About IEEE N3XT® Events

Events & conference sessions hosted in partnership with IEEE Entrepreneurship

About IEEE N3XT® Events

IEEE Entrepreneurship works in partnership with IEEE Entities to host IEEE N3XT® events that showcase engineering-driven founders and entrepreneurial topics.

IEEE N3XT® embodies the spirit of future technological development — the root word “next,” and the number “3” represent the three pillars of entrepreneurial thinking: ideas, innovation, and inspiration.

These events are valuable to you, if you are:

  • an aspiring, early-stage, or successful technical entrepreneur
  • transforming your education ideas into inventions or applications
  • interested in learning from conversations with founder peers and the larger technical startup community
  • inspired by visionaries sharing their stories
  • work for ecosystem communities including incubators, accelerators, investors and service providers.

By bringing together the technical entrepreneur community, these events will foster collaboration and innovation, as well as provide encouragement and skills building to entrepreneurs looking to make their mark.

Host​ ​an​ ​IEEE​ ​N3XT​® ​Affiliate​ ​Event

IEEE owns the trademark for IEEE N3XT® and licenses the brand for use on an approval basis. Currently, the IEEE N3XT® brand is available in an add-on format, meaning that an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event may be added to a larger event or conference, as a session, meetup, workshop, or other iteration that is differentiated from the standalone flagship event.
IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Events are focused on bringing skills and inspiration to the next generation of
entrepreneurs. These events should embrace new style methodologies and produced event formats that would appeal to these audiences.

Apply to Host Your Own IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event

IEEE N3XT® EVENTS & AFFILIATE EVENTS

Upcoming Affiliate Events
Past Affiliate Events

2016 | IEEE Technology Time Machine

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Joshua Windmiller Headshot
Joshua Windmiller
Eric Tobias Headshot
Eric Tobias
Drew Taylor headshot
Drew Taylor
Meredith Perry Headshot
Meredith Perry
Rakesh Kumar Headshot
Rakesh Kumar

2017 | IEEE Vision, Innovation & Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Kurt Peterson Headshot
Kurt Peterson, Phd
Craig Barratt Headshot
Craig Barratt
Mario Milicevic Headshot
Mario Milicevic
Samantha Snabes

International Conference on Environmental Engineering

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Yotam Ariel Headshot
Yotam Ariel

IEEE TEMS International Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ISIE)

The mission of the IEEE TEMS International Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ISIE) is to help promote and advance knowledge in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. Through encouraging discussions...
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IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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2018 | HKN Student Leadership Conference

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Courtney Powell Headshot
Courtney Powell
Shane Owens
Laine Powell Headshot
Laine Powell
Robert Reynolds Headshot
Robert Reynolds

2018 | IEEE VISION, INNOVATION & CHALLENGES SUMMIT

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Ryan Cousins Headshot
Ryan Cousins
Veronica Osinski Headshot
Veronica Osinski
Kevin Noertker Headshot
Kevin Noertker
Matt Fiedler Headshot
Matthew Fiedler

2018 Rwanda | A 5-Day Workshop, organized by IEEE, ICTP and EAIFR

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Ken Stauffer

2018 | IEEE TEMSCON

Failing for Success: Lessons Learned in Innovation NOTE: No registration is needed for this event! Although part of TEMSCON, this session is open to the public. This event is an...
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Colin Curtin Head Shot
Colin Curtin
Carlee Price Headshot
Carlee Price
Allan Tear
Pramod Abichandani

2018 | IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Alexandre Bess Head Shot
Alexandre Bess
Roberto de Marca headshot
José Roberto de Marca
Isa Oliveira Head Shot
Isa Oliveira
Nima Kazerooni Headshot
Nima Kazerooni
Flavio Pereira Head Shot
Flavio Pereira
Roberto Lotufo Head Shot
Roberto A. Lotufo

2018 | International Conference on Magnetism

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Jeric Bautista Headshot
Jeric Bautista
Eric Trabold Headshot
Eric Trabold
Charles Barry Headshot
Charles Barry
Andrew Kent Headshot
Andrew Kent
Han Jin Headshot
Han Jin
Tom Coughlin Headshot
Tom Coughlin

2018 | IEEE-USA Future Leaders Forum

THE 2018 FUTURE LEADERS FORUM WILL TAKE PLACE JULY 26-28 IN AUSTIN, TX. This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role...
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Daniella Piper Headshot
Daniella Piper
Krenar Komoni Headshot
Krenar Komoni
Kevin Noertker Headshot
Kevin Noertker
Samantha Snabes

BRAND CENTRAL

SPONSORED BY THE IEEE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science...
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Kevin Noertker Headshot
Kevin Noertker

2018 | IEEE PES Hardtech Summit & 3rd PES Student Congress

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to the...
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2018 | IEEE Technology Time Machine

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to...
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Greg Horowitt Headshot
Greg Horowitt
conor russomanno
Conor Russomanno
Colin Curtin Head Shot
Colin Curtin
Ganesh Subramani Headshot
Ganesh Subramanian
Tom Coughlin Headshot
Tom Coughlin
Rakesh Kumar Headshot
Rakesh Kumar

2018 | IEEE Innovation Nation Sri Lanka

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and engineering as it relates to the...
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IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things

The IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) will be held on the spectacular parkland setting of the University of Limerick. The historic city of Limerick is located...
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2019 | AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Finals

7 pitches. 4 minutes. $50,000. May 15, 2019 – Pittsburgh Watch as 7 physical product companies from around the nation compete for the $50,000 grand prize from Startbot. You’ll also hear...
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VivaTech | 2019

VivaTech is the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation. It’s a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products taking place in Paris on 16–18 May...
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2017 | IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit (VICS)

The IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit (“IEEE VIC Summit”) will be held on 17 May 2019 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego, Calif, USA. The IEEE...
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2019 | ICRA – IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

The 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will be held on 20-24 May 2019 in Montreal, Canada. The ICRA 2019 is a flagship IEEE Robotics & Automation Society...
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2019 | IEEE & IFR Invention Entrepreneurship Award

The purpose of this award is to highlight and honor the achievements of the inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products. This is...
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IEEE WIE ILC | 2019

Lead Beyond Launched 5 years ago, the IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (IEEE WIE ILC) provides professional women in technology, whether in industry, academia, or government, the opportunity...
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2019 | IEEE/ACM 41st International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results (ICSE-NIER)

ICSE’s New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) track provides a forum for innovative, thought-provoking research in software engineering with the goal of accelerating the exposure of the community to disruptive...
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TEMSCON | 2019

2019 International Conference of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society  Leading Innovation in Times of Constant Change Engineering managers are increasingly expected to lead innovation initiatives across their organization’s value chain. ...
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13th IEEE PES PowerTech Conference

On behalf of the International Steering Committee and the Local Organizing Committee we invite you to attend the 13th IEEE PowerTech 2019 co-sponsored by IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and...
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2019 | ICARM – IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics

The IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM) is the flagship conference of both IEEE-SMC TC on Bio-mechatronics and Bio-robotics Systems, and IEEE-RAS TC on Neuro-Robotics Systems. The...
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2019 | Sunset Cruise and Networking & Evening

The Boston Entrepreneurs’ Network (ENET) invites you to “EntrepreneurSHIP 2019 – Sunset Cruise and Networking Evening,” its 17th annual sunset networking cruise of Boston Harbor on Thursday July 18, 2019...
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2019 | IEEE Toronto Innovations in Communication Summit

This one-day summit will provide a platform for industry leaders, innovators, and researchers from industry and the academic community to collaborate and exchange ideas in this emerging technology, which in...
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2019 | PowerAfrica Conference

The IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), Industrial Applications Society (IAS) and IEEE Nigeria Section are pleased to announce Call for Papers for the 6th IEEE PowerAfrica 2019 Conference with...
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Janati Nakimera
Ken Stauffer

2019 | Turkey 17th IEEE Student and Young Professionals Congress

IEEE BAUN, the student branch of Balıkesir University, which is a global structure of IEEE, is to represent our country and university abroad, to provide students with the potential to...
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2019 | C3HACK – Hackathon

The FURG Student Branch of the IEEE is organizing its first Hackathon, in Rio Grande – Brazil. The event is co-organized by local student organizations, with the partnership of innovation...
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2019 | 13th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA)

The International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2019) is going to be held from 26 to 28 August 2019 in Island of Ulkulhas, Maldives. The conference...
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2019 | ENTREPRENEURIAL BOOTSTRAPPING BASICS

Entrepreneurs often think that the only way to grow their business is to raise capital from VCs or angel investors. While outside capital can fuel growth, it also carries a...
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2019 | 5th INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIETY & INDUSTRY (RTSI)

The IEEE Italy Section, in cooperation with the IEEE Region 8 and the IEEE Croatia, France, Israel, Switzerland, and UK&Ireland Sections, is organizing the 5th International Forum on Research and...
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2019 | SMALL BUSINESS INSIGHTS

Join us as we discuss making the transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship with Lorette Pruden, PhD, a chemical engineer turned Business Coach and Advisor. Lorette shares insights and advice from...
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2019 | PROJECT, HOBBY… OR COMPANY?

Great startups begin with intrepid entrepreneurs, bursting with creativity, energy – and the ability to cope with sleep deprivation is often helpful. Also, an essential component of a successful startup...
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2019 | AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT)

In recent years, we are seeing a growing synergy among infrastructures and systems for production, transmission, distribution and conversion of electricity, for telecommunications, and all those computing technologies that provide...
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2019 | 10th IEEE International Conference on Biometrics (BTAS)

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event, and will include a session that focuses on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in science and biometrics as it relates to...
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2019 | CTTE-FITCE: Smart Cities & Information and Communication Technology (CTTE-FITCE)

Today, multiple sources estimate that by 2050, about 70% of the population will live in cities. Furthermore, cities compete on a global level to attract entrepreneurial talent and successful businesses....
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2019 | IEEE Empower a Billion Lives

Introducing IEEE Empower a Billion Lives IEEE Empower a Billion Lives is a global competition aimed at fostering innovation to develop solutions to electricity access. Solutions are expected to be...
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2019 | The Eleventh Annual Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition [ECCE 2019]

The five day conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on September 29 – October 3, 2019. ECCE is the pivotal international conference and exposition event on electrical and...
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2019 | IEEE 5G World Forum Dresden

Paper Submissions due April 15 The 2019 IEEE 2nd 5G World Forum (5GWF’19) in Dresden, Germany, seeks contributions on how to nurture and cultivate 5G technologies and applications for the...
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2019 | IEEE, ICTP and EAIFR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

Uganda, Africa 2019 September 30 – October 04 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A 5-day workshop, organized by IEEE, ICTP and EAIFR, will be conducted at the Makerere University, Uganda.  Participants will...
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2019 | TechCrunch Disrupt SF

TechCrunch has been uncovering some of the best developers and programmers through Disrupt Hackathons with projects seeing great success beyond the event, like GroupMe which was created overnight and ultimately...
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2019 | Do Good Robotics Start-up Competition (DGRSC)

Robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hold tremendous potential in addressing many of the societal challenges exemplified in the seventeen sustainable development goals of the 2030 agenda of the...
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2019 | The Business of WE (Women Entrepreneurs) Summit

2019 October 04 NYC, USA This full-day event (open to men and women) is jam-packed with inspiration, proven strategies, actionable steps, and the tips, resources and information for maximum business...
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2019 | IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)

Intention of the organizers is to give an opportunity to scientists, engineers and manufacturers as well as to doctoral students from all over the world to meet and discuss recent...
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2019 | IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

The 49th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is a major international conference focusing on educational innovations and research in engineering and computing education. We welcome submissions related to educational...
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2019 | IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference

The annual IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference is a signature program of the society and is an opportunity for your chapter to meet with other officers, members, faculty advisers, members of...
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Bruce Hecht
Tish Scolnik
Bobbie Carlton
Susan K. (Kathy) Land Headshot
Susan K. (Kathy) Land

2019 | Slingshot Competition @ Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH)

IEEE Entrepreneurship will be in hosting an IEEE N3XT® Stars Program during the 2019 Slingshot Competition at Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SWITCH)! SWITCH is a platform concept event week that brings together...
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Haymon Sinapius
Andy Chen
Dr. Kush Agarwal
Leo Hwa Chiang Head Shot
Leo Hwa Chiang
Mary Ward-Callan
Randi Sumner

2019 | Neurotech Entrepreneurs Workshop

This event is an IEEE N3XT® Affiliate Event and will include panel sessions, workshops, & seminars that focus on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in neuroscience and neural engineering...
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2022 | “W-to-W Tech Ideas Dedicated to Women” Competition

2022 June 06 – 07 Location: San Diego, California, USA For the 25th Anniversary of IEEE WIE, there is an opportunity to highlight the strengths, knowledge, ideas, and creativity that...
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FinTech – Retail & Finance

FinTech – Retail & Finance 2022 IEEE Youth Endeavours For Social Innovation Using Sustainable Technology (YESIST12) Special Track 12 June 2022 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM India Standard Time...
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2022 | IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)

14 – 16 June 2022 Location: Hybrid – Palermo, Italy MELECON 2022 is an international forum presenting design methodologies, techniques, and experimental results in emerging electro-technologies. It is one of the...
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IEngage with IEEE Leaders

IEngage with IEEE Leaders 2022 IEEE Youth Endeavours For Social Innovation Using Sustainable Technology (YESIST12) Special Track 26 June 2022 | 5:00 PM India Standard Time (IST) / 7:30 AM...
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Sustainable Manufacturing: Tackling Climate Crisis with Technology Innovations

Sustainable Manufacturing: Tackling Climate Crisis with Technology Innovations Leveraging the 5 R’s: Record, Report, Reduce, Replace and Remove IEEE Future Tech Forum Roundtable Series 28 June 2022 | 12:00 PM...
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IEEE Region 10 Student, Young Professionals, Women-in-Engineering and Life Member Congress (R10 SYWL Congress 2022)

11 – 14 August 2022 Location: Jeju Island, Korea The IEEE Region 10 Student, Young Professionals, Women-in-Engineering and Life Member Congress (R10 SYWL Congress 2022) will be held at Jeju...
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2022 | IEEE Quantum Week

2022 September 18 – 23 Location: Hybrid – Broomfield, Colorado, USA Quantum Computing Entrepreneurship The third IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE22) — IEEE Quantum Week 2022 —  brings...
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Stephen Ibaraki
Nikhil Malhotra
Chintan Oza
Emily Klein
Rafael Sotelo
Joseph Geraci
Victor Canivell
Zach Newman
Kate Havey
David Mitlyng
Nardo Manaloto
Jan Goetz
Stefan Cap
Rebecca Krauthamer
Joanne Wong
Andy Chen

2022 | IEEE Future Networks World Forum

2022 October 12 – 14 Location: Hybrid – Montreal, Canada The 2022 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (previously known as the IEEE 5G World Forum) aims to bring experts from...
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IEEE 8th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT 2022)

26 October – 11 November 2022 Location: Hybrid – Yokohama, Japan Entrepreneurial Program The Entrepreneurial Forum will bring together startups, small and medium business owners, incubator organizations, and venture capitalists,...
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