International Civil Aviation Organization

INFORMATION PAPER

ACP-WGF23/IP-19

AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)

TWENTY THIRD MEETING OF WORKING GROUP F

Cairo, Egypt 21 – 27 September 2010

Agenda Item 3: Development of material for ITU-R meetings

DRAFT CPM TEXT

(Presented by John Mettrop)

SUMMARY

This paper provides for information a copy of the Draft Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) Report for WRC-12 that results from the CPM management team meeting held at the end of July.

ACTION

To note this paper.

1. Introduction

1.1 It is the responsibility of the CPM to prepare a consolidated report to be used in support of the work of World Radiocommunication Conferences, based on contributions from administrations, the Special Committee, the Radiocommunication Study Groups and other sources.

1.2 As part of the CPM process a management team is established that consists of the chapter rapporteurs, the chairmen of Study Groups and Working Parties responsible for the various agenda items and the CPM chairman and his vice-chairmen. One of the responsibilities of this management team is to review and finalise the Draft CPM Report for the relevant WRC once the ITU-R Working Parties have delivered the texts for all of the agenda items.

1.3 In July 2010 the CPM management team met and finalised the Draft CPM Report for WRC-12 for input to the 2nd CPM meeting due to be held in February 2011 as well as consolidating the regulatory texts for submission to the Special Committee meeting due in November 2010. A copy of the Draft CPM Report for WRC-12 as well as the covering texts is included in attachment 1 to this paper.

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2. Action by the Meeting

2.1 Working Group F is invited to note the contents of this information paper.

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