Dear friend/colleague,

On behalf of José Luis Curbelo, Director de Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 15th TCI Annual Global Conference from 16th to 19th October 2012. The theme of the conference, jointly hosted by the Basque Government and Orkestra is "Constructing Place-based Competitiveness in Times of Global Change".

The conference provides a unique opportunity for policy-makers, cluster practitioners and academics to advance understanding of important challenges for competitiveness policies and for firm and cluster management, and to work towards practical solutions. The TCI Conference is a global and inspiring platform for fast exchange of patterns and ideas on competitiveness, clusters and innovation. You can expect four days of stimulating learning, networking and connecting with people from over 50 countries.

Registration for the conference is now open. To register or find out additional information, please visit our webpage www.tci2012.com.

We are also accepting proposals and contributions for the workshop sessions on our webpage. The call for proposals will be open until 31st May 2012.

The TCI 2012 Conference Team is available to answer any queries you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact us by sending an email to tci2012@orkestra.deusto.es.

Kind regards,

The TCI 2012 Conference Team