The 12th SMIIC Technical Committee (TC) Week Meetings took place from October 2nd to 6th, 2023, in the vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey. The event saw a convergence of 275 distinguished delegates from 26 esteemed organizations representing countries such as Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Egypt, IIFA, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
This noteworthy occasion featured a seamless blend of physical and online participation, reflecting the global reach of the SMIIC community. Throughout the week, plenary meetings were marked by their effectiveness and productivity as Technical Committees diligently advanced their projects and laid out strategic business plans.
The participant reports from these meetings are as follows;
Number Of Participants | Female | Male | Female Ratio | Physical Attendance | Virtual Attendance | Number of Countries | |
CCA | 53 | 21 | 32 | 40% | 21 | 32 | 25 |
TC1 | 91 | 53 | 37 | 59% | 33 | 57 | 20 |
TC2 | 67 | 46 | 21 | 69% | 29 | 38 | 18 |
TC3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
TC4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | 8 | 7 | 8 |
TC5 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 43% | 24 | 13 | 10 |
TC6 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | 13 | 6 | 11 |
TC7 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | 10 | 4 | 8 |
TC8 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% | 11 | 16 | 9 |
TC9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% | 9 | 9 | 12 |
TC10 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 63% | 21 | 30 | 24 |
TC11 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 58% | 24 | 26 | 22 |
TC13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | 9 | 2 | 7 |
TC14 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50% | 7 | 9 | 7 |
TC15 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% | 20 | 8 | 12 |
TC16 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 63% | 28 | 28 | 15 |
TC17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Total | 275 Participants | 51% | 26 Organization |