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3rd ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-23 Preparation > Program 2023

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Programme of the
3rd​​​​​​ ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-23 Preparation​​​​
​(CICG Room Amphitheatre D, Geneva, Switzerland​, 27 to 29 September 202​3)​​

​Day 1 (Wednesday, 27 September 2023)​

​09:30-10:​40 - Opening Session​​ – Status of preparation for RA-23 and WRC-23
Videos: ​Floor - English​ - Français​ - Español - Русский​ - 中文 - عربي​
  • Address by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin​​, ​ITU Secretary-General
  • Address by Mr Mario MANIEWICZ, Director, ​ITU Radiocommunication Bureau
  • ​Address by Mr Mohammed AL RAMSI​, Chair​ designate, WRC-23​​
  • Address by the Chair, Ms Cindy-Lee COOK, Chair of the CPM-23​
  • ​​Status of the regional groups’ preparations for WRC-23​
10:40-11:00 - Break
11:00-12:30 Session 1 – IMT issues – WRC-23 agenda item 1.2 - bands 6 GHz, 7 GHz & 10 GHz​
​​Videos: Floor - English​ - Français​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​​
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Moderator: Dr​ Hiroyuki ATARASHI, Co-Chair of a CPM23-2 Working Group​​​​
Document WRC-23-IR​W-23/10​ ​​​​​

Panelists:   ​APT, ​Dr Tan WANG​ (for AI 1.2)
                   ASMG, Dr Mohamed EL-MOGHAZI
                   ATU, Mr El Hadjar ABDOURAMANE (APM WG1A Chair)
                   CEPT, Mr Robert COOPER and Ms Ines ORTEGA CASTELLO (for AI 1.2)
                   CITEL, Ms Luciana CAMARGOS (for AI 1.2)​
​                   RCC, Dr Sergey PASTUKH
12:30-14:00 - Break​
14:00-15:15 - Session 2 – IMT issues (cont’d) – WRC-23 agenda item 1.1 *2
​​​Videos: Floor - English​ - Français​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​​​ ​​​

Moderator: Mr Baxton SIREWU, Chair of a CPM23-2 Sub-Working Group​
Document WRC-23-IR​W-23/12​

Panelists:   APT, ​Dr Jaewoo LIM​ (for AI 1.1) and Mr Shiro FUKUMOTO​ (for AI 1.4)*2
                   ASMG, Dr Mohamed EL-MOGHAZI
                   ​ATU, Mr Richard MAKGOTLHO (APM AI 1.1 Lead Champion)
                   CEPT, Mr Didier C​HAUVEAU (for AI 1.1) (and Ms Azar ZARREBINI (for AI 1.4)*2
                   CITEL, Ms Lisa AMIRAULT (for AI 1.1) (and Mr Geraldo NETO (for AI 1.4))​*2
                   RCC, Dr Sergey PASTUKH
*2 ​Followed by WRC-23 agenda item 1.4 (HIBS issues) (Moderator: Dr​ Hiroyuki ATARASHI, Co-Chair of a CPM23-2 Working Group, Document WRC-23-IR​W-23/12​).​
15:15-15:45 - Break​
15:45-17:00 - Session 3 – UHF band issues – WRC-23 agenda item 1.5
​​Videos: Floor - English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​
Moderator: Ms Ronel LE GRANGE, Chair of a CPM23-2 Sub-Working Group
Document WRC-23-I​R​W-23/11​

Panelists:   APT, ​Dr Jaewoo LIM​
                   ASMG, Dr Mohamed EL-MOGHAZI
                   ATU, Mr Usman Aliyu MAHMUD (APM WG1B Chair)
                   CEPT, Mr Kenneth CONCANNON​
                   CITEL, Mr Luiz FAUSTO
                   RCC, Dr Sergey PASTUKH

​Day 2 (Thursday, 28 September 2023)​

09:00-10​:15 - Session 4 – Aeronautical issues – WRC-23 agenda items 1.8 and 1.6
​Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​
Moderator: Mr Mohammed ALHASSANI, Chair of a CPM23-2 Working Group
Document WRC-23-IR​W-23/16​​ *4

Panelists:   APT, Mr Wei TAN (​for AI 1.6), Mr Bui Ha LONG (for AI 1.8)
                   ASMG, Dr Ramzi HALIMOUCHE
                   ATU, Ms Nosipho NTULI (APM AI 1.8 Assistant Lead Champion) and Mr Silulami DOYI
                   CEPT, Mr René WOERFEL (for AI 1.8), Mr John METTROP (for AI 1.6)
                   ​CITEL, Mr Michael RAZI
                   RCC, Dr Olga IASTREBTSOVA
​*4 Information on WRC-23 agenda item 1.7 are also included in this document​. ​
10:15-10:45 - Break
10:45-12:00 - Session 5 – Science issues – WRC-23 agenda items 1.12 and 1.13 *5
​​Videos: English - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​

Moderator: Mr Eric ALLAIX, Chair of a CPM23-2 Sub-Working Group​
Document WRC-23-I​R​W-23/14

Panelists:   APT, Dr Wahyudi HASBI (for AI 1.12 and 1.13) (and Mr Takahiro YOKOYAMA (for AI 9.1 topic a))*5
                   ASMG, Mr Mohamed ABDELHASEEB
                   ATU, Mr George KASANGAKI and Mr Mohamed KHALIFA (APM WG3 Ag.Chair & AI 1.13 Lead Champion)
                   CEPT, Mr Stephen TALBOT (for AI 1.12 and 1.13) (and Mr Bharat DUDHIA (for AI 9.1 topic a))*5
                   ​CITEL, Mr Edwin Andrés MONTES DE OCA PEREZ (for AI 1.12 and 9.1 topic a)​*5) and Ms Stephanie RICO GARCIA (for AI 1.13)
                   RCC, Mr Anton STEPANOV
​*5 Followed by WRC-23 agenda item 9.1 topic a).
​​12:00-12:40 - Special Session on Presentation of key elements in the Director’s Report to WRC-23 ​
Videos: ​ English only ​

Speakers: Mr Alexandre VALLET, Chief, BR Space Services Department ​
                 Mr Nikolai VASSILIEV, Chief, BR Terrestrial Services Department ​​
Document WRC-​23-​I​R​W-23/15
12:40-14:00 - Break​​​
14:00-15:15 - Session 6 – Satellite ESIM issues – WRC-23 agenda items 1.15 and 1.16 
Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​

Moderators​: Ms Giselle CREESER and Mr Mario NERI, Chairs of CPM23-2 Sub-Working Groups​​
Document WRC-​23-IR​W-23​/13​​

Panelists:     APT, Ms Fenhong CHENG​ (for AI ​1.15) and Mr Yusuke FUKUI​ (for AI 1.16)
                     ASMG, Mr Abdulrahman AL NAJDI
                     ATU, Mr Arsène Baudoin ENTSEA  (APM AI 1.15 Lead Champion) and Eng. Mostafa MOUSA​ (for AI 1.16​)
                     CEPT, Dr Miaa MUSTONEN (for AI 1.15) and ​Ms Soraya CONTRERAS (for AI 1.16)
                     CITEL, Mr Adrián HERBERA (for AI 1.15) and Ms Michelle CALDEIRA (for AI 1.16)
                     RCC, Mr Victor STRELETS
15:15-15:45 - Break​​​
15:45-17:00 - Session 7 – Inter-satellite links issues – WRC-23 agenda item 1.17 *7
​Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​

Moderator: Mr Samuel BLONDEAU, Chair of a CPM23-2 Sub-Working Group
Document WRC-23-I​R​W-23/18​

Panelists:   APT, Mr Mrunmaya PATTANAIK​ (for AI 1.17) (and ​Ms CAI Xiaona (for AI 1.11 Issue C))*7
                   ASMG, Mr Abdulrahman AL NAJDI (and Dr Ramzi HALIMOUCHE (for AI 1.11 Issue C))*7​
                   ATU, Mr Samkeliso SHONGWE (APM AI 1.17 Lead Champion)
                   CEPT, Mr Yves PIRIOU (for AI 1.17) (and Mr Martin WEBER (for AI 1.11 Issue C))
                   CITEL, Ms Michelle CALDEIRA (for AI 1.17) (and Mr Michael RAZI (for AI 1.11 Issue C))*7
                   RCC, Mr Anton STEPANOV (for AI 1.17) (and Mr Victor STRELETS (for AI 1.11 Issue C))*7
*7 Followed by WRC-23 agenda item​ 1.11 Issue C (Moderator: Ms Xia GE, ​​​Document WRC-23-I​R​W-​23/20​ ).

​​Day 3 (Friday, 29 September 2023​

​09:00-10:20 - Session 8 – Satellite regulatory issues – WRC-23 agenda item​ 7 Topics A & B *8​​​ 
​Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي
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Moderator: Mr Jack WENGRYNIUK, Co-Chair of a CPM23-2 Sub-Working Group
Document WRC-23-I​R​W-​23/19

Panelists:   APT, ​Ms Fenhong CHENG
                   ASMG, Mr Abdulrahman AL NAJDI
                   ATU, Ms Basebi MOSINYI (APM WG4B 1st Vice-Chair)
                   CEPT, Mr Samuel BLONDEAU and Ms Anna MARKLUND​​
                   CITEL, Mr Gerardo MARTÍNEZ
                   RCC, Ms Olga DASHKEVICH 
*8 Followed by WRC-23 agenda item​ 7 Topics F & H.
10:20-10:45 - Break​​
10:45-12:00 - Session 9 – Furutre WRC agenda – WRC-23 agenda item​ 10​​
Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​​

Moderator: Mr​​ Alexander KÜHN, Chair of the CPM23-2 Drafting Group
Document WRC-​23-I​R​W-23​/17​

Panelists:   APT, Dr Mohammad Taghi SHAFIEE
                   ASMG, Mr Abdulla JABER
                   ATU, Mr Sanusi BAWA (APM AI 10 Lead Champion)
                   CEPT, Mr ​Pasi TOIVONEN and Mr Karsten BUCKWITZ
                   CITEL, Mr Fabián HERRERA SANTANA
                   RCC, Mr Victor STRELETS
12:00-14:30​ - Break​
14:30-15:15 - Session 10 – ​Furutre WRC agenda – WRC-23 agenda item​ 10 (Cont'd)
​Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​​

Moderator: Mr​​ Alexander KÜHN, Chair of the CPM23-2 Drafting Group
Document WRC-​23-I​R​W-23​/17​

Panelists:   Representatives from ASMG, ATU, CEPT, CITEL,​​
                   APT, Dr Mohammad Taghi​ SHAFIEE
                   ASMG, Mr Abdulla JABER
                   ATU, Mr Sanusi BAWA (APM AI 10 Lead Champion)
                   CEPT, Mr ​Pasi TOIVONEN and Mr Karsten BUCKWITZ
                   CITEL, Mr Fabián HERRERA SANTANA
                   RCC, Dr Olga IASTREBTSOVA
15:15​-15:45 - Break​
15:45-16:20 - Concluding and outlook session, Closing​
​Videos: English​ - Français​​ - Español - Русский - 中文 - عربي​

Moderator: Ms Cindy-Lee COOK, Chair of the CPM-23​​

Panelists:   ​Dr Kyu-Jin WEE (Chair, APT-APG)
                   Mr Tariq AL AWADHI (Chair, ASMG)
                   Mr Valéry OTTOU (Chair, ATU-APM23-4)
                   Mr Martin WEBER (Chair, CEPT-CPG)
                   Mr Victor MARTINEZ (Chair, CITEL-PCC.II-WG-WRC)
                   Mr Albert NALBANDIAN (Chair, RCC-WG-WRC)​
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Each session provided presentations and explanations on the possible solutions proposed by the regional groups (African Group/ATU, APT APG, Arab Group/ASMG, CEPT-CPG, CITEL PCC.II, RCC) to satisfy the WRC-23 agenda item(s) and/or topic(s), including references to the relevant part(s) of the Report of the CPM to WRC-23 and the latest ITU-R preparatory studies. Comments from administrations, other main international organizations (e.g. ICAO, IMO, WMO, BIPM, etc.) and other relevant stakeholders were provided during the session. ​​


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