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Wednesday, June 20
| 7:00am-4:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open |
| There are 13 Orchestra Leadership Academy seminars available (starting Tuesday, June 19). While, of course, you can enroll for any of them, of particular interest to you may be the selected one-day seminars listed below. | |
| 8:00am-1:00pm Convention Center Room 208 |
Aligning
Money with Mission* It's not just about balancing the budget; it's also about ensuring that the funds available are used "smartly." This seminar will provide practical analytic and strategic skills to help you achieve financial stability and artistic growth. |
| Convention
Center Room 102 |
Everything
You Need to Know About Capital Campaigns* How do we plan to acquire the infusion of funds necessary to support our orchestras' needs? This seminar will help participants gain an understanding of capital-campaign methodology, and give you hands-on tools to learn how to build a viable campaign structure, determine a financial objective, recruit volunteer leaders, and implement the best strategy for your organization. |
| Convention
Center Room 213 |
Improving
Board Performance through Self-Assessment* Do you believe—as a trustee and/or as an executive director or other key staffer—that your board could become even more effective? The tools and habits of board self-assessment are knowable, learnable, and invaluable to improving the capacity of the board to contribute to the overall health of the orchestra. |
| Convention
Center Room 104 |
Volunteers:
Working Effectively with Diverse Leadership Styles* This seminar will focus on you as a volunteer leader, giving you the tools to more fully understand the leadership styles of those with whom you work—and helping them, in turn, to motivate and lead in a demanding and rapidly changing environment. |
| 1:15pm-2:00pm | Conference Orientation! Connect with seasoned attendees and first-time delegates. |
| 2:15pm-3:30pm | Development, All Meeting Groups Roundtable discussions Development Meetings sponsored by TAYLAR Development, LLC Roundtables led by Group 1 and 2 Development Directors. Six or seven topics to be chosen by Development Groups 2-8. |
| 4:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm Ryman Auditorium | OPENING SESSION "EVERY CITY, MUSIC CITY" How can every city become a music city? A panel discussion around "The Role of Arts and Culture in the Creation of Smart/Destination Cities and Communities" includes Nashville's own mayor, the Honorable Bill Purcell; publisher Austin Kiplinger; Elizabeth Burmaster, president, Council of Chief State School Officers; Mac Crawford, chairman, CVS/Caremark; and moderator Adrian Ellis, founder and managing principal, AEA Consulting. Keynote Speaker Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, addresses "Defining Community and Maximizing Opportunity." One route to reinforcing community connectivity is through our work with young people, reaching across generations to build a better future through music. A selection from the Peabody Award-winning HBO Family television series The Music in Me, featuring Nathan Chan, a cellist in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra will be featured. The Opening Session places orchestras in a musical and societal perspective as we explore different musical genres through appearances by Amy Grant, Vince Gill, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers®, the Curb Youth Orchestra, and young fiddler Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro, TN, who will be featured in the HBO Family documentary The Music in Me2, A Family Special. All this will make this a stirring and tuneful session you won't want to miss! Click here for full session. The Opening Session is sponsored by NAMM |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm Convention Center Level 2 Foyer, Hallway, and Rooms 209-210 |
Opening Reception Mingle with colleagues, presenters, and business partners at the opening reception. Refreshments, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available. Open to all. Open to all Sponsored by Fisher Dachs Associates—Theatre Planning and Design |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm Offsite |
National Friends of the
League Dinner (by invitation only) For Donors of $600 or more to the League's Annual Fund. Sponsored by Steinway & Sons and Gaylord Hotels |
| 7:30pm Offsite |
Marketing, Development,
and Public Relations Reception (by invitation) Sponsored by SD&A Teleservices, Inc. |
| 9:30pm Renaissance Hotel Belmont 3 and Ryman 1 |
Songwriting Workshops Write a hit in true Nashville style! Express your creativity through a unique collaboration and co-write a song with one of Nashville's hit-writing singer/songwriters. Experience first-hand the Nashville Chamber Orchestra's award winning and GRAMMY® nominated Kid Pan Alley education project! Read all about one songwriter/teacher, Jason Blume, on his web site at www.jasonblume.com. |
| 9:30pm Offsite |
Almost Famous (35 and under) You work in the music business… You are under 35... You have great ideas about the future of orchestras and want to share them with your equally open-minded peers, free from the prying eyes of "authority" and "tradition"... This laid back, late night off-site session on Wednesday, June 20 is your chance! Contact Anastasia Boudanoque (aboudanoque@symphony.org; 646 709 6910) or Jayson Greene (jgreene@symphony.org; 518-810-6257) for details. Sponsored by Young Concert Artists, Inc. and The J. Stephen Turner Foundation |
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Thursday, June 21
| 7:00-7:45am Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1 and Belmont 2 |
Yoga* Relax and renew with some early morning yoga! A great opportunity to stretch, strengthen, and clear your mind. All levels welcome. |
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| 7:30am-2:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:45am | Continental breakfast available in the Exhibit Area | ||||
| 9:00am-10:15am | Development, Meeting Groups 1 and 2 Campaign Major Gift Fundraising: Building and Managing the Pipeline with Bob Lasher, San Francisco Symphony and Pete Lasher, Georgetown University |
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| Development, Meeting Groups 3–8 Planned Giving in a Small Shop, with Greg Lassonde, CFRE, planned giving specialist and consultant |
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| 10:30am-Noon | Development, Meeting Groups 1 and 2 Annual Fund: Maximizing Return; Minimizing Resistance Includes ideas for incorporating new projects into the Annual Fund |
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| Development, Meeting Groups 3–8 Mining Your Database: Finding and Qualifying Prospects for New or Increased Gifts, with Bruce Thibodeau, president, Arts Consulting Group, Inc. |
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| 12:15pm-1:45pm | LUNCHES Grab lunch and visit with your business partners in the Exhibit Area. |
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| 2:00pm |
Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close We encourage all delegates and business partners to attend this important plenary session. |
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| 2:00pm-5:00pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, Center and West |
Plenary Session: "Engaging Art: Research, Practice, and Innovation" Bring your laptop to join the live online discussion at this session! Bill Ivey, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Steven Tepper, a prominent cultural policy scholar and sociologist, the co-editors of "Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life" and researchers Lynne Conner and Vanessa Bertozzi will present key findings focusing on the newest data around arts engagement and usage. Brent Assink, executive director, San Francisco Symphony; Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director, Carnegie Hall; and Gerard McBurney, artistic programming advisor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will respond, providing a window into the practical implications of this information. Delegates will have the opportunity to respond to the findings, exploring their implications for our orchestras. Sponsored by BMI, The Wallace Foundation, and Curb Records |
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| 5:15pm-6:15pm Convention Center Room 201, Rooms 204—206, Rooms 208, 209 and 210 |
*NEW this year!
INNOVATIONS
EXPO Orchestras everywhere are doing original and stimulating work. New at Conference this year is the INNOVATIONS EXPO, a forum where innovative projects, presented by their owners, will be showcased. You will have a choice to view one hour-long presentation or several shorter roundtable discussions on different programs. Click here for a full list of topics covered. |
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| 6:15pm-8:00pm | Dine-Arounds Make new friends and enjoy Nashville's fine restaurants at a Dine-Around this evening. Sign-up sheets will be on the bulletin board next to the Registration Area all day on Wednesday and Thursday, and at the Conference Orientation on Wednesday at 1:15 pm. Sign up for the restaurant or group that appeals to you, then meet in the hotel lobby at the time specified on the form. Dine-Arounds are pay-your-own-way. |
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| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
Nashville Symphony Concert* Leonard Slatkin, conductor Peng Peng, piano
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| † Ms. Tower's work is part of
Ford Made in America, made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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| Gold Baton Award Presented posthumously to Kenneth Schermerhorn, accepted by Martha R. Ingram. The League’s highest honor, the Gold Baton Award, is presented annually in recognition of an individual or organization whose distinguished service to music and the arts has had national impact and significance. |
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| Immediately following the concert | Insights on the Acoustics
of Schermerhorn Symphony Center Meet at the front of the orchestra seating area to hear acousticians Christopher Blair, Paul Scarbrough, and C. Russell Todd from Akustiks, LLC. Sponsored by Akustiks, LLC |
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| Post Concert | Tune-Up Party Open to all. Mingle with colleagues and friends at the Tune-Up Party. Your name badge serves as your admission. Sponsored by the Nashville Symphony and Culinaire |
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Friday, June 22
| 7:00-7:45am Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1 and Belmont 2 |
Yoga* Relax and renew with some early morning yoga! A great opportunity to stretch, strengthen, and clear your mind. All levels welcome. |
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| 7:00am-8:15am | Continental breakfast available in the Exhibit Area | ||||||||||||
| 7:00am-Noon and 1:45pm-5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open | ||||||||||||
| 8:30am-9:45am | Development, All Meeting Groups Navigating the Course Toward a Highly Effective Fund-raising Relationship, with Paul Hogle, vice president for development, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
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| 9:45am-10:30am Convention Center Foyer and Hotel Grand Ballroom East |
Sponsored
Coffee Breaks in Exhibit Area Join your business partners and colleagues over coffee in the exhibit area between sessions. |
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| Choose from six Orchestra Toolbox (T) or Perspectives (P) sessions, including: | |||||||||||||
| 10:30am-11:45am | These sessions are open to all orchestra personnel, business partners/exhibitors | ||||||||||||
| Renaissance Hotel Music City Ballroom |
Innovation—It Doesn't Just Happen (T) This session examines the influence of organizational culture, barriers and constraints, and introduces a practical framework you can use to improve your organization's capacity to innovate. Presenter: David A. Owens, P.E., Ph.D. clinical professor of management and innovation, Vanderbilt University, and leader, National Arts Strategies seminars on "Leading Innovation." Especially recommended for executive directors, staff, volunteers, board members |
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| Convention Center Room 206 |
Subscriptions: Dead or Alive? (P) Danny Newman published his now-legendary book Subscribe Now! in 1977, and changed the way we market. But does Subscribe Now! say anything to us today? On the 30th anniversary of this landmark book, New York Philharmonic marketing director David Snead and a panel of fellow experts discuss and debate the classic subscription model and its relevance today. Panelists: David Snead, director of marketing, New York Philharmonic; Douglas W. Kinzey, president, Audience Strategies for the Arts, Inc.; Michael Pastreich, executive director, Elgin Symphony Orchestra Especially recommended for executive directors, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, board members, marketing, public relations, general managers, business partners, development, operations |
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| Convention Center Room 204 |
Take Action: The Future of Orchestras is Education Today (T) Every individual involved with orchestras can do more to support the re-birth of music education. Orchestras can raise their voices and use their civic clout when local education priorities are debated. Learn how your orchestra's board members, volunteers, staff, and musicians can take action to revitalize music education in our schools and communities. The future of our art form and artists may depend on it. Moderator: Henry Fogel, president, American Symphony
Orchestra League Especially recommended for executive directors, education/community, musicians, conductors, board members, public relations, business partners, youth orchestra personnel, volunteers |
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| Convention Center Room 205 |
The Music Business: Adapting
to a Changing Landscape (P) Classical music is just a slice of the overall music business world. What might the changing tastes and habits of music consumers tell us about our current and future audiences—and what does it mean for you? Hear from some of Nashville's top music business thinkers about consumer trends, the future of electronic media, and how potential audiences engage with music when they're not in the concert hall. Moderator: Douglas McLennan, editor, ArtsJournal.com Especially recommended for executive directors, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, board members, marketing, public relations, general managers, development, operations, volunteers, youth orchestra personnel, business partners |
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| Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1-2 |
Ticketing Solutions for Tomorrow (T) Imagine the possibility of totally wireless ticketing transactions, up to the minute updates on ticket availability to your subscribers PDA or cell phone, or ticket scanning technology that makes standing in entry lines a thing of the past. You'll leave this session with a new understanding of how integrated ticketing solutions can help expand your audiences and primed to ask the right questions when you're shopping for a new ticketing solution. Moderator: Tom Tomlinson, project director, Atlanta
Symphony Center Especially recommended for development directors, executive directors, marketing, general managers, business partners, youth orchestra personnel |
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| Convention Center Rooms 209-210 |
What Makes a Great Workplace Environment for Musicians? (P) Arguably a great workplace environment is one characterized by a sense of common purpose, positive relationships among stakeholders, and an overriding sense of pride in delivering work at the highest level. Isn't this aspiration one shared by musicians, staff, board, and volunteers? What can we do to create the common ground that makes our shared aspiration the norm? Speakers: Laura Brownell, executive director, Symphonic Services Division, American Federation of Musicians; Bruce Ridge, chair, ICSOM; Tom Fetherston, president, ROPA; Carla Johnson, president and executive director, Virginia Symphony Especially recommended for executive directors, education/community, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, board members, public relations, general managers, development, operations, volunteers |
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| 12:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close | ||||||||||||
| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
Conference Luncheon* Keynote Speaker Martha R. Ingram, chair, Nashville Symphony board of directors, will discuss "The Sustainability of the Arts." This is a great opportunity to take a breather in between your meetings, and relax with your colleagues over lunch. Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services Inc. |
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| 1:45pm-5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open | ||||||||||||
| Choose from six Orchestra Toolbox (T) or Perspectives (P) sessions, including: | |||||||||||||
| 1:45pm-3:00pm | These sessions are open to all orchestra personnel, business partners/exhibitors | ||||||||||||
| Convention Center Room 206 |
Beyond Your Website: New Ideas for Online Communications (T) So what's the big deal about podcasting? Blogs? Vlogs? RSS? Whether you're a "newbie" or a seasoned pro, in this session, you will learn practical tips and get an overview of current and emerging electronic communications technology. Find out how to take advantage of Web 2.0, collaborative communications, and user-generated content and how to best use each to reach your audience. Presenter: Sarah Bruning, public affairs manager,
Carnegie Hall Especially recommended for executive directors, education/community, conductors, artistic administrators, marketing, public relations, general managers, business partners, operations, youth orchestra personnel |
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| Convention Center Room 204 |
Creating an Orchestra—Community Connection (P) As orchestras amplify their civic value, we examine the meaning of community service. We may view an excellent subscription concert as an example of service to the community, but does the general public? Conversely, some of the most "successful" community engagement programs may never produce ticket-buyers. How does an orchestra position the balance of its artistic and charitable activities to communicate its civic value? Moderator: Jonathan Katz, chief executive officer,
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Especially recommended for executive directors, education/community, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, board members, public relations, business partners, development, youth orchestra personnel |
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| Renaissance Hotel Music City Ballroom |
Leadership: The Next Generation (P) New and talented leadership is essential for any organization to thrive—both on the staff and the board level. Board members who represent "next generation" leadership are part of this equation. What are the particular challenges and opportunities as we see emerging leaders on the executive and board level? What are their expectations for interaction with one another, for the artistic and organizational performance of the orchestra, and for changing relationships with the wider community? Moderator: Henry Fogel, president, American Symphony
Orchestra League Especially recommended for executive directors, board members, development, youth orchestra personnel |
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| Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1-2 |
New Music: Tapping into the New Commissioning Community (T) Want to commission a new work find a way to engage your community at the same time? Come and learn about the growing trends in individual patronage, grass-roots collectives, and co-commissioning; take home new tools to help you identify, recruit, and commission new works for your orchestra. Moderator: Heather Hitchens, president, Meet The
Composer Especially recommended for executive directors, education/community, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, marketing, general managers, operations, youth orchestra personnel, music publishers |
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| Convention Center Room 205 |
Volunteers and Staff: Maximizing the Relationship (P) A well-functioning partnership between orchestra volunteers and professional staff can bring significant value to your orchestra in a number of ways. Clarity around roles and responsibilities can help ensure that the projects are efficiently managed, lead to success, and bring pride and satisfaction to all involved. Hear from two volunteer/staff teams that work together at the highest level, and see results for their orchestras that can serve as models for others. Moderator: Alan Jordan, executive director, Vermont
Symphony Orchestra Especially recommended for executive directors, board members, development, volunteers |
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| Convention Center Rooms 209-210 |
What is the Future of Pops? (P) Superstars, thematic programming, orchestra centered concerts, multi-media extravaganzas, concerts without orchestra—it's a big pops world out there. What are the trends, and what artists and projects will keep your pops audiences begging for more? Moderator: Kendra Whitlock, general manager, Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra Especially recommended for executive directors, musicians, conductors, artistic administrators, public relations, general managers, business partners |
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| 3:00pm-3:45pm | Sponsored Afternoon Breaks
in the Exhibit Area Enjoy a beverage and light snack and network with your business partners in the exhibit area between sessions. |
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| 3:45pm-5:00pm | Development, Meeting Group 1, and
Marketing and Public Relations, Groups 1 and 2 Corporate Sponsorships: Maximizing Return and Exposure for All, with Mark McQueen, Bank of America |
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| Development, Meeting Group 2 Building a Business Model That is Rooted in the Development of Your Audience, with Jon Limbacher, vice president and development and external affairs, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra |
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| Development, Meeting Groups 3–8 Small Events: Are They Worth It? with Jim Dietz-Kilen, Des Moines Symphony, and Lee Kappelman, Arts Consulting Group, Inc. |
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| 5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close | ||||||||||||
| 5:30pm-7:30pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, Center and West |
Awards Celebration
and Reception Celebrate the field's achievements. Celebration sponsored by CCS Reception sponsored by ASCAP |
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| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
NASHVILLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA* Paul Gambill, conductor Gilles Apap, violin John Jorgenson, guitar Laurence Kaptain, cimbalom
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| Immediately following the Concert | Insights on the Architectural
Design of Schermerhorn Symphony Center Meet at the front of the orchestra seating area with design architects David M. Schwarz and Craig P. Williams from David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. Sponsored by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. |
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| 9:30pm | Nashville
Symphony Recommends* Fun things to do while you're in Nashville! |
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| 10:30pm | Songwriting Workshops Write a hit in true Nashville style! Express your creativity through a unique collaboration and co-write a song with one of Nashville's hit-writing singer/songwriters. Experience first-hand the Nashville Chamber Orchestra's award winning and GRAMMY® nominated Kid Pan Alley education project! Read all about one songwriter/teacher, Jason Blume, on his web site at www.jasonblume.com. |
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Saturday, June 23
| 9:00am-12:30pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom West |
A Radical New Revenue Model for Orchestras Drawing on the experiences of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony, this workshop will reframe the discussion about the relationship between earned and contributed income, and will challenge many of the field's fundamental assumptions about the core economic engine for orchestras. By focusing on long-term patron relationships, and understanding the intertwined relationship between attendance, audience experience, and the reward of patron loyalty through contribution, orchestras can increase the number of households they serve and the frequency with which they serve them. |
| Afternoon | Check out "Nashville Symphony Staff Recommends" for fun things to do in Nashville and great places to eat |
| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
Bernadette
Peters & the Nashville Chamber Orchestra Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and comedienne Bernadette Peters sparkles with the NCO in an evening featuring songs from her signature Broadway shows. |
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Enjoy Nashville—Consider extending your stay to take advantage of all the city has to offer.*
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