From: dxcoffee@alt119.net.remove-3x2-this   
      
   2 November 2015   
   Good afternoon from Geneva, where the opening plenary meeting of WRC-15 is   
   underway. The thousands of delegates and observers are accommodated in a   
   massive hall for the opening meeting. The view from IARU President Tim   
   Ellam';s seat on the back row shows    
   the scope. After this morning';s ceremony, the real work begins this   
   afternoon, and radio amateurs are well represented on national delegations and   
   through IARU.   
   ARRL and its sister IARU societies could not do this work without the support   
   and strength of our members. We never forget that, and that inspires us. We   
   can';t promise a set of results, all of us here do promise to work as hard as   
   we can for the    
   betterment of Amateur Radio. Thank you for making it possible for us to do so.   
   73 de Brennan N4QX, ARRL CTO   
   source: ARRL   
   ****************************************   
   2 November 2015   
   Press Release from News Room ITU   
   2015 World Radiocommunication Conference opens   
   Treaty-making Conference to allocate spectrum for rapidly evolving ICTs   
   Geneva, 2 November 2015    -  The World Radiocommunication Conference, the   
   international treaty-making Conference, opened in Geneva today. In session   
   from 2 to 27 November, the Conference will review the international regulatory   
   framework for    
   radiocommunications - the Radio Regulations - and revise them as needed. This   
   process will take into account the rapid evolution of information and   
   communication technologies (ICT), ensuring the global management of the   
   radio-frequency spectrum and    
   satellite orbits, and enabling people to live and travel safely while enjoying   
   high performance radiocommunications.   
   Mr Festus Yusufu Narai Daudu of Nigeria was appointed Chairman of the World   
   Radiocommunication Conference along with six Vice Chairmen: Mr A. Jamieson   
   (New Zealand), Mr Y. Al-Bulushi (Oman), Mr D. Obam (Kenya), Ms D. Tomimura   
   (Brazil), Mr A. Kühn (   
   Germany), and Mr N. Nikiforov (Russian Federation).   
   Over 3000 participants, representing more than 160 out of ITU's 193 Member   
   States are expected to attend the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference   
   (WRC-15). About 100 observers from among ITU's 700 private sector members   
   along with international    
   organizations will also attend the conference.   
   "The 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference will define new and better ways   
   to regulate radio services and applications," said ITU Secretary-General   
   Houlin Zhao. "In a world where radiocommunications play an increasingly   
   important role in connecting    
   people, I am convinced that the outcome of the conference will contribute   
   towards making the world a better place for all."   
   "With the relentless expansion of wireless services worldwide, all services   
   relying on radio waves are competing for a share of the radio-frequency   
   spectrum to support new applications, growing user numbers and exploding   
   traffic," said François Rancy,    
   Director of ITU's Radiocommunication Bureau. "The deliberations at WRC-15 and   
   its outcomes will ensure that we can maintain a stable, predictable and   
   universally applied regulatory environment that secures long-term investments   
   for a multi-trillion    
   dollar industry."   
   WRC-15 will address a number of key issues, in particular:   
      
   Mobile broadband communications: Provision of additional frequencies to meet   
   the rapidly growing demand for mobile broadband communications.   
   Emergency communications and disaster relief: Allocation of frequencies for   
   advanced public protection and disaster relief.   
   Monitoring the environment and climate change: New allocations for   
   earth-exploration satellite services with higher resolution radar imagery for   
   improved global environmental monitoring.   
   Unmanned aircraft and wireless avionics systems: Spectrum for the aeronautical   
   sector, related to the use of unmanned aircraft systems, and wireless avionics   
   intra-communications to allow for the heavy and expensive wiring used in   
   aircraft to be replaced    
   by wireless systems.   
   Global flight tracking for civil aviation: WRC-15 will consider allocating   
   spectrum for global flight tracking for improved safety.   
   Enhanced maritime communications systems: Maritime communications,   
   facilitating the use of on-board digital transmissions and automatic   
   identification system on vessels for improved navigation safety.   
   Road Safety: Allocation of frequencies for short range, high-resolution radars   
   for collision avoidance systems in vehicles for increased road safety.   
   Operation of satellite systems: Allocation of spectrum for broadband satellite   
   systems; providing for earth stations on-board moving platforms, such as ships   
   and aircraft; and improving coordination procedures to make more efficient use   
   of spectrum and    
   satellite orbits.   
   Universal Time: examining the feasibility of achieving a continuous reference   
   time-scale, by modifying Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).   
      
   A full house in Geneva today for the opening of ITU';s World Rad   
   ocommunication Conference, with over 160 Member States and 130+ organizations   
   represented!   
   ÿ   
      
   http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/11/02/itu-2015-world-radiocommu   
   ication-conference-opens/   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)