Latest meetings

All Year Round

Digital Transformation Dialogues

Organizers: ITU together with other organizations and UN agencies
Place: Virtual

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8 July 2025

WSIS Session on Leaving No One Behind in the Citiverse

Co–organizers: ITU and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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9 July 2025

AI for Good Workshop on AI & virtual worlds: Building the cities and governments of tomorrow

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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15-25 September 2025

Meeting of ITU-T SG20: Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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23-24 October 2025

Award ceremony of the 1st UN Citiverse Challenge (Startup Category)

Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, ITCILO, WIPO, FAO, the World Bank Group, UN Tourism, UNICEF, UNECE, Digital Dubai, OASC, World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization, City of Tampere, City of Valencia, University of Birmingham, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus, HFT Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences and University for IoT Convergence & Open Sharing
Place: Valencia, Spain

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3 November 2025

Annual Assembly of the Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI – Discovering the Citiverse

Organizers: ITU, UNICC and Digital Dubai
Place: Valencia, Spain

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11-12 June 2025

2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day: Delivering the Pact for the Future with AI-Powered Virtual Worlds

Organizers: ITU, ITCILO, FAO, UNECA, UNECE, UNECLAC, UNESCWA, UNFCCC, UN Guatemala, UN Habitat, UNICC, UNICEF, UNRISD, UN Tourism, UNU, UN Futures Lab, World Bank and WIPO
Place: Turin, Italy

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12 June 2025

Award ceremony of the 1st UN Citiverse Challenge

Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, ITCILO, WIPO, FAO, the World Bank Group, UN Tourism, UNICEF, UNECE, Digital Dubai, OASC, World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization, City of Tampere, City of Valencia, University of Birmingham, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus, HFT Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences and University for IoT Convergence & Open Sharing
Place: Turin, Italy

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8 May 2025

Forum on Sustainable Digital Transformation in Latin America

Organizers: ITU, INDOTEL, COMTELCA and ISOC
Time: 9:00-13:00 hours, AST
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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7-8 May 2025

Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 20 Regional Group for Latin America (SG20RG-LATAM)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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15-24 January 2025

Meeting of ITU-T SG20: Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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19 September 2024

Eighth Meeting of United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)

Organizers: ITU and UNEP
Place: Madrid, Spain

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14 June 2024

1st UN Virtual Worlds Day

Co-organizers: ITU, World Bank, UNECE, ITCILO, UN Futures Lab Network, WMO, UNICC, WIPO, UNICEF, UN Tourism, UNU, UNDPPA, UNIN, United Nations Guatemala, FAO, UNESCWA, UNFCCC and its interagency initiative Resilience Frontiers and UNRISD
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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14 June 2024

Award ceremony of the 1st UN metaverse Think-a-thon

Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, FAO and IAEA
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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13 June 2024

5th ITU Forum on Integrating virtual and physical worlds in the metaverse with digital twin

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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12-13 June 2024

7th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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28 May 2024

CitiVerse: Envisioning Inclusive, Sustainable, and People-Centered Cities

Co-organizers: ITU, WeGO
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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30 April 2024

6th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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5-8 March 2024

5th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Queretaro, Mexico

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4 March 2024

4th ITU Forum on Shaping the CitiVerse: People centred cities & virtual worlds

Organizer: ITU
Place: Queretaro, Mexico

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4-7 December 2023

4th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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1 December 2023

8th meeting of the Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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22 November 2023

11th meeting of Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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19-20 October 2023

National Congress of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities

Organizer: Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI)
Place: Las Rozas, Spain

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18 October 2023

2nd Special Session of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1100-1200 EET
Place: Riga, Latvia

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3-5 October 2023

3rd meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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13-22 September 2023

Meeting of ITU-T SG20: Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Arusha,Tanzania

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13 September 2023

3rd ITU Forum on Cities and the metaverse: shaping a citiverse for all

Organizer: ITU
Host: Tanzania
Time: 0900 – 1230 EAT
Place: Arusha, Tanzania

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12 September 2023

1st Special Session of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1430-1630 EAT
Place: Arusha,Tanzania

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14 August 2023

7th meeting of the Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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1 August 2023

Meeting of SG20 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG20RG-ARB)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1200-1430 CEST
Place: Virtual

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25-26 July 2023

1st Meeting of ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia and the Pacific (SG20RG-AP)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1000-1600 CEST
Place: Virtual

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13 July 2023

HLPF Side event on Exploring the metaverse: A New World of Possibilities for Cities and Communities 

Co-organizers: ITU, Tanzania, Greece
Time: 0800-0930 EST
Place: Virtual

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7 July 2023

2nd ITU Forum on Creating a metaverse for all through international standards

Organizer: ITU
Host: CAICT and SAIA
Time: 0900-1635 CST
Place: Shanghai, China

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4-6 July 2023

2nd meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Time: TBC
Place: Shanghai, China

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27 June 2023

10th meeting of ITU Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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20 June 2023

7th meeting of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)

Co-organizers: ITU, UNECE and UN-Habitat
Time: 0930-1530 CEST
Place: Virtual

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19 June 2023

ITU and UNIGE: A better future for all with international standards

Organizer: ITU, Digital Law Center and University of Geneva
Time: 1630-1805 CEST
Place: Room A, ITU headquarters, Geneva

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8 June 2023

Meeting of ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa (SG20RG-AFR)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1445-1800 EET
Place: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

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8 June 2023

Information session on ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1330-1430 EET
Place: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

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22-24 May 2023

6th meeting of the Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A)

Organizer: ITU
Time: 1400-1700 CEST
Place: Virtual

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8-9 March 2023

1st meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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7 March 2023

1st ITU Forum on Em​bracing the metaverse 

Organizer: ITU
Place: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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13-16 February  2023

9th meeting of Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual

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30 January-10 February 2023

Meeting of ITU-T SG20: Internet of things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C)

Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland

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