Latest meetings
Upcoming meetings and events
18 September 2026
Webinar on Foresight for FAIR Cities – Exploring AI Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Co-organizers: ITU and UNU EGOV
Time: 14:00-15:00 CEST
Place: Virtual
10-11 September 2026
1st meeting of the Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC)
Place: Tampere, Finland
9-10 September 2026
Forum on AI and Citiverse: Building the foundations for interoperable and scalable urban innovation
Place: Tampere, Finland
Past meetings and events
9 July 2026
AI for Good Workshop on Cities that think and act: Agentic AI, physical AI and the Citiverse
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
9 July 2026
WSIS session on Foresight for FAIR Cities – Exploring AI Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
7 July 2026
WSIS session on AI and Virtual Worlds
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
19 May 2026
Artificial Intelligence for Cities – Urban Planning and Building Smart, Resilient Communities
Co-organizers: ITU, UN-Habitat and Government of Azerbaijan
Place: Baku, Azerbaijan
12-21 May 2026
Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 20 “IoT, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities”
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
13 May 2026
Meeting of ITU-T Joint Coordination Activity on Metaverse Standardization (JCA-MV)
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
11-12 May 2026
3rd UN Virtual Worlds Day
Host: ITU
Co-organizers: ITU, ITCILO, FAO, UNDP, UNECA, UNECE, UNECLAC, UN Guatemala, UN-Habitat, UNICC, UNICEF, UN Innovation Network, UNJSPF, UNRISD, UN Tourism, UNU-EGOV, the UN Futures Lab, the World Bank, WIPO and WMO
Supported by: ETRI, StandICT.eu and SITE
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
12 May 2026
2nd Citiverse Assembly
Host: ITU
Co-organizers: ITU, European Commission, OASC and UNICC
Supported by: StandICT.eu
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
27 April 2026
Webinar on Scaling Impact: AI-Driven Digital Public Infrastructure for African Cities and Communities
Co-organizers: ITU and ATU
Time: 15:30-17:30 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
4 March 2026
Webinar on Reimagining the Future of Cities: AI, Virtual Worlds and the Citiverse
Co-organizers: ITU and Living-in.EU
Time: 12:00-13:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
Organizer: ITU
Time: 12:30-13:00 CET
Place: Virtual
5 November 2025
Special session on U4SSC
Time: 9:30 to 13:30 Barcelona time
Place: Barcelona, Spain
4 November 2025
Session on Citiverse Rising: Virtual Worlds and AI Agents for Urban Transformation
Organizer: ITU
Host: Smart City Expo World Congress
Place: Barcelona, Spain
4 November 2025
Global DPI Summit Session on Cities Reimagined: DPI as the Engine of Urban Progress
Organizer: ITU
Place: Cape Town, South Africa
3 November 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
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
3 November 2025
1st Citiverse Assembly
Co-organizers: Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI
Host: City of Valencia
Place: Valencia, Spain
31 October 2025
9th U4SSC meeting
Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual
31 October 2025
Webinar – Empowering lives through people-centred smart cities
Co-organizers: ITU, UN Habitat
Place: Virtual
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
15 September 2025
Forum on Connected by Design: Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities
Co-organizers: ITU, UNU-EGOV
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
4 September 2025
1st UN Citiverse Challenge: Project Showcase & Competition [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: Virtual
8 July 2025
Session on Leaving No One Behind in the Citiverse
Co-organizers: ITU and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
9 July 2025
Workshop on AI & virtual worlds: Building the cities and governments of tomorrow
Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
11-12 June 2025
2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day: Delivering the Pact for the Future with AI-Powered Virtual Worlds
Co-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
15 May 2025
DTD Webinar on Digital inclusion and accessibility: Leaving no one behind in virtual worlds and the citiverse
Co-organizers: ITU and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Time: 11:00–13:00 CEST
Place: Virtual
12 May 2025
1st UN Citiverse Challenge: Project Showcase & Competition [Student 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: Virtual
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
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
Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, Finland, Tanzania & UAB
Time: 15:00-16:15 New York time
Place: New York
10 February 2025
1st Executive Committee Meeting
Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC and Digital Dubai
Time: 9:30 – 12:30 Dubai time
Place: Dubai @ World Governments Summit
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
14 October 2024
Fifth Global Standards Symposium
Organizer: ITU
Time: 9:00 – 17:45 India time
Place: New Delhi, India
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
14 June 2024
Award ceremony of the 1st UN metaverse Think-a-thon
Co-Organizers: ITU, UNICC, FAO and IAEA
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
13 June 2024
5th ITU Forum on Integrating virtual and physical worlds in the metaverse with digital twin
Organizer: ITU
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Geneva time
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
12-13 June 2024
FG-MV:
7th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
28 May 2024
CitiVerse: Envisioning Inclusive, Sustainable, and People-Centered Cities
Co-organizers: ITU and WeGO
Time: 14:30 – 15:30 Geneva time
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
8 May 2024
UN metaverse Think-a-thon: Project Showcase & Competition
Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, FAO, and IAEA
Time: 11:00 – 15:00 Geneva time
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
30 April 2024
FG-MV:
6th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
26 April 2024
DTD Webinar – UN 2.0 Week Side event on Harnessing the metaverse and virtual worlds for global impact
Co-organizers: ITU and UN 2.0 Week
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
25 April 2024
DTD Ask the Expert Session – Breaking barriers in the metaverse: Improving accessibility
Organizer: ITU
Time: 14:00 – 14:30 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
22 April 2024
DTD Webinar – Metaverso 360°: Explorando la Accesibilidad, la Inclusión y los Derechos Humanos en Dominicana Innova
Co-organizers: ITU, Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and OGTIC
Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
2 April 2024
DTD Webinar – Immersive Inclusivity: Enhancing Virtual Worlds with Accessibility
Co-oganizers: ITU, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Egypt (MCIT), and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
5-8 March 2024
FG-MV:
5th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Place: Queretaro, Mexico
4 March 2024
4th ITU Forum on Shaping the CitiVerse: People centred cities & virtual worlds
Organizer: ITU
Hosts: Aston Group and Municipality of Queretaro
Place: Queretaro, Mexico
14 February 2024
DTD Webinar – Future of real-love in the virtual world: The Perfect Date
Co-organizers: ITU and The Metaverse Institute
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
4-7 December 2023
FG-MV:
4th meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
* A free ITU Account is required to access relevant documentation.
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
22 November 2023
11th meeting of Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)
Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual
30 October 2023
Episode #35: How to successfully develop People-Centred citiverse?
Organizer: ITU and The Metaverse Institute
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
24 October 2023
Episode #34: What is a citiverse ? And how can it contribute to sustainable city development?
Organizer: ITU
Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
19-20 October 2023
National Congress of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities
Organizer: Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI)
Place: Las Rozas, Spain
18 October 2023
2nd Special Session of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)
Organizer: ITU
Time: 10:50 – 12:00 Riga time
Place: Riga, Latvia
3-5 October 2023
FG-MV:
3rd meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
* A free ITU Account is required to access relevant documentation.
2 October 2023
Episode #32: “Fashioning” the Metaverse to Accelerate Digital Transformation: What has gone out of style
Organizer: ITU
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 Geneva time
Place: Virtual
13 September 2023
3rd ITU Forum on Cities and the metaverse: shaping a citiverse for all
Organizer: ITU
Time: 9:00 – 12:30 Arusha time
Place: Arusha, Tanzania
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
12 September 2023
1st Special Session of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)
Organizer: ITU
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Arusha time
Place: Arusha, Tanzania
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
1 August 2023
Meeting of SG20 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG20RG-ARB)
Organizer: ITU
Time: 1200-1430 CEST
Place: Virtual
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
13 July 2023
HLPF Forum side event on Exploring the metaverse: A New World of Possibilities for Cities and Communities
Co-organizers: ITU, Tanzania and Greece
Time: 14:00-15:30 Geneva Time
Place: Virtual
7 July 2023
2nd ITU Forum on Creating a metaverse for all through international standards
Organizer: ITU
Hosts: CAICT and SAIA
Time: 9:00-16:05 Shanghai Time
Place: Shanghai, China
4-6 July 2023
FG-MV:
2nd meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Place: Shanghai, China
* A free ITU Account is required to access relevant documentation.
27 June 2023
10th meeting of ITU Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)
Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual
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
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
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
8 June 2023
Information session on ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa
Organizer: ITU
Time: 1330-1430 EET
Place: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
8 June 2023
GSR23 Session 9:
Harnessing the Opportunities of the Metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Time: 13:15 – 14:45, Sharm El-Sheikh time
Place: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
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
4 May 2023
STI Forum 2023 Side event on Leveraging the metaverse in cities to achieve the SDGs
Co-organizers: ITU and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Time: 13:15 – 14:45, New York time
Place: Virtual
8-9 March 2023
FG-MV:
1st meeting of ITU Focus Group on metaverse
Organizer: ITU
Time: 9:00 – 15:30. Riyadh time
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
* A free ITU Account is required to access relevant documentation.
7 March 2023
1st ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse
Co-organizers: ITU and NCA
Time: 9:30 – 16:05, Riyadh time
Place: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
13-16 February 2023
9th meeting of Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM)
Organizer: ITU
Place: Virtual
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