8–11 June 2009, Bangkok, Thailand Regional seminar on rural development and agricultural and food quality linked to geographical origin in Asia: lessons and perspectives 8–11 June 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Quality&Origin in Asia 8–11 June 2009, Bangkok Thailand Overview of objectives and programme

Objectives of the seminar Share information on the current status: potential, drawbacks and procedures Identify lessons from best practices Identify problems in implementation Propose recommendations for tackling problems Raise awareness about the concept of quality&origin Disseminate conclusions to a wider audience

Expected outputs Recommendations from experts CD-rom: proceedings from the expert consultation Publication: proceedings of the regional conference

Programme at a glance Monday 8 June Crash course on quality&origin Rural development International intellectual property context Case study of the EU Presentation of different workshops Preparation of name tags Welcome cocktail

Programme at a glance Tuesday 9 June Parallel workshop sessions Morning Afternoon Free evening

Programme at a glance Wednesday 10 June Morning parallel workshop sessions Afternoon plenary session Presentation of workshop reports and discussion Synthesis into expert recommendations Evaluation forms for technical consultation Free evening

Programme at a glance Thursday 11 June Conference opening Award ceremony Press conference and exhibition Panel session – expert representative Case studies Discussion with panel Closing address

Your contacts during the seminar Jo – Secretariat Technical consultation Saikwan – Logistics Teerawat – Secretariat Conference Daoput Dusit Emilie Stéphane