The initiative, promoted by the Canary Islands Government's Ministry of Universities, Science, Innovation, and Culture, through the Canary Agency for Research, Innovation, and Information Society (ACIISI), aims to bring science closer to citizens through visits to scientific facilities, workshops, and participatory experiences.
Educational centers will have numerous opportunities, including visits to the Technology Park in Fuerteventura (November 9 and 10) and workshops on tropical disease research at the University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands (IUETSPC) of the University of La Laguna (ULL) in Tenerife. The Spanish Association Against Cancer will organize workshops and exhibitions in Gran Canaria, while PLOCAN will offer 'Mission Ocean' and the Canary Museum will explore science and food.
Astronomy will be a highlight with the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC), which will bring its new robotic telescope to educational centers and offer guided tours of IACTEC in La Laguna (November 10). Telespazio Ibérica joins with 'Canary Islands Constellation' on November 11.
Knowledge of the territory and the environment will be addressed with a workshop on the heat island effect by the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER) in Tenerife (November 12) and an activity about the scientists of Timanfaya in Lanzarote (November 13). There will also be educational activities linked to the Geopark and Biosphere Reserve in El Hierro, and on natural and archaeological heritage in Fuerteventura.
Artificial intelligence and technology will have a prominent role with workshops such as 'Working Better with AI' in Tenerife and proposals on the future of tourism in Lanzarote. The Canary Technological Institute (ITC) will hold an open house in Gran Canaria on November 12.
Scientific communication will be explored through various initiatives from the European University of the Canary Islands, the Scientific Society El Museo Canario, and the Canary Foundation Orotava for the History of Science (FUNDORO). The XXIII Science Fair of La Orotava will fill Constitution Square on Sunday, November 15, with scientific outreach.
The SCIC26, which will continue until November 28, also includes CODECAN workshops to foster digital skills among young people and 'Science from Within' visits at the Science and Technology Park of Tenerife.
