World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006

Notes and media contacts

A press conference is planned for 6 March to launch the event.
What: WTDC-06
When: 7-15 March 2006
Where: Sheraton Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar
Why: To adopt concrete strategies to bring the benefits of ICT to all communities in all regions of the world.
Who: Government, private sector, international and regional organizations, members of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector.

Media accreditation
Media accreditation is compulsory for this event.
Details of the accreditation procedure can be found at www.itu.int/newsroom/wtdc/2006/accredit/procedure.html.

Delegates registration
The Conference is open to ITU Member States (see www.itu.int/members/states/) and members of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (see www.itu.int/members/itu-dsector/).
Registration to the Conference can only be done through designated focal points. For further information on registration, please see www.itu.int/ITU-D/wtdc06/registration/

For further information, please contact:
Tel: +41 22 730 6039/+41 22 730 5192
Fax: +41 22 730 5933

ABOUT ITU
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. For more than 140 years, ITU has has coordinated shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, and established the worldwide standards that assure seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems.

From broadband Internet to latest-generation wireless technologies, from aeronautical and maritime navigation to radio astronomy and satellite-based meteorology, from phone and fax services to TV broadcasting and next-generation networks, ITU continues to play a central role in helping the world communicate.

The Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is the development arm of the ITU, the main responsibility of which is to foster telecommunication development in developing countries through policy advice, provision of technical assistance, mobilization of resources and initiatives to extend access and bridge the digital divide.

ITU was the lead agency of the United Nations system for the organization of the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005).

International Telecommunication Union
Telephone: +41 22 730 6039
Fax: +41 22 730 5933