A pre-party for the largest science, technology, and contemporary art festival in Central Asia — IQ BBQ — will take place in Almaty

On August 16, a Pre-party of the IQ BBQ festival will take place at the SmАrt.Point coworking space. The program includes a festival DJ set, a quiz by Peace Quiz with prizes from partners, speeches by the festival organizers, and much more.

Event program:
19:00 – 19:30 – Speeches by the festival organizers
19:30 – 21:30 – Quiz by Peace Quiz
21:30 – 22:00 – Awarding the winners and DJ set

When: August 16 at 19:00
Where: Almaty, 280 Bayzakov Street
Registration is available via the link.

The IQ BBQ festival will take place for the first time on August 24 in the center of Almaty on the territory of the STK stadium. The program includes performances by leading scientists and pop-science stars, a concert by Moldanazar and Irina Kairatovna, an exhibition of art&science projects, workshops on neural networks, children's laboratories, and much more.

The topics of the event will be modern technologies, including blockchain, virtual reality, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Festival guests will be able to find out: when humanity will be able to settle on Mars, which resources will be the most expensive in 100 years, whether artificial intelligence will replace artists and writers, how to distinguish content generated by a neural network from the work of a graphic designer, and how cryptocurrencies are changing the banking system.

Tickets are available via the link.