{"id":2556,"date":"2018-06-20T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2018-06-20T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:37:54","slug":"ambassadors-bring-thousands-quebec-city-convention-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/news\/ambassadors-bring-thousands-quebec-city-convention-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors bring thousands to Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre just posted impressive results for 2017\u20132018, with 170 events hosted, including 56 conferences, 18 of them international. Research professors from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/a> have been enthusiastic ambassadors, playing a key role in nine international conferences held at the Convention Centre. These events attracted some 20,000 attendees and generated over $15 million in economic benefits for Qu\u00e9bec City.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the nine international conferences held at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre in 2017\u20132018 thanks to these inspiring ambassadors:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/peter-vanrolleghem\/\">Peter Vanrolleghem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ICA 2017 \u2013 12th IWA Specialized Conference on Instrumentation, Control, and Automation<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $300,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/michele-auger\/\">Mich\u00e8le Auger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ISMAR 2017 \u2013 20th Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $1.4 million<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/irene-abi-zeid-et-angel-ruiz\/\">Angel Ruiz and Ir\u00e8ne Abi-Zeid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>IFORS 2017 \u2013 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $5.3 million<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Normand Laberge<\/p>\n<p>5th International Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $600,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Georges Beaudoin<\/p>\n<p>14th SGA Biennial Meeting (Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits)<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $1.1 million<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/simon-duchesne\/\">Simon Duchesne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI)<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $3.4 million<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/fernand-gervais\/\">Fernand Gervais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ISCAR 2017 \u2013 5th International Congress of the International Society for Cultural-historical Activity Research<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $1.1 million<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/yves-desjardins\/\">Yves Desjardins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $610,000<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/ambassadors\/460\/\">Louis-Philippe Boulet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2e Biennale de l\u2019Espace francophone de pneumologie<\/p>\n<p>Economic impact: $1.1 million<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button -dark-green -outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/press-releases\/impressive-year-quebec-city-convention-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre just posted impressive results for 2017\u20132018, with 170 events hosted, including 56 conferences, 18 of them international. 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