Ottawa, January 10, 2013 – The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Choquette as Event Manager, effective January 8th.

Jennifer joins the CADSI team with over 12 years of professional experience related to events management. Some key events under her responsibility have included; Dave’s Ultimate Auction, Ottawa’s largest fundraising auction event and the Canadian Nurses Association’s National Biennial Convention which has over 1000 delegates in attendance. As a member of the CADSI team, Jennifer’s portfolio of responsibility will include CADSI`s varied events as well as supporting the execution of CANSEC and SecureTech.

Martine Proulx, CADSI Director of Events said “Jennifer’s wealth of experience and industry knowledge has already made her a key addition to the CADSI team. We view her appointment as a sign of our commitment to the continued growth in CADSI as a leader in our industry. We are excited to have Jennifer join the team and look forward to introducing her to the membership in the coming weeks”.


CADSI is the voice of Canada’s defence and security industries. CADSI represents over 945 member companies who are essential contributors to Canada’s national defence and security. The sector employs 109, 000 Canadians and generated over 12.6 billion dollars to the Canadian economy in 2011.

For more information on CADSI visit: https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca
(For further information contact: Christel Gallant 613-235-5337 ext 29)