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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Dear Colleagues,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">The ITU
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa20/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="font-family:Lora;color:#1155CC">World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora"> (WTSA) is
now postponed to the 23 February to 5 March 2021 in Hyderabad, India, “subject to the restoration of normal work and travel conditions”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Here’s an update on what we're doing to prepare for the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_6vubcb9swqja"></a><span lang="EN-GB">Matrix of proposals<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">We’ll track proposals to the WTSA and release a matrix. Some of the regional preparatory meetings will now happen in December, so we’re hoping to
share the first version of the matrix in late November or early December. We’ll keep it updated up until the start of the WTSA.
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<h2><a name="_mbhnebs7857n"></a><span lang="EN-GB">New IP system<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">A proposal for a new IP system by Huawei would create a new body of work within the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization
Sector (ITU-T) for the next study group period (2021-2024).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">In April, we released a
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2020/discussion-paper-an-analysis-of-the-new-ip-proposal-to-the-itu-t/"><span style="font-family:Lora;color:#1155CC">preliminary analysis of this proposal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">.
We’ll continue to monitor it closely in the run-up to the WTSA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_rfmkg1spaatf"></a><span lang="EN-GB">Toolkit for engagement<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Our staff will prepare a toolkit of resources for chapters and members for engaging their national delegations on our WTSA priorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Members of our team are also taking part in some of the regional and national preparatory processes and providing information to stakeholders and
governments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_gjd431moaqys"></a><span lang="EN-GB">Discussion sessions<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Before the event we’ll also be running sessions with chapters and organizational members to share information, compare notes and strengthen our collective
advocacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">We’re looking forward to working together in the run up to the event. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">Best regards,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Lora">ISOC Team on WTSA-20
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