INTRODUCTION

The Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The conference is held every four years which sets the Union's general policies, adopts four-year strategic and financial plans and elects the senior management team of the organization, the members of Council and the members of the Radio Regulations Board. It is the key event at which ITU Member States decide on the future role of the organization, thereby determining the organization's ability to influence and affect the development of issues such as convergence, telephone tariffs, the Internet, universal service and electronic commerce. The next ordinary Plenipotentiary Conference is planned to be held in Veracruz (Mexico) from 4th to 22nd October 2010.

APT has played a key role in coordinating the Asia-Pacific input to the Plenipotentiary Conferences in the past. Similarly, APT will be coordinating the regional input to the Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 (PP-10). The preparatory work is done through the Preparatory Group for PP-10 established at the 1st Preparatory Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 May 2009.

Click here for the Terms of Reference and General Rules of Operation of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-10.

STRUCTURE AND OFFICE BEARERS

The structure of the APT Preparatory Works for PP-10 was adopted at the 1st APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10 in Kuala Lumpur. The structure is composed of the plenary as well as five Correspondence Groups (CGs). The CGs are headed by Rapporteurs and the Rapporteurs are assisted by Assistant Rapporteurs.

• CG-1: Finance and Organization Issues
• CG-2: Strategy and Policy Issues
• CG-3: Standardization Sector Issues
• CG-4: Radiocommunication Sector Issues
• CG-5: Telecommunication Development Sector Issues

 Following table shows the complete list of the officer bearers:

 Click here for the full contact detail of the Office Bearers.

EMAIL REFLECTORS

To Assists in the preparatory work APT has created following email reflectors:

• For submitting documents to the group and general dicussion: apt-pp10@apt.int
• Review of Strategic Plan: pp-sp@apt.int
• Drafting Resolution for stable CS and CV: pp-cscv@apt.int
• Review of Resolution and Recommendations of previous PPs: pp-rr@apt.int

Interested members can join the reflectors by sending a requesting mail to aptpolicy@apt.int.

DOCUMENTS AND CIRCULARS

• Report of the 3rd APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10
• Circulation APT Preliminary Common Proposals and Common Positions for PP-10 adopted by the PP10-3 Meeting (22-25 June 2010)
  • Circular Letter
  • List of PACPs
  • PACP Documents in ZIP format
  • Members Endorsement Forms for PACP 

• Working Documents for APT Preparatory Works for PP-10 (user login required)
• Report of the 2nd APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10
• List of the APT Common Proposals and Common Positions for PP-10 (January 2010)(user login required)
• Circulation APT Preliminary Common Proposals and Common Positions for PP-10 adopted by the 2nd Preparatory Meeting (16 December 2009)
  

MEETINGS

• The 4^th APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10 (23-24 August 2010, Bangkok, Thailand)
• The 3^rd APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10 (22-25 June 2010, Cairns, Austraia)
  
• The 2^nd APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10 (01-04 December 2009, Bangkok, Thailand)
  
• The 1^st APT Preparatory Meeting for PP-10 (08 May 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  

RELATED LINKS

• ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 (PP-10)
• ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2006 (PP-06)
• CEPT Preparatory Group for PP-10
• CITEL Preparatory Working Group for PP-10