The transition to digital television in the United States took place in 2009. Rather than adopting an area-by-area approach to digital switchover, all analogue television stations ceased transmission simultaneously. This was facilitated by a pilot test in North Carolina, which took place a year before the full switchover date.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2015 will welcome a large number of WSIS stakeholders, including high-level delegates from around the world, to the ITU and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 to 29 May 2015.
During February 2015, courtesy visits were made to ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao by the following Ministers, Ambassadors to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and other important guests.