8-11 May 08
| Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” Business Start-up Centre in Skopje, Macedonia together with CITY College (an affiliated institution of University of Sheffield) - Computer Science Department, Thessaloniki, Greece are organizing the first International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Development ICEIRD 2008. It will take place in Skopje and Ohrid in the period 8th – 11th May 2008.
Objective of the conference
The objective of the Conference is to gather in the same place decision makers (government, ministries and state agencies), scientists (universities, research and development centers, start-up centers and incubators) and practitioners (SME’s) in order to discuss topic that are of crucial importance for national competitiveness and increased regional development in the South East Europe.
Key areas of the conference
- Entrepreneurship as a process of identifying opportunities and putting useful ideas into practice;
- Innovation as the driver of national, regional and global economy;
- Regional development and the possibilities and barriers for closer cooperation between South East European economies.
Target audience
The workshop will be addressed at national and regional government representatives in all countries of South-East Europe, who are involved in the process of policy making in the area of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Special target group are enterprises, as well as non-governmental organizations active in conference topics.
The workshop brings together policy makers, experts, practitioners, professors, business people and scientists in this subject area. The conference will make a contribution to policy making and new ideas on competitiveness in the region. Special target audience are students, young researchers, scientists, and their supervisors from academia and industry to present actual research projects and results. Specific student track will be organised on 10th May 2008.
In conjunction with ICEIRD2008, the 4th Southeast European Network of Start-ups and Incubators (SENSI) meeting will take place in Ohrid on 10th and 11th May 2008.
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For more information about the ICEIRD2008 in Skopje, please visit the ICEIRD2008 website.
For more information about SENSI, please visit the SENSI website.