– 112 – (3.4 – Other conferences and related matters) 8 in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention: 8.1 to consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau: 8.1.1 on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-07; 8.1.2 on any difficulties or inconsistencies encountered in the application of the Radio Regulations; and 8.1.3 on action in response to Resolution 80 (Rev.WRC-07); 8.2 to recommend to the Council items for inclusion in the agenda for the next WRC, and to give its views on the preliminary agenda for the subsequent conference and on possible agenda items for future conferences, taking into account Resolution 806 (WRC-07), instructs the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau to make the necessary arrangements to convene meetings of the Conference Preparatory Meeting and the Special Committee on Regulatory/ Procedural Matters and to prepare a report to WRC-12, instructs the Secretary-General 1 to make all the necessary arrangements, in agreement with the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, for the convening of the Conference; 2 to communicate this Resolution to international and regional organizations concerned. Ref.: Documents C08/89(Rev.1) and C08/105. R 1292 (C08) World and regional telecommunication/information and communication technology exhibitions and forums The Council, recalling Resolution 11 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Rev. Antalya, 2006) on world and regional telecommunication/information and communication technology exhibitions and forums (ITU TELECOM), considering a) that ITU TELECOM WORLD was launched in 1971 in Geneva and ten events have been held by 2006; b) that regional ITU TELECOM events were introduced in 1985 to showcase each region’s achievements and challenges; c) that ITU TELECOM events sometimes have been a great success and sometimes suffered a set-back due in part to economic downturn; d) that ITU TELECOM events are facing a great challenge for the need to adjust to current market realities, which have been shaped by privatization, convergence, consolidation of the ICT industry and the entry of new players that are not traditional ITU members;