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Saturday, 21 September 2002
Arrival to Nanjing airport (representatives from ISSAS will pick up all participants)

Sunday, 22 September 2002
Social activities and sightseeing in the Nanjing area
Come together party

Monday, 23 September 2002
Welcome address
Presentation of the participating institutes/universities and their activities of relevance for RURBIFARM (all partners)
Introduction of the RURBIFARM project (Project Coordinator)
Communication and administrative routines within RURBIFARM (Ingrid Ragnarsdotter, SLU)

Tuesday, 24 September 2002 (morning)
Introduction and discussion of the RURBIFARM Work Packages 1-5 (Work Package Coordinators)
Introduction of the research areas in China (peri-urban areas of Nanjing and Wuxi) (Professor Shi, ISSAS)
Introduction of the research areas of Vietnam (two peri-urban areas of Hanoi) (NISF and VESDI)

Tuesday, 24 September 2002 (afternoon)
Excursion to the Chinese field sites in the peri-urban areas of Nanjing

Wednesday, 25 September 2002
Discuss working plan for WP 1 in detail. Work Package 1. ‘Characterisation and diagnosis of small-scale farming systems with emphasis on rural-urban interactions’ – methodology, criteria for site selections, time plan etc. WP 1 is the starting point of the RURBIFARM project and forms the basis for WPs 2-5 and it is therefore very important to develop a common platform and a good plan together. Short introduction to the Training of Trainers 1. (Shi, Minh Ha, Phrek, Laxman and others).

Thursday, 26 September 2002
Development and agreement on the detailed Work Plan and the Time Plan for the 4 years project period for the Work Packages and the overall RURBIFARM project (including communication, economy and administration). (WP Coordinators and Project Coordinator and Administrator).

RURBIFARM Party (Coordinator)

Friday, 27 September 2002
Excursion to the Chinese field sites in the peri-urban areas of Wuxi 200 km east of Nanjing. Sightseeing in Wuxi. (ISSAS)

Saturday, 28 September 2002
Departure to Nanjing airport

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