Designed by Aire Commune, this area is meant for swapping ideas, working collaboratively, and altogether fostering the emergence of the next big things. For costudying or coworking, this knowledge hub is open to everyone. This productivity oasis has everything you need, including a custom made swing table with power outlets and a lounge area!
Where: Place Riopelle Hall

Aire Commune

Aire Commune is a non-profit organization whose mission is to revitalize urban spaces through cultural, professional and artistic ventures. Made up of six experienced entrepreneurs from the event management industry, Aire Commune is about articulating the vision of an effervescent city energized by uncommon public spaces.

Take a moment to kick back and spend some quality time in good company – that’s the message this furniture is tasked with conveying. Designed by Machine, who are also the brains behind the Palais’ new lounge area, each small coloured compartment can be easily moved and reconfigured within this vast space to create relaxing meeting areas for groups or a chillout pod for one.
Where: Viger Hall

Machine

Machine Machine is a multidisciplinary design studio. They carry out projects of different scale that integrate complementary practices such as industrial design, urban planning, interior design, event design, exhibition design and graphic design.

Come challenge your friends and colleagues to some ping-pong on these glowing yellow tables that’ll make you feel like a kid again! Just your typical extra touch custom created by Labodeco, sure to add some bounce to coffee breaks.
Where: Place Riopelle Hall
Jeanne-Mance Passageway

Labodeco

Labodeco is a design studio that specializes in tailormade creations. Founded by a collective of seasoned and talented professionals, Labodeco lends form to the wildest ideas, shepherding them from the drawing board to finished product.

Whether for listening to a fellow passing musician or doing the actually playing to entertain passing crowds, the public pianos of the Palais, personalized by local artists, will definitely add ambiance to our venue.
Where: Along the shopping mall

Our thanks to the artists who left their mark on the instruments:

La Charbonne
La Charbonne is a Montréal graphic designer and illustrator who thrives on patterns and colours. Finding inspiration in the 1990s and the Memphis Style, her goal is to add copious splashes of colour everywhere she goes.

Cyndie Belhumeur
Cyndie Belhumeur is a Montréal-based multidisciplinary artist whose work mixes overlapping forms, patterns and images. Her sensitive representations strive to interpret reality as a constantly evolving dataset, and revolve around the issue of accumulation, density, intimacy and information overload.

Maylee Keo
Maylee Keo is a freelance illustrator and animator based in Montréal. She creates illustrations that are lively, colourful and playful, just like her.

The Palais is a trading floor of ideas and discoveries. Based on the tried-and-true system of bringing in a book and swapping it for another, our two self-serve libraries tailor built for the Palais by Labodeco will reflect the reading pleasures of visitors from all over the world.
Where: Place-d’Armes metro station exit
Place Riopelle Hall

Labodeco

Labodeco is a design studio that specializes in tailormade creations. Founded by a collective of seasoned and talented professionals, Labodeco lends form to the wildest ideas, shepherding them from the drawing board to finished product.

Work out while making sure your phone never dies, thanks to pedal-powered charging stations designed by the Montréal firm DIX au carré that will replenish your mobile devices’ batteries!
Where: Viger Hall

DIX au carré

Since 2012, DIX au carré has been outfitting public spaces with unexpected items, invented from scratch and custom made, and meant to capture people’s imaginations and their day-to-day. Every step of a project is handled by a highly technical team so the firm can deliver turnkey products that leave an impression.

Come enjoy maple taffy on a fresh bed of snow, just like at the sugar shack! March 26 to April 13, we will be serving 350 maple taffies on a stick each day for free to people visiting the Palais. After we reach our limit, it’ll be $2 a stick.
Where: Place Riopelle Hall

Times:
March 26– 11 am to 8 pm
March 27– 11 am to 8 pm
March 28– 11 am to 8 pm
March 29– 11 am to 8 pm
March 30– 11 am to 5 pm
March 31– 11 am to 5 pm
 
April 3– 11 am to 8 pm
April 4– 11 am to 8 pm
April 5– 11 am to 8 pm
April 6– 11 am to 5 pm
April 7– 11 am to 5 pm
 
April 10– 11 am to 8 pm
April 11– 11 am to 8 pm
April 12– 11 am to 8 pm
April 13– 11 am to 5 pm

The NFB and Tourisme Montréal will take over the Palais’s screens with a series of short films and videos that will bring their unique perspective to the city’s attractions and Québec culture. International visitors will get a glimpse of the wonders the city has in store for them, while Montréalers will have the opportunity to see their city from a different angle.

Lace up those running shoes because once spring is in full swing, the Palais and Cardio Plein air will help you get back in shape with workouts that will stretch the length of the convention centre, and give you a chance to see it anew.

Two types of workouts, four 45-minute sessions, at lunchtime! Groups limited to 35 participants per session.

Signup procedure
1) Go to this: cardiopleinair.ca/inscription
2) Create a Cardio Plein account or log in if you already have an account
3) In the Company field, enter the code: congresmtl
4) Under “Book a session,” select “Palais des congrès de Montréal - Printemps 2019”
5) Pick how many classes you would like
6) Pick a date and the type of class you would like
7) Click on “Payment (Free)”
8) Click “Confirm”

Téléphone : 1 877 327-5530

1. Jogging Cardio workout for beginners

Interval training alternating between walking and jogging, interspersed with movements designed to strengthen your running muscles. You will be monitored by a certified trainer, who will introduce you to jogging cardio in a gradual and safe manner.
Where: Start - Place Riopelle Hall
Dates :
April 18 – 11:45 am to à 12:30 pm
May 2 – 11:45 am to à 12:30 pm
May 16 – 11:45 am to à 12:30 pm
May 30 – 11:45 am to à 12:30 pm

2. High-intensity Jogging Cardio

Interval training alternating between jogging and high-intensity running, interspersed with movements designed to develop your aerobic and anaerobic capacity. You will be monitored by a certified trainer, who will challenge you to push yourself in a safe manner.
Where: Start - Place Riopelle Hall
Dates :
April 18 – 12:30 to 1:15 pm
May 2 – 12:30 to 1:15 pm
May 16 – 12:30 to 1:15 pm
May 30 – 12:30 to 1:15 pm