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The 4th Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-27 (APG27-4)

25 January 2027 - 30 January 2027
Pattaya, Thailand

The 4th Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-27 (APG27-4) is planning to be held from 25-30 January 2027 in Pattaya, Thailand (subject to the final approval by the 50th Session of the Management Committee of APT that will be held in December 2026). APG27-4 will be held as a physical meeting with remote participation modality. The provisional objectives of APG27-4, as decided by APG27-3, are as follows:

review the results of APG27-3
update APT preliminary views on WRC-27 Agenda Items based on input contributions from APT Members taking into account the outcomes of APG27-3
consider the progress in ITU-R Study Groups in relation to WRC-27 Agenda items, and take necessary actions as appropriate
to review the draft CPM Report on WRC-27 agenda items and develop APT Views on proposed modification(s) to the draft CPM Report, as appropriate, for submission to CPM27-2;
review the activities of other regional organisations, in particular their preliminary views/positions on WRC-27 with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation
review issues related to RA-27 and develop APT Views, if any.

Following outcomes are expected from APG27-4:

Preliminary views on WRC-27 Agenda Items
Preliminary views on issues related to RA-27, if any
APT Views on proposed modification(s) to the draft CPM Report, as appropriate, for submission to CPM27-2
Arrangements for coordinating APT activities during CPM27-2
Objectives and expected outcomes for APG27-5.

Venue:
The meeting will be held in Pattaya, Thailand. Venue will be finalized soon.

Participation:
All APT Members, Associate Members, Affiliate Members, International/Regional Organizations, and Eligible Non-Members can participate in the meeting by registering online through the APT Website.

Administrations of Members and Associate Members and International/Regional Organizations are kindly requested to send the official list of delegations for the meeting and to nominate Head of Delegation (HoD) and Alternate HoD. If any APT Affiliate Member is included in the National Delegation, please clearly mention it in the List of Delegation.

Participation of Non-Members: Non-Members cannot attend the meeting. Non-Member participants under national delegation are allowed once their names are included in the official list of delegation. Please indicate the mode of your participation at the online registration form. Since the number of physical attendances influences some preparations for the meeting venue and other arrangements, your administration/organization is kindly requested to register delegates for physical attendance preferably by the date specified in the following section.

Regitration for the meeting:
Registration of delegates can be done online at https://apt.int//content/online-registration by 30 December 2026 for making necessary arrangements for in-person participation and by 15 January 2027 for virtual participation. Please indicate in the registration form whether your delegate will attend in person or virtually online. APT Secretariat will provide detailed information to the registered participants accordingly prior to the meeting. Only duly registered participants are entitled to join the meeting. If you need further information or assistance regarding the meeting, please contact APT Secretariat by e-mail to [email protected].

Hotel Accomodation:
To be decided.

Submission of contributions:
Contributions for the meeting from APT Members, Associate Members, Affiliate Members, Regional and International Organizations are welcome. You are requested to use the proper document template for your contributions. Please refer to the ‘Information for submitting contributions to APG27-4’ for detail process of preparation and submission of the contributions. The deadline for submission of your contributions is Friday, 15 January 2027. Contributions will be posted on APT Website prior to the starting of the meeting.