1. Finalization of the SPD Process, Preparation for Ring Jinsook Lee Regional Coordinators Meeting May 17-21, 2004

2. Presentation Status report on the SPD process (Jinsook)
Process for the creation of SPDs and PSs (Giuliana)
Upcoming SPDs (Siew Hua)
Ring Comparison (Nada)

3. Status Report on the SPD Process
Completion of all the Basic Headings in the Household Consumption except Housing, Health and Education
Regional comments in the global database
More SPDs: smaller number of product family in each SPD

5. Status Report on the SPD Process (cont.)
All data in XML format for the SPD software
Two sets of files for 222 BHs and 155 BHs
Data files available on the SPD discussion site

6. Status Report on the SPD Process (cont.)
Contact person for each region
Africa: Giuliana
Asia: Jinsook
CIS: Fred
ESCWA: Nada
LAC: Nada