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Best practices of Innovation Hub and Science and Technology Park Concept

This unique event, taking place on 8-9 December 2005 in Oulu, Finland, gathers together experts in the regional innovation environment development and science and technology park management from different parts of the world.

8 December 2005 - 9 December 2005
Finland
Date: December 8-9, 2005

Venue: Technopolis Plc, Elektroniikkatie 8, Oulu, Finland

Registration: Make your registration at http://www.technopolis.fi/index.php?330(opens in new window)

Participation fee: 350 euros (incl. conference material, lunch, coffee, reception)

Key note speaker: Mr. Pertti Huuskonen, CEO, Technopolis Plc

Day programme: Programme at http://www.technopolis.fi/file.php?65(opens in new window)

Oulu Innovation Ltd is a development company whose mission is to promote the competitiveness of business based on technology expertise in the Oulu Region and to improve the region's international appeal as a business and expertise development environment. Oulu Innovation Ltd participates in national and international innovation network coordination. Oulu Innovation Ltd is owned by the City of Oulu and the technology centre provider Technopolis Plc.

Technopolis Plc (www.technopolis.fi ) was established in 1982 as the first science park in Scandinavia. Today Technopolis is, in terms of number of customers, one of Europe's largest technology centers. It is also the largest company in Finland specializing in providing operating environments for high tech companies. It offers a comprehensive service package combining modern premises, business and individual services, development programs and consultation. Technopolis currently operates in Oulu, Vantaa and Espoo, and is preparing to enter the Baltic and Russian markets. Approximately 8,000 people, representing nearly 600 companies, work in its technology centers.

Oulu (www.oulu.fi ) is one of the most important telecommunications clusters internationally and home to a large number of world-class companies like Nokia and Polar. Oulu is a vibrant combination of business, research and education. This combination continuously breeds new enterprises and successful products. In future years, Oulu aims to further strengthen its leading position in telecommunications, but aspires also to diversify its hitech expertise and to transfer its experience in telecommunications into other hitech industries.
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