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12th TCI Annual Global Conference, Jyväskylä 2009

"Learning Clusters – adapting to the new competitiveness scenario"
12-16 October 2009, Jyväskylä, Finland. Book the dates!
The conference is being designed to address the topics of concern for practitioners of enduring and managing change and crisis in clusters. If you want to share your experience during the conference within TCI network, send us your proposals.

The 12th TCI Annual Global Conference program will be developed around the main title "Learning Clusters – adapting to the new competitiveness scenario”.
If you want to share your experience during the conference within TCI network, send your proposals to the conference organizers in Jyväskylä. A detailed programme, registration and call for papers are published at www.learningclusters.com (soon also at www.clusters2009.com).

Welcome to Central Finland and Jyväskylä, the Human Technology Region! Experience the heart of Finland!
Human Technology Region combines high-quality information technology with the human perspective, in a unique, trailblazing manner. Central Finland is a successful, dynamic and delightful region where the emphasis is on the quality of life. The region is a safe, people-friendly area with nature that is both varied and unspoilt. The region is also rich in culture and offers excellent recrea¬tional facilities as well as exceptional facilities and services for national and international congresses and fairs. Jyväskylä is the capital city of the region and one of the growth centres in Finland. The city is a centre of education, culture, urban design and new technology. It has 130 000 inhabitants and is particularly strong in terms of knowledge capital, creativity, innovation environment and local and international connections.

Central Finland bases its strategic development on clusters. Three spearhead clusters are New-generation machines and equipment, Dynamic Bioenergy and Developing Housing. These local clusters serve as a diverse basis for the conference in terms of learning and adjusting to changing circumstances. New clusters are underway in the fields of education and HRD, knowledge intensive business services and wellness. Other strong fields in the region are the development of forestry, nanotechnology, ubiquitous computing and future energy technology. To find out more, visit: www.humantechnology.fi and www.jkl.fi


Hosting Organisation: Regional Council of Central Finland and City of Jyväskylä
Regional Council of Central Finland is a joint municipal authority comprised of all of Central Finland's 23 municipalities. It aims to promote quality of life throughout the region and is responsible for the strategic development of Central Finland. The new City of Jyväskylä started work at the beginning of 2009 after a municipal merger and is continually the growth engine of the region. Executive Director of Regional Council of Central Finland Anita Mikkonen says that the region eagerly awaits the valuable contribution of TCI and its network of experts around the world to its development and learning processes. ”Welcome to Jyväskylä”, says Mayor Markku Andersson, “we are confident that we will have a successful and innovative 12th TCI Annual Global Conference!”.

Contact person of the conference:
Mr. Rauli Sorvari
Programme Manager (Education & Learning)
Regional Council of Central Finland
Email: rauli.sorvari @ keskisuomi.fi
Tel: +358 0207 560 207