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10-11 July 2008, University of Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness and the Department of Trade, Industry and Tourism of the Basque Government, in collaboration with TCI (The Competitiveness Institute) brought together nearly 30 European government experts on competitiveness at the San Sebastian campus of Deusto University on 10th and 11th of July 2008.

Barcelona, 30 June - 11 July 2008
After a very successful first edition, with 60 participants from 24 nationalities, of which 97% have given high marks and declared that they would recommend the School, the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics has launched the second edition, to be held from June 30th to July 11th. With the same international panel of professors coming from academia, policy and cluster practitioners, and with the special contribution of the National Research Council of Canada and the Innovation Agency of Catalonia, that will present their experiences, this year edition puts the accent on Cluster Policy during the first week and on Cluster Management during the second.

"200 years of State: Innovation in Public Management"
Brasilia DF, Brazil. 22 July 2008
The efficiency of public management and the results of implementing the Modernizing Public Management Program, innovation and management and the role of municipalities for the improvement of the country’s business environment will be discussed during the meeting.

Clusterland OÖ GmbH
Linz, Austria. 17-19 June, 2008
How to build up and manage successfully cluster-initiatives – based on 10 years experience in Upper Austria.

The Ist Pan African Competitiveness Forum (PACF) has successfully launched a new continent-wide competence and action centre for an innovation and cluster based competitiveness approach to national and regional economic development.

The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law is organizing a conference to address the problem on how to apply for European Funds. "Promoting Research and Innovation in Europe with a special focus on FP7" is the theme of this conference held in Berlin from May 26 to May 27.

2nd International Conference on Clusters
Opatija (Croatia), 28 April 2008
The Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, organizes the Second International Conference on Clusters.
The aim of the conference is to exchange experiences on cluster development policies, networking of the already existing and establishment of new clusters in the area of South Eastern Europe.

4th Competitiveness Forum
9-10 June, Tornio-Haparanda, Finland
TCI-The Competitiveness Institute, Kemi-Tornio University and Prodemic Consulting Group collaborated in the 4th Competitiveness Forum with focus on Creative Clusters and Crossborder Collaborations.

TII’s 2008 annual conference in collaboration with IMPIVA
From regional networking to international partnerships in technology transfer and innovation support
Valencia (Spain), 23-25 April 2008
TII is a European independent association of technology transfer and innovation support professionals. The TII annual conference is the association's own major networking activity in its calendar of events, and like in Paris last year, they are looking forward to creating a vibrant meeting place for technology transfer and innovation support practitioners from across the globe.

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