Dear Sir or Madam, The conference “Clusters as Drivers of Regional Competitiveness: Strategic and Policy Issues” - with simultaneous translation in French and German - is the first conference of this type organized in Switzerland. It brings together the most eminent academics in the field, successful cluster managers from different European regions and political representatives in charge of the regional economic promotion. The aim of the conference is to present the best practices in initializing and developing regional clusters and to create networking and collaboration opportunities for the participants. This event will take place on Friday, 25 March 2011, from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Please find the conference programme and further information on the attached invitation and on the conference website www.pst-fr.ch/cluster2011<https://mail.unifr.ch/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> . Register before 1st February 2011 to benefit of a price reduction! We do hope to welcome you in Fribourg next March! Yours faithfully, Prof. Dr. Philippe Gugler Center for Competitiveness Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences University of Fribourg - Switzerland Bd Pérolles 90 CH - 1700 Fribourg tel. +41 26 300 82 26 [log in to unmask] http://www.unifr.ch/pes http://www.unifr.ch/competitiveness ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.