Events and glossary

Calendar of events

Previous events in 2008

15–16 April

Kyoto

ITU/MIC Symposium on ICT and Climate Change

17–18 June

London

ITU/BT Symposium on ICT and Climate Change

21–30 October

Johannesburg

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

12 November

Geneva

High-Level Segment of ITU Council

1–12 December

Poznan, Poland

UN Climate Change Conference (COP 14)

Main events in 2009

12–16 October Geneva World Climate Conference
30 November–11 December Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference (COP 15)

List of acronyms

 

2G Second-generation mobile communications
3G Third-generation mobile communications
AATSR Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line
BDT Telecommunication Development Bureau
BR Radiocommunication Bureau
BT British Telecom
CD Compact Disc
CEB Chief Executive Board (of the United Nations system)
CO2 Carbon dioxide
DP Diagonalizing Precoder
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
ESA European Space Agency
ETNO European Telecommunication Networks Operators’ association
EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GEO Group on Earth Observations
GeSI Global e-Sustainability Initiative
GDPS Global Data Processing System
GHG Greenhouse gas
GOS Global Observing System
G-PON Gigabit passive optical network
GTS Global Telecommunication System
ICT Information and communication technologies
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ITS Intelligent transport systems
ITU International Telecommunication Union
ITU–D ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
ITU–R ITU Radiocommunication Sector
ITU–T ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
kW kilowatts
kWh kilowatt-hour
LAN Local area network
MIC Ministry of International Affairs and Communications (Japan)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NGN Next-generation networks
NGO Non-governmental organization
NMS National meteorological service
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
PP Plenipotentiary Conference
PSTN Public switched telephone network
RA Radiocommunication Assembly
RRC Regional Radiocommunication Conference
RSA Russian Space Agency
SFCG Space Frequency Coordination Group
SG Study group
TSAG Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group
TSB Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
UN United Nations
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UWB Ultra-wideband
VDSL Very-high speed digital subscriber line
WEF World Economic Forum
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WP Working party
WRC World Radiocommunication Conference
WTDC World Telecommunication Development Conference
WTSA World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
WWF World Wide Fund for nature
WWW World Weather Watch