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The poster competition has a winner: Igor.
The competition closed on 22 July 2026 and Tomas has announced the winner: Igor, “because of the seven concepts he’s proposed, their intent density, and the lack of AI grime.” Wei Su, Álvaro Sakre, Miguel Álvarez de Linera, Theodora Eloh and Amaury were close seconds.
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