{"id":771,"date":"2025-04-01T17:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:52:35","slug":"the-great-evostar-scavenger-hunt-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/the-great-evostar-scavenger-hunt-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great EvoStar Scavenger Hunt 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arrange yourselves into a team of 3 or 4 people \u2013 at least three of the team members must be students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Come up with a Team Name \u2013&nbsp; <span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">EXTRA 5 POINTS FOR CREATIVITY<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All tasks (except the last one) are worth one point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must submit your answers, including photographs, as a PDF file to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:info AT evostar DOT org\">info AT evostar DOT org<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;no later than 10pm on Thursday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should try and complete as many of the tasks as you can \u2013 don\u2019t worry if you can\u2019t manage all of them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each task is worth 1 point, unless otherwise stated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team of judges (Leonardo Vanneschi, Anna I Esparcia-Alc\u00e1zar and Christina Berghegger) will decide the winners and present prizes at the closing session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tasks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get a picture of your team together at the student welcome reception and post it on social media tagging EvoStar and Species and using the tag #evostar2026 .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a picture of a member of your team making an oral or poster presentation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a picture of what you think is the best poster that doesn\u2019t belong to a member of your team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a picture with at least 3 past local organisers of EvoStar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get a picture with the person who has travelled the farthest to get to the conference (state how far they travelled).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a picture with at least 3 winners of the EvoStar Award <span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+1 POINT FOR EACH ADDITIONAL WINNER<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a picture with a past Best paper award winner (state the year and event)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find and photograph the 24-hour clock in central Toulouse. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">Clue: it&#8217;s on a very famous building. A team member must be in the photo.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find one of the fish ladders (<em>passes a poissons<\/em>) on the Garonne river. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">These allow migratory fish to pass the weirs \u2014 a small feat of bio-inspired engineering.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photograph the colourful plastic figurines displayed on Pont Neuf or along the quays of the Garonne.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settle the great debate: ask at least 5 local people whether they say <em>chocolatine<\/em> or <em>pain au chocolat<\/em>. Document the results with photos of your interviewees. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">Report the final tally in your submission.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toulouse is the rugby capital of France. Find something Stade Toulousain-related \u2014 a jersey, a shop, a fanzone, a mural \u2014 and photograph a team member with it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spot an Airbus Beluga aircraft \u2014 the wide-body transporter unique to Toulouse. <em><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+2 bonus points if it is in flight. +3 bonus points if it is a BelugaXL.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the wild chickens living freely in the Jardin des Plantes and photograph your team with them. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">A genuine colony of free-range hens in the city centre \u2014 true swarm behaviour.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ride a VeloToulouse bike-share bicycle \u2014 all team members visible in the photo. <em><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+1 bonus point if the whole team is riding simultaneously.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peek into the courtyard of a <em>hotel particulier<\/em> in the old city and photograph the architecture. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">The city centre hides beautiful Renaissance arcaded courtyards behind plain street doors.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photograph the Pyrenees from Toulouse. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">On a clear day they are visible from several high points. If weather is bad, find the sign or viewpoint marking the direction and photograph that instead \u2014 same points.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the Mediatheque Jose Cabanis, one of Toulouse&#8217;s most striking modern buildings, and pose with the most interesting book you find.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a drink at Chez Tonton, the most legendary student bar in Toulouse, a few steps from UT Capitole. <em><span style=\"color: #808080\">Team photo at the bar required. Soft drinks count.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the rooftop of the Carmes car park for a panoramic view of the terracotta rooftops of the old city. <em><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+1 bonus point if you can spot the Pyrenees from up there too.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play (or watch) a game of petanque near the Basilica of Saint-Sernin. The bar next door lends out boules if you buy something to drink. <em><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+1 bonus point per dog photographed at the famous dog meetup nearby (maximum 5 bonus points).<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chill on the banks of the Garonne \u2014 the true Toulousain pastime. Team selfie required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rewrite the lyrics of a French classic \u2014 La Vie en Rose, Les Lacs du Connemara, or a song of your own choosing \u2014 replacing the theme with EvoStar, bio-inspired AI, or Toulouse. The more verses, the more convincing your case for maximum points. The judges reserve the right to request a live performance at the closing session. \u2013 <span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">EXTRA 5 POINTS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions Our team of judges (Leonardo Vanneschi, Anna I Esparcia-Alc\u00e1zar and Christina Berghegger) will decide the winners and present prizes at the closing session. 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