Media advisory - Minister Valcourt to lead a Canadian delegation at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Ireland

MONCTON, NB, Oct. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National Defence and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie), will lead a Canadian delegation to the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in Dublin, Ireland on October 15-17, 2012.

The ICOE is an international conference and trade show focused on the industrial development of renewable marine energy.  Over 750 international experts and world-leading companies in ocean energy will gather for this event.

Minister Valcourt and three Canadian organizations and businesses participating in the conference (Acadia University, Clean Current Power Systems Inc., and Fundy Tidal Inc.) will hold a news conference in Dublin to outline the objectives and expected benefits of Canada's participation in the conference.

Date:	October 16, 2012
Time:	10:30 a.m. - Atlantic time

DIAL-IN NUMBER FOR NEWS CONFERENCE:
1-877-413-4814 / 613-960-7526

CONFERENCE ID: 3742807

The list of Canadian companies participating in the IOCE is attached.

 

CANADIAN DELEGATION
4^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OCEAN ENERGY
DUBLIN, IRELAND

Acadia University, including the Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research and the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute - Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Aecon Group Inc. - Dartmouth, Eastern Passage and Pictou, Nova Scotia

CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada - Ottawa, Ontario

Clean Current Power Systems Inc. - Vancouver, British Columbia

Dalhousie University - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Emera - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy - Halifax and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Fundy Tidal Inc. - Westport, Nova Scotia

Idénergie - Montréal, Québec

JD Irving Ltd. - Eastern Canada and United States of America

Marine Renewables Canada - Nanaimo, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia

Marine Tidal Energy Corporation - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Department of Energy - Nova Scotia

National Research Council, Ocean Technology Enterprise Centre - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ocean Networks Canada - Victoria, British Columbia

Oceanworks International Inc. - Burnaby, British Columbia

Offshore Energy Research Association - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Powertech Labs Inc. - Surrey, British Columbia

Rockland Scientific - Victoria, British Columbia

SRM Projects Ltd. - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Thordon Bearings Inc. - Burlington, Ontario

Verdant Power Canada - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

 

SOURCE: ATLANTIC CANADA OPPORTUNITIES AGENCY (ACOA)

Andrea Richer
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt
613-790-3637

Véronik Levesque
Communications Coordinator
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
506-851-6403