Montreal - With innovation at the heart of the Montreal Port Authority's business strategy and at the very core of the mission of the École de technologie supérieure, both organizations are behind the first edition of an award recognizing the process of bringing ideas to life, the Prix d'idéation APM. This partnership between the MPA and the ÉTS was formed in 2016. It consisted of a challenge to the students in the summer and fall semesters of the operations and logistics engineering program at the ÉTS. As per the Prix d'idéation criteria, the MPA submitted an actual innovation problem to the students related to modelling the flow of truck traffic on Port of Montreal territory. Two teams of students in each semester stood out by proposing innovative solutions to this problem, earning scholarships of $3,000 (1st prize) and $2,000 (2nd prize). On January 19, an awards ceremony was held at the MPA with the award's key proponents from the MPA and the ÉTS in attendance. Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the MPA awarded the prizes to the four winning teams and highlighted the importance of this type of partnership for the Port of Montreal.