Plenipotentiary Conference

The Plenipotentiary Conference (PP) is the supreme organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it is a treaty-making conference. It is composed of all 193 Member states of the International Telecommunication Union and meets every four years, most recently in 2018 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The Conference determines the policies, direction and activities of the ITU, as well as electing the members of other ITU organs, and positions at the secretariat, namely the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, and the Directors of the Radiocommunication, Standardization, and Development Bureaux.[1][2]

Plenipotentiary Conference
Date29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)–
16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
Also known asPP-18
ParticipantsMember states of the International Telecommunication Union
Previous eventPP-14
Websitehttps://www.itu.int/web/pp-18/en/

PP-18

The 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference was held from 29 October until 16 November in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).[3] The conference elected the following ITU officers at the secretariat:

  • Secretary-General: Houlin Zhao (2nd term)
  • Deputy Secretary-General: Malcolm Johnson (2nd term)
  • Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau: Mario Maniewicz (1st term)
  • Director of the Standardization Bureau: Chaesub Lee (2nd term)
  • Director of the Development Bureau: Doreen Bogdan-Martin (1st term)

PP-14

The 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference was held 20 October to 7 November 2014 in Busan (Republic of Korea).[4]

References
  1. Helmut, Volger (2010). Helmut, Volger (ed.). A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 458–61. ISBN 9789004180048.
  2. Manhire, Vanessa, ed. (2018). United Nations Handbook (56th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. pp. 344–47. ISSN 0110-1951.
  3. "PP-18, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018". ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18). Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. "ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (PP-14)". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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