Salmon: the Northwest's original cluster A special performance of "Salmon People" will be held on Wednesday, October 10.

Portland, Oregon, USA, is the site for the 2007 TCI Global Competitiveness Conference; jointly hosted by the states of Oregon and Washington, and the city of Portland. The theme for 2007 is "Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability."

October 10 highlights include "Smart Cities", "From Closed to Open" and Salmonpeople sponsored by Shorebank Pacific, Winningstad Theater and Portland Center for the Performing Arts.

October 11 highlights include "Creating a Talent-Rich Region", "Sustainability is Only Half the Answer, We Need Regeneration" and the Gala Dinner sponsored by the Portland Development Commission.

The conference concludes Friday, October 12, at lunch time.

There are five breakout tracks:
• Innovation
• Rural Cluster Development
• Sustainability & Collaboration
• Global Promise
• Cluster Implementation

Visit the Schedule page to see all of the planned sessions and topics covered in this years' conference.