general assembly 2010 2 december 2010 first call 8.00am, second call 8.30am management development...

General Assembly 2010

2 December 2010First Call 8.00am, Second Call 8.30amManagement Development Institute

Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, GurgaonDelhi NCR, India

Agenda

1. Approval of 2009 minutes.

2. Annual report of the Board of Directors.

3. Approval of annual accounts.

4. Approval of bylaws consolidation.

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board.

6. Questions and other matters.

1. Approval of 2009 Assembly minutes

Minutes posted on TCI website:http://www.tci-network.org/tci/general_assembly

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Picture of TCI at present

• On-going membership growth

• Consolidated activities

• Financial stability

Consolidated growth: Investing in long-term members/activities and showing consistent growth over time.

2. Annual report of the Board of Directors

42 supporting organizational members

297 active members of the TCI Network

550 attendants to the TCI conferences in 2010

A community of 2.500 practitioners in 100 countries

We connect 8.000 competitiveness agents

On-going membership growth:

New record of 42 TCI Organizational Members in 2010

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

3 27 8

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On-line members directory: 297 members in 2010

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TCI members 2010: regions

EuropeLatin AmericaAfricaOceaniaNorth AmericaAsia - PacificAsia - Middle East



• 13th TCI Annual Global ConferenceDelhi, India 29 November – 3 December 2010

• 5CLAC - 5th TCI Latin American ConferenceMedellin, Colombia June 2010

• 1st TCI World Conference on Tourism ClustersPunta Cana, Dominican Republic 7-10 April 2010

• PACF Conference in AfricaAccra, Ghana 15-17 February 2010

• 1st Darmstadt TCI Cluster Conference

Darmstadt, Germany 15-16 April 2010• Urban Clusters for excellence – Hit Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain 16-17 June 2010

http://www.drtourismclusters.com/index.php

5CLAC - 5th TCI Latin American ConferenceMedellin, Colombia 21-25 June 2010


1st TCI World Conference on Tourism ClustersPunta Cana, Dominican Republic 7-10 April 2010


http://www.drtourismclusters.com/index.php

PACF Conference in AfricaAccra, Ghana 15-17 February 2010


Other TCI Conferences:1st Darmstadt TCI Cluster Conference, Darmstadt, Germany 15-16 April 2010Urban Clusters for excellence – Hit Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 16-17 June 2010

TCI Representations

• Cluster Excellence Seminar, by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry Berlin, Germany 15-16 December 2009

• Seminar on cluster policies: recent experiences and future challenges, organized by Caixa Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, 21 January 2010

• Cluster Conference "Clusters in Europe II”, by the Hungarian Pole Programme Office jointly with the European Commission Budapest, Hungary 27-28 January 2010

• Workshop "Towards a Pan-European initiative in support of innovative creative industries in Europe“ by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry Amsterdam, The Netherland 4-5 February 2010

• Cluster Conference of the Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchBerlin, Germany 25-26 February 2010

• TACTICS Reflection Group meetings, European Cluster Alliance, EC, DG Enterprise Manchester, Venice, Nice, 2010


TCI Representations

• 4th international conference on clusters, Opatja, Chroatia, 16 April 2010

• Cluster congress "Clustering of SMEs within the framework of incentives for sectoral and regional development in Turkey”Istanbul, Turkey 14-15 May 2010

• Connect-EU program presentation to catalonian cluster managers by ACC1ÓBarcelona, Spain 1 June 2010

• Competitiveness based on Clusters by SEBRAE Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Brazil 1 September 2010

• European Cluster Conference 2010, by the European Commission DG Enterprise and IndustryBrussels, Belgium 29 September-1 October 2010

• ForoTEC 2010, by the Government of Balearic IslandsPalma Mallorca, Spain 25-26 November 2010


Conferences planned for 2011

2. Annual report

Strategy and action plan

Strategic meeting, Jyväskylä, Finland, 16 October, 2009


To

ACTIVE NETWORK

PURPOSE, BASIC MISSION of TCI: TCI is a global and inspiring platform for fast exchange of patterns and ideas on clusters and competitiveness

forum for sharing knowledge & experience

Focus on business

Create instruments together with practitioners to do their job

From

PRACTITIONER’S COMMUNITY

Lessons learned

Exchange of experiences

Conclusions from strategic meeting

that generates value together with members & influences/prescripts


VISION for 2014: Where do we want to reach?

Membership x7

TrendsetterHub of practical

knowledge

Increased budget&

full self-financing

Global approach to enhance

regional competitiveness

Global competitiveness

brand, a reference-org, recognized and with more influence


SERVICES 2010-2011, what services should TCI provide in the next 2 years?

Continue organizing successful conferences but GO BEYOND:

Organize actions for each target groups, regions, type of members

Better communicate, deliver and marketing the existing knowledge within the network

Bring new techs to TCI

Facilitate regional hubs, peer

groups, communities of

practice

Create an annual award for best cluster practice

• Launch new websiteObjective: Provide easier access to information and resources for visitors

• Improve newsletterObjective: Make it more contributive and attractive for subscribers

• Initiate a LinkedIn groupObjective: A channel of communication with members

Action 1. Communication


Special Interest GroupsObjective: make them more dynamic and stable; help group coordinators

MatchmakingAlready doing on demand. Objective: how to organize matchmaking forum

Regional ActivitiesObjective: continuity of the existing initiatives and promote new ones

Action 2. Networking


Practitioners Network: RedLAC LinkedIn group with 206 members.Active efforts to motivate a more active and open dialogue between members.

Continuous Dialogue: Blog with 60 visits/day and a major activity in the access to the materials offered.

Knowledge Bank: thought as a tool for new businesses opportunities and networking between members.

Personal interaction: Active participation of RedLAC in the5th TCI Latin American Cluster Conference.

Regional InitiativesLatin American Cluster Network


Active networking point within the members of the German speaking area:

Organizing local activities

Promoting TCI in the area

Regional Initiatives: German Contact Point / MFG


Action 3. Knowledge management

• Through the renovated website: introduce more tools and resources – how to make them visible?

• Cluster Initiative database and Library are often-used services –improve usability

• Guide for organizing a TCI conference –summarizing expertise and lessons learned from previous conferences.


Special thanks for contributing to TCI work during the year!

Toni PienonenRegional Council

of Central Finland

Lina ArbeláezMedellin

Chamber of Commerce, Colombia


Sebastián VillelaCORFO, Chile

Project web 3.0

Bianca Kolb and Daniel Stürtzebecher

MFG Baden-WürttembergTCI German Contact Point

New TCI Headquarters

Address:

World Trade CenterMoll Barcelona s/nEast Building, 2nd Floor08039 Barcelona, Spain

Tel.: +34 93 309 48 34Fax: +34 93 550 4469 [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

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Revenues and expenditures have grown in line in 2009

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Expenditure

348 K euros

A small deficit was registered in 2009

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+212 K€

Membership contributions are rising steadilyRegional conferences usefully complement other revenue sources

Breakdown of revenue by category

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Membership fees* Sponsorship & other income Symposium and regional conference

Office administration is the main cost componentTravel costs are directly deducted from the activities they are associated to

Breakdown of expenditure

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Travel expenses

Newsletter/Publications

Information systems

Office Administration*

Conference organisation

A small deficit of € 3 441 was registered in 2009Annual Report 2010

2.006 (real) 2.007 (real)2.008(real)

2.009(real)

Membership Fees 32 615 27 160 24 533 59 720Annual Conference (membership fees) 62 000 45 790 42 097 36 231Regional Conferences (membership fees) 12 149 0 14 463 20 603Symposia and workshops 13 853 4 000 27 911 9 934Sponsorship 45 728 800 5 100Other incomes 2 112 11 211 637 2 763

TOTAL INCOME 168 458 77 761 320 641 134 353

Office Administration 86 051 85 975 109 292 126 916Conferences and Travels 10 530 14 074Information Systems 3 424 1 526 5 320 9 303Other operative Results 282 282 389 1 575Extraordinary Costs 670 4 711 257

TOTAL EXPENSES 100 957 106 569 115 258 137 794

BUDGET SURPLUS / DEFICIT 67 501 -28 808 205 383 -3 441

In 2010 and 2011, we expect a balanced outcome

Annual Report 20102.006 (real) 2.007 (real)

2.008(real)

2.009(real)

2.010(estimated)

2.011(budget)

Membership Fees 32 615 27 160 24 533 59 720 68 400 71 700Annual Conference (membership fees) 62 000 45 790 42 097 36 231 49 070 44 000Regional Conferences (membership fees) 12 149 0 14 463 20 603 18 545 22 000Symposia and workshops 13 853 4 000 27 911 9 934 5 500 4 000Sponsorship 45 728 800 5 100Other incomes 2 112 11 211 637 2 763 1 081 1 000

TOTAL INCOME 168 458 77 761 320 641 134 353 142 597 142 700

Office Administration 86 051 85 975 109 292 126 916 132 104 130 224Conferences and Travels 10 530 14 074Information Systems 3 424 1 526 5 320 9 303 10 173 9 576Other operative Results 282 282 389 1 575Extraordinary Costs 670 4 711 257 320 2 900

TOTAL EXPENSES 100 957 106 569 115 258 137 794 142 597 142 700

BUDGET SURPLUS / DEFICIT 67 501 -28 808 205 383 -3 441 0 0

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4. Approval of bylaws consolidation

Bylaws posted on TCI website:http://www.tci-network.org/tci/general_assembly

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5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board Board of Directors to date, Years of Mandate

New candidates 20102011 2012 2013

Alberto Pezzi (President) (Outgoing Pres.)2010 2011 2012

Hani Al HamliAmit KapoorRauli Sorvari

2010 2011 2012

Carlos AlvarezBarnabas Nawangwe

2009 2010 2011

Arthur BayhanJuan Manuel EstebanKlaus HaasisChristian Ketels (Secretary)Kevin MurphyAlonso Ramos VacaElisabeth Waelbröeck-Rocha (Treasurer)

2008 2009 2010

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Portland Cape Town Jyväskylä Delhi Auckland 15th AGC 16th AGC

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board

Directors who complete their mandate 2007-2010 and step down:

Juan Manuel EstebanChristian KetelsElisabeth Waelbroeck-RochaArthur BayhanKlaus HaasisKevin X. MurphyAlonso Ramos Vaca

Director Hani Al Hamli, elected 2009-2012 is no longer member of TCI

5. Election and dismissal of Members of the Board

Candidates 2010-2013:

Christian Ketels. Presents to reelection as Secretary

Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha. Presents to reelection as Treasurer

Klaus Haasis. Presents to reelection as Director

Pierre Bonnet. Candidate to Director

Nataliya Korchagina. Candidate to Director

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Thanks for your attention and participation!

Namaste.

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