The 2nd annual edition of the C2MTL conference that explores the relationship between commerce and creativity, and its potential to redefine business, is taking place from May 21st to May 23rd in Montreal, Canada and Chuck Comeau from Simple Plan will be a part of it!

Chuck will be present on the first day of this event, on May 21st, to speak at a panel entitled “The Beat Goes On” that starts at 4:45pm. See the excerpt from the released guide to C2MTL 2013 below to check out what this panel will be about:

Music industry veterans offer insight into how both bands and C-suiters are adapting to a playing field radically altered by advancements in technology and how consumers experience music. The conversation will be led by Mitch Joel, President of Twist Image, and will look into how business models have evolved and the central role of digital content platforms, direct-to-fan initiatives, and the increasing need for a strong brand experience. Panelists include Charles “Chuck” Comeau, drummer for longstanding Montreal pop-punk band Simple Plan, J. Erving, President and CEO of J.E.G., and Francois-Charles Sirois, President and CEO of Telesystem, a local leader in the development of media and technology start-ups.

And here’s a little trailer video for this year’s C2MTL conference:

From May 9th to 11th, The Union of Quebec Municipalities is hosting the 92nd annual conference with this year’s theme “The elected officials, engaged citizens” and according to the press release, Sebastien Lefebvre and Jeff Stinco from Simple Plan are both among the invitees.

The event will take place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal in Montreal, Canada and Jeff and Sebastien will be present on May 10th from 12am to 2pm at the Luncheon of the delegates.

According to the report, the focus of this year’s session will be on women and young people and Simple Plan should be there to help announce the plan to create jobs for the young people of Quebec’s youth centers.

On Monday, April 29th, Sebastien Lefebvre and Jeff Stinco from Simple Plan will be the guests of the Penelope McQuade talk show on Radio Canada. It won’t be the first time that the members of Simple Plan appear on this show, as Jeff and Chuck were on the show back in 2011 (although only through video-phone).

Apart from the members of Simple Plan Élie Gagné and Jill Barber are also scheduled to appear at the show on Monday.

The Penelope McQuade show airs on Radio Canada every Monday and Tuesday from 9 to 10pm.

This exhibition, that is open for free from March 28th till July 31st at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina, Canada, allows the visitors to learn more about how powerful music can be – it features four interactive listening and learning stations, each dedicated to a different sustainability theme and featuring many JUNO nominated Canadian artists and information about their own efforts. These artists include mainly Bruce Cockburn, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Neil Young, and Sarah Harmer and additionally many other artists that are involved with charity – including Simple Plan (as you can see on the picture from the exhibit on the left – or its original here).

If you’re interested in the exhibit, make sure to check out more info about it on JUNO’s official website.

After their return from Japan, Simple Plan had a week to recover from the jet lag because they already have some events scheduled for this coming Saturday and Sunday. Check them out below:

On Saturday, April 13th, the closing ceremony of the Ma Zone D “On Stage with Simple Plan and Desjardins” contest will take place at 7pm at the Telus Theatre in Montreal, Canada. During the event, the grand prize winner of the contest that has been chosen by the representatives of Desjardins and the members of Simple Plan will be announced and SP will also perform at this event.

See the full press release about this here.

The members of the band will be signing their biography Simple Plan: The Official Story along with the book’s author Kathleen Lavoie from 1pm to 3pm.

You can find out more about the event on Salon International du Livre de Quebec’s official website.

A group of Canadian musicians, who called themselves Artist Against, won the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their rendition of Cyndi Laupner’s song “True Colors”. And you may recall that Pierre Bouvier was a part of this collaboration as well! So congratultaions, Pierre!

The Canadian Music Week still continues and we still have some Simple Plan action ahead! Today, Chuck will be speaking at two panels there and later in the evening, the rest of the band will also arrive to Toronto (where CMW is being held) and they will be awarded with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award tonight for their charitable efforts with Simple Plan Foundation.