Québec City Event Ambassadors Honored

Economic Impact Event Ambassadors

The Québec City Convention Centre congratulates the 16 meetings and events ambassadors honored during the Québec City’s Ambassadors’ Club annual ambassadors tribute. The evening, held on January 26, 2018 at Entourage-sur-le-Lac, celebrated influential Québec personalities who contributed to the region’s notoriety and economy by attracting international events. These events generated $20M in economic impact in 2017.

Among the laureate, the 2017 recipients of the Ambassador of the year and the Event of the year awards both held event at the Québec City Convention Centre.

Mr Louis-Philippe Boulet
Mr Louis-Philippe Boulet

2017 Ambassador of the year:
Louis-Philippe Boulet

Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet, a pulmonologist with the Québec Heart and Lung Institute (IUCPQ) – Université Laval and professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Boulet has organized numerous conventions, conferences and symposiums in Québec City, including Espace francophone de pneumologie (800 attendees), the 2012 XXII INTERASMA World Congress of Asthma (1,000 attendees) and the 2008 Symposium Québec France en santé respiratoire (600 attendees).

Ms. Irène Abi-Zeid - Crédit photo : Catherine Petitclerc
Ms. Irène Abi-Zeid – Crédit photo : Catherine Petitclerc

2017 Event of the year: 

21ST CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETES (IFORS)

Mr. Angel Ruiz and Ms. Irène Abi-Zeid, both from Université Laval’s Operations and Decision Systems Department, as well as Professor Bernard Gendron, from the Université de Montréal Computer Science and Operational Research Department, where awarded the 2017 Event of the year award for 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societes (IFORS). This international conference attracted 1,528 attendees to Québec City in July 2017 and generated $5,4M in economic impact for Québec businesses.

Read the complete press release on Québec City Business Destination’s website to meet the 16 ambassadors honored.

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