DIHT and ACFIC held four internal workshops on the preparation and implementation of joint activities in the second project phase with all ten regional partner chambers in April and May. The workshops took place in Kunming (with the Yunnan Provincial Chamber and the Kunming City Chamber), Shijiazhuang (with the Hebei Provincial Chamber and the Handan and Hengshui City Chambers), Jinan (with the Shandong Provincial Chamber and the Qingdao City Chamber) and Shenyang (with the Liaoning Provincial Chamber and the Anshan and Shenyang City Chambers). Main issues of discussion were implementation procedures, the progress of the membership database, and plans for regional activities in the second half of the year.