ICFO in fairs and other big events
ICFO participates in science and technology fairs, congresses and other events organized by other organizations with the aim of expanding the reach of our outreach efforts. We create hand-on activities, workshops and intearctive stands and give talks that bring a piece of ICFO into these events. The fairs and events in which we regularly participate are:
- Barcelona Science festival
- Science Week
- Youth Mobile (YoMo)
- Recerca en Directe
- CasTECHdefels
- STEM a l’Espai
- STEAM conference
- Citizens Science Day
- Pint of Science
- EduHack
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