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Ambassador of the Year<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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This designation recognizes the outstanding effort of an ambassador whose involvement, perseverance, and resolve over the years have significantly helped promote the Qu\u00e9bec City area as a business destination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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M. Yves Desjardins<\/strong> was named 2016 Ambassador of the Year. He is the Academic Director of Universit\u00e9 Laval\u2019s Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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A plant physiologist by trade, he uses functional genomics and proteomics tools in his lab to study photosynthetic control mechanisms and enzymes that metabolize glucose in leaves. Mr. Desjardins became interested in the health effects of fruits and vegetables after serving as director of Universit\u00e9 Laval\u2019s Horticulture Research Centre. As the academic director of INAF, Mr. Desjardins organized the first International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables. He has written over 40 scientific papers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Mr. Desjardins is very involved in the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). As head of the scientific program, he organized the 2002 International Horticulture Congress (which attracted 3,000 people from 50 countries), FAVHEALTH 2005 (300 attendees), GREENSYS 2009 (250 attendees), and ISS2016 (700 attendees). He also coordinates the 50 symposiums organized each year by ISHS. He recently organized the eighth International Strawberry Symposium, which was attended by almost 700 people from 30 countries. Currently, he is organizing the eighth International Conference on Polyphenols and Health in Qu\u00e9bec City, which is expected to draw some 700 people in October 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Event of the year<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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This distinction recognizes the outstanding work of an ambassador responsible for the North American or international event that generated the highest tourism returns for the Qu\u00e9bec City area in the past year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Jean Vavrek<\/strong> and Lise Bujold<\/strong> of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum received the 2016 Event of the Year Award for the XXVIII International Mineral Processing Congress. The event drew 1,344 attendees to the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre in September 2016 and generated $3.5 million in tourism revenue for the area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Jean-Simon Desch\u00eanes<\/strong> won the 2016 Event of the Year award for an organization for the JCI World Congress. The event drew 3,207 attendees to the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre in November and generated $7 million in tourist revenue for the area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Winners \u2013 Events Held in 2016<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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LUC VILLENEUVE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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International Virtual Reality Photography Association
11th<\/sup> International Virtual Reality Photography Association Conference<\/strong>
May, H\u00f4tel Ch\u00e2teau Laurier Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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ROBERT CORRIVEAU<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations
Photonics North<\/strong>
May, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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SIMON BIRON<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Qu\u00e9bec Heart and Lung Institute
International Consensus Conference on Duodenal Switch<\/strong>
May, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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JACQUES PELLAND<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Optimist International
Optimist International Convention<\/strong>
July, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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ALAIN AUBUT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Qu\u00e9bec Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Qu\u00e9bec International Business Growth Forum<\/strong>
July, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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MICHEL TRUDEAU<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Hydro Qu\u00e9bec Research Institute
XIII International Conference on Nanostructured Materials<\/strong>
August, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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YVES DESJARDINS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Universit\u00e9 Laval
8th<\/sup> International Strawberry Symposium<\/strong>
August, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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MARIE-FRANCE SOSA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Society of Plastics Engineers, Qu\u00e9bec Section
SPE North-East Topcon Conference<\/strong>
August, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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REINHARD PIENITZ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Centre for Northern Studies, Universit\u00e9 Laval
24th<\/sup> International Diatom Symposium<\/strong>
August, Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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JOS\u00c9E DESHARNAIS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Computer Science and Software Engineering Department, Universit\u00e9 Laval
27th<\/sup> International Conference on Concurrency Theory & 13th<\/sup> QEST International<\/strong>
Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems<\/strong>
14th<\/sup> International Conference on Formal Modelling and Analysis of Timed Systems<\/strong>
August, H\u00f4tel Ch\u00e2teau Laurier Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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R\u00c9AL VALL\u00c9E<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Centre for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, Universit\u00e9 Laval
6th<\/sup> International Symposium on Filamentation \u2013 COFIL 2016<\/strong>
September, Hilton Qu\u00e9bec City<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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JEAN VAVREK ET LISE BUJOLD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
XXVIII International Mineral Processing Congress<\/strong>
September, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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MARIO FAFARD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Aluminium Research Centre \u2013 REGAL
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universit\u00e9 Laval
34th<\/sup> International Conference and Exhibition of the International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium<\/strong>
October, H\u00f4tel Palace Royal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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LOUIS LECLERC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Pixel Qu\u00e9bec
Cartoon Connection Canada and Pixel Animation<\/strong>
October, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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JEAN-SIMON DESCH\u00caNES<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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JCI World Congress Organizing Committee
2016 JCI World Congress<\/strong>
November, Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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About the Ambassadors\u2019 Club<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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The Ambassadors\u2019 Club<\/a> is a meeting, conference, and event club whose mission is to attract meetings to Qu\u00e9bec City. It is managed by the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre, Qu\u00e9bec City Business Destination, Qu\u00e9bec International, and the Qu\u00e9bec City Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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