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<H1>Preparations underway for WRC-12</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Approximately 200 participants came together in an ITU
preliminary meeting that ended September 16 in Geneva, Switzerland in
preparation for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Six regional telecommunications organizations - APT
(Asia-Pacific), ASMG (Arab States), ATU (Africa), CEPT (Europe), CITEL (the
Americas) and RCC (independent states of the former Soviet Union) - were
represented at the meeting.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>This meeting was part of a series of ongoing international
and regional preparatory meetings to allow government and industry to address
the far-reaching and complex agendaof WRC-12. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jonathan Siverling,
WB3ERA, and IARU Region 1 Vice President Tafa Diop, 6W1KI, were among the
participants.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>WRC-12, which will be held in Geneva from January
23-February 17, 2012, will review the international treaty that governs
radiocommunications - the ITU Radio Regulations. The conference will be preceded
by the Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-12), also to be held in Geneva, January
16-20, 2012.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Read the full ARRL report at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/22/11086/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/09/22/11086/</FONT></A>
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