ICTP: Scientific Calendar (2004)

12 January - 23 January

Joint DEMOCRITOS-ICTP School on Continuum Quantum Monte Carlo Methods
Co-sponsor(s): INFM DEMOCRITOS
Organizer(s): S. Baroni, D.M. Ceperley, S. Moroni
E-mail: smr1595@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

28 January - 30 January

Egrid Project: I Seminar and Kick-off Meeting
Co-sponsor(s): Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
Director(s): Stefano Baroni
Organizer(s):
Local Organizer(s): Alvise Nobile,
Stefano Cozzini
Activity Information

2 February - 13 February

Winter College on Interferometry and Applications in Modern Physics
Organizer(s): G. Denardo, ICS
E-mail: smr1553@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

9 February - 27 February

School on Digital Radio Communications for Research and Training in Developing Countries
Organizer(s): S.M. Radicella, R.G. Struzak
E-mail: smr1554@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

16 February - 12 March

Workshop on Nuclear Reaction Data and Nuclear Reactors: Physics, Design and Safety
Organizer(s): A.L. Nichols, A. Trkov, J. Kupitz, A. Gandini and B. Stewart
E-mail: smr1555@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

8 March - 12 March

Workshop on Safety Significance of Near Field Earthquakes
Organizer(s): P. Labbe' - IAEA, G.F. Panza - Dept. of Earth Sciences/ICTP
E-mail: smr1593@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

8 March - 2 April

Workshop on Modeling in Life and Material Sciences and in Technology
Organizer(s): H. Neunzert, T. Goetz
E-mail: smr1556@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

15 March - 23 March

Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics
Organizer(s): E. Gava, K.S. Narain, H. Ooguri, S. Randjbar-Daemi, A. Sen
E-mail: smr1557@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

22 March - 26 March

Follow-up of the First School on Ecological Economics
Organizer(s): Directors: P. Dasgupta, K-G Maler. Local Organizers: M. Marsili, M. Eberle
E-mail: smr1558@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY

1 April - 2 April

Workshop on "Integrated Assessment of Sustainable Development"
Organizer(s): C. Carraro; Local Organizers: M. Marsili, M. Eberle
E-mail: smr1598@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
PARTICIPATION UPON INVITATION ONLY

14 April - 23 April

Workshop on Web Enabling Technologies and Strategies for Scientific e-Learning
Organizer(s): E. Canessa, G. Pastore
(Limited Participation)
E-mail: smr1559@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

15 April - 21 April

"2nd Workshop on Spatial Dynamic Models of Economics and Eco-Systems" followed by "Workshop on Spatial Aspects of Reserve Design Optimization under Economic Constraints"
Organizer(s): Directors: S. Levin, K-G Maler, J. Wilen. Local Organisers: M. Marsili, M. Eberle
E-mail: smr1562@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY.

19 April - 30 April

Workshop on Climate Variability in the 20th Century (C20C)
Organizer(s): F. Molteni, C. Folland, J. Kinter and IAEA (P.P. Povinec)
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 20 January 2004
E-mail: smr1560@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

19 April - 21 May

ICTP School on Synchrotron Radiation and Applications - In memory of J.C. Fuggle and L. Fonda
Organizer(s): M. Altarelli, A. Craievich, C. Fadley, M. Kiskinova, H. Wiedemann,
E-mail: smr1561@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

12 May - 15 May (15=Sat)

Research Conference on Advancing Frontiers of Optical and Quantum Effects in Condensed Matter
Organizer(s): Directors: A. Pinczuk (Columbia University, New York, USA) and V. Agranovich (University of Texas, Dallas, USA); Local Organizer: E. Tosatti (SISSA/ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
E-mail: cm@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

17 May - 21 May

ITU/ICTP Workshop on New Radiocommunication Technologies for ICT in Developing Countries (African Region)
Co-sponsor(s): ITU/BDT International Telecommunication Union / Telecommunication Development Bureau
Organizer(s): S.M. Radicella (ICTP), R. Passerini (ITU/BDT)
(Limited Participation)
E-mail: smr1634@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

20 May - 21 May

European Union Workshop on Continental Deformation and Litospheric Flow
Organizer(s): A. Aoudia (SAND Research Group)
E-mail: smr1639@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

24 May - 11 June

School on Commutative Algebra and Interactions with Algebraic Geometry and Combinatorics
Co-sponsor(s): Research Project "Commutative and Computer Algebra", MIUR, and Department of Mathematics, University of Genoa, Italy
Director(s): A. Simis, N.V. Trung and G. Valla
Organizer(s): C. Huneke, A. Simis, N.V. Trung, G. Valla and J. Verma
Local Organizer(s): Ramadas T. Ramakrishnan
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 10 January 2004
E-mail: smr1563@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

24 May - 11 June

Spring College on Science at the Nanoscale
Organizer(s): R. Car, S. Datta, S. Scandolo, G. Scoles Local organizer: R. Gebauer
E-mail: smr1564@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

31 May - 9 June

Second Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models
Organizer(s): F. Giorgi, J. Pal and L. Sloan
E-mail: smr1565@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

14 June - 25 June

Introductory School on Recent Developments in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
Director(s): K. Intriligator, L. Alvarez-Gaume
Organizer(s): K.S. Narain, S. Randjbar-Daemi, G. Thompson
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 20 March 2004
E-mail: smr1566@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

14 June - 25 June

Workshop on Quantum Systems out of Equilibrium
Organizer(s): B.L. Altshuler, V.E. Kravtsov, C.M. Marcus
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 10 February 2004
E-mail: smr1567@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

28 June - 2 July

Workshop on Random Matrix Theory: Condensed Matter, Statistical Physics and Combinatorics
Organizer(s): O. Agam, B.L. Altshuler, P. Wiegmann
Local Organizer(s): V.E. Kravtsov
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 20 February 2004
E-mail: smr1569@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

28 June - 2 July

Workshop on Natural Circulation in Water-cooled Nuclear Power Plants
Organizer(s): IAEA - J. Cleveland, J. Reyes
E-mail: smr1570@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

28 June - 10 July (10=Sat)

Summer School in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Organizer(s): G. Senjanovic
E-mail: smr1568@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

5 July - 16 July

Workshop on Theoretical Plasma Physics
Organizer(s): S.M. Mahajan, B. Dorland, A. Rogava, Z. Yoshida, P.K. Shukla, R. Bingham, J.T. Mendonca, L. Stenflo
E-mail: smr1571@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

12 July - 23 July

Workshop on Novel States and Phase Transitions in Highly Correlated Matter
Organizer(s): P. Coleman, A. Chubukov, Yu LU, C. Pepin, A. Rosch, A. Schofield, H. Takagi; Local Organizer: E. Tosatti
E-mail: smr1572@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

19 July - 6 August

Summer School and Conference on Dynamical Systems
Organizer(s): M.Viana, J-C Yoccoz
E-mail: smr1573@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

26 July - 6 August

VII School on Non-Accelerator Astroparticle Physics
Organizer(s): R. Carrigan, G. Giacomelli, N. Paver
E-mail: smr1574@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

9 August - 27 August

Targeted Training Activity: Course on Climate Dynamics for Climate Research Centers and University Lecturers
Organizer(s): F. Molteni, J. Shukla
E-mail: smr1575@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

9 August - 27 August

Advanced School and Conference on Non-Commutative Geometry
Organizer(s): O.A. Laudal, C. Procesi and M. Van den Bergh
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 28 February 2004 for candidates requesting financial support. 31 May 2004 for candidates not requesting financial support.
E-mail: smr1576@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

30 August - 22 September

College on Medical Physics
Organizer(s): P. Sprawls, A. Benini, S. Tabakov, L. Bertocchi
E-mail: smr1577@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

6 September - 10 September

School and Conference on Fundamental Aspects of Complexity
Organizer(s): M. Marsili, M. Mezard, F. Ricci-Tersenghi, R. Zecchina
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 30 April 2004
E-mail: smr1578@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

15 September - 18 September (18=Sat)

Conference on Fundamental Symmetries and Fundamental Constants
Co-sponsor(s): Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
Organizer(s)/Director(s): E. Adelberger, J.D. Barrow, G. Dvali, G. Fiorentini, V.A. Kostelecky, R.N. Mohapatra, V.A. Rubakov, U. Seljak, A.Yu. Smirnov
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 31 May 2004
E-mail: smr1580@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

23 September - 25 September (25=Sat)

Workshop on Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation
Organizer(s): Castelli, Altarelli, Bertocchi, etc.
E-mail: smr1581@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

26 September - 29 September (26=Sun)

First IPCC Working Group I Lead Author Meeting
Organizer(s): F. Giorgi, IPCC Technical Support Unit
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: Not applicable
(Limited Participation)
E-mail: smr1582@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

27 September - 8 October

Fourth Borsellino College on Neurophysics
Organizer(s): M. Diamond, L. Krubitzer
E-mail: smr1583@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

4 October - 5 October

ICTP 40th Anniversary Conference
Organizer(s): Local Organizing Committee: L. Bertocchi, G. Furlan, M.H.A. Hassan, F. Hussein, D.H. Johannessen, S. Randjbar-Daemi, D. Schaffer and E. Tosatti
E-mail: smr1605@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

4 October - 7 October

Follow-up of the First School on Ecological Economics: Research Visit
Organizer(s): Directors: P. Dasgupta, K-G Maler. Local Organisers: M. Marsili, M. Eberle
E-mail: smr1584@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY

8 October - 9 October (9=Sat)

EGRID Project: First Release Meeting
Organizer(s): S. Baroni, A. Nobile, S. Cozzini
(Limited Participation)
Activity Information

18 October - 22 October

International Beacon Satellite Symposium 2004
Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP; in collaboration with ICTP's ARPL.
Organizer(s): R. Leitinger, P.V.S. Rama Rao and P. Doherty
Local Organizer(s): S. M. Radicella
Activity Information

18 October - 5 November

Workshop on Designing Sustainable Energy Systems
Collaboration(s): Co-organized by I.A.E.A., Vienna, Austria
Organizer(s): D.T. Bui (Planning and Economic Studies,IAEA, Vienna, Austria) and A.I. JALAL (Planning and Economic Studies, IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Local Organizer(s): B. Stewart (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
E-mail: smr1585@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

25 October - 5 November

7th Workshop on Three-Dimensional Modelling of Seismic Waves Generation, Propagation and their Inversion
Organizer(s): G. Panza, B. Bukchin
E-mail: smr1586@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

1 November - 12 November

School and Workshop on Quantum Entanglement, Decoherence, Information, and Geometrical Phases in Complex Systems
Co-sponsor(s): European Community Research Training Network QUACS, and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy
Organizer(s): V.M. Akulin, G. Kurizki, R. Fazio, J. Siewert, V. Vedral
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 2 June 2004
E-mail: smr1587@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

6 November - 15 November (6=Sat)

School on Radio Science for South Asian Scientists
Organizer(s): Director: A.P. Mitra; Local Organizer: S.M. Radicella
E-mail: smr1635@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

8 November - 12 November

Workshop on Managing Nuclear Knowledge
Organizer(s): P.J. Gowin, Y. Yanev (IAEA)Local Organizer: B. Stewart
E-mail: smr1589@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

8 November - 19 November

Workshop on Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Education
Organizer(s): A. Badulescu (IAEA)
Local Organizer(s): Brian Stewart
E-mail: smr1588@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

17 November - 19 November

Conference on Practical Applications of Fractals
Organizer(s): B. Sapoval, A. Vespignani
E-mail: smr1617@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

22 November - 17 December

Third Workshop on Distributed Laboratory Instrumentation Systems
Organizer(s): A.S. Induruwa, C. Kavka, U. Raich, C. Verkerk
E-mail: smr1594@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

29 November - 30 November

2nd Workshop on Integrated Climate Models: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Impacts and Policies
Organizer(s): Director: C. Carraro. Local Organisers: M. Marsili, M. Eberle
E-mail: smr1579@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

TO BE HELD OUTSIDE TRIESTE

5 January - 16 January

Teaching Workshop on "Accounting for Urban Environment" (Ethiopia) (Addis Ababa - Ethiopia)
Organizer(s): P. Dasgupta, R. Hassan, K-G Maler
E-mail: smr1597@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

25 June - 1 July

Conference and School on Unifying Concepts in Glass Physics (Bangalore, India)Sch: 25 - 26 June, Conf: 28 June - 1 July (Bangalore - India)
Organizer(s): S. Franz, S. Sastry
E-mail: smr1591@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

19 July - 30 July

Asian/Pacific Regional School on Electronic Structure Methods and their Applications (Beijing, P.R. China) (Beijing - People's Republic of China)
Co-sponsor(s): National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Interdisciplinary Center of Theoretical Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICTS)
Organizer(s): R. Gebauer, Gong Xin-Gao, S. Scandolo, Yu Lu
E-mail: cm@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)

29 November - 17 December

Microprocessor Laboratory Second Central American Regional Course on Advanced VLSI Design Techniques (Puebla, Mexico) (Puebla - Mexico)
Organizer(s): Andres Cicuttin (ICTP); Local Organizer: Susana Blanca Soto Cruz (BUAP, Puebla, Mexico)
Limited Participation: YES
E-mail: smr1590@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information

NB: limited participation = limited facilities are available for practical sessions/laboratory work

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

RESEARCH IN
- APPLIED PHYSICS: Aeronomy and Radiopropagation Laboratory; Fluid Dynamics; Bioastronomy, Biophysics and Neurophysics; Medical Physics; Optics and Laser Physics
- CONDENSED MATTER and STATISTICAL PHYSICS: Mesoscopic and Strongly Correlated Electron Systems; Statistical Mechanics and Applications; Electronic Structure and Computer Simulations; Synchrotron Radiation Related Theory
- EARTH SYSTEM PHYSICS: Climate Change and Impacts; Natural Climate Variability and Predictability; Mechanics of Earthquakes and Tectonophysics. Hosted activity: Structure and Nonlinear Dynamics of the Earth
- HIGH ENERGY, COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS: Phenomenology of Particle Physics; Cosmology; LHC Physics; Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories
- MATHEMATICS: Algebraic and Differential Geometry; Dynamical Systems; Functional Analysis; Singularities
- MULTIDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY: ICTP-INFN Microprocessor Laboratory; Dense Plasma Focus Project; X-ray Imaging; Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy

DIPLOMA COURSES IN
- Condensed Matter Physics
- High Energy Physics
- Earth System Physics
- Mathematics
- Basic Physics

JOINT PROGRAMMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
- ICTP-University of Trieste-CNR ISMAR-OGS-OSMER FVG Ph.D. Program in Environmental Fluid Mechanics
- ICTP-University of Trieste Laurea Magistralis in Fisica
- ICTP-University of Trieste Laurea Magistralis in Astrofisica e Fisica Spaziale

HOSTED ACTIVITIES

For more information on these events, external Organizers should be contacted directly

19 January - 23 January

Workshop on Deformation Theory in Algebraic and Symplectic Geometry
Organizer(s): B. Fantechi (SISSA)
Activity Information

3 February - 6 February

TWAS/TWNSO & UNDP Workshop on the Development of Pharmaceutical Products from Medicinal Plants in developing countries
Organizer(s): TWAS/TWNSO

16 February - 20 February

Training Course on "Design and Implementation of Interferometry Systems"
Organizer(s): jointly organized by ICTP and ICS

3 March - 7 March (7=Sun)

Workshop on Periodic Reporting for Focal Points in South Eastern European States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Organizer(s): UNESCO World Heritage Centre (Paris, France)
E-mail: hosted@ictp.trieste.it

15 March - 19 March

"HERCULES" School for Users of Large Facilities (Synchotron Light Sources and Neutron Sources)
Organizer(s): European Union
Activity Information

29 March - 1 April

ICGEB Theoretical Course on RNA
Organizer(s): ICGEB - Office of the Director, Trieste, Italy
Activity Information

6 April - 7 April

Sessione Nazionale del Parlamento Europeo dei Giovani 2004
Organizer(s): Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Francesco Petrarca", Trieste; contact: Prof. Marina Mai

24 April - 25 April (24=Sat 25=Sun)

EMS-CDC Meeting
Organizer(s): Contact at ICTP: Prof. Hilda Cerdeira

25 April (25=Sun 25=Sun)

ELETTRA Review Committee Meeting
Organizer(s): Users' Office, Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA

14 May - 22 May (22=Sat)

Seminario XVIII Olimpiade Italiana di Fisica
Organizer(s): Prof. Giuliana Cavaggioni
E-mail: olifis@libero.it
Activity Information

17 May - 18 May

Riunione Annuale del VAMAS
Organizer(s): Prof. Laura Depero, Universita' di Brescia

24 May - 25 May

Workshop on �Theoretical Challenges of Novel Research with Fourth-Generation Light Sources"
Organizer(s): Local Organizers: M. Altarelli and F. Parmigiani (ELETTRA); M. Fabrizio (SISSA)
E-mail: massimo.altarelli@elettra.trieste.it
Activity Information

21 June - 26 June (26=Sat)

School and Workshop on Gromov-Witten Invariants
Organizer(s): U. Bruzzo, B. Fantechi/SISSA
E-mail: bruzzo@sissa.it
Activity Information

1 July

James Joyce Meeting
Organizer(s): Mr. Renzo Crivelli

12 July - 16 July

Workshop on Laser Physics (LPHYS �04)
Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): G. Denardo, H. Walther, P. Pashinin
Activity Information

13 July - 14 July

SESAME Council Meeting
Organizer(s): UNESCO, Paris, France; contact person: Ms. C. Formosa-Gauci

24 August - 26 August

TWAS/TWNSO - UNDP - WMO Workshop on Safe Drinking Water
Organizer(s): TWAS/TWNSO

30 August - 3 September

Scuola Annuale dell'Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia
Organizer(s): Prof. Gilberto Vlaic (Sincrotrone TS) e Prof. Paola Spadon (Presidente Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia)

25 September (25=Sat 25=Sat)

Symposium on the new Italian Seismic Law
Organizer(s): Lions Club Trieste San Giusto; contact person: Dr. Sergio Visintini

1 October - 2 October (2=Sat)

"Science on Air" Symposium
Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): Ms. Marzia Mazzonetto (SCIRAB Staff, c/o SISSA)

1 October - 3 October (3=Sun)

The NOVARTIS Foundation Symposium
Organizer(s): Dr. Derek D. Chatwick (NOVARTIS, U.K.) and Dr. Mathew Diamond (SISSA)
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it

10 October - 16 October (10=Sun 16=Sat)

SPIN 2004
Organizer(s): Prof. F. Bradamante, INFN
Activity Information

18 October - 22 October

Workshop on Noncommutative Manifolds
Organizer(s): L. Dabrowski, G. Landi (SISSA); Le Dung Trang (ICTP)
Activity Information

18 October - 22 October

Workshop on Radiochemical, Chemical and Physical Characterization of Radioactive Particles in the Environment
Organizer(s): IAEA, Vienna, Austria; Local Organizer: Brian Stewart

26 October - 27 October

XII ELETTRA Users' Meeting
Organizer(s): Sincrotrone Trieste, Ufficio Utenti

28 October - 30 October (30=Sat)

Workshop on Recent Progress and Future Perspectives in Infrared Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Advanced Light Sources
Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA

3 November - 5 November

Second International Workshop on Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows
Co-sponsor(s): The Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): Hassan M. Nagib (IIT, Chicago, USA) and Alexander J. Smits (Princeton, USA)
Activity Information

18 November - 20 November (20=Sat)

XVI Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security
Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei; contact person: Prof. Edoardo Vesentini
Activity Information

22 November - 24 November

TWAS 15th General Meeting
Organizer(s): Third World Academy of Sciences
Activity Information

6 December - 10 December

SYMBIONIC Course on "Computational Systems Biology of the Neuronal Cell"
Organizer(s): Prof. Antonino Cattaneo (SISSA)
Activity Information

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i) China: Bureau of International Cooperation, National Science Foundation of China, email: zhangyt@mail.nsfc.gov.cn, phone: + 86 10 623 26998, fax: + 86 10 623 27004

ii) India: International Cooperation Division, Department of Science and Technology, email: srelia@alpha.nic.in, website: http://dst.gov.in, http://www.stic-dst.org, fax: +91 11 268 62418

iii) Iran: International and Scientific Cooperation Office, Isfahan University of Technology, email: isco@cc.iut.ac.ir, website: http://www.iut.ac.ir, phone: +98 311 391 2505, fax: +98 311 391 2502

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