{"id":10047,"date":"2021-05-25T12:18:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/nouvelles\/24-life-sciences-conferences-confirmed-quebec-city-convention-centre\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:27:54","slug":"24-life-sciences-conferences-confirmed-quebec-city-convention-centre","status":"publish","type":"communiques","link":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/news\/24-life-sciences-conferences-confirmed-quebec-city-convention-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Life Sciences Conferences Confirmed at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The life sciences and health technologies sector, <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.quebec-cite.com\/en\/key-industries-quebec-city\/life-sciences-health-technologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a booming and major industry in Qu\u00e9bec City<\/a>, has so far generated 24 national and international conferences scheduled at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre from 2022 to 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The province&#8217;s capital is a hub of innovation and political decision-making centre. It also stands out for its excellence in life sciences both in Canada and internationally thanks to its high-calibre scientists, prolific research centres, innovative companies, and exceptional business ecosystem. This momentum has prompted a large number of organizations to choose Qu\u00e9bec City in which to hold their scientific conventions\u2014and more specifically the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-media-text\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/AOFAS-Kiosque-exposition-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6514 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/AOFAS-Kiosque-exposition-2022.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/AOFAS-Kiosque-exposition-2022-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/AOFAS-Kiosque-exposition-2022-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/AOFAS-Kiosque-exposition-2022-400x254.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe are very pleased to see the strength of the life sciences sector and its positive impact on hosting conventions and events. The results are encouraging for post-pandemic events and the future. Thanks to the efforts of our sales team and involvement of our convention ambassadors, more events will be added to our calendar. With its high standards in health safety, exceptional customer experience, its strategic location, and so much more, the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre is a safe bet for event organizers. This confidence is reflected in our recent results,\u201d said Pierre-Michel Bouchard, President and CEO of the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Although the pandemic led to event cancellations at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre in 2020 and 2021, the outlook is far different for the 2022 to 2025 period. There is an abundance of life sciences conferences scheduled.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>In fact, the Convention Centre\u2019s calendar sums <strong>24 conventions in the life sciences sector <\/strong>alone, including 19 national events and the following <strong>5 international events<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/events\/2022-isv-annual-congress\/\">2022 ISV International Society of Vaccines Annual Congress&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/events\/isek-2022\/\">ISEK 2022<\/a> (International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/events\/2022-aofas-annual-meeting\/\">2022 American Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Society<\/a> (AOFAS) Annual Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RACMEM 2022 (Recent Advances and Controversies in the Measurement of Energy Metabolism)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>This key industry\u2019s conventions alone represent 40% of all confirmed events. In addition, their participants represent 30% of the delegates who will come to the Convention Centre during this period and 30% of overnight stays.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The impact of the 24 life sciences conventions confirmed from 2022 to 2025:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>In addition to the intellectual spin-offs, these scientific conferences have a major impact on the local economy, hotel industry, job creation and maintenance as well as several other sectors of activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11,000 expected delegates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$21.2 M<\/strong> in estimated economic spin-offs for Qu\u00e9bec City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>43,000 room nights in Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s hotels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The life sciences and health technologies sector has so far generated 24 national and international conferences scheduled at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre from 2022 to 2025.","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categorie-communiques":[607,615],"class_list":["post-10047","communiques","type-communiques","status-publish","hentry","categorie-communiques-events","categorie-communiques-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>24 Life Sciences Conferences Confirmed | Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The life sciences and health technologies sector has so far generated 24 national and international conferences scheduled from 2022 to 2025.\" 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