The ONCE lottery ticket celebrates the 40th anniversary of the IAC

Presentation of the coupon dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the IAC
Presentation of the coupon dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the IAC at the ONCE headquarters in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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The ONCE is dedicating its lottery ticket for Sunday, June 29, to the 40th anniversary of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). Five and a half million coupons will spread the word about this anniversary throughout Spain, featuring an image of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or Grantecan), the world's largest optical-infrared telescope, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma).

Since it began scientific operations in 2009, the GTC has become a symbol of the scientific and technical consolidation of the IAC and the Canary Islands Observatories (OCAN), and its image is now one of the most representative of Spanish science.

The coupon was presented by José Antonio López Mármol, ONCE delegate in the Canary Islands; Abel Herrera Fariña, president of the ONCE Canarias Territorial Council; Miguel Ángel Déniz Méndez, director of ONCE in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; and Eva Villaver Sobrino, deputy director of the IAC.

ONCE, which celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2023, is a non-profit social organization that works to improve the personal autonomy and quality of life of blind or disabled people through a model of inclusion that is unique in the world.

Cupón ONCE 40 aniversario del IAC
 ONCE lottery ticket for Sunday, 29 June, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the IAC
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