/EINPresswire.com/ -- MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 09/26/16 -- Beginning today, Airports Council International (ACI) hosts some 2,000 delegates from all over the world at its annual conference, taking place at Montreal's Palais des congres, and which, exceptionally, is being held the same week as the 39th triennial Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The official opening of the ACI Conference will be attended by the Director General of ACI World, Angela Gittens; the President and CEO of ACI-North America, Kevin Burke; the Mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre; and the Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Martin Coiteux. Taking advantage of this unique forum, the President and CEO of Aeroports de Montreal, James Cherry, will launch the inaugural edition of Montreal Civil Aviation Week, which aims to underscore the presence in the city of these major international organizations and their impact on the economy of the Greater Montreal Region.

Of note during the ACI World Conference, four themed sessions addressing current challenges faced by airports:

--  The emergence of airports as venues for showcasing cultures and
    communities to travellers;
--  Crisis management in the era of the citizen journalist/passenger;
--  ICAO and why it matters to the world's airports;
--  The impact of the digital technology revolution.

Montreal Civil Aviation Week 2016 takes place from September 26 to October 3, and will feature two events open to the public:

--  Lunchtime Conference with James Cherry, President and CEO of Aeroports
    de Montreal: a company and facilities in continuous transformation;
--  Talks, an exhibition and "Dragon's Den"-type competitions with teams of
    aerospace students, organized by Aero Montreal, Saturday, October 1, at
    Ecole de Technologie Superieure;
--  The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal "International Leader"
    lecture with Bertrand Piccard, pilot of the record-setting Solar Impulse
    plane, Monday, October 3, at the Salle Pierre-Mercure of Centre Pierre-
    Peladeau.

What:  Opening of the ACI World and ACI-NA Conference
       Launch of Montreal Civil Aviation Week 2016

Who:   James Cherry, President and CEO, ADM
       Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World
       Kevin Burke, President and CEO, ACI-NA
       Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal
       Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and
       Minister Responsible for the Montreal Region

When:  Monday, September 26, 2016, 10 a.m.
Where: ADM check-in table, 1st floor
       Palais des congres de Montreal
       1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
       Room 517 BC

For more information:

http://annual.aci-na.org/

http://www.semainedelaviationcivilemontreal.com/en

Contacts:
Christiane Beaulieu
Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications
514 394-7304

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