The International Network for SMEs - INSME is pleased to announce its first Annual Meeting convened in Barcelona in mid April 2005.

This is the first formal gathering of all INSME Members since the official establishment of the INSME Association in mid February 2004 and therefore is a particularly important occasion for all those involved in the Network.

This gathering will take place on April 13 and will include the Members of the INSME General Assembly, at present 54 bodies, and the INSME Board.

Moreover, the Annual Meeting on 14 and 15 April 2005 represents an important occasion not to be missed by all those interested stakeholders working on SME and innovation related issues and is meant as a further step to ensure a continued open multilateral dialogue, to foster an exchange of experience and mutual learning among public and private sector players so as to facilitate concrete cross border cooperation at international level on these themes.