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<p class="MsoNormal">Sabine,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I propose the name “CASTELLPIC” and the slogan “PIC your own adventure.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This name references the fact that we, at ICFO, are based in Castelldefels, that we, like a Castell, are self-contained, strong and connected. In addition it calls to mind both the history and culture of Spain and Catalonia as well as providing
a connection to aspiration and fantasy such that the ideas are rooted in strong, traditional knowledge but enable us to reach towards the unknown through the journey of research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The slogan represents the idea that we are flexible in terms of our ability to adapt our knowledge to the needs of any application and implies excitement and the far reaching possibilities of the process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is an AI generated concept advertising our research line. You can see that the paths originate was waveguides on the PIC each leading to different primary applications of our research: Switching (the castle), Quantum (the wizard),
Computing (the dragon) and Sensing (the knight).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s a bit more “fun” than standard maybe but I think it captures the imagination.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sam<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Sabine Runge <Sabine.Runge@icfo.eu>
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<b>Sent:</b> 15 October 2026 13:01<br>
<b>To:</b> Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu>; Optoelectronics (Valerio Pruneri) <Opto-list@icfo.eu>; pix-icfo-management@lists.icfo.es<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Stefano Signorini <Stefano.Signorini@icfo.eu>; Joel Moser <Joel.Moser@icfo.eu>; Johann Osmond <johann.osmond@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> External name definition for internal PICs @ICFO initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Following up on the naming point for our initiative, I will coordinate this within the team. The goal is to replace the internal name "PICs @ICFO" with a more attractive official name at external level that
speaks to companies, potential collaborators, etc. I propose the following steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:Aptos">Please send me 1–3 name proposals
<u>individually</u> by next week Friday 23 October EOB</span></b><span style="font-family:Aptos">. Please reply
<u>to me only</u>, <u>not</u> to the whole group - so that we don’t influence each other and each proposal stays independent.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Aptos">For each proposal,
<b>add a short explanation of its meaning</b> and, optionally, <b>a slogan</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Aptos">I will compile all proposals into one overview and share it with the whole team.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Aptos">We will then
<b>discuss the shortlisted options together on 4 November</b>, the day of the Retreat, and converge on a final name that convinces all of us, grounded in a shared understanding of what we want to communicate.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Aptos">What the name should reflect:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- Light as our common denominator: photonics is what we are known for. Figurative or classical names (Latin, Greek) are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- Our three pillars: photonic chips (PICs), quantum technologies (including communications, computing, sensing and imaging), and AI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- We should try to embrace the full value chain, especially the new materialas and packaging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- Specificity: we want to be credible for what we are known for, not claim to be good at everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- A local touch: ICFO, Barcelona, Catalonia, the Mediterranean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- Appeal to externals: professional, memorable, easy to pronounce internationally, and easily connected to the ICFO brand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">- Distinctiveness: not too close to existing names, (e.g. our spin-off LuxQuanta). Shortlisted names will be checked against existing company and initiative names to ensure uniqueness factor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos">Thank you – looking forward to your ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos"><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-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Sabine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#001489;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">____________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#001489;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Sabine Runge</span></b><span style="font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PIXEurope Communication Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Forgo to say:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">Speakers, no slides, free speech down to essence<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">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="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To include, Stefano to moderate and propose duration of each:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Quick intro from everyone, as there are also new members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Science & Technology & Application speech: Valerio<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Industry collaboration speech: Sergi<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Financial and sustainability speech: Noelia<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Front end equipment speech: someone from NFL<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Back end equipment speech: Aina<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Characterization equipment speech: Johann<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span lang="EN-US">Any idea to potentiate initiative (including changing director if need be
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Please do bring enthusiasm, motivation and energy.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Valerio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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