– vii – (Table of Contents) Page 2.3 Pensions .............................................................................................................................. 69 R 440 Investments of funds of the ITU staff superannuation and benevolent funds................... 69 R 463 Actuarial bases for the ITU Staff Superannuation and Benevolent Funds .......................... 69 R 559 Cost-of-living allowances to beneficiaries of the S.S. and B. Funds .................................... 70 R 589 Cost-of-living allowances granted to beneficiaries of the ITU SS and B Funds ................... 70 R 1211 Statutory rate of interest of the ITU Staff Superannuation and Benevolent funds ............ 70 R 1326 Membership of the ITU Staff Pension Committee .............................................................. 72 2.4 Other staff matters ............................................................................................................. 73 R 105 Issue of United Nations laissez-passer to officials of the ITU ............................................. 73 R 747 International Civil Service Commission ............................................................................... 74 D 399 Staff representation ............................................................................................................ 75 3 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS .......................................................................................... 77 3.1 General ............................................................................................................................... 77 R 83 Organization, financing and liquidation of the accounts of conferences and meetings .... 77 R 741 Conditions governing the attendance of liberation organizations at meetings of the ITU 80 R 1141 Reduction of the cost and volume of documentation for ITU conferences and assemblies and the Council ................................................................................................. 80 D 304 Participation of the delegations of members of the Union in conferences or meetings of the Union ............................................................................................................................ 83 D 307 Regional conferences .......................................................................................................... 83 3.2 Council ............................................................................................................................... 84 R 2 Participation of members of the Council in the sessions.................................................... 84 R 687 Travel expenses and subsistence allowances for the representatives of members of the Council ................................................................................................................................ 84 R 1273 Establishment of a Management and Budget Group of the Council (MBG)....................... 84 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 ........................................... 87 R 1305 Role of the Dedicated Group in identifying Internet-related Public Policy issues .............. 90 R 1306 ITU’s role with regard to International Public Policy Issues concerning Creating a Safer Internet Environment for Children ..................................................................................... 93 R 1316 Continuation of the work of the Council Working Group for the elaboration of the Draft Strategic Plan and the Draft Financial Plan, 2012-2015 ...................................................... 95