[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21170]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10564]


Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication 
Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International 
Telecommunications Meetings

    This notice announces a meeting of the Department of State's 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The ITAC 
will meet on October 17, 2018, at AT&T, 1120, 20th Street NW, 
Washington DC at 2:00 p.m. to review the results of recent multilateral 
meetings', update on preparations for the International 
Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18), 
and discuss preparations for other upcoming multilateral meetings at 
the ITU. The meeting will focus on the following topics:
1. ITU Council
2. CITEL Meetings
3. Preparations for the ITU PP-18
4. Regional PP-18 Preparatory Groups
5. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications Working Group 
58 (TEL 58)
6. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP)
7. G20 Digital Economy Task Force
8. G7 Innovation/ICT Track
    PP-18 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 
29 to November 17, 2018. The Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes 
place every four years, is the highest policy-making body of the ITU. 
PP-18 is expected to determine the overall policy direction of the ITU; 
adopt the strategic and financial plans for the next four years; and 
elect the 48 members of Council, 12 members of the Radio Regulations 
Board, and five senior ITU elected officials.
    The OECD is scoping possible principles to foster trust in and 
adoption of artificial intelligence. The Department of State would 
welcome any written comments on this work to the ITAC email address.
    Attendance at the ITAC meeting is open to the public as seating 
capacity allows. The public will have an opportunity to provide 
comments at this meeting at the invitation of the chair. Persons 
wishing to request reasonable accommodation during the meeting should 
send their requests to [email protected] no later than October 11, 2018. 
Requests made after that time will be considered, but might not be able 
to be accommodated.
    Further details on this ITAC meeting will be announced through the 
Department of State's email list, [email protected]. Use of the 
ITAC list is limited to meeting announcements and confirmations, 
distribution of agendas and other relevant meeting documents. The 
Department welcomes any U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to 
remain on or join the ITAC listserv by registering by email via 
[email protected] and providing his or her name, email address, telephone 
contact and the company, organization, or community that he or she is 
representing, if any. Please send all inquiries to [email protected].

Adam W. Lusin,
Director, Multilateral Affairs, International Communications and 
Information Policy, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-21170 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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