TCI Annual Conference Countdown: T-Minus 9 Months

Portland, Oregon, USA, is the site for the 2007 TCI Global Competitiveness Conference; jointly hosted by the states of Oregon and Washington, and the city of Portland. The theme for 2007 is "Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability."

Registration is expected to be available February 15, so check back then to register for the conference, make hotel reservations and select the cluster tours you're most interested in.

And of course, information about the conference breakout sessions, keynote speakers, and other activities will be posted just as soon as it's finalized, so check back often! In fact, you can add yourself to our distribution list on the home page, so that you automatically receive update messages like this. Just click the email link in the box at the right.

The theme of the Academic Summit is "Sustainability, Clusters and Competitiveness" and the Call for Papers is already posted on the site.

The TCI Global Competitiveness Conference gives academics, business people, policy makers, consultants and analysts the opportunity to participate in in-depth discussions and seminars on global competitiveness, economic development and cluster-based development initiatives.
Every year The Competitiveness Institute (TCI) organizes a global conference to exchange experience, collect information and share best practices on innovation system development, cluster initiatives and competitiveness worldwide. TCI also organizes regional workshops and symposia on various hot topics. The conferences highlight the TCI members' expertise and TCI as a facilitator for competitively challenging projects.

TCI is an international non-profit organization for economic development professionals, cluster practitioners and policy makers within agencies that support regional development. TCI is a global leader in knowledge management, benchmarking, governance and evaluation of competitiveness initiatives. TCI provides the leading international arena where cluster practitioners meet, government agencies seek hands-on competitiveness counseling, and global companies find high-quality partners, marketing analysis and matchmaking services by clustering experts. Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, TCI has approximately 900 members in more than 40 countries.