The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with UN agencies and other organizations, is holding a series of forums, special sessions and webinars on metaverse running from March 2023.
These events provide a platform to stimulate global dialogue on metaverse and virtual worlds.
Participation is open to all and is free of charge.
Upcoming meetings and events
6 May 2025
Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC, Finland, Tanzania & UAB
Time: 15:00-16:15 New York time
Place: New York
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
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, UNICC, UNICEF, UNRISD, UN Tourism, UNU, World Bank and WIPO
Place: Turin, Italy
11 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
3 November 2025
Annual Assembly of the Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI – Discovering the Citiverse
Co-organizers: ITU, UNICC and Digital Dubai
Place: Valencia, Spain
Past meetings and events
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
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-oganizers: 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.
30 October 2023
Episode #35: How to successfully develop People-Centred citiverse?
Oganizer: 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
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
Oganizer: 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
Oganizer: ITU
Time: 9:00 – 12:30 Arusha time
Place: Arusha, Tanzania
12 September 2023
1st Special Session of ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV)
Oganizer: ITU
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Arusha time
Place: Arusha, Tanzania
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
Oganizer: ITU
Place: Shanghai, China
* A free ITU Account is required to access relevant documentation.
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
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