Invitation to media - 2012 Buyer/Supplier Day - The largest gathering of manufacturers in Québec returns for a 6th year

24 Integrators/OEMs will meet more than 140 Québec SMEs!

MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - STIQ invites media representatives to attend the 6th edition of the Buyer/Supplier Day, an activity held as part of the BDC's Small Business Week.

A record number of B2B meetings are planned between Québec-based SMEs and prime manufacturers active in four important economic sectors.

Aeronautics CAE Meloche Group Innotech-Execaire L-3 Communications MAS Mecaer America Sonaca Montréal Textron Systems Canada	Transportation Bombardier CEIT Intérioriste General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Nova Bus - Division of Volvo Group Canada Oshkosh Defense - Division of Oshkosh Corporation RAD Technologies Rheinmetall Canada Société de transport de Montréal (STM) Soucy International
Energy Acciona Windpower North America Enercon Canada Rolls-Royce Canada - Energy Division Vestas Wind Systems A/S Voith Hydro	Natural resources and other manufacturing activities Aluminerie Alouette Lumec - Division of Philips Electronics Rayco-Wylie Systems

There will also be three exceptional conferences given by innovative SMEs, on the theme "The International Growth of Québec SMEs."

1. Innovation, proactivité et excellence dans l'exécution : les clés de la compétitivité face aux pays émergents (Innovation, proactivity and executional excellence: the keys to competitiveness in response to emerging countries), Varitron Technologies
2. Comment deux sous-traitants québécois se sont unis pour devenir un intégrateur aéronautique d'envergure international (How two Québec suppliers joined forces to become a world-class aeronautics integrator), Sonaca Montréal and Groupe Mecachrome
3. Croissance¹º - La combinaison gagnante (Growth¹º - the winning combination), Camoplast Solideal.

Also during the 2012 Buyer/Supplier Day, Sonaca Montréal, a leader in the global aeronautics industry, will make a major announcement for Québec's economic development.

When:	Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Who:	Normand Voyer, Executive Vice-President, STIQ Martial Vincent, CEO, Varitron Technologies Marie-Christine Cloutier, Manager, Programs and Development, Sonaca Montréal Charles Magnan, Commercial Director, Groupe Mecachrome Pierre Marcouiller, Chair of the Board and CEO, Camoplast Solideal
Where:	Hôtel Mortagne Convention Centre 1228, rue Nobel, Boucherville

SOURCE: SOUS-TRAITANCE INDUSTRIELLE QUEBEC (STIQ)

Michelle Vyboh
Communications Manager
Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ)
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