On behalf of José Luis Curbelo, Director de Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 15th TCI Annual Global Conference from 16th to 19th October 2012. The theme of the conference, jointly hosted by the Basque Government and Orkestra is "Constructing Place-based Competitiveness in Times of Global Change".

The conference provides a unique opportunity for policy-makers, cluster practitioners and academics to advance understanding of important challenges for competitiveness policies and for firm and cluster management, and to work towards practical solutions. The TCI Conference is a global and inspiring platform for fast exchange of patterns and ideas on competitiveness, clusters and innovation. You can expect four days of stimulating learning, networking and connecting with people from over 50 countries.

Registration for the conference is now open. To register or find out additional information, please visit our webpage www.tci2012.com.

We are also accepting proposals and contributions for the workshop sessions on our webpage. The call for proposals will be open until 31st May 2012.

The TCI 2012 Conference Team is available to answer any queries you may have. Please don't hesitate to contact us by sending an email to tci2012@orkestra.deusto.es.

Organized by TCI and our organizational member SEDEC-Secretariat of Economic Development Nuevo Leon, the 7CLAC is being thought to support Latin American regions to adopt new and better models which may further contribute to increase their competitiveness, and also as a step forward in developing a cluster cooperation network in Latin America. The call for proposals is open and the organizing committee invites Latin American and international practitioners to take active part in this promising 7CLAC in Monterrey. Deadline for submiting papers/presentations: 30 March.

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As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is a land of opportunities for companies world over. But the complexity of business systems and diversity of the nation can sometimes prove to be an impediment for a foreign company looking to setup in India. the Institute for Competitiveness offers a unique program - Doing Business in India - to helpt smoothen the India journey of companies.

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The 13th TCI Annual Global Conference takes place from 29 November – 3 December in Delhi, India.

The conference program touches issues such as:

- Creating links between India and rest of the world, exploring the potential and possibilities

- Examining the role of learning clusters - what is needed from the workforce, knowledge and 
  education to act as engines of growth?

- Exploring the social impact of clusters in bringing prosperity for the posterity

A special business-matching arena will be organized during the conference, offering a networking point for delegates to meet with each other and Indian companies and organizations.

The second day is dedicated to Cluster Tours through the New-Delhi region – one focusing on Automobile and IT, the other on Media and Apparel.

Please register until 19 November at www.tci-network.org/tci2010

TCI is the leading global network for practitioners, policy makers, researchers and business leaders working towards improving competitiveness in regions and clusters. TCI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, with a global scope, open to members from all countries throughout the private, public and voluntary sector. Its member base currently consists of 2.200 leading practitioners from 100 countries.

Source: www.tci-network.org/tci2010

For the sixth consecutive year, the Fondation Sophia Antipolis organizes this major international event dedicated to industrial innovation and support to young innovative companies. 
  
The first day will feature presentations and debates around themes of the internationalisation of clusters and competitiveness “poles” and of the initial funding. A first session will be dedicated to the international cooperation (best practices of development strategies…) 
A second session will concentrate on public / private funding and will be organised with the support of Sophia Business Angels within the EBAN* Winter University. *(European Business Angels Network). 
  
The second day will focus on “European Initiatives for the Internationalisation of Clusters”. The comparisons will enable to clarify differences and similarities between policies of the European Commission, the States and the regions towards clusters and the mobilised means for mapping them. 

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