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Keynote
speaker at the 14th Eurasian Economic Summit in Istanbul with
the participation of heads of state, leaders and business
executives President's
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Speaker
at the Vienna Economic Forum, Istanbul, Turkey
Participation at
a conference organized by the Hellenic Foundation for European
& Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) on the Turkish national elections
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Cooperation
with Turkey in a series of e-learning modules on biopolicy and
sustainable development. |
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B.I.O.symposium
on “Economic and Environmental Crises, An Opportunity to Build
a Green Society” with the participation of Amb. Oguz Celikkol
and B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles.The event was organised
in the framework of the joint educational programme themed
Education for the Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable
Development and Eradication of Poverty sponsored by Hellenic
Aid and held at the Office of the European Parliament in Greece,
Athens Press
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B.I.O.
President delivered keynote address on “Biopolicy – Building
a Green Society, Economic and Environmental Challenges” at the
12th Eurasian Economic Summit organised by the Marmara Foundation
with the participation of numerous heads of states, religious
leaders and businessmen, Istanbul, Turkey |
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B.I.O. meeting held in Ankara in the context of the project
on Education for the Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable
Development and Eradication of Poverty with the participation
of the B.I.O. President and the project’s partners in Ankara:
B.I.O. Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Ankara University, Professor
Berna Alpagut, Ankara University and Muzaffer Eryilmaz, Mayor
of Cankaya |
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B.I.O.
President spoke at the Balkan Political Club meeting in Istanbul,
Turkey with the participation of former heads of state and
businessmen from Balkan countries.
President's Speech |
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B.I.O.
President opened the World Society for Ekistics conference
on “Biopolis and Climate Change Mitigation – The Building
of Green Cities”, Antalya, Turkey. President's
Abstract, Programme |
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B.I.O. President was an invited speaker at the Ecocity World
Summit 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey Programme,
President's
Abstract, Speakers |
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Publications: Environmental Education for Sustainable Development
in Turkey – Cooperation between Greece and Turkey in the
development and dissemination of educational material for agriculture
and rural development. Book
CD: Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in Turkey
– Cooperation between Greece and Turkey in the development
and dissemination of educational material for agriculture and
rural development. CD-
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Participation
and greeting by B.I.O. President at a distinguished event in
Ankara for the presentation of a 6-volume Festschrift in honour
of B.I.O. Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, illustrious scholar
and eminent B.I.O. Trustee
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B.I.O. enters in cooperation with Turkey for the implementation
of a joint educational programme themed Education for the
Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development and Reduction
of Poverty, partially funded by Hellenic Aid |
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B.I.O.
International Symposium on “Hellenic-Turkish Cooperation in
Biopolicy” held in Athens under the auspices of the Turkish
Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Tahsin Burcuoglu. Participants included:
B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles of Ankara University, Dr.
Yusuf Erbay, Governor of Yalova, Dr. Kadir Kocdemir, Governor
of Elazig, Professor Yilmaz Buyukersen, Mayor of the Municipality
of Eskisehir, Dr. Meltem Yilmaz, Architecture & Environmental
Design, Hacettepe University, Professor Hunay Evliya, Dean of
Environmental Research, Cukurova University, Professor Gulsun
Saglamer, f. Rector, Istanbul Technical University, Professor
Berna Alpagut, Ankara University, and Professor Cemal Yukselen,
Vice Rector, Mustafa Kemal University.Highlights
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Cooperation
in the B.I.O. e-learning programme "Biopolicy - Education
to Enrich Sustainability. |
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B.I.O.
International Symposium on “Hellenic-Turkish Cooperation in
Biopolicy” held in Ankara. Participants included: B.I.O. Trustee
Prof. Rusen Keles, Ankara University; Ambassador Yigit Alpogan,
General Secretary, National Security Council (MGK); Dr.Yusuf
Erbay, Governer of Yalova; Kadir Kocdemir,Governer of Elazig;
Professor Yilmaz Buyukersen, Mayor of Municipality of Eskisehir;
Professor Gulsun Saglamer, Istanbul Technical University; Professor
Umit Erdem, Director of Environmental Studies of Ege University;
Professor Hunay Evliya, Dean of Enviromental Research,Cukurova
University; Professor Cemal Yukselen, Vice-Rector, Mustafa Kemal
University; Dr.Ediz Hun, Istanbu; Osman Duran, MGK; Arda Gokmen,
MGK; Professor Muzaffer Eryilmaz, Mayor of Cankaya Municipality;
Professor Can Hamamci, Director of Social Sciences Institute
of Ankara University; Dr. Nevin Akpinar, Director of theEnviromental
Research Centre of Ankara University; Dr.Nurettin Simsek, Director
of the Distance-Learning Centre of Ankara University; Professor
Coskun Ozgunel,Classical Archaeology Department, Ankara University;
Professor Ozer Ergenc, History Department, Ankara University;
Professor Rezzan Kiziltan, Ankara University; Professor Koray
Haktanir, Agriculture Faculty of Ankara University; Professor
Dr.Selahiddin Ogulmus, Education Faculty, Ankara University;
Professor Cevat Geray, Ankara University; Professor Necdet Serin,
Ankara University; Dr. Nesrin Algan, Political Sciences Faculty
Ankara University; Dr.Mehmet Tuncer, Gazi University; Dr.Nesrin
Cobanoglu, Gazi University; Dr. Erol Demir, Ankara University;
Dr. Hakan Yigitbasioglu, Ankara University; Dr. Ergin Duygu,
Ankara University; Dr. Halil Akdeniz, Ankara; Dr.Aykut Coban,
Political Sciences Faculty of Ankara University; Dr. Bulent
Duru, Political Sciences Faculty of Ankara University; Banu
Aygun, Research Assistant, Social Ecology Department; Professor
Berna Alpagut, Ankara University; Professor Aysegul Kaplan Mengi,
Ankara University; and Dr. Meltem Yilmaz, Hacettepe University:
BioNews no. 41 , January 2005, p. 8-10, BioNews
no. 42, April- June 2005, p. 12-14, Bionews
no. 43, July – September 2005, p. 3 |
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B.I.O.
International Symposium on “Hellenic-Turkish Cooperation in
Biopolitics – On the Road to European Union Ideals” held
under the auspices of H.E. Yigit Alpogan, Ambassador of Turkey
to Greece. The Symposium was held in Athens with the participation
of the Governors of Edirne and Sivas, the Mayor of Antakya,
and other civic leaders, business professionals and academics
from Turkey and Greece. Participants included: H.E. Yigit Alpogan,
Ambassador of Turkey, B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles from
Ankara University, Professor Zafer Erturk, Rector, Eastern Mediterranean
University, Professor Ersi Abatzi Kalfoglu, Istanbul University,
Professor Berna Alpagut, Facultry of Letters, Ankara University,
Professor Ilhami Unver, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University,
Professor Umit Erdem, Director for Environmental Studies, Aegean
University, Izmir, the Honourable Fahri Yucel, Governor of Edirne,
the Honourable Hasan Canpolat, Governor of Sivas and the Honourable
Iris Senturk, Mayor of Antakya. Programme,
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B.I.O.
delegates two students to participate in the workshop “The Family
Concept in Modern City Life,” part of the Student Exchange programme
hosted by Fatih University, Istanbul
Media:
Eurohorizon p.1
BioNews:
BioNews no. 38, April 2004, p. 12- 15 , BioNews
no. 39, July 2004, p. 12- 15 |
B.I.O.
President delivers keynote speech at the OECD workshop on “Innovative
soil plant systems for sustainable agricultural systems,” Izmir ,
Programme
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B.I.O.
President meets with the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary
Assembly in Paris, under the chairmanship of the Hon. Cevdet
Akcali. Mr. Akcali subsequently participated in a B.I.O. international
conference themed “Bio-Environment and Quality of Life” held
on the island of Rhodes, Greece. |
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Presentation
and participation by The Honorable Cevdet Akcali, f. Chairman
of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture, Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe, in the B.I.O. conference
on “Biopolitics: A Vision for the Millenium, Health, Environment
and Culture.” |

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Participation
by Professor Hunay Evliya, Director of Environmental Studies,
Cukurova University, in the B.I.O. dissemination meeting for
the "Bios and Environmental Transnational Network"
of the European Union’s Leonardo Da Vinci Community Vocational
Training Action Programme.
Publications: "Bio-policy
- a prerequisite for sustainable agriculture." Proceedings
from the OECD workshop on Innovative soil plant systems for
sustainable agricultural systems, Izmir
BioNews: BioNews
no. 26, April 2001, p. 12-13, BioNews
no. 28, Oct. 2001, p. 13-15, BioNews
no. 29 , Jan. 2002, p. 13-15 |
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At
the invitation of Professor Erdal Ozhan, Head of the Medcoast
Programme, the B.I.O. President participates as keynote speaker,
along with the Governor of Antalya, the Mayor of Antalya,
in the Opening Session of the Medcoast Conference, held in
AntalyaProgramme,
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B.I.O.
Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director of Environmental Studies,
Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University, participates
in the Bios Prize award ceremony in honour of Mstislav Rostropovich,
Kitty Kyriacopoulos, Anton Rupert, and Jakob von Uexkull, held
at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Bios
Prize Award Ceremony at the Hermitage, Photos
BioNews: BioNews
no.20, October 1999, p.10-11 , BioNews
no. 22 , April 2000, p. 3 |
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B.I.O.
Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director of Environmental Studies,
Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, and Dr. Geoff.
S. Bowe, Instructor at the Faculty of Humanities and Letters,
Bilkent University, Ankara, participate in the Eighth B.I.O.
International Conference on Biopolitics - the Bio-Environment
- the Budapest Sessions and contribute to the volume of proceedings.
Proceedings:
BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME VII |
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B.I.O.
Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director, Centre for Environmental
Studies, Ankara University, participates in the Seventh B.I.O.
International Conference on “Danube River Bonds: Bio-Environment
– Bio-Culture” and contributes to the volume of proceedings.
Proceedings: BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME VI |
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B.I.O. President participates as main speaker in the International
Conference organised by the Bogazici University Center for
International Studies and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
(BSEC) Permanent International Secretariat, held in Istanbul |


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At
the invitation of Rector Gulsun Saglamer, the B.I.O. President
delivers lectures at Istanbul Technical University and Marmara
University. Programme
Cousteau , Professor Meral Kence, Department of Biology, Middle
East Technical University
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p.23,, BioNews
no. 7b, July 1996, p. 23,
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B.I.O.
conference themed “Biopolitics Education in the Year 2000,”
convened at Cukurova University in Adana, on 17-20 May 1995.
Organisers and participants included: Professor Hunay Evliya,
Director, Centre for Environmental Research, Cukurova University;
B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles, Director of Environmental
Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University;
Professor Yusuf Unlu, Deputy Rector, Cukurova University;
Mr. Aytac Durak, Mayor or Adana; Mr. Naci Parmaksiz, Governor
of Adana; Mr. Taskin Tuna, Ministry of Environment; Professor
Halet Cambel, Archaeologist, Karatepe-Aslantaw Museum; Professor
Nur Sozen, Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, Ankara
University; Ms Nilgun Gurer, Faculty of Political Sciences;
Professor Cevat Geray and Mr. Mehmet Tuncer Faculty of Architecture
and Engineering, University of Ankara; Professor Yaman Ors,
Unit of Medical Ethics, Medical School of Ankara; Dr. Fred
Ernst, Department of Soil Science, Cukurova University; Professor
Berna Alpagut, Director, Institute for Social Sciences, Ankara
University; Professor Meral Kence, Middle East Technical University;
Professor Erdogan Gultekin, Cukurova University; Orhan Karakullukcu,
Industrialist, Former Mayor of Trabzon; and Professor Mahir
Fusunoglu, Cukurova University.. Click
for details, Photos
BioNews: BioNews
no.4 Oct.1995 p.4, BioNews
no. 6, April 1996 p. 2. , BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p.21,, BioNews
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B.I.O.
Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director of Environmental Studies,
Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, participates
in the International B.I.O. Conference on “Environmentally-Compatible
Business Strategy” and contributes to the volume of proceedings |
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Professor
Hunay Evliya, Director, Centre for Environmental Research, Cukurova
University; B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles, Director of
Environmental Studies, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara
University; Dr. Meral Kence, Department of Biology, Middle East
Technical University; Professor Yaman Ors, Unit of Medical Ethics,
Medical Faculty, Ankara University; Professor Ali Ozbilen, Vice
Dean, Department of Landscape Architecture, KTU Faculty of Forestry;
Professor Nur Sozen, Department of Landscape Architecture, Ankara
University; and Professor Ayse Gulgun Tuna, Department of International
Relations, Bilkent University, participate in the International
Sakharov Festival and contribute to the volume of proceedings.
International Sakharov Festival on Biopolitics - The Bio-Environment
- Bio-Culture in the next Millennium BioNews
no. 1 , Oct. 1994 p. 5-7 BioNews
no. 2, Nov. 1994 p. 6-7 BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 14-16 Photos
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Sakharov foundation
Proceedings: BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME V
B.I.O. President participates in the Theological, Education
& Environment Conference, Halki, Turkey
BioNews: BioNews no. 6, April 1996, BioNews no. 7a, July 1996,
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B.I.O.
President Agni Vlavianos Arvanitis and B.I.O. Trustee Professor
Rusen Keles are honoured with the first communication Abdi Ipekci
Peace and Friendship Prize, for their contribution to international
understanding and cooperation in the bio¬-environment. An
official ceremony was held in Istanbul, in the presence of members
of the Turkish government and leading personalities from Greece
and Turkey.Photos
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 11 , BioNews
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The
Fifth B.I.O. International Conference is held in Istanbul in
and attended by eminent leaders and academics from many countries.
Turkish participants included: Dogancan Akyurek, Minister of
Environment; Abdulkadir Ates, Minister of Tourism; Professor
Adnan Aydin, Director of Environmental Research Center, Marmara
University; Mehmet Arif Demirer, Industrialist; Professor Veysel
Erogolu, Technical University of Istanbul; Demet Erol, Architect
and Urban Planner, Gazi University; His Excellency Ambassador
Kai Falkman, Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul; Professor
Cevat Geray, Director, Ernst Reuter Center for Urban Studies,
Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University; B.I.O. Trustee
Professor Rusen Keles, Director, Center for Environmental Studies,
Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University; Professor
Aykut Kence, Department of Biology, Middle East Technical University,
Ankara; Professor Meral Kence, Middle East Technical University,
Ankara; Hayri Kozakciogolu, Governor of Istanbul; Professor
Yaman Ors, Medical School, Ankara University; Professor Ahmet
Samsunlu, Technical University of Istanbul; Professor Necdet
Serin, President, Ankara University; Ismet Sezgin, Minister
of Interior; Professor Nur Sozen, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara
University; Professor Nurettin Sozen, Mayor of Istanbul; and
Mehmet Tuncer, Architect and Urban Planner, Gazi University
.BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p.10 Photos
Programme
Proceedings: BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME IV
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996,p. 10 , BioNews
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Gunduz
Aktan, Ambassador of Turkey to Greece; Professor Zafer Erturk,
Dean, Technical University of Karadeniz; Professor Hunay Evliya,
Cukorova University; Orhan Karakullukcu, Mechanical Engineer
and Industrialist, Former Mayor of Trabzon; His Eminence the
Metropolitan of Philadelphia Dr. Meliton Karas, Ecumenical Patriarchate;
B.I.O. Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Faculty of Political
Sciences, Director, Center for Environmental Studies, Ankara
University; Professor Aykut Kence, Chairman, Department of Biology,
Middle East Technical University; Professor Yaman Ors, M.D.,
Medical Faculty, Ankara University; Professor Ahmet Samsunlu,
Istanbul Technical University; and Professor Necdet Serin, President,
University of Ankara, participate in the Fourth B.I.O. International
Conference on the International University for the Bio¬-Environment
and contribute to the volume of proceedings. BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 8 Programme,
Photos
Proceedings:
BIOPOLITICS - THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME III
BioNews:
BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p.8 , BioNews
no. 7a, July 1996, p. 8 |
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B.I.O.
hosts Hellenic-Turkish Symposium on “The Bio-Environment and
International Cooperation” held in Athens under the auspices
of Ambassador Guntaz Aktan and the Mayor of Athens. Participants
included: H.E. the Ambassador of Turkey Mr Gunduz Aktan; The
Honourable Former Mayor of Trabzon, Mr. Orhan Karakullukcu;
Professor Ahmet Samsunlu, Technical University of Instanbul;
Professor Zafer Erturk, Dean, Karadeniz Technical University;
Professor Necdet Serin, Rector, University of Ankara; and
B.I.O. Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director, Center of
Urban Studies, University of Ankara.Third
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The
University of Ankara adds biopolitics to the curriculum of the
Graduate School of Political Sciences.
Publications: THE
BIO-ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
A. Vlavianos-Arvanitis, Editor. A Hellenic-Turkish
Symposium, Athens City Hall, May 1990 (English, 79 pp.) 199
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p.6-7, BioNews
no. 7a, July 1996, p. 6-7 |
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B.I.O.
Symposium on “Biopolitics – the Bio-Environment” is organised
in Trabzon under the auspices of the Mayor of Trabzon, Orhan
Karakullukcu.
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The B.I.O. President is a guest lecturer at the University
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Presentation
and participation by B.I.O. Trustee Professor Rusen Keles, Director,
Center of Urban Studies, University
of Ankara and the Very Reverend Meliton Karas, secretary of
the Holy Synod Ecumenical Patriarchate, in the Third
B.I.O. International Conference on “Proposals for a Biocentric
Curriculum” held in Athens.
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 7 , BioNews
no. 7a, July 1996, p. 7 |
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Participation
by B.I.O. Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director of the Centre
for Urban Studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara
University, and President of the UNA Turkey; and Professor Dr.
Ahmet Samsunlu of the Istanbul Technical University, in the
Second B.I.O. International Conference on "Bios
in the Next Millennium," including contributions to
the volume of proceedings.Photos,
Programme
Proceedings: BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME II
BioNews: BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 5 , BioNews
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B.I.O.
Trustee, Professor Rusen Keles, Director of the Centre for Urban
Studies, Political Sciences, Ankara University, and President
of UNA Turkey, participates in the First
B.I.O. International Conference on "Biopolitics and International
Cooperation" and contributes to the volume of proceedings.
Proceedings: BIOPOLITICS
- THE BIO-ENVIRONMENT - VOLUME I
BioNews: BioNews
Vol 1, No. 1, November 1987 , BioNews
no. 6, April 1996, p. 4 , BioNews
no. 7a, July 1996, p. 4 |
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B.I.O.
President attends the UNA meeting in Berlin with B.I.O. Trustee
Professor Rusen Keles, an event which launched B.I.O.'s cooperation
with Turkey.
"Biopolitics - A Pathway for International, Cultural, Technological
and Envronmental Co-operation, UNA Meeting" |
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