Working Groups Side events: CWGs and EGs Webcast: CWGs and EGs Council Working Group and Expert Group meetings in 2026 The first and only cluster of Council Working Groups, Expert Groups and Informal Expert Group (CWGs & EGs) in 2026 will take place from 12 to 23 January 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland. The invitation letter can be found under Circular Letter CL-25/44. The agenda of each meeting is available under each working group’s webpage, accessible from each box below or via Annex A.Participation and registration modalities for all meetings are indicated under this webpage. In line with Council Resolution 1333 (2011, last amended C25), as well as with Decision 11 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, and following decisions taken at the 2025 session of the ITU Council (17-27 June 2025), the full list of current chairs and vice-chairs, who have been confirmed for the next cycle of Council Working Groups, Expert Groups and Informal Expert Groups until the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference, can be found here. Go to each group’s webpage by clicking on the boxes below: CWG-INTERNET(INTERNATIONAL INTERNET-RELATED PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES) Chair: Mr Wojciech Berezowski (Poland)Open to Member States of ITU CWG-COP(CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION) Chair: Mr Abdelaziz Al Zarooni (United Arab Emirates)Open to Member States and Sector Members of ITU, and nominated experts CWG-WSIS&SDG Chair: Ms Cynthia Lesufi (South Africa)Open to Member States and Sector Members of ITU CWG-FHR(FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES) Chair: Ms Vernita Harris (United States) Open to Member States and Sector Members of ITU EG-ITRS(EXPERT GROUP ON ITRs) Chair: Ms Shahira Selim (Egypt)Open to Member States and Sector Members of ITU CWG-SFP(COUNCIL WORKING GROUP ON STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN) Chair: Mr Mansour Al-Qurashi (Saudi Arabia)Open to Member States and Sector Members of ITU IEG-WTPF(INFORMAL EXPERT GROUP ON WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION / ICT POLICY FORUM) Chair: Mr Rodney Taylor (Barbados)Open to nominated Experts CWG-LANG(USE OF THE SIX OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UNION) Chair: Ms Rebecca Mukite (Uganda)Open to Member States of ITU FORMER COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS AND COMMITTEES (concluded)
