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1st ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-19 Preparation > Program 2017

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1st ITU Inter-regional Workshop on WRC-19 Preparation
​Programme1
(Geneva, 21-22 November 2017)

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Day 1 (Tuesday, 21 November 2017)

08:00-09:00 - Registration

09:00-09:45 - Opening Session​

  • ​Address by Mr. François RANCY, Director, BR
  • Adress by Mr. Khalid AL-AWADI (Chairman, ​CPM​)
  • ​Overview of the organization for CPM19-2, RA-19 and WRC-19
    by the regional group​s:
    • Dr. Kyu-Jin WEE (Chairman, APT-APG)​​
    • Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI (Chairman, ASMG)
    • Mr. Kezias MWALE (representing the ATU Secretary General)
    • Mr. Alexander KUHN (Chairman, CEPT-CPG)
    • Mr. Carmelo RIVERA (Chairman, CITEL-PCC.II-WG)
    • Mr. Albert NALBANDIAN (Chairman, RCC-WG)
  • and the BR (Mr. Philippe AUBINEAU, Counsellor ITU-R SG 1 and CPM)

    • 09:45-10:00 - Break

    10:00-12:00 - Session 1 - Terrestrial issues

    Roundtables​2 on WRC-19 agenda items:

    • 1.13 (see Res. 238 (WRC15))
      Moderator: Ms. Cindy-Lee COOK (Chairman, TG 5/1)
      Panelists: ​  - Dr. Ky​ung-mee KIM (APT)​
                         - Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI (ASMG)
                         - Mr. Usman ALIYU (ATU)
                         - Mr. Steve GREEN (CEPT)
                         - Ms. Luciana CAMARGOS (CITEL)
                         - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                         - Mr. Mats OHMAN (GSMA)
                         - Mr. Lasse WIEWEG (GSA)
                         - Mr. Edoardo MARELLI (ESA)
                         - Ms. Aarti HOLLA MAINI (ESOA)​​
        • 9.1/9.1.8 (see Res. 958 (WRC-15) Annex item 3)​
          Moderator: Mr. Stuart COOKE (representing the WP 5D​ Chairman​)
          Panelists: ​  - Dr. Kyung-mee KIM (APT)​
                             - Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI (ASMG)
                             - Ms. Nosipho NTULI (ATU)
                             - Mr. Steve GREEN (CEPT)
                             - Ms. Luciana CAMARGOS (CITEL)
                             - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
        • ​1.14 (see Res. 160 (WRC-15))​
          Moderator: Mr. Pietro NAVA (Chairman, WP 5C​)
          Panelists: ​  - Ms. Keer ZHU (APT)​
                             - Mr. ​Tariq AL AWADHI​ (ASMG)
                             - Mr. Jérémie ILBOUDO (ATU)
                             - Mr. Gerlof OSINGA (CEPT)
                             - Ms. Luciana CAMARGOS (CITEL)
                             - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                             - Mr. Chris WEASLER (FACEBOOK)
                             - Mr. Sergio BOVELLI (AIRBUS)

          • 12:00-13:30 - Lunch Break

          13:30-14:40 - Session 2 - Terrestrial issues

          Roundtables2 on WRC-19 agenda items:

          • 1.16 & 9.1/9.1.5 (see Res. 239 (WRC-15) & 
            Res. 764 (WRC-15))
            Moderator: Mr. José M. COSTA (Chairman, ​WP 5A)
            Panelists: ​  - Dr. Kyung-mee KIM (APT)​
                               - Mr. Mohammad AL JNOOBI (ASMG)
                               - Mr. Addmore MATARE (ATU)
                               - Mr. Alexandre KHOLOD (CEPT)
                               - Mr. Brian PATTEN (CITEL)
                               - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
          • 1.11 (see Res. 236 (WRC-15))​
            Moderator:  Mr. José M. COSTA (Chairman, ​WP 5A​)
            Panelists: ​  - Ms. Keer ZHU (APT)​
                               - Mr. Mohammad AL JNOOBI (ASMG)
                               - Mr. Ali Al HADJI (ATU)
                               - Mr. Alexandre KHOLOD (CEPT)
                               - Mr. Brian PATTEN (CITEL)
                               - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                               - Mr. Thomas CHATELET (ERA)
          • 1.12 (see Res. 237 (WRC-15))
            Moderator:  Mr. José M. COSTA (Chairman, ​WP 5A​)
            Panelists: ​  - Ms. Keer ZHU (APT)​
                               - Mr. Mohammad AL JNOOBI (ASMG)
                               - Mr. Abraham OSHADAMI (ATU)
                               - Mr. Alexandre KHOLOD (CEPT)
                               - Mr. Brian PATTEN (CITEL)
                               - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                               - Mr. Niels Peter Skov ANDERSEN (Car 2 Car Communication Consortium​)

          14:45-15:30 - Session 3 - ​Maritime & Aeronautical issues

          Roundtables2 on WRC-19 agenda items:

          • 1.10 & 9.1/9.1.4 (see Res. 426 (WRC-15) &
            Res. 763​ (WRC-15))
            Moderator: Mr. John METTROP (Chairman, ​WP 5B​)
            Panelists: ​  - Mr. Bui Ha LONG (APT)​
                               - Mr. Mohammed SOLIMAN (ASMG)
                               - Ms. Lisa TEL​E & Mr. Arthur GNONSOU (ATU)
                               - Mr. Martin WEBER (CEPT)
                               - Mr. Mike RAZI (CITEL)
                               - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                               - Mr. Loftur JONASSON (ICAO)
          • 1.8 & 1.9.1 (see Res. 359 (Rev. WRC-15) &
            Res. 362 (WRC-15))​
            Moderator: Mr. John METTROP (Chairman, ​WP 5B​)
            Panelists: ​  - Mr. Bui Ha LONG (APT)​
                               - Mr. Mohammed SOLIMAN ​(ASMG)
                               - Mr. Abdouramane El HADJAR (ATU)
                               - Mr. Martin WEBER (CEPT)
                               - Mr. Mike RAZI (CITEL)
                               - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                               - Dr. Talayeh HEZAREH (CRAF)
                               - Ms. Christina BEEBE (IRIDIUM)

          15:30-16:00 - Break

          16:00-18:00 - Celebration of​ the 90th Anniversary of  the CCIR/ITU Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Study Groups (see invitation in            ​​CA/​237 and other information onlin​e​)

          18:00-20:00 - Cocktail Reception by the Director of the BR​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Day 2 (Wednesday, 22 November 2017)

08:00-09:00 - Registration

​09:00-10:00 - Session​ 4 - Science issues

Roundtables​2 on WRC-19 agenda items:

  • 1.2 & 1.3 (see Res. 765 (WRC-15) & Res. 766 (WRC-15)​)
    Moderator: Mr. Bradford A. KAUFMAN (Chairman, ​WP 7B​)
    Panelists: ​  - Dr. Atmadji W. SOEWITO (APT)​
                       - Mr. Mohammed AL ABDUL QADER (ASMG)
                       - Mr. Khalilou NIANE (ATU)
                       - Mr. Gerlof OSINGA (CEPT)
                       - Mr. Carmelo RIVERA (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Nikolay VARLAMOV (RCC)
                       - Mr. Jean PLA (CNES)
                       - Mr. Markus DREIS (EUMETSAT)​
  • 1.7 (see Res. 659 (WRC-15))
    Moderator: Mr. Bradford A. KAUFMAN (Chairman, ​WP 7B​)
    Panelists: ​  - Dr. Atmadji W. SOEWITO (APT)​
                       - Mr. Mohammed AL ABDUL QADER ​(ASMG)
                       - Mr. Khalilou NIANE (ATU)
                       - Mr. Gerlof OSINGA (CEPT)
                       - Mr. Carmelo RIVERA (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Nikolay VARLAMOV (RCC)
                       - Mr. Michael WILLIS (UKSA)

10:00-10:15 - Break

10:15-12:00 - Session 5 - Satellite issues

Roundtables2 on WRC-19 agenda items:

  • 1.5 & 1.6 (see Res. 158 (WRC-15) & Res. 159 (WRC-15))
    Moderator: Mr. Jack WENGRYNIUK (Chairman, ​WP 4A​)
    Panelists: ​  - Dr. Muneo ABE (APT)​
                       - Mr. Mohammed SOLIMAN (ASMG)
                       - Mr. Addmore MATARE and Mr. Basebi MOSINYI (ATU)
                       - Ms. Stanislava TERESHCHENKO (CEPT)
                       - Mrs. Chantal BEAUMIER (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Nikolay VARLAMOV (RCC)
                       - Mr. Bashir PATEL (INMARSAT)
                       - Ms. Audrey ALLISON (BOEING)​
  • 7 (see Res. 86 (Rev.WRC-07)​)
    Moderator: Mr. Jack WENGRYNIUK (Chairman, ​WP 4A​)
    Panelists: ​  - Dr. Muneo ABE (APT)​
                       - Mr. Mohammed SOLIMAN (​ASMG)
                       - Mr. Mandla MCHUNU​ (ATU)
                       - Ms. Anna MARKLUND (CEPT)
                       - Ms. Chantal BEAUMIER (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Nikolay VARLAMOV (RCC)
                       - Mr. Alexandre VALLET (BR)​

12:00-12:30 - Presentation of the Conference Proposal Interface (CPI)​ ​              ​    ​for WRC-19

12:30-14:00 - Lunch Break

14:00-14:25 - Session 6 - Other issues

Roundtable2 on WRC-19 agenda item:

  • 9.1/9.1.6 (see Res. 958 (WRC-15) Annex item 1​)
    Moderator: Mr. Ruoting CHANG (Chairman, ​WP 1B)
    Panelists: ​  - Mr. Satoshi KOBAYASHI (APT)​
                       - Mr. Mohammad AL JNOOBI (ASMG)
                       - Mr. Mouhamadou AWALLOU (ATU)
                       - Mr. Alexandre KHOLOD (CEPT)
                       - Mr. Tarcisio BAKAUS (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Sergey PASTUKH (RCC)
                       - Mr. Walid SAMI (EBU)
                       - Mr. Takahiko MIKI (IEC/ISO)​​​
​14:30-15:30 - Session 7

Roundtable2 on WRC 19 agenda items with overlapping frequency bands:

  • case of 1.6, 1.13, 1.14 & 9.1/9.1.9
    case of 1.11, 1.12, 1.16
    Moderator: Mr. Khalid AL-AWADI (Chairman, ​CPM​)
    Panelists: ​  - Dr. Kyu-Jin WEE (APT)​
                       - Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI and Mr. Mohammad AL JNOOBI (ASMG)
                       - Mr. Abraham OSHADAMI (ATU)
                       - Mr. Alexander KUHN (CEPT)
                       - Ms. Chantal BEAUMIER (CITEL)
                       - Mr. Albert NALBANDIAN (RCC)
                       - Mr. Jack WENGRYNIUK (Chairman, WP 4A)
                       - Mr. Michael KRAEMER (representing the WP 5A Chairman​)
                       - Mr. Pietro NAVA (Chairman, WP 5C)
                       - Ms. Cindy-Lee COOK (Chairman, TG 5/1) 

15:30-16:00 - Break

​16:00-17:00 - Concluding and outlook session​
Concluding remarks of regional groups and outlook (if any) on WRC-19 agenda item 10 preparation and considered items (e.g. Space weather, Review UHF band, …)

Moderator: Mr. Khalid AL-AWADI (Chairman, ​CPM​)
Panelists: ​  - Mr. Xiaoyang GAO (APT)​
                   - Mr. Tariq AL AWADHI (ASMG)
                   - Mr. Mouhamadou AWALLOU (ATU)
                   - Mr. Alexander KUHN (CEPT)
                   - Ms. Martha SUAREZ (CITEL)
                   - Mr. Albert NALBANDIAN (RCC) ​
​Closing remarks ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1​  The timing of the sessions/roundtables on the agenda items and issues listed may be adjusted later on, as deemed appropriate; information on the other agenda items and issues may be provided during the relevant sessions (the WRC-19 Agenda is available in Council Resolution 1380 (modified 2017) and the booklet of the relevant Resolutions is also available online​).

 
2​  Roundtables will provide participants with the opportunity to exchange views and have a better understanding of the ITU-R preparatory studies for WRC-19, as well as of the preliminary draft common views, positions and/or proposals from the regional groups (African Group/ATU, APT-APG, Arab Group/ASMG, CITEL-PCC.II, RCC, CEPT-CPG); information are also expected to be provided from other organizations (e.g. ICAO, IMO, WMO, etc.) and/or other entities, as appropriate.

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