Practical Information

Physical Participation

ITU’s Headquarters in Geneva
Event Badges
IT Facilities
Public transport
Parking
Medical Service
Bank
Post Office
Restaurants

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland
are conveniently located overlooking the Place des Nations in the Heart of Geneva’s United Nations district.

Access is easy by foot or private transport or using public transport as describe below.

Office numbers in the three buildings begin with M, T and V, respectively.

Delegate badging desks are located in the entrance of the ITU Montbrillant (M) building, 2 rue de Varembé, Geneva.

Internet Access

Wired Internet access is available in the ITU meeting rooms H, K, L, M and Popov as well as at the Cybercafé.

Wireless Internet Access is available throughout the ITU facilities.

For events at CICG, please follow the wireless connectivity instructions provided on site.

Access to PC and Printers

PCs with multilingual keyboard support and network printers are available at the ITU Tower building, 2nd basement.

IT Support

Delegates can obtain support from the Service Desk located at the ground floor of the ITU Montbrillant building (office M03a).

Click here to contact the Service Desk.

Electricity

230V 50 Hz, power sockets with Swiss standard adapters (from USA to Swiss or Europe to Swiss, UK to Swiss) can be purchased at the ITU bookshop located at the ITU Montbrillant building entrance.

There are several bus/tram stops in the vicinity of the ITU (tram 15 and bus lines 5, 22, F, V, Z). Geneva´s public transport system is operated by the Transports publics genevois (TPG)

Anyone arriving at Geneva Airport can obtain a free ticket (for immediate use) for 80 minutes travel on the Geneva transport system. The ticket machine is located just before the customs control area.

If you are staying at a hotel, the establishment will offer you the Geneva Transport Card that allows you to use public transport in Geneva free of charge during your stay.

Parking is available at the Parking des Nations, adjacent to ITU.

Parking restrictions are in force for the streets adjacent to the ITU. Visitors are advised to respect these restrictions.

A limited number of parking cards are available for those participants attending ITU meetings held in the Geneva International Convention Center (CICG). Please contact the ITU-R Event Registration service to request a parking card

The services of a nurse are available to meeting participants. The medical service is on the ground floor of the ITU Varembé (V) building (Office V16 – extension: 5397).

In case of an emergency, participants may contact the Security Service, extension 119.

A bank is situated across the street from the ITU Tower entrance. Currency exchanges and other services are available from Monday to Friday, 0830 – 1630 hours.

A post office is situated at Rue de Varembé 15, next to the CICG “Centre International des Conférences de Genève” entrance.

A self-service cafeteria is situated between the ITU Varembé (V) and Montbrillant (M) buildings.

Remote Participation

Remote participation will be available for the Plenary Sessions only.

Make sure to use the same ITU user account credentials to register and to connect remotely.

Remote participation will not be provided at the Workshops.

pdfTroubleshooting Guide

Registration

Create an Account
Registration Request
Obtain Approval
Registration Confirmation
More Information

Do you have an ITU user account ?

YES: Submit a registration request

NO: Create an ITU user account

NOT SURE: Log in to your ITU user account to update your personal details, change or recover a password, request TIES access (ITU members only), etc.

Go to the ITU-R event registration web page
Fill out the registration request form. To modify your personal details, go to your ITU user account.
Upon submission of the registration request, you will receive an acknowledgement email indicating that your request is pending focal point approval

[show me an example].

No email received?

Check your ITU user account personal details.

Once submitted, your registration request is automatically forwarded to the corresponding focal point for approval.

Should your request remain pending approval, please contact your focal point directly.

Without approval from their focal point, participants will not be able to participate in the event.

Upon the approval of the focal point, you will receive a confirmation of registration email [show me an example].

Participants will also be notified if their registration request is rejected by the DFP.

Invitation letter

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Invitation letter – CLXXX

English

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عربي

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中文

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Visa Support

Meetings in Switzerland

Citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter Switzerland. Visa applications must be submitted to the Swiss foreign mission closest to their place of residence at least four (4) weeks prior to the planned travel date.

Further information: Swiss Confederation – Federal Office for Migration

Registration of participants to ITU-R activities is carried out exclusively on-line through the approval of Designated Focal Points (DFPs) for ITU-R event registration

When needed, visa support must be requested during the on-line registration process. The following information must be provided for each participant requiring visa support:

Name on passport

Date and place of birth

Passport number

Passport issuance and expiry dates

Passport country of issuance

There is no need to send further documentation to ITU as the visa support request procedure will follow automatically. For meetings held in Switzerland, please allow up to 21 days for a confirmation of support to be provided by ITU.

Visa support confirmations will be sent to the DFP who will be responsible for forwarding each confirmation to the concerned participant. Support confirmations will NOT be sent directly to meeting participants.

Laptop requirements

Given the amount of expected practical training during the Workshops, each participant is required to bring a laptop.

In order to accurately run the ITU Software Tools to be used during the Workshops, laptops should have the following:

Set of minimal specifications

Windows 10 – 32-bit or 64-bit OS

Free disk space – 10 GB (recommended 20 GB)

Processor (CPU) – Core i3, i5, i7 (3rd generation)

Memory (RAM) – 8 GB

Graphics – 256 MB

USB Port or DVD Reader

Wireless or (Wi-Fi) adapter

Software environment

Microsoft Office 2010 (or higher) or any other compatible suite (as e.g. OpenOffice)

Any internet browser (MS Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, …)

Adobe Reader or any other PDF reader

Users should have the necessary permissions on their laptops for installing new software (i.e. local administrator rights).

Please note that some ITU Software Tools to be used

Might experience unexpected difficulties when running on Windows 8

Could require configuring regional settings in English

Use of logos

ITU logo
EVENT Logo
ITU Logo and statutory conference Logo Request Form

1. The ITU logo forms an essential part of the Union’s institutional image and property. As such, it is protected under the provisions of Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

2. The ITU logo may therefore not be used without the prior written consent of the Secretary-General or his/her representative duly authorized to that effect. Any written request to use the Union’s logo must be duly substantiated (detailed information regarding the reasons for the request, manner in which it is intended to use the logo including details of the supports (electronic, paper, etc.) to be used, and possible use of other logos alongside that of ITU, as well as the precise contact details of the person making the request, etc.) and sent in a timely manner to branding@itu.int or:

Corporate Communication Division, ITU
Place des Nations
CH – 1211 Geneva 20

3. Without prejudice to a detailed, case-by-case study of each request, authorization to use the Union’s logo WILL NOT BE GRANTED in the following cases:

• Use in connection with products or commercial services;
• Use in a manner inconsistent with the purposes and goals of the Union;
• Use in a manner that is liable, in the Secretary-General’s view, to damage the Union’s image, reputation, neutrality or intergovernmental character and image of the Plenipotentiary Conference;
• Use for electoral purposes.

4. Where authorization is granted, the logo must be used in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down, and within the limits established, in the letter of authorization. Under no circumstances, however, may the logo or any of its constituent elements (such as format, proportions, graphic design, colours, etc.) be altered, adapted, or modified.

is likewise subject to prior written authorization from the Union’s Secretary-General or his representative duly authorized to that effect. Any written request to use the Conference’s logo must be duly substantiated (detailed information regarding the reasons for the request, manner in which it is intended to use the logo including details of the supports (electronic, paper, etc.) to be used, and possible use of other logos alongside that of ITU, as well as the precise contact details of the person making the request, etc.) and sent in a timely manner to branding@itu.int or:

Corporate Communication Division, ITU
Place des Nations
CH – 1211 Geneva 20

Inasmuch as the ITU logo forms an integral part of the Conference logo, the cases listed in § 3 above in which requests for authorization will not be granted also apply to the Conference logo.

2. Subject to the foregoing, authorization will, in principle, be granted where the Secretary-General considers that the usage is conducive to achievement of the Conference’s mandate or seeks to promote its work.

Where authorization is granted, the logo must be used in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down, and within the limits established, in the letter of authorization. Under no circumstances, however, may the logo or any of its constituent elements (such as format, proportions, graphic design, colours, etc.) be altered, adapted, or modified.

Please address any requests for further information to branding@itu.int or:

Corporate Communication Division, ITU
Place des Nations
CH – 1211 Geneva 20

The logo is our unique corporate signature and symbolizes ITU’s longstanding reputation as the UN’s specialized agency for ICTs.

The use of the logo by organizers of third-party events is only granted if certain criteria are met.
To request the use of the ITU logo/emblem and statutory conference logos, please fill out this form.

Fellowships

Fellowship eligibility

To encourage participation of developing countries and subject to availability of funds, one full, or two partial fellowships may be granted per eligible Member States for certain ITU-R events.

For some regional ITU-R events, fellowships may only be offered to delegates representing Member States of a specific region.

Member States are encouraged to select their candidates taking into consideration the inclusion of persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs, bearing in mind gender balance.

pdfITU policy for awarding fellowships.

How to submit a fellowship request

Register to the event.

Obtain the approval of your registration request by the to the corresponding Designated Focal Point (DFP) for ITU-R event registration.

Fill out/validate the fellowship application form (see below).

Submit the complete fellowship application form (see deadline below) to the ITU Fellowship Service at fellowships@itu.int
or by fax to +41 22 730 5778. Forms received after the deadline will not be considered.

Contact

Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)

Voice: +41 22 730 5560
Fax: +41 22 730 5785
Email: brmail@itu.int

Radiocommunication Address and Contacts – Bureau des radiocommunications (BR)

Practical Information

Physical Participation

Remote Participation

Registration

Invitat​i​o​n ​letter

Visa Support

Laptop requirements

Use of logos

Fellowships

Contact

Invitation letter