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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Sabine Runge <Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 15 October 2026 11:46:59<br>
<b>To:</b> Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es <pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: retreat</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">How about AI Quantum PICs under the Mediterranean Sea?
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😃</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Joke aside…ok let me think about more inclusive and specific names
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sabine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#001489">____________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:#001489">Sabine Runge</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">PIXEurope Communication Officer
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">E.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:blue"><a href="mailto:Sabine.runge@icfo.eu"><span style="color:blue">Sabine.runge@icfo.eu</span></a>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">T. 93 554 2281</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I.
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.icfo.eu/"><span style="color:blue">www.icfo.eu</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 11:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sabine Runge <Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: retreat</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Er need BCN, ICFO, Cat, Meditterenean sea, or any other specific location identifier in the name</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We may want to add quantum to photonics, light, lux, as quantum is strategic for ICFO, and possibly we should add AI as we aill do many things for it.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Being specific makes something more attractive………if I tell you I am good at everything you would not believe me, if I tell you something specific for which I am known you believe me…..we are know for photonics, quantum photonics and we
start being known for AI; as far as chips are concerned, and it is also where our core applications (verticals) are</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We also should try to embrace the full value chain, especially the new materialas and packaging.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> Sabine Runge <<a href="mailto:Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu">Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Valerio Pruneri <<a href="mailto:Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu">Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: retreat</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Initiative Name Alternatives - how about “ICFO / ICFO’s ….”:</span></p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Photonic Chips Hub
</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Integrated Photonics Hub (short PICs Hub)</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Photonic Chips Nexus</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Integrated Photonics Nexus (short PICs Nexus)</span></li></ul>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sabine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#001489">____________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:#001489">Sabine Runge</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">PIXEurope Communication Officer
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:blue"><a href="mailto:Sabine.runge@icfo.eu"><span style="color:blue">Sabine.runge@icfo.eu</span></a>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">T. 93 554 2281</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I.
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.icfo.eu/"><span style="color:blue">www.icfo.eu</span></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> Pix-icfo-management <<a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management-bounces@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management-bounces@lists.icfo.es</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Valerio Pruneri via Pix-icfo-management<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 11:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Optoelectronics (Valerio Pruneri) <<a href="mailto:Opto-list@icfo.eu">Opto-list@icfo.eu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stefano Signorini <<a href="mailto:Stefano.Signorini@icfo.eu">Stefano.Signorini@icfo.eu</a>>; Joel Moser <<a href="mailto:Joel.Moser@icfo.eu">Joel.Moser@icfo.eu</a>>; Johann Osmond <<a href="mailto:johann.osmond@icfo.eu">johann.osmond@icfo.eu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pix-icfo-management] retreat</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:#FFEB9C"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#9C6500; background:#FFEB9C">CAUTION:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:black; background:#FFEB9C"> This email originated from outside the organization. Do
not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Forgo to say:</p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Speakers, no slides, free speech down to essence</li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm">Stfeano, can you forward also to participants outside opto and pixiffo management lists?</li></ul>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> Valerio Pruneri <<a href="mailto:Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu">Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 11:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Optoelectronics (Valerio Pruneri) <<a href="mailto:Opto-list@icfo.eu">Opto-list@icfo.eu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stefano Signorini <<a href="mailto:Stefano.Signorini@icfo.eu">Stefano.Signorini@icfo.eu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> retreat</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To include, Stefano to moderate and propose duration of each:</span></p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Quick intro from everyone, as there are also new members.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Science & Technology & Application speech: Valerio</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Industry collaboration speech: Sergi</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Financial and sustainability speech: Noelia</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Front end equipment speech: someone from NFL</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Back end equipment speech: Aina</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Characterization equipment speech: Johann</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Name of initiative. PICs @ICFO is suitable for internal purposes but is not at all attractive for externals. Please everyone think of a name.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Any idea to potentiate initiative (including changing director if need be
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span lang="EN-US">)</span></li></ul>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Please do bring enthusiasm, motivation and energy.</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Valerio</span></p>
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