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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes exactly that’s why I wrote in the exlanation:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It presents ICFO as a beacon that is visible from afar (at EU & international level), guiding innovation, and attracting partners to its Mediterranean shores
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Best regards,</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Sabine</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#001489;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Sabine Runge</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">PIXEurope Communication Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">E.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:Sabine.runge@icfo.eu"><span style="color:blue">Sabine.runge@icfo.eu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">T. 93 554 2281</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 12:19 PM<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Like Pharos as it is also needed at least in ancient times to navogation and the sea is nearby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Sabine Runge <<a href="mailto:Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu">Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 15 October 2026 12:15:00<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> <<a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: retreat</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ok, now you woke up my poetic side and I came up with the following ideas with a little help from Claude to find fitting core terms
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My favourite:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IC·Phos – Catalan hub for photonic chips, quantum and AI</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<u>or:</u><b> ICFO’s hub for light-based technologies</b> <br>
<i>Slogan: Light at the core of chips, quantum and AI</i><br>
“IC” stands for both ICFO and integrated circuits, and <i>phos</i> is Greek for light, giving “integrated circuits of light,” which is exactly what photonic chips are. Writing it IC·Phos, with the Catalan middle dot, would add a local touch.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pharos – ICFO’s hub for photonic chips, quantum and AI</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
<i>Slogan: Where light leads - chips, quantum and AI follow.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pharos (Greek) was the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria and is the origin of
<i>far</i> (Catalan) and <i>faro</i> (Spanish). It presents ICFO as a beacon that is visible from afar (at EU & international level), guiding innovation, and attracting partners to its Mediterranean shores
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICFO Spectrum – Barcelona’s nexus for photonic chips, quantum and AI</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
<i>Slogan: One light. Many applications.</i><br>
A spectrum is the full range of light, from one beam to many colours. It stands for breadth and inclusivity: one core technology spreading into many applications, from photonic chips to quantum and AI, and across the full value chain from new materials to packaging.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sabine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#001489">____________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><img border="0" width="91" height="31" style="width:.9513in;height:.3263in" id="x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DD5C9F.7BD00A10"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#001489">Sabine Runge</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">PIXEurope Communication Officer
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">E.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:Sabine.runge@icfo.eu"><span style="color:blue">Sabine.runge@icfo.eu</span></a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">T. 93 554 2281</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">I. <span style="color:blue">
<a href="http://www.icfo.eu/"><span style="color:blue">www.icfo.eu</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Valerio Pruneri <<a href="mailto:Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu">Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 12:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sabine Runge <<a href="mailto:Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu">Sabine.Runge@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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#212121">😀</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#212121">We need to avoid that people think of sun, sea, ....vacation....even though photonic chips for some of us are jugetes para disfrutar como niños</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#212121">😀</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Sabine Runge <<a href="mailto:Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu">Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 15 October 2026 11:46:59<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> <<a href="mailto:pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es">pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: retreat</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><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
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sabine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#001489">____________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="91" height="31" style="width:.9513in;height:.3263in" id="x_x_Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DD5C9F.7BD00A10"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#001489">Sabine Runge</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">PIXEurope Communication Officer
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
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<p class="xxmsonormal" 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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" 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="xxmsonormal" 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="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">T. 93 554 2281</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Valerio Pruneri <<a href="mailto:Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu">Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 11:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sabine Runge <<a href="mailto:Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu">Sabine.Runge@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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Er need BCN, ICFO, Cat, Meditterenean sea, or any other specific location identifier in the name<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">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="xxmsonormal">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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">We also should try to embrace the full value chain, especially the new materialas and packaging.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Initiative Name Alternatives - how about “ICFO / ICFO’s ….”:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Photonic Chips Hub
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Integrated Photonics Hub (short PICs Hub)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Photonic Chips Nexus</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Integrated Photonics Nexus (short PICs Nexus)</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sabine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#001489">____________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="91" height="31" style="width:.9513in;height:.3263in" id="x_x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DD5C9F.7BD00A10"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;line-height:105%;page-break-after:avoid">
<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#001489">Sabine Runge</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">PIXEurope Communication Officer
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" 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="xxmsonormal" 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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3
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<p class="xxmsonormal" 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="xxmsonormal" 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="xxmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">T. 93 554 2281</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" 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
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Forgo to say:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Speakers, no slides, free speech down to essence<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Stfeano, can you forward also to participants outside opto and pixiffo management lists?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">To include, Stefano to moderate and propose duration of each:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Quick intro from everyone, as there are also new members.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Science & Technology & Application speech: Valerio</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Industry collaboration speech: Sergi</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Financial and sustainability speech: Noelia</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Front end equipment speech: someone from NFL</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Back end equipment speech: Aina</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">Characterization equipment speech: Johann</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><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><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><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><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Please do bring enthusiasm, motivation and energy.</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Valerio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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