Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the CCIR/ITU-R Study Groups (1927 – 2017):
Date: Tuesday 21 November 2017, in conjunction with the first ITU Inter-Regional Workshop on WRC-19 Preparation, at ITU Headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Popov Room, ITU Headquarters, Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
16h00 – Opening
Mr Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU Mr François Rancy, Director ITU Radiocommunication Bureau
16h30 – Panel discussion – The importance of the CCIR/ITU-R Study Groups activities and their contribution to shaping and enabling the global wireless ecosystem.Panelists
• Mr Andrew Hudson, Head of Policy, GSMA • Ms Aarti Holla, Secretary General, ESOA • Dr Walid Sami, EBU (ITU-R Study Group 6 Vice-Chairman) • Mr Petteri Taalas, Secretary General, WMO • Mr Dominic Hayes, European Commission • Mr Jeppe Jepsen, Spectrum Director, TCCA • Mr John Zuzek, NASA (ITU-R Study Group 7 Chairman) • Mr Harvey Liszt, Secretary, IUCAF • Mr Uwe Baeder, Director – International Relations, Rohde & Schwarz • Mr Timothy S. Ellam, President, IARU
Moderator: • Mr François Rancy, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
17h45 – Presentation of the Commemorative Postcard
• Mr Valery Butenko, Director General, Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR), Russia
