– viii – (Table of Contents) Page 3.2 Council ............................................................................................................................... 85 R 2 Participation of members of the Council in the sessions .................................................... 85 R 687 Travel expenses and subsistence allowances for the representatives of members of the Council............................................................................................................................... 85 R 1273 Establishment of a Management and Budget Group of the Council (MBG) ...................... 85 R 1300 Establishment of a Council Working Group for the elaboration of the Draft Strategic Plan and the Draft Financial Plan of the Union for 2012-2015 .......................................... 88 R 1305 Role of the Dedicated Group in identifying Internet-related Public Policy issues ............. 91 R 1306 ITU’s role with regard to International Public Policy Issues concerning Creating a Safer Internet Environment for Children...................................................................................... 94 D 8 Documents to be sent to members of the Union in connection with the decisions of the Council............................................................................................................................... 96 D 375 Travel expenses of members of the Council ....................................................................... 96 D 495 Publication of Council documents ...................................................................................... 97 D 519 Extension of the Mandate of the Working Group on Observers and the Implementation of the Admission on a Provisional Basis of Observers representing Sector Members to Council 2005................................................................................................................... 97 D 524 Participation of Observer Member States at ITU Council meetings................................... 99 D 540 Creation of a single Standing Committee on Administration and Management................. 100 D 552 Date and duration of the 2010 session of the Council ........................................................ 102 3.3 Plenipotentiary Conference.............................................................................................. 103 D 543 Convening of the next ordinary Plenipotentiary Conference.............................................. 103 3.4 Other conferences and related matters ........................................................................... 104 R 1281 Connect the World Initiative............................................................................................... 104 R 1282 ITU’s role in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society................................................................................................................................ 104 R 1291 Place, dates and agenda of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12)......... 108 R 1292 World and regional telecommunication/information and communication technology exhibitions and forums........................................................................................................ 111 R 1312 Preparations for the World Conference on International Telecommunications.................. 113