Global Connect 2006 December 5, 2006

In four years, the Global CONNECT Annual Conference has grown into a major gathering of leaders of regional business accelerators from around the world. Participants in the conference include specialists in technology-based economic development, and senior policymakers.

In 2006, the Global CONNECT Conference comes to Canada for the first time. From December 6 to 8, the Annual Conference will be held in Toronto, in partnership wtih the MaRS Discovery District. In addition to highlighting Toronto and the Province of Ontario, the Conference will focus on best practice in regional business accelerators, and inter-regional collaborations. The principal goal of the Conference is to provide an effective forum for developing innovative programs to accelerate technology commercialization..

Global CONNECT gratefully thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of this Conference::

Official Website: http://globalconnect.ucsd.edu/newsevents/torontohome.cfm