On the basis of its experience of work across the Republic of Croatia and on international projects, during 2024 FabLab was granted support by the National Foundation for Civil Society Development to carry out activities within the Thematic Systematic Support for the area “STEM as a driver of development”. As part of that, from 26 to 28 September FabLab is organising the first in a series of international conferences under the name “SCOPE – Science Connecting People / Znanost spaja ljude”, to be held on 26 September at the European House in Zagreb and on 27 September at the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum; we take this opportunity to warmly thank our hosts and partners in delivering this project, and also CARNET, the partner providing us with invaluable technical support. On the third day, 28 September, MAKER EXPO will be held at Središće Primary School in Zagreb as the “showcase” part of the conference. The ceremonial opening on the first day at the European House will be graced by the envoy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Marko Pavić, MSc, the envoy of the Mayor of the City of Zagreb Tomislav Tomašević, Andrea Čović Vidović, the deputy head of the European Commission Representation and head of media, Helena Beus, the director of the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, and envoys of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development. One of the project’s main goals is to contribute to building local ecosystems for STEM as a driver of development, and for that reason we work closely with the Association of Cities on delivering the project and invite cities and municipalities to further cooperation. More information at https://www.fablab.hr/tsp/ @ [100063612750989:2048:http://xn--civilnodrutvo-kuc.hr/] Europska komisija u Hrvatskoj Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla Sveučilište u Zagrebu | Arhitektonski fakultet Udruga gradova u RH STEAM Week Maker Expo Zagreb