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Rural Clusters Conference 2007 in Akureyri, Iceland

On June 11-13, the TCI supported regional conference Rural Clusters 2007 will be held in Akureyri, Iceland. Hosted by the Akureyri's Region Growth agreement, this three-day event with the theme "Small and Remote Communities" begins with a cluster tour of three North Iceland clusters - the Food cluster, the Renewable Energy cluster and the Wale cluster.

The 2007 Rural Clusters Conference includes, apart from the cluster tour, five interesting breakout sessions with renowned specialists in each field:

• Knowledge networking and communications
• Facilitating clusters and engaging private sector
• Goals and evaluation
• Cluster development, education development
• Linking specific clusters

Keynote speakers Stu Rosenfeld, Lars Eklund and Ifor Ffowcs-Williams will speak about cluster development.

Registration is open, but attendance is limited to 120 persons and the conference takes place in less than two weeks, secure your place by registering now. For more information, see the website or download the flyer. Enquieres can be made to Margrét Víkingsdóttir .