Montréal Leaders Join the Board of Printemps numérique

Printemps numérique (PN) is pleased to announce the members of its new board of directors: MyriamAchard, director of public relations and communications atCentre Phi; Guillaume Aniorté, vice-president of strategicdevelopment and acquisitions at Frima Studio; Julie-Anne Archambault, lawyer incommercial law for the arts, multimediaand technology; Robin Dupuis, executivedirector of PERTE DE SIGNAL; Sebastien Ebacher,executive producer at Ubisoft; Catherine Émond, directorof member services at Alliance numérique; Suzanne Gouin, MBA, IAS, corporate director and administrator; and Alain Mongeau, executive and artistic director of MUTEK. Suzanne Gouin was elected chair of the Printemps numérique board. She is a member of the board of directors and executive committee of Hydro-Québec and was president and CEO of TV5 QUÉBEC CANADA from 2002 to 2015. Outgoing president Yvan Thériault said the organization was extremely excited by the quality of this team, whose members bring extensive experience, a strong knowledge of Montréal’s digital world, and complementary expertise. He also welcomed the fact that the board reflects the many actors in Montréal’s digital scene: artists, producers, presenters, the game and visual-effects industries, and the institutions that support the field. Throughout the implementation process, PN remained attentive to this issue because Printemps numérique is a broad movement that federates the actors of Montréal creativity under one collective banner while preserving each participant’s identity. The provisional board thanked the nomination committeefor its valuable contribution to the appointmentprocess. The committee included Marc Beaudet of the Regroupementdes producteurs multimédia, Pierre Bellerose of Tourisme Montréal, Nadine Gelly of LaVitrine culturelle and Concertation Montréal, Manuela Goyaof Montréal métropole culturelle, Isabelle L’Italien of theConseilquébécois des arts médiatiques, and Yvan Thériault. Through a large-scale promotional campaign, PN introduces a broad public to the works of digital creators. The scope and diversity of the program attract an international clientele and strengthen Montréal’s positioning as a creative capital. PN also contributes to the growth of digital culture by encouraging collaboration among creation, production, presentation, research, industry, tourism and institutions such as museums and universities. This year, the Printemps numérique season will open in March witha 5-to-9 event at the Musée McCord. There is still timeto

register for the next edition using this link. During the second edition, more than 280,000 people took part in a bouquet of 150 digital-creativity activities, including conferences, interactive spaces, visual performances, electronic music, immersive experiences, 3D productions, studio tours, screenings and public installations. Printempsnumérique is supported byConcertation Montréal, the Cityof Montréal, Tourisme Montréal and La Vitrine,and is produced in association with the newspaper Métro.