Results of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference — Canadian Delegation Report

Annex 1

List of Canadian Delegates to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference

McCaughern, Bob	Industry Canada (Head of Delegation)
Gracie, Bruce	Industry Canada (Deputy Head of Delegation)
Dupuis, Marc	Industry Canada (Deputy Head of Delegation)
Antonacopoulos, Ted	Industry Canada
Azarbar Bahman	MSV Canada
Beaumier, Chantal	Industry Canada
Bertuzzo, Serge	Telus
Brien, Jean-Claude	Industry Canada
Bush, Paul	Telesat Canada
Carew, Art	Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Cholette, Jacques	Industry Canada
Christensen, Jorn	Ciel Satellite
Conway, Francois	CBC/Radio Canada
Cook, Cindy-Lee	Industry Canada
Costa, José	Nortel Networks
Dean, Jim	Radio Amateurs Canada
Forsey, John R.	Telesat Canada
Frew, Paul	Motorola Canada Limited
Gaudreau, Michel	Industry Canada
Gazaille, Chantal	Industry Canada
Girouard, Marc	Industry Canada
Hafez, Reema	Industry Canada
Hebert, Martin	Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Hoehn, Don	Bombardier
Kanjeekal, Suneil	Industry Canada
Lafkas, Chris	Industry Canada
Lamarre, Suzanne	CBC/Radio Canada
Lambert, Suzanne	Industry Canada
Ly, Bun-Ret	Industry Canada
Mimis, Vassilios	Industry Canada
Mitani, Brian	MSV Canada
Mouchet, Tom	Industry Canada
Ndi, Michel Olivier	Industry Canada
Neasmith, Elisabeth	Telesat Canada
NG, PF	Rogers Communications inc.
O'Leary, Edward	Rogers Communications inc.
Ongaro, Aldo	Industry Canada
Ost, Marcella S.	Boeing Canada Technology
Pulfer, James K.	Radio Amateurs Canada
Razi, Mehdi Michael	Telesat Canada
Sampath, Venkatesh	Ericsson Canada
Santos, Priscilla	Bell Canada
Shewan, Gerry	Industry Canada
Shoamanesh, Alireza	Telesat Canada\ TerreStar Canada \CSA
Sloot, Ed	COMDEV Canada
Taylor, John	Transport Canada
Thorpe, Derek	TerreStar Canada
Vinodrai, Vino	RIM
Whitehouse, Robert	Air TV Satellite Services

Annex 2

Responsabilities of Industry Canada officials

Bob McCaughern:  Head of Delegation – Principal spokesperson for Plenary Meetings
Bruce Gracie:  Deputy Head of Delegation – Principal spokesperson for COM 6
Marc Dupuis:  Deputy Head of Delegation 
Chantal Beaumier:  Principal spokesperson for all regulatory and procedural issues dealing with satellite and terrestrial services (WG 5B, COM 6 & AI 7.1)
Suzanne Lambert:  Principal spokesperson for policy related maters and radionavigation issues (WG 4B)
Vassilios Mimis:  Principal spokesperson for satellite technical matters (COM 5)
Marc Girouard:  Principal liaison and Canadian Coordinator for CITEL

Responsabilities of Industry Canada officials

Agenda Item	Com and Working Group	Canadian Spokesperson	Commonwealth Common Proposals Spokesperson	CITEL Principal /Alternate Spokesperson	Administration Contact (Canada)
1.1	WG 5C (or COM 6)	Chris Lafkas			Chris Lafkas
1.2	WG 5A	Bun-Ret Ly		Bun-Ret Ly	Bun-Ret Ly
1.3	WG 4 B	Suzanne Lambert			Suzanne Lambert
1.4 Footnote 1	WG 4A	Cindy-Lee Cook	Cindy-Lee Cook		Cindy-Lee Cook
1.5	WG 4B	Jean-Claude Brien	Jean-Claude Brien		Jean-Claude Brien
1.6	WG 4B	Jean-Claude Brien			John Taylor
1.7	WG 5A	Michel Gaudreau			Michel Gaudreau
1.8	WG 5C	Gerry Shewan			Gerry Shewan
1.9	WG 4A	Marc Girouard			Marc Girouard
1.10	WG 5B	Ted Antonocopoulos			Vassilios Mimis
1.11	WG 4A	Vassilios Mimis			Vassilios Mimis
1.12	WG 5B	Tom Mouchet			Tom Mouchet
1.13	WG 4C	Suneil Kanjeekal			Suneil Kanjeekal
1.14	WG 4C	Aldo Ongaro	Aldo Ongaro		Aldo Ongaro
1.15	WG 4C	Suneil Kanjeekal			Suneil Kanjeekal
1.16	WG 4C	Aldo Ongaro	Aldo Ongaro	Aldo Ongaro	Aldo Ongaro
1.17	WG 5 A	Michel Gaudreau			Michel Gaudreau
1.18	WG 5C	Gerry Shewan			Vassilios Mimis
1.19	WG 5C	Gerry Shewan			Vassilios Mimis
1.20	WG 5A	Michel-O. Ndi		Michel-O. Ndi	Michel-O. Ndi
1.21	WG 5A	Michel-O. Ndi		Michel-O. Ndi	Michel-O. Ndi
2	COM 6	Chris Lafkas		Chris Lafkas	Chris Lafkas
3	WG 4 & WG 5	Bruce Gracie			Bruce Gracie
4	COM 6	Chris Lafkas			Chris Lafkas
5	WG 4 A, B & C WG 5 A, B, & C	Bruce Gracie			Bruce Gracie
6	COM 6	Bruce Gracie C. Lafkas			Chris Lafkas
7.1 Procedural Matters (4B or 5B)	WG 5B	Chantal Beaumier			Chantal Beaumier
7.1 HEO, HDFSS, Resolution 74 (5C)	WG 5C	V. Mimis G. Shewan			Vassilios Mimis
7.1 22 GHz, Optical, Res.723, Res.951 (COM6)	COM 6	Chantal Gazaille			Chantal Gazaille
7.2	COM 6	Reema Hafez		Reema Hafez	Reema Hafez

Annex 3

List of Canadian Contribution to WRC -07

ITU Doc #	Contributors	Addendum	Subject
13	Canada	1	Agenda Item 1.1: the band 512–608 MHz to reflect the FS and MS allocation in Canada; the band 2 310–2 360 MHz to reflect the BSS (sound) allocation in Canada, the band 2 360–2 400 MHz to reflect the priority of Aeronautical mobile telemetry.
		2	Agenda Item 2: on references to ITU-R Recommendations in the RR requiring modification to bring them into accordance with Resolution 27; on incorporation by reference of ITU-R Recommendations mentioned in WRC -03 Resolutions; ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference in the RR which have been revised and approved since WRC-03.
		3	Agenda Items 1.2 and 1.20 on sharing and compatibility issues between EESS (passive & active) and active services
		4	Agenda Item 1.4 – Method 1A on the replacement of "IMT-2000" & "IMT Advanced" by "IMT".
		5	Agenda Item 1.4 – identification of the band 3 500–3 700 MHz for future IMT development.
		6	Agenda Item 1.14 – Resolution 331 on the transition to the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
		7	Agenda Item 7.2 – Resolution. 950 on the options to improve the international spectrum regulatory framework.
			Proposals on Emergency and Disaster Relief.
45	Canada-New Zealand		On effective means of improving the response to emergency and disaster situations.
49	Canada-USA		Agenda Item 7.2 – Resolution 222 on the long term availability and access to spectrum for aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) service while retaining unchanged the generic MSS allocation.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Given the different support and opposition levels for the various IAPs on Agenda Item 1.4, spokespersons were identified on the basis of IAPs with similar support. Cindy Cook (Canada) led the IAP on 700 MHz.

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