Regional Preparatory Meeting  -  18-20 April 2005 (Bucharest, Romania)

Agenda

1.   Opening comments by the Director of BDT
2.   Election of Chairman
3.   Election of Vice-Chairman
4.   Approval of agenda
5.   Consideration of time management plan
6.   Implementation of the Istanbul Action Plan (WTDC-02) and the Action Plan of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva phase)
7.   ICT development prospects: Constraints and opportunities
8.   Work topics and other matters for BDT programmes and activities
9.   Regional initiatives and BDT action lines
10. Other business

Sunday, 17 April	Monday, 18 April	Tuesday, 19 April	Wednesday, 20 April
1000-1800 Delegate registration and collection of documents	0930-1100 Administrative and procedural matters	0930-1100 Work topics and other matters for BDT programmes and activities	0930-1100 Consideration and adoption of report
	1100-1230 Implementation of Istanbul Action Plans (WTDC-02) and of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva phase) Action Plan.	1100-1230 Work topics and other matters for BDT programmes and activities (continued)	1100-1230 Consideration and adoption of report (continued)
	1230-1430: Lunch	1230-1430: Lunch	1230-1430: Lunch
	1430-1630 Information and communication technology development prospects:  constraints and opportunities	1430-1630 Regional initiatives and BDT action lines.	1430-1800 Consideration and adoption of report (continued)
1800-1900 Opening ceremony 1900-1930 Meeting of Heads of delegation	1630-1830 Information and communication technology development prospects:  constraints and opportunities (continued)	1630-1830 Regional initiatives and BDT action lines (continued)	1800 – 1830 Closing ceremony