The consultation conference of CRS was held at 211 meeting room at Renmin University of China on May 27th, 2013. Prof. Wei Dedong, PI of CRS, Prof. Wang Weidong, Co-PI of CRS, Prof. Gao Shining, senior research fellow of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Prof. Xu Shangkun from School of Philosophy, and several religious leaders in Beijing have participated in this conference.
This conference focused on the main modules and sampling method for CRS. Participants have decided that CRS should cover the following four dimensions of religious venues: organization,religiosity, social interactions and church-state relations. Furthermore, they also decide that the PSU of CRS shall be county, and minority areas shall be over sampled.