Media invitation - Rémi Quirion O.C., Ph.D., C.Q., FRSC, Quebec's Chief Scientist of Fonds de recherche du Québec, to speak before the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

PREPARING MONTREAL'S NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND INNOVATORS

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are invited to attend a Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal business luncheon on Thursday, November 6 at noon. Rémi Quirion, Quebec's Chief Scientist of Fonds de recherche du Québec, will be the guest speaker.

Mr. Quirion will talk about how Montreal represents a major scientific, technological, and creative hub in Quebec and Canada and how the training of a new generation of researchers is crucial to ensure its development.

Date:	Thursday, November 6, 2014
Time:	Noon to 2 p.m.
Location:	Palais des congrès de Montréal 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

SOURCE: Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

Please confirm your presence with Michelle LLambias Meunier, Advisor, Media Relations, by phone at 514 871-4000, ext. 4042, or by email at [email protected]