Session A:  Briefing on Preparations for WTSA-12 and major issues for the ITU-T work program and working methods

Objectives: This session will review the major outcomes of WTSA-08 (Johannesburg, 2008) and the preparation status of WTSA-12, including expected participants, structure, objectives of WTSA-12, and logistics. There will be information on the Global Standardization Symposium (GSS-12) to be organized the day before WTSA-12. This session will also review the major WTSA Resolutions and Recommendations, and examine changes that have been proposed for WTSA-12. It will examine likely key topics on the agenda of WTSA-12, including structuring of study groups and information on relevant TSAG correspondence groups.

Session Chair: Sherif Guinena, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, NTRA, Egypt [ Biography ]

Speaker:​

• Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of the Study Groups Department, TSB, ITU
  [ Biography | Presentation ]

Session B: Hot topics in Standardization

Objectives: This session will examine the evolution of NGN and future perspectives in the relevant access technologies, service and network architecture with a special focus on convergence, home, office and mobile applications, and IP-based platforms.  Other issues to be addressed include ICTs and climate change and conformance and interoperability.

Session Chair: Sherif Guinena, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, NTRA, Egypt [ Biography ]

• Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of the Study Groups Department, TSB, ITU
  [ Biography | Presentation ]

Session C: WTSA-12 – Regional Preparations

Objectives: This session will discuss regional concerns, determine issues on which proposals should be drafted, consider and adopt texts of available proposals, and/or invite for specific proposals.

Session Chair: Dina Kabeel, Director of International Relations, NTRA

Speakers:

• RCC
• Africa (Sherif Guinena, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, NTRA, Egypt)
  [ Biography ]
• EU
• CITEL
• APT

Session D: WTSA-12:  Open Discussion

Discussion on possible Study Group restructuring, candidacies for chairs and vice chairmen for SG and TSAG; and proposals to enhance participation in ITU-T emerging activities.​

Session E: Conclusion

Conclusion of the discussion and review of draft texts and any regional positions to be adopted.

• Amr Badawi, Executive President of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Egypt
  [ Biography ]
• Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU
  [ Biography ]