The PP-18 regional preparatory process started in 2017 and continues in 2018, with meetings being convened in all regions.
APT PREPARATORY MEETINGS
Website: http://www.apt.int/
- 8 June 2017, 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP18-1)
- 30 January-01 February 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam : 2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP-18/2)
- 18-21 June 2018, Melbourne, Australia : 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP-18/3)
- 27-30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : 4th Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP-18/4)
ARAB STATES PREPARATORY MEETINGS
- 18-20 December 2017, UAE
- 5-8 March 2018, Khartoum, Sudan, 2nd meeting
- 25-28 June 2018, Muscat, Oman, 3rd meeting
- 24-28 September, Riyadh, KSA, 4th meeting
- 27 or 28 October 2018 (tbc) immediately before PP-18 in Dubai, UAE, last meeting
ATU PREPARATORY MEETINGS
Website: http://www.atu-uat.org/
- 5-6 July 2017, 1st RPM, Harare, Zimbabwe
- 13-15 March 2018, 2nd RPM, Abuja, Nigeria
- 18-21 June 2018, 3rd RPM, Algiers, Algeria
- 13-14 August 2018, 4th RPM, Nairobi, Kenya
CEPT PREPARATORY MEETINGS
Website: http://www.cept.org/com-itu
- 4-6 July 2017 COM-ITU 3, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 6-7 September 2017 COM-ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 13-15 December 2017 Com-ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 26-29 March 2018 Com-ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 8-11 May 2018, Com-ITU, Bucharest, Romania
- 12-15 June 2018 Com-ITU, Prague, Czech Republic
- 18-21 September 2018, Com-ITU, Bonn, Germany
CITEL PREPARATORY MEETINGS
Website: https://www.citel.oas.org
- 11-13 December 2017, 33 Meeting of COM/CITEL, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 15 March 2018, 34 Meeting of the Permanent Executive Committee of CITEL (COM/CITEL), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 23-24 May 2018, 32 Meeting of the Conference Preparatory Working Group of COM/CITEL (GTPC), Lima, Peru
- 20-24 August 2018, 33 Meeting of the Conference Preparatory Working Group of COM/CITEL (GTPC), Washington, DC, USA
RCC PREPARATORY MEETINGS
- 16 February 2017 – Moscow, Russian Federation, 17th meeting of ITU Cooperation Workgroup
- 29-30 August 2017 – Baku, Azerbaijan, 18th meeting of ITU Cooperation Workgroup and 33rd Meeting of International Cooperation commission
- 30 November – 1 December 2017 – Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 19th meeting of ITU Cooperation Workgroup
- 6 March 2018 – Moscow, Russian Federation, 20th meeting of ITU Cooperation Workgroup
- 27 August 2018 – Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan – RCC PP-2018 preparatory meeting