The announcement will take place Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 5 p.m. at the Galerie Rolland in the main building of Polytechnique Montréal. In attendance will be Lorne M. Trottier, co-founder of Matrox and President of the Trottier Family Foundation; Thierry Vandal, Co-Chair of the Campus Montréal major fundraising campaign; John Parisella, Executive Director of the fundraising campaign; and the three establishment heads: Guy Breton, Rector of Université de Montréal, Christophe Guy, CEO of Polytechnique, and Michel Patry, Director of HEC Montréal.

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The announcement will be followed, at 6 p.m., by a conference titled Toward a 100% Clean-Energy Québec, organized by Polytechnique's Trottier Energy Institute and McGill University's Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED). The event will bring together experts from Québec and abroad. The conference is open to the general public and will take place in the Bell Amphitheatre in the main building of Polytechnique. The opening messages will be given by Christophe Guy, Chief Executive Officer, Polytechnique Montréal, and Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University.

Conference program: http://www.polymtl.ca/iet/en/calendrier/

WHAT:  
Announcement of a donation from the Trottier Family Foundation to create the Trottier Energy Institute at Polytechnique Montréal, followed by the conference Toward a 100% Clean-Energy Québec

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 14, starting at 5 p.m.

WHERE:
Polytechnique Montréal
6th floor, main building
Galerie Rolland (announcement) and Bell Amphitheatre (lecture)

Université de Montréal campus
Université de Montréal métro
Indoor parking available at the Lassonde buildings
Campus map: www.polymtl.ca/rensgen/coordonnees/campus.php

Interview opportunities on May 13 and 14

• Lorne M. Trottier, Co-Founder, Matrox, and President, Trottier Family Foundation
• John Parisella, Executive Director, Campus Montréal major fundraising campaign
• Christophe Guy, CEO, Polytechnique
• Guy Breton, Rector, Université de Montréal

 Information on the announcement of the donation from the Trottier Family Foundation

Polytechnique Montréal: Annie Touchette, 514 231-8133 or annie.touchette@polymtl.ca / Andrée Peltier, 514 846-0003, apeltier@ca.inter.net

Information on the Toward a 100% Clean-Energy Québec conference

Polytechnique Montréal: Annie Touchette, 514 231-8133 or annie.touchette@polymtl.ca /  Andrée Peltier, 514 846-0003, apeltier@ca.inter.net

McGill University: Chris Chipello, 514 398-4201 or chris.chipello@mcgill.ca