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Cluster Academy in Upper Austria

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.

For international observers, Upper Austria with its Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH is perceived as a truly successful model of a "cluster region", due to its concentrated and visible efforts in supporting the set-up and professional management of 5 cluster and 3 network initiatives over more than 10 years.

Cluster Academy target
In the Cluster Academy you have the possibility to learn how successful cluster initiatives were built up and are managed. An additional benefit is the networking and exchange of experience effect with international participants, sharing the same interests in cluster activities. A wide range of information on services is offered, covering the areas of information, qualification, marketing, co-operation and internationalisation. The Cluster Academy shows how successful cluster works, using Clusterland OÖ GmbH as an example, and it gives input of how these processes could be implemented in your region.

Target group
Cluster & networking initiatives, enterprises, public institutions, authorities, institutions, research and development centres, education establishments, operative cluster managers, facilitators, cluster co-ordinators.

Speakers
Experienced cluster and project managers share valuable practical know-how with you. Find out about operative management tools and how they can be applied to gain leverage in various industries with different boundary conditions.

Information and contact:
Clusterland OÖ GmbH
Contents: Werner Pamminger, MBA
Organisation: Melanie Schlechtl
A-4020 Linz, Austria
Hafenstrasse 47-51
Tel: +43/732/79810-5163
Fax: +43/732/79810-5160
Mail: melanie.schlechtl@ clusterland.at
www.clusterland.at

Clusterland OÖ GmbH is the head organisation of cluster initiatives in the areas of automotive engineering, plastic engineering, furniture & timber construction, health technology as well as mechatronics, and of networks in the areas of human resources, design & media as well as environmental technology. All measures are financed by the Province of Upper Austria and contributions of the partner companies.