​Science issues
Roundtables2 on WRC-23 agenda items:  Moderator:  Ms. Catherine C. SHAM (Chairman, WP 7B)
​​​​​Document WRC-23-IRW-21/7
Panelists:    Dr. Wahyudi HASBI (APT)
                    Mr. Muhammed ABDELHASEEB (ASMG)
                    Mr. Mohamed KHALIFA (ATU)
                    Mr. Stephen TALBOT (CEPT)
                    Mr. Carlos Alberto Bento GONCALVES (CITEL)
                    Mr. Anton STEPANOV (RCC)
                 ​   Mr. Ted BERMAN (WP7B WG1 Chairman); Dr. Enrico VASSALLO (ESA/SFCG)

Moderator:  Mr. Markus DREIS (Chairman, WP 7C)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/8
Panelists:    Dr. Wahyudi HASBI (APT)
                    Mr. Muhammed ABDELHASEEB (ASMG)
                    Mr. Lephoi NTSOEBEA (ATU)
                    Mr. Stephen TALBOT (CEPT)
                    Mr. Carlos Alberto Bento GONCALVES (CITEL for AIs 1.12, 1.14 & 9.1-a) and
                         ​Ms. Carol SOSA LEGUIZAMÓN (CITEL for AI 9.1-d)
                    ​Mr. Anton STEPANOV (RCC)
                    Mr. Eric ALLAIX (WMO)
16:00-16:30  -  Session on Network of Women for WRC-23 (NOW4WRC23)

Moderator:  Ms. Joanne WILSON (BR Deputy Director)
Panelists:    Regional Co-Chairs of NOW4WRC23
                    – Ms. ZHU Keer, APT
                    – Ms. Asma AL MHEIRI and Ms. Zeina MOKADDEM, ASMG
                    – Mrs. Aminata NIANG DIAGNE, ATU
                    – Ms. Amela HATIBOVIC SEHIC, CEPT
                    – Ms. Jennifer MANNER, CITEL
                   ​ – Ms. Aizhan TIYANAK, RCC
                 ​  Chair of RAG CG-1 (Gender)
                    – Ms. Lucia Luisa LA FRANCESCHINA, Italy

Day 3 (Wednesday, 15 December 2021)​​​​

12:00-13:30  -  Session 5 - Satellite issues​​
Roundtables2 on WRC-23 agenda items:  Moderator:  Mr. Jack WENGRYNIUK (Chairman, WP 4A)
Documents WRC-23-IRW-21/​​16, WRC-23-IRW-21/​​4, WRC-23/IRW-21/19 and WRC-23/IRW-21/​20 
Panelists:    Ms. Fen Hong CHENG (APT for AIs​ 1.15 & 1.16) and
                         Mr. Mrunmaya PATTANAIK (APT for AIs 1.17 & 1.19)
                    ​Mr. Abdulrahman AL NAJDI (ASMG)
                    Mr. Mostafa MOUSA (ATU)
                    Mr. Thomas WELTER (CEPT)
                    Ms. Maria Fernanda SÁNCHEZ ZAVALA (CITEL for AIs 1.15 & 1.19) and
                         ​Ms. Michelle CALDEIRA (CITEL for AIs 1.16 & 1.17) 
                    Mr. Mikhail SIMONOV (RCC)
                    Ms. Giselle CREESER (Chair, 4A-SWG on AI 1.15)
                    Mr. Mario NERI (Chairman, 4A-SWG on AI 1.16)
                    Mr. Samuel BLONDEAU (Chairman, 4A-SWG on AI 1.17)
                    Ms. Luciana FERREIRA (Chair, 4A-SWG on AI 1.19) Moderator:  Mr. Nobuyuki KAWAI (Chairman, WP 4C)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/6
Panelists:    Mr. Mrunmaya PATTANAIK (APT)
                    ​Mr. Abdulrahman AL NAJDI (ASMG)
                    Mr. Yetondji HOUEYETONGNON (ATU)
                    Mr. Thomas WELTER (CEPT)
                    Mr. Nick SPINA (CITEL)
                    Mr. Mikhail SIMONOV (RCC) 
                    Ms. Jennifer​ MANNER (Chairman, SWG 4C2 on AI 1.18)
13:30-13:45  -  Break
13:45-15:15  -  Session 6 - Satellite regulatory issues​
Roundtable​2 on WRC-23 agenda item 7 topics (Res. 86 (Rev.WRC-07))
Moderator:  Mr. Jack WENGRYNIUK (Chairman, WP 4A)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/9
Panelists:    Ms. Fen Hong CHENG (APT)
                    Mr. Abdulrahman AL NAJDI (ASMG)
                    Mr. George KWIZERA (ATU)
                    Ms. Anna MARKLUND (CEPT)
                    Mr. Michel Olivier​​ NDI (CITEL)
                    Ms. Natalia STEPANOVA (RCC) 
15:15-15:30  -  Break
15:30-16:00  -  C​oncluding and outlook session  -  Closing ​​​
Roundtable2 on concluding remarks of regional groups and outlook (if any) on WRC-23 agenda item 10 preparation and considered items
Moderator:  Ms. Cindy-Lee COOK (Chairman, CPM)
Document WRC-23-IRW-21/​27
​Panelists:    Dr. Kyu-Jin WEE (Chairman, APT-APG) 
                    Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI (Chairman, ASMG)
                    Mr. Georges YAYI (Chairman, ATU-​APM23-2)
                    Mr. Alexandre KHOLOD (Chairman, CEPT-CPG)
                    Ms. Carol SOSA LEGUIZAMÓN (Vice-Chairman, CITEL-PCC.II-WG-WRC)
                    ​Dr. Sergey PASTUKH ​(Vice-Chairman RCC-WG-WRC)
Closing ​​​


                    ​Mr. Mario MANIEWICZ (Director, BR)​

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​​​​​​​​​​1 ​The WRC-23 Agenda is available in Council Resolution 1399 (2020) and information on the on-going ITU-R Preparatory Studies for WRC-23 is also available online here.​

2 Roundtables provided participants with the opportunity to exchange views and have a better understanding of the ITU-R preparatory studies for WRC-23, as well as of the preliminary draft common views, positions and/or proposals from the regional groups; information were also provided by other main international organizations (e.g. ICAO, IMO, WMO, etc.) and relevant stakeholders, as appropriate.
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