12 March 2018 - 16 March 2018
Perth, Australia

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) organized the 3rd Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (APG19-3) from 12 to 16 March 2018 in Perth, Australia. The meeting was hosted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with support from the Department of Communications and the Arts (DoCA), Australia. The objectives of APG19-3, were as follows:

1. to review the results of APG19-2;
2. to review issues associated with each WRC-19 Agenda item and continue developing APT preliminary views based on input contributions from APT Members; 
3. to consider the results ofiTU-R studies and relevant information provided by AWG in relation to WRC-19 Agenda items, and take necessary actions as appropriate; 
4. to review the activities of other regional organisations, in particular, their preliminary views/position with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation; 
5. to undertake an initial review of issues related to RA-19 activities and develop a timetable for the development of harmonised APT Views; 
6. to review, as necessary, the Working Methods of APG in relation to mechanism in coordinating APT activities during CPM19-2, RA-19 and WRC-19;
7. to contribute, as appropriate, to the activities of APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 with respect to the issues under the purview ofthe APG; 
8. to review and revise, as appropriate, the APG work plan including the tentative schedule of meetings.

Outcomes of APG19-3 included:

1. update of APT preliminary views on WRC-19 Agenda Items and issues associated with each WRC-19 Agenda Item; 
2. the provisional objectives and expected outcomes of APG19-4.

The outcomes are available in APG webpages.

Prior to APG19-3, APT organized 'Training Workshop for International Conferences - for APG / WRC -' which was held from 8 to 9 March 2018 at the same venue. For detail about the training workshop please click here. 

Meeting Documents