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 WRC-07,
Region 2 Conference highlight IARU's New Year
The IARU activity calendar for 2007 is dominated by the continuing preparations
for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), culminating at the WRC itself in Geneva
October 22 - November 16.
The next major world event associated with the WRC is the Conference
Preparatory Meeting (CPM) in Geneva, February 19 - March 2. The CPM will
finalize the technical report that will guide the WRC delegates’
work. The CPM Report, the drafting of which has occupied several of the
Working Parties of the ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector for the past
three years, sets out background information on each WRC agenda item,
various methods of addressing the agenda items, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each. The inclusion or exclusion of single words in the
draft CPM Report has been the topic of spirited debate, which no doubt
will continue at the CPM.
The IARU will be represented at the CPM by President Larry Price, W4RA
and Technical Representative Ken Pulfer, VE3PU. Other Amateur Radio representatives
will be present on national delegations.
Additionally, regional and national preparatory meetings leading up
to WRC-07 are continuing. The three regional organizations of the IARU
are responsible for participating in the work of the regional telecommunications
organizations, including but not limited to CEPT (Europe), ATU (Africa),
CITEL (the Americas), and APT (Asia-Pacific). Domestic preparations are
the responsibility of the IARU member-societies in the respective countries.
The agenda items of particular interest to the amateur services involve
allocations in the 4-10 MHz range, a possible secondary allocation to
the amateur service at 136 kHz, the modification of footnotes to the Table
of Frequency Allocations, and the selection of agenda items for future
WRCs, the next of which is tentatively slated for 2011.
Another major event for the IARU in 2007 is the triennial conference
of IARU Region 2 in Brasilia, September 9-14. The 16th General Assembly
of IARU Region 2 will bring together representatives of IARU member-societies
from throughout the Americas to discuss matters of mutual interest and
to elect officers for the next three years.
Information about the conference will be posted at the Region
2 Web site, as it becomes available.
Source: IARU E-Letter and The International Amateur Radio
Union
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