This Gala evening shows the quality of the entrepreneurs and companies of the industry. The 2009 Améthyste award recipients in the following categories — Supplier of the Year, Business of the Year, Recognition and Innovation of the Year — will be announced during the closing ceremony of the 9^th edition of the AMETVS Annual Conference, which is held concurrently this year with the Powersports and Innovation Show.

This award especially aims to honour one SMB and one large business for their outstanding achievements during the past year, either through their investments, their growth, their industrial impact, the quality of their business practices, and others. The selection committee is composed of the advisory committee members of the AMETVS Annual Conference.

The finalists small medium-sized company:
Géothentic inc.
I. Thibault inc.
ISAAC Instruments inc.
Tuba inc.
Usinage Pro 24 inc.

The finalists large businness
CVTech-IBC inc.
Métal Bernard inc.
Nova Bus

This prize is awarded to a business that has distinguished itself according to the following criteria: product quality, on-time deliveries, prices and after-sales service. The selection committee is composed of the decision makers involved in the AMETVS.

The finalists supplier
Métal Bernard inc.
Morelli Designers inc.
Produits de métal Vulcain inc.
Sixpro inc.
Zone Technologies Électroniques inc.

This award recognizes the significant contribution of an industrial in the development of the ground transport industry in recent years. The members of the AMETVS Board of directors form the panel.

This prize is awarded to a company or organization that has developed or introduced in the market, over the last two years, a product, a methodology or a process whose innovative character has had an impact in its field and market.

The finalists Grand Prize for Innovation:
Institut du transport avancé du Québec (ITAQ)
Geothentic inc.
ISAAC Instruments inc.
Centre de Réalisation d’Outils Innovateurs inc. (CROI)
Services Précicad inc.

This award honours research projects related to transportation equipment industry made by students and professors from the Université de Sherbrooke who stand out for their innovative nature, their potential applications and their marketing potential.