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Minister of Industry to Announce Strategic partnerships with Centres of Excellence around the world May 23, 2007 
MONTRÉAL ─ May 22, 2007 — The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Networks of Centres of Excellence, will announce new partnerships in health sciences, environment and advanced technologies with Centres of Excellence around the world.
Experts from Germany (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network), France (Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases), Switzerland (World Health Organization), and Sweden (Karolinska Institutet) will participate in the announcement by videoconference.

Date: Friday, May 25, 200
Time: 9:00 a.m.

Minister Bernier will make the announcement live in Montreal at the following location:

Room B-529 – Entrée principale, Pavillon principal
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Université de Montréal campus
2900, Édouard-Montpetit Blvd.
Montréal, Québec

The announcement will be broadcast live in Hamilton by videoconference at:

Room 3020 – Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University
1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario


For further information, please contact:

Gail Bergman
Gail Bergman PR
Tel: 1-877-986-1340

Isabelle Lafontaine
Office of the Hon. Maxime Bernier
Minister of Industry
(613) 995-9001.

Marie-Reine Cluniat
Networks of Centres of Excellence
(613) 996-0390

Media Relations
Industry Canada
(613) 943-2502

Denise Morissette
École Polytechnique de Montréal
514-340-4711 – ext. 314

Veronica McGuire
McMaster University
905-525-9140 ─ ext. 22169
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