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 | APT Newsletter  Asia-Pacific Telecommunity | November and
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 | Seminar on Progress in APT for the year 2019
  (SPA-2019) 9
  December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The Seminar on Progress in
  APT for the year 2019 was held on 9 December 2019 (morning) in Bangkok,
  Thailand, prior to the 7th Meeting of the Working Group of Management
  Committee on APT Legal Instrument (WGMC-7) and the 43rd Session of the
  Management Committee of the APT (MC-43). All three events were hosted by the
  Asia-Pacific Telecommunity. The Seminar was
  attended by 32 participants from 12 Members, 1 Affiliate Members and the APT
  Secretariat. The seminar discussed the achievement and outcomes of the APT Work
  Programme for the year 2019, the activities in which
  were categorized in accordance with 5 Strategic Pillars of the Strategic Plan
  of the APT.  In addition, the seminar
  also provided the draft APT Work Programme for 2020,
  which was proposed to MC-43 for consideration. The 7th Meeting of the Working Group of
  Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-7) 9
  December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The 7th Meeting of the
  Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-7) was
  held in the afternoon of 9 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting
  was attended by 32 participants from 11 APT Members and the APT Secretariat.  WGMC-7 reviewed and
  discussed on following issues: ·        
  Human Resource Management Plan of the APT
  Secretariat ·        
  Unit Cost of Contribution  ·        
  APT Documents Framework ·        
  MoU between APT and Other Organizations ·        
  Affiliate Membership Guidelines. WGMC-7 agreed that the
  next WGMC Meeting (WGMC-8) would be held in mid-2020 at the APT Headquarters
  in Bangkok, Thailand. 
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|  | The 43rd Session of the Management Committee
  of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (MC-43) 10 – 13 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The 43rd Session of the
  Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
  (MC-43) was held from 10 to 13 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The
  meeting was hosted by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity.
  MC-43 was attended by 107 participants from 23 Members, 2 Associate Members,
  6 Affiliate Members, 2 International Organizations, and APT Secretariat. MC-43 reviewed the Work Programme activities and Budget expenditure of the APT in
  2019. For the year 2020, MC-43 approved a total of 36 Work Programmes and the budget of USD 2,724,085.  36 Work Programmes for the year 2020 included the 15th Session of
  the General Assembly of the APT (GA-15), the 44th Session of the Management Committee
  of the APT (MC-44), the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the
  APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP), 3 meetings of the APT Preparatory Group for World
  Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020 (WTSA-20), the first meeting
  of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-23 (APG23-1), the first
  meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-1) and others.  Other decisions of the
  MC-43 included among others: ·        
  Approval of the establishment of the Correspondence
  Group of the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP) for preparing the
  draft Strategic Plan for 2021-2023 and that the CGSP would report to the
  GA-15; ·        
  Adoption of the Human Resource Management
  Plan of the APT Secretariat; ·        
  Approval of the revised APT Documents
  Framework; ·        
  Approval of the Guidelines on the
  Coordination of Nominations for and Expectations of Office Bearers to ITU
  Groups; ·        
  Approval of the extension of the Memorandum
  of Understanding (MoU) between APT and the IARU Region 3, which was expired on
  7 December 2019, for a period of 5 years from 8 December 2019 to 7 December
  2024. 
 From left: Ms. Lindl
  Rowe, Vice-Chairman of MC; Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General of APT;
  Mr. Sanghun Lee, Chairman of MC; Mr. Charles Chew,
  Vice-Chairman of MC; and Mr. Masanori Kondo, Deputy Secretary General of APT 
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|  | The South Asian Telecommunication
  Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Spectrum Management 18 – 20 December
  2019, Goa, India APT will organize the
  South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on
  Spectrum Management from 18 to 20 December 2019 in Goa, India. The workshop
  will be hosted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India. The SATRC Workshop on
  Spectrum Management is a part of the implementation of SATRC Action Plan
  Phase VII for 2019–2020 which was approved by the 19th Meeting of the SATRC
  held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2018. The workshop will focus on spectrum
  licensing and pricing, spectrum re-farming and developing spectrum roadmap.
  The objective of the workshop is to give an in-depth analysis on the work
  items under the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum in order to increase the
  understanding on the issue. The workshop will also share the outcomes of
  World Radiocommunications Conference 2019 (WRC-19) and its implication for
  spectrum management. It will give an opportunity for the SATRC Members to
  share their experiences and future plan on spectrum management.  Click here
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|  | Calendar of Remaining
  APT Event for the year 2019  
 List
  of Remaining APT
  Training Courses in 2019  
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