VERSION FRANÇAISE, CLIQUEZ ICI May 17, 2017   Aéro Montréal Newsletter 2017   Volume 3, num. 10     QUÉBEC'S AEROSPACE CLUSTER     AÉRO MONTRÉAL EVENTS     MAY 31 - JUNE 1, 2017 CANSEC 2017 Mission JUNE 9, 2017 Festival Eurêka! 2017 JUNE 16 - 24, 2017 Preparations for the 2017 Paris Air Show  JUNE 21, 2017 The international Networking Dinner - Bourget 2017 AUGUST 29, 2017 Aéro Montréal Golf Classic APRIL 16-17, 2018 Aerospace Innovation Forum (information to come) All events     INDUSTRY EVENTS MAY - JUNE     MAY 17, 2017 Program outlooks and sector dynamics impacting the Canadian industry to 2030 MAY 19, 2017 Mission économique du premier ministre du Québec en Israël et en Cisjordanie MAY 20, 2017 SAWE 2017 International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering MAY 25, 2017 Conférence CORIM - l'honorable Navdeep Bains MAY 29, 2017 McGill-ÉTS intensive professional development program in aerospace : best practices in aerospace management JUNE 1, 2017 Tournoi de golf-maillage-STIQ - 12e édition JUNE 7, 2017 Rendez-vous mobilisation 10 JUNE 13, 2017 Comment tirer profit de l'accord économique avec l'Europe JUNE 13, 2017 7e édition de la journée de la métrologie en aérospatiale JUNE 21, 2017 CIADI Industry 4.0 Summer School JUNE 22-23, 2017 10th Annual Conference on international Aviation Liability and Insurance JUNE 24, 2017 Spectacle aérien de Bagotville All events       PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE     Hello all, Annual General Meeting –  Seizing New Heights! On Monday, May 8, we held the Annual General Meeting of Aéro Montréal, which highlighted the 10th anniversary of Québec’s aerospace cluster in 2016 and reported very positive results for the year. The event was attended by nearly 150 industry players at the Cosmodôme de Laval in the presence of Marc Demers, Mayor of Laval. Guest of honour Ms. Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister/President of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Québec, presented the CED’s 2021 Strategic Plan, which includes several measures focused on SMEs. We are very pleased to welcome new members to our Board of Directors, including three SMEs: AV&R (Jean-François Dupont, President and CEO), Groupe DCM (Éric Ledoux, President and CEO), and NSE Automatech (Jacques Ouellet, CEO). The École de technologie supérieure (Pierre Dumouchel Director General) is also joining the board as an institutional member. Here’s what they said: “Ten years ago, Aéro Montréal’s goal was to bring together universities, prime contractors and all the players in the industry around the same table. Mission accomplished! Today, the sector faces major challenges. One of the mandates of the CED is to create and develop measures that support companies in making investments that are favorable to the economy". Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister/President of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Québec "That the cluster chose Laval is a privilege. We have several aerospace companies in the region. In addition, Laval has one of the strongest demographic growth rates in Québec”. Marc Demers, Mayor of Laval “A pivotal and highly successful year for Aéro Montréal, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2016. Aéro Montréal is well positioned to meet the challenges of tomorrow”. Hélène V. Gagnon, Chair of the Board of Directors of Aéro Montréal and Vice President, Public Affairs and Global Communications, at CAE "The Cosmodôme, whose concept is unique in Canada, organizes initiatives to support the next generation. It is one of the jewels of the Montréal region”.  Jacques Comtois, Chair of the Cosmodôme de Laval, President of L3 MAS and board member of Aéro Montréal See photos of the event, our press release and our just released 2016 Activity Report. Québec Research and Innovation Strategy (QRIS) - $100 million for the super-cluster in artificial intelligence Advances in artificial intelligence are among the opportunities that aerospace companies must seize. To ensure their leadership in global markets, our companies need to invest to offer increasingly innovative solutions and products. Montréal is already positioned as the epicentre in terms of artificial intelligence. Accordingly, Aéro Montréal, an industry-led think tank, is positioning itself as a key player in the operation of this super cluster to provide our companies with all the support they will need to face these new challenges. The strategy includes $585 million for additional initiatives by 2021-22. Of this amount, $267.1 million will be provided for research and innovation initiatives. To read the full press release, click here. Aéro Montréal Golf Classic – REGISTRATION IS OPEN! SPACE IS LIMITED! Don’t miss our key networking event of the summer that sells out several weeks in advance! Tuesday, August 29, Elm Ridge Country Club. Nearly 400 participants are expected - this is without a doubt the most popular event of the summer in the aerospace industry. The end-of-day cocktail party will allow you to meet all the influential players in the industry. To register, click here. Also, ensure the visibility of your company by sponsoring a tee. See our partnership plan. Act now – sponsorships are in high demand every year! Active Opportunity Monitoring (AOM) newsletter for the defence and national security sector Aéro Montréal, STIQ and Québec International will launch the first monthly Active Opportunity Monitoring newsletter to inform SMEs of the opportunities offered by national defence procurement programs and federal industrial and technological benefits (ITB) programs and policies. Suzanne M. Benoît INDUSTRY NEWS: - Implantation d’un centre d’excellence en fabrication satellitaire à Montréal - Produits industriels TRAF investit pour l’avenir! - Offre exclusive de Norton Rose Fulbright aux membres d'Aéro Montréal - Aéro Montréal applauds measures proposed in the Québec Research and Innovation Strategy - A Trump dividend for Canada? Maybe in its A.I. industry - Démystifiez les Incoterms® pour mieux exporter   All news     Partners         AÉRO Montréal 380, rue Saint-Antoine O. 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