I NTERNATIONAL T ELECOMMUNICATION U NION
General Secretariat
Ref:
3 December 2008
Circular letter 120
Contact: Alassane Ba / Raymond Chalindar
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To: ITU Member States
Subject: Invitation to the fifteenth meeting of the Council Group on the Financial Regulations and Related
Financial Management Issues (Group FINREGS) to be held on 9 and 10 February am 2009
Dear Colleagues,

1
At its 2007 Session, by its Decision 546 (Document C07/86), Council decided to approve the
modified terms of reference as outlined in Annex 1 to this Decision, consideration having been taken of:
- Decision 536 (Document 65/06) of the 2006 session of the Council to extend further the
mandate of the Council Group on the Financial Regulations and Related Financial Management
Issues (GROUP FINREGS);
-
the report of Group FINREGS presented to the 2007 session of the Council
(Document C07/27); and
-
the evolution of financial issues addressed in Group FINREGS since its original terms of
reference were approved by the Council in 2003;
and instructed the Council Group to prepare a report on its activities to the 2008 session of the Council.
2
As a follow-up to Document C08/13 submitted to the 2008 session of the Council, the fifteenth
meeting of the Group FINREGS will take place in Geneva (Room B1) on 9 and 10 February 2009,
starting at 09h.30 on the first day and ending at 12h.30 on the second day.
3
A web page established for the Group can be found at the Council website at
http://www.itu.int/council/FinRegs/index.html where meeting documents as well as written contributions
and any other relevant information will be made available. Contributions for consideration at the meeting
should be submitted to the Secretary of the Group, Mr. Alassane Ba, in electronic form to
ContributionsFinRegs@itu.int.
4
Registration for this meeting will be carried out on-line at the ITU website at
http://www.itu.int/council/registration.html and will begin one month before the event.
5
Enclosed you will find the draft Agenda for the meeting. I look forward to working with you in
Geneva.
Yours sincerely,
(signed)
Bruce GRACIE
Chairman, Council Group on the Financial Regulations
and Related Financial Management Issues
Encl.: Draft Agenda
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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
COUNCIL GROUP ON THE FINANCIAL
REGULATIONS OF THE UNION
Document: WG-RG-15/1
Date: 3 December 2008
English only
Geneva – 9 and 10 February 2009
Chairman of the Council Group on the Financial Regulations and related
Financial Management Issues (Group FINREGS)
Fifteenth Meeting
Room B1
ITU Headquarters, Geneva
9 February 2009, from 09h30 to 12h.30 and 14h.00 to 17h.00
10 February 2009, from 09h.30 to 12h.30
DRAFT AGENDA
1.
Opening remarks and approval of the Agenda
2.
Status report on IPSAS implementation, including the impact on the Financial
Regulations and Financial Rules
3.
Matters arising from the consideration of the financial implications of the decisions of
WTSA-08, e.g. the use and disposition of voluntary contributions
4.
Progress report on the continuing implementation of Council Resolution 1243,
particularly the improvement of linkage of strategic, financial and operational planning
(KPIs) and the “Fifth” project
5.
Progress report on the development of an ITU-wide Performance Measurement/Reporting
Framework
6.
Allocation of expenditures using TTS – the application to world and regional
telecommunication/information and communication technology exhibitions and forums
7.
Contribution by Viet Nam on Financial Transparency and Accountability in Resource
Allocation and Utilization (Council Document C08/63)
8.
Possible lines of reflection concerning Resolution 158 (Financial issues for consideration
by the Council (Antalya, 2006)), particularly in relation to the choice of class of
contribution, the financial contributions of Sector Members and Associates, as well as the
possible review of the concept of cost recovery and the policy of invoicing for services to
members and non-members (Council Document C08/49)
9.
Other business
10.
Next meeting
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