Accompanied by David Heurtel, the Minster of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Philippe III de Gaspé Beaubien, President and CEO of the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation, officially announced AquaHacking 2016 Summit: United for the St. Lawrence.
The summit will take place on October 6 and 7, 2016, at Palais des congrès de Montréal, and will focus on three major themes: adaptation to climate change, spills and overflows, as well as access to the river’s banks.
There’s strength in numbers!
As part of AquaHacking, the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation works with solid, committed financial partners, such as IBM, the City of Montreal, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), RBC, the Quebec Government and Cascades.
In addition, Stratégies Saint-Laurent, the St. Lawrence Global Observatory, Table de concertation régionale Haut-Saint-Laurent – Grand Montréal, and Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec will contribute to the project by using their invaluable knowledge of the St. Lawrence River.
AquaHacking will also include a number of academic and scientific research units, such as STEPPE, DRAME, GRIL, CREDEAU, and OURANOS.
For more information: http://aquahacking.com/en