ITU Forum on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields in India"
Kochi, India, 15 December 2014
Contact:
cristina.bueti@itu.int
15 December 2014
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14:00 - 15:00 | Registration |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Opening Ceremony
- Mr. Ram Narain, DDG (International Relations), Department of Telecommunications [Biography]
- Mr. Anil Kumar Bhargava, Member (Technology), Telecom Commission, India
- Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [Biography | Speech]
- Mr Rakesh Garg, Chairman, Telecom Commission & Secretary (Telecom), India [Biography]
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| 15:30 - 17:00 | Session 1: The other side of ICT convergence - EMF exposure and issues
The proliferation of radiocommunication stations in urban environments has raised a need to address public concern regarding human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and possible health effects. This session will provide a general overview of the problem.
Moderator: Mr. SS Sirohi, Senior Deputy Director General, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice, India
- Ms. Emilie van Deventer, Team Leader, Radiation Programme, World Health Organization, WHO: RF and Health: A WHO Perspective [Biography | Presentation]
- Mr. R. S. Sharma, Senior Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India [Biography | Presentation]
- Mr. Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change": An overview of ITU's activities on EMF [Biography | Presentation]
Questions & Answers |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Coffee Break |
| 17:15 - 18:30 | Session 2: Issues related to EMF and the potential role of standards and policies in EMF management This session will act as a platform of discussion on issues related to EMF and the potential role of studies and standards in EMF management. Moderator: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 [Biography] - Mr. Jack Rowley, Leader of the Technical report on EMF Considerations in Smart Sustainable Cities, FG-SSC [Biography] [Presentation]
- Mr. J. Behari, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, India [Biography | Presentation]
- Mr. Rajan S Mathews, Director General, COAI, "Indian Industry and EMF issues" [Biography] [Presentation]
Questions & Answers |
| 18:30 - 18:35 |
Closing remarks - Mr. Shri Rakesh Garg, Secretary Telecom, Department of Telecom (DoT), Government of India
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