Telecommunication Standardization
Bureau
Geneva, 7 October 2013
- To Administrations of Member States of
the Union;
- To ITU Sector Members;
- To ITU Associates;
- To ITU Academia
Ref:
TSB Circular 58
TSB Workshops/A.N.
Contact
Xiaoya Yang
Head WTSA, ITU/TSB
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
+41 22 730 6206
+41 22 730 5853
Xiaoya.yang@itu.int
Contact
Vijay Mauree
Programme Coordinator, ITU/TSB
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
+41 22 730 5591
+41 22 730 5853
vijay.mauree@itu.int
Subject:
Copy:
- To the Secretary General, UNIDO
- To the Secretary General, APT
- To the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of all
ITU-T Study Groups;
- To the Director of the Telecommunication
Development Bureau;
- To the Director of the
Radiocommunication Bureau;
- To the Director of the ITU Regional
Office, Bangkok;
- To the Permanent Mission of Republic of
Union of Myanmar
Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity Assessment for AsiaPacific Region” (25-27 November 2013) and ITU Regional Bridging the
Standardization Gap Workshop (28-29 November 2013)
Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Dear Sir/Madam,
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I would like to inform you that a joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity
Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region” (25-27 November 2013) and the ITU Regional Workshop on
Bridging the Standardization Gap Workshop (28-29 November 2013) will take place at MiCasa
Hotel, Yangon, at the kind invitation of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology,
Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity
Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region” is also supported by the Myanmar Scientific and Technological
Research Department. The ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap is being
organized in association with the Telecommunications Technology Association of the Republic of
Korea (TTA) and with the generous support of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
(MSIP), Republic of Korea.
The workshop will open at 0930 hours on the first day. Participants’ registration will begin at
0800 hours. Detailed information concerning the meeting room will be provided at the entrance of the
meeting venue.
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Discussions will be held in English.
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Participation is open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic
Institutions and to any individual from a country which is a member of ITU who wishes to contribute to
the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national
organizations. Both workshops are free of charge.
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The joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity Assessment for Asia-Pacific
Region” will discuss policies and implementation strategies on how to establish standardization and
conformity assessment infrastructure in developing economies, especially in specific industry sectors
such as the telecommunications and information technology sectors. This workshop will cover
standardization policies at global, regional and national levels, the current global trend of harmonization
and mutual recognition in conformity assessment practices. The focus of this workshop is to discuss as
to how the underlying synergies be applied using well-established standardization, regulation and
mutual recognition in countries in Asia-Pacific region through enhanced cooperation amongst ITU,
UNIDO and national entities in the region. The draft programme of the workshop will be made
available at the ITU website at the following address: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-andSeminars/conformity-interoperability/201311/.
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The ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap is aimed at providing
concrete advice and best practices to developing countries on global standards development and
building national standards readiness so that standardization competence of developing countries can be
enhanced. The workshop will also discuss the action in Programme 2 of WTSA-12 Resolution 44
regarding how developing countries can establish a national standardization secretariat in order to better
coordinate their standardization activities and participation in ITU-T study groups. The draft
programme of the workshop will be made available at the ITU website at the following address:
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/bsg/201311/.
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Information including hotel accommodation, transportation, visa and health requirements will
be made available at the ITU website at the following address: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshopsand-Seminars/bsg/201311/ for the ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap
and at http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/conformity-interoperability/201311/ for
the joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity Assessment for Asia-Pacific Region”
respectively.
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Fellowships: We are pleased to inform you that one full fellowship per administration will be
awarded, within the Asia Region only, subject to available funding, to facilitate participation from
Least
Developed
or
Low
Income
Developing
Countries
(http://itu.int/en/ITUT/info/Pages/resources.aspx). An application for a fellowship must be authorized by the relevant
Administration of the ITU Member State. Fellowship requests (please use enclosed in Annex 1), must
be returned to ITU not later than 18th October 2013.
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To enable TSB to make the necessary arrangements concerning the organization of the
workshop, I should be grateful if you would register via the on-line registration form at
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/bsg/201311/, as soon as possible, but not later
than 12 November 2013. Please note that pre-registration of participants to workshops is carried
out exclusively online.
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We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to
enter and spend any time in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The visa must be requested and
obtained from the Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in your country or,
if there is no such office in your country, from the one that is closest to the country of departure.
Detailed information on visa requirements can be found at the events website mentioned under
paragraphs 4 and 5 of this letter.
Yours faithfully,
Malcolm Johnson
Director of the Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau
Annex: 1
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ANNEX 1
(to TSB Circular 58)
FELLOWSHIP REQUEST
Joint ITU-UNIDO Forum on “Sustainable Conformity Assessment for
Asia-Pacific Region” (25-27 November 2013) and ITU Regional Workshop
on “Bridging the Standardization Gap” (28-29 November 2013) –
Yangon, Republic of The Union of Myanmar
ITU
Please return to:
Geneva (Switzerland)
E-mail : bdtfellowships@itu.int
Tel: +41 22 730 5227
Fax: +41 22 730 5778
Request for one full fellowship to be submitted before
18 October 2013
Participation of women is
encouraged
Registration Confirmation I.D. No: ……………………………………………………………………………
(Note: It is imperative for fellowship holders to pre-register via the on-line registration form at: (http://www.itu.int/en/ITUT/Workshops-and-Seminars/bsg/201311/)
Country: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of the Administration or Organization: ______________________________________________________________________
Mr. / Ms. _______________________________________(family name)______________________________________(given name)
Title:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tel.:
____________________________
Fax:____________________________ E-Mail:_________________________________
PASSPORT INFORMATION :
Date of birth:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Nationality: __________________________________________ Passport number: ________________________________________
Date of issue: ___________________ In (place): _____________________________Valid until (date): _______________________
Signature of fellowship candidate:
Date:
TO VALIDATE FELLOWSHIP REQUEST, NAME, TITLE AND SIGNATURE OF CERTIFYING OFFICIAL DESIGNATING
PARTICIPANT MUST BE COMPLETED BELOW WITH OFFICIAL STAMP.
N.B. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT FELLOWS BE PRESENT FROM THE FIRST DAY TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
Signature
Date
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