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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes, towards the end of February would be good. I can block my calendar for then until you confirm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at 09:03<br>
<b>To: </b>Peter O'Brien <peter.obrien@tyndall.ie>, pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es <pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Padraic Morrissey <padraic.morrissey@tyndall.ie>, Pau.Guell <Pau.Guell@imb-cnm.csic.es>, e.panina <e.panina@tue.nl>, Boitsova, Alona <e.v.boitsova@tue.nl>, Noelia Cuesta <noelia.cuesta@icfo.eu>, Elisabeth Wintersteller <Elisabeth.Wintersteller@tyndall.ie><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: PIXEurope End-User and Ecosystem Day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">OK!</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Second or third week of January is an option too. In that case we need to move fast in organising and publicizing the event.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Could you second half of February too?</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Let us also see what other say.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> Peter O'Brien <peter.obrien@tyndall.ie>
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<b>Sent:</b> 01 October 2025 10:01<br>
<b>To:</b> Valerio Pruneri <Valerio.Pruneri@icfo.eu>; pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Padraic Morrissey <padraic.morrissey@tyndall.ie>; Pau.Guell <Pau.Guell@imb-cnm.csic.es>; e.panina <e.panina@tue.nl>; Boitsova, Alona <e.v.boitsova@tue.nl>; Noelia Cuesta <noelia.cuesta@icfo.eu>; Elisabeth Wintersteller <Elisabeth.Wintersteller@tyndall.ie><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: PIXEurope End-User and Ecosystem Day</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;color:black">Hi Valerio,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;color:black">That would be a good idea. I will be in Singapore around February 5<sup>th</sup>, so it’s unlikely I will be available that week. There’s also Photonics West at the end of January,
and I may attend (and I expect many stakeholders will also be there). What about early January, when people are just coming back after the holidays, and before it gets too busy?</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;color:black">Peter.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Pixeurope-sc <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc-bounces@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc-bounces@lists.icfo.es</a>> on behalf of Valerio Pruneri via Pixeurope-sc <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at 08:39<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a> <<a href="mailto:pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es">pixeurope-sc@lists.icfo.es</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Padraic Morrissey <<a href="mailto:padraic.morrissey@tyndall.ie">padraic.morrissey@tyndall.ie</a>>, Pau.Guell <<a href="mailto:Pau.Guell@imb-cnm.csic.es">Pau.Guell@imb-cnm.csic.es</a>>, e.panina <<a href="mailto:e.panina@tue.nl">e.panina@tue.nl</a>>,
Boitsova, Alona <<a href="mailto:e.v.boitsova@tue.nl">e.v.boitsova@tue.nl</a>>, Noelia Cuesta <<a href="mailto:noelia.cuesta@icfo.eu">noelia.cuesta@icfo.eu</a>>, Elisabeth Wintersteller <<a href="mailto:Elisabeth.Wintersteller@tyndall.ie">Elisabeth.Wintersteller@tyndall.ie</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Pixeurope-sc] PIXEurope End-User and Ecosystem Day</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">As I suggested in the internal KOM to start PIXEurope, we will have an End-User and Ecosystem Day, also agreed with Chips JU.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Such day should involve end-users (mainly companies but also RTOs), stakeholders (e.g. Chips JU representatives, National representatives, etc…), Industry associations (those of Chips JU and at
National levels), Competence Centres (Access) including photonics, Optica, EPIC, etc…</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">We would present the Pilot and Open Access. Related to the latter, Kevin and I together with our respective teams at TU/e and ICFO are working on preliminary entry-forms for end-users. We are
doing this with some collaborative projects. We will then be in the position to present the entry form to potential end-user at PIXEurope End-User and Ecosystem Day.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Current proposed date is Feb 2<sup>nd</sup> 2026. We can also reserve Feb 3<sup>rd</sup> for a GA. Venue: Barcelona.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Please let me know if the day suits you and call me to discuss details of this event.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Best</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Valerio</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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