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15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage

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15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Graz, Austria, September 27-29, 2017 https://gch17.tugraz.at/ First Call for Papers The 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH'17) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to advance the understanding of critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broad audience. The objective of the workshop is to introduce and showcase new techniques and applications for supporting Cultural Heritage information ranging from data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, 3D documentation, and data management, to new forms of interactive presentation and 3D printing solutions. Interdisciplinary approaches for analysis, classification and interpretation of cultural artefacts are particularly relevant to the event. GCH'17 provides a scientific forum to exchange novel ideas and techniques in research, education and dissemination of Cultural Heritage information, to transfer them into practice, and identify future research and application opportunities. To advance the dialogue between ICT and CH experts, GCH'17 will be held in close cooperation with the Museumsakademie of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz, providing opportunity for exchange between the domains. We seek original, innovative and previously unpublished contributions in the computer graphics area applied to digital cultural heritage, challenging the state of the art solutions and leveraging new ideas for future developments. Equally, original contributions in the cultural heritage field of relevance to computer graphics are welcome. Specific workshop sessions will be devoted to reports on applications, experiences and projects in this domain. Contributions are solicited (but not limited to) in the following areas: 2/3/4D data acquisition and processing Multispectral imaging and data fusion Digital acquisition, representation and communication of intangible heritage Material acquisition analysis Heterogeneous data collection, integration and management 3D printing of cultural assets Shape analysis and interpretation Similarity search of digital artefacts Visualization and Virtual Museums including storytelling and design of heritage communications Multi-modal and interactive environments and applications for Cultural Heritage Spatial and mobile augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations Semantic-aware representation of digital artefacts (metadata, classification schemes, annotation) Digital libraries, archiving and long-term preservation of 3D documents Standards and documentation Serious games in Cultural Heritage Organizational aspects of cooperation between ICT and CH experts for project development Best practices for deployment of novel ICT solution in the CH domain, including budgeting and maintenance User demand and reception of ICT solutions in CH institutions In cooperation with the Museumsakademie Joanneum, GCH is also planning for a half-day tutorial program, addressing practices and challenges in the important areas of acquisition and presentation of CH content. IMPORTANT DATES 05 May Full Papers Deadline 30 June Notification Full Paper 14 July Short Papers + Posters 15 Aug Notification Short Papers + Posters 03 Sept Camera Ready Deadline 27-29 Sept Event takes place Proceedings All accepted papers will be published by the Eurographics Association and archived in the EG Digital Library. The authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH, see http://jocch.acm.org/). Organization General Chairs Dieter Fellner, TU Graz/Fraunhofer Austria, TU Darmstadt/Fraunhofer IGD Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Program Chairs Tobias Schreck, Graz University of Technology Tim Weyrich, University College London Tutorial Chairs Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Pavlos Mavridis, Graz University of Technology Short Paper Chairs Robert Sablatnig, Technische Universität Wien Benjamin Stular, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Local Chair Torsten Ullrich, Fraunhofer Austria, Graz Further Details: https://gch17.tugraz.at/cfp.pdf

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Eurographics 2017 call for student volunteers

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Eurographics 2017 call for student volunteers. The EG2017 Student Volunteer program is a great opportunity for young researchers to attend a major conference in Computer Graphics and to establish and expand their network with the most relevant academicians, professionals and other students in the field. Student Volunteers are integral part of the success of a conference. We are in the process of recruiting a team of reliable and enthusiastic students who help us host and manage a successful, productive and enjoyable conference. A wide range of responsibilities will be assigned to volunteers, such as: . Support at the Registration desks . Badge checks for technical sessions, workshops, demos, reception and dinner . Support at the Help desks . Help with setting up and maintaining demos, poster and other arrangements . Audio and video support . Helping hand for organizing committee In general, no special skills are required except for one or two positions, where we are looking for individuals with good photography, blogging, and A/V skills. For their time and unmeasurable efforts, student volunteers will receive a full student registration. This includes free access to the entire conference, including technical sessions, demo and poster sessions, reception and conference diner. Student volunteers are responsible for their traveling and lodging expenses during the conference days. Applicants must be Master or PhD students during the 2016-2017 academic year. The individuals must have a positive attitude and have good communication skills in English. Volunteers are required to show up 5-10 minutes before their allotted service times and be available to help out for unforeseen surprises, which are difficult to predict. We expect every volunteerto commit to a total of about 15 volunteer hours of work at the conference (over 5 days). Responsibilities and time allotment during the conference will be sent to the volunteers a few weeks before the start of the conference, and volunteers must plan to attend the information meeting on April 7th 2014 morning before the start of the conference. Application Process: Candidates should send a short CV (one page), a motivation letter, a scan of their student ID card and a support letter from their PhD advisor. at the following address: <mailto:contact@eurographics2017.fr> contact(a)eurographics2017.fr

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Crowdsourcing journal rankings in Computer Graphics

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Dear Colleagues, The CORE ranking of journals and conferences, used in Australia for research evaluation, is also used outside Australia, either formally or informally. Due to the small number of graphics researchers in Australasia, the list of journals and conferences in our field is incomplete and some rankings are clearly incorrect. Therefore, please take the time to participate to the survey below, open to all researchers with a PhD: - Go to: <http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey> http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey and enter values for the main journals and conferences in our field. - Enter NA (non applicable) for the other ones. (the original announcement is below) Thanks and best regards, Marie-Paule Cani, vice-chair of Eurographics --------------------- Crowdsourcing journal rankings in Computer Graphics You are invited to participate in a crowdsourcing study run by CORE (Australasian COmputing Research and Education association) to collect opinions on the quality of various computer science journals. The intent is to analyse the usefulness of this data as input to a rankings process for adding or modifying rankings of journals in the CORE database (portal.core.edu.au/jnl-ranks). If aggregate opinions are found to be useful,they will be provided to the rankings committee for assessment regarding journal ranking decisions. The success of crowdsourced data collection depends on obtaining large numbers of participants. There are insufficient computer graphics researchers in Australasia to make a good sample, so we are seeking opinions from researchers in the Eurographics community. To participate in this study you must be an active researcher, and hold a PhD in the field. Further information, and the entry point to the survey can be found at <http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey> http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey. Within the survey, Computer Graphics is included within section 0801 (Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing). The survey allows you to ignore any journals with which you have no experience. It takes 5-10 minutes to complete. Please do NOT reply to this email. If you wish to discuss this approach, please join the discussion list at <http://www.core.edu.au/discussion-forum> http://www.core.edu.au/discussion-forum and use this for any discussion. Regards, Neil Dodgson Professor of Computer Graphics Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Lin Padgham (CORE President) Professor in Artificial Intelligence RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Call for Proposals 3D Shape Retrieval Contest 2017

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SHREC 2017, http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg3dor2017/#shrec Call for Track Proposals *Introduction* The general objective of the 3D Shape Retrieval Contest is to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D-shape retrieval algorithms. SHREC'17 is the twelfth edition of the contest. Like previous years, it is organized in conjunction with the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval, where the results will be reviewed and included in the workshop proceedings. Thanks to the efforts of previous track organizers, SHREC already provides many resources to compare and evaluate 3D retrieval methods. For this year's contest, we aim to explore new and updated tracks. Therefore, the participants are invited to have an active role in the organization of the event. This includes proposing track themes, building or acquiring a test collection, and deciding upon the queries, relevance assessment, and performance measures. The participants of each track will collectively write a paper, which will be published in the proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop 3D Object Retrieval 2017, http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg3dor2017/. At least one author per track must register for the workshop, and present the results. We also cordially invite all participants of a track to register and attend the workshop. *Tracks* The tracks organized in the past years have covered different aspects and tasks of 3D shape retrieval, for example: rigid or non-rigid models; partial (i.e. range scan) or complete models; sketch-based 3D retrieval; generic or domain specific models (i.e. CAD, biometrics, architectural and protein), correspondence, robustness, stability, registration, classification, recognition, pose estimation and machine learning. Now, we solicit again proposals for tracks. You may opt for one of the above themes, or propose new ones. Track organizers are responsible for all aspects of organizing the track, such as: the task, the data collection (copyright issues, etc.), the queries, the ground truth, the experimental design, the evaluation method, and the procedural aspects, writing the final paper in collaboration with the contestants, and submitting it. See the SHREC home page http://www.shrec.net/ for examples of organizational aspects of previous tracks. *Procedure* The following list is a step-by-step description of the activities: Potential track organizers send their proposal to shrec(a)cs.uu.nl, describing the envisioned task, collection, queries, ground truth, evaluation method, and expected number of participants; Promising tracks and their organizers will be listed at the SHREC web page, the track organizers start working out the details Participants register for the tracks they want to participate in; Each track is performed according to its own schedule; The track organizers collect the results; The track results are combined into a joint paper, to be included in the proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval; The description of the tracks and their results are presented at the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval (April 23-24, 2017). *SHREC Time Schedule* Important dates . January 15, 2017: Submission deadline for track proposals . January 16, 2017: Notification of acceptance of track proposals . Jan, Feb, 2017: Each track has its own time line . February 21, 2017: Each track is finished, and results are ready for inclusion in a track report . February 28, 2017: Submit track papers for review . March 7, 2017: All reviews due, feedback and notifications . March 17, 2017: Camera ready track papers submitted for inclusion in the proceedings . April 23-24, 2017: EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval 2017, including SHREC 2017 *Organization* For information about the contest, the results, etc. of previous editions, see last year SHREC home page. The results of SHREC2017 will be presented at the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval.

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Open PHD position on Visual Abstraction at Inria, France

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Call for applications for PhD project: Spatially Integrated Abstraction of Genetic Molecules ===================================================== We look for candidates for a fully-funded PhD position that takes place within a scientific initiative of studying, understanding, and formalizing visual abstractions. By considering abstraction as a general transformation from data into meaningful visual stimuli, the project will address aspects of geometric abstraction, illumination abstraction, abstraction in terms of levels of detail, or other relevant aspects of visualization. In particular, this PhD work should focus on visual abstractions that are meaningful in context of studying DNA macromolecular structural composition and its organization into higher-level structures up to chromosomes. More information: ----------------- <http://www.aviz.fr/wiki/uploads/Research/2017_AVIZ_PhD_Project_-_Abstractio n.pdf> http://www.aviz.fr/wiki/uploads/Research/2017_AVIZ_PhD_Project_-_Abstraction .pdf Required applicants skills: --------------------------- * highly motivated student * Master's degree (M.Sc., M. Eng, or equivalent) in computer science or closely related fields * education background in one or more of the following fields: visualization, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction * interest in applications in structural biology * previous experience in these fields (in particular, visualization) would be highly beneficial (evident, for example, in form of publications) * experience in modern computer graphics (GPU) programming * fluent in written and spoken English (French language skills are not required but would be beneficial for living in France and interacting with people outside of the lab) Application package (to be prepared in English): ------------------------------------------------ * detailed CV (including education, degrees and dates, publications/scientific presentations, skills/experiences in programming languages, project work, academic awards, ...) * motivation letter explaining why you apply specifically for this project and why you are the perfect candidate * summary of the Master's thesis * transcript of the grades from the Master's degree * contact details for two or more academic references * prepare all application documents electronically and in English (transcripts do not need to be translated, these are sufficient in the native language) * send a link (e.g., though DropBox, Box, OneDrive, or similar services) to the application file (one big PDF file named familyname_givenname.pdf) by e-mail to Tobias Isenberg < <mailto:tobias.isenberg@inria.fr> tobias.isenberg(a)inria.fr> Deadlines: ---------- * application deadline: applications are reviewed as they are received; however, for full consideration please submit your application by February 28, 2017 * starting date: September 1, 2017 About us: --------- Inria is the French national institute for computer science and applied mathematics. It is recognized for its world-class contributions to computer science and is and is distributed across eight research centers located throughout France. The Aviz team is part of the research center in Saclay which is located in the greater Paris area, with many connections to universities, other research centers, and companies. Many of the Inria Saclay researchers live in Paris and commute to the lab each day. The Paris region, of course, is a vibrant urban center within Europe that offers many exciting opportunities for cultural activities, sports, and other events.

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CGI2017: Call for Papers

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Call for Papers CGI 2017 http://fj.ics.keio.ac.jp/cgi17/index.html Yokohama, Japan, 27-30 June, 2017 Organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and hosted by Keio University In cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics International is one of the oldest international annual conferences in Computer Graphics and one of the most important ones worldwide, founded by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). It is a yearly meeting where academics present their latest algorithms, models and technologies, and explore new trends and ideas. Since 1983 it has been held in numerous different cities worldwide including Geneva, Tokyo, Sydney, Boston, Singapore and many different countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and North & South America. CGI'17, the 34th annual conference will take place on June 27th - June 30th 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. The conference is organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and hosted by Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University, in cooperation with ACM-SIGGRAPH. PUBLICATION The scientific program of the conference will include full papers, short papers and posters. The accepted full-length papers will be included either in a special issue of the Visual Computer Journal (Impactor factor 1.06) published by Springer-Verlag or the conference proceedings published by ACM Digital Library (to be approved), depending on the topics. All accepted short papers and poster papers will be included in the conference proceedings. Authors of the highest-ranked proceedings papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to the Visual Computer; these papers will follow a fast track review process. IMPORTANT DATES Full Papers Submission deadline February 13, 2017 Paper notification March 20, 2017 Camera-ready April 10, 2017 Short Papers/Posters Submission deadline April 10, 2017 Paper notification May 8, 2017 Camera-ready May 22, 2017 KEYWORDS We invite original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics related to: 3D Printing 3D Reconstruction Affective Computing City Modeling Computational Fabrication Computational Geometry Computational Photography Computer Animation Computer Vision for Computer Graphics and HCI Crowd Simulation Data Compression for Graphics Deep Learning for Graphics Geometric Processing Geometric Modeling Global Illumination Human-Computer Interaction Human Modeling Image Analysis Image and Video Processing Image-based Rendering Information Visualization Interactive Graphics Medical Imaging Meshing and Remeshing Non-photorealistic Rendering Physically Based Modeling Point-based Graphics Rendering Techniques Saliency Methods Scientific Computing Scientific Visualization Shape Analysis and Image Retrieval Shape and Surface Modeling Shape Matching Sketch-based Modeling Social Robotics Solid Modeling Stylized Rendering Textures Virtual and Augmented Reality Visual Analytics Volume Rendering Web Graphics

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VRIPHYS 2017, first call for papers

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CALL FOR PAPERS In cooperation with EG, Eurographics2017 co-located event The 13th Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation (VRIPHYS) April 23-24, 2017, Lyon (France) Submission deadline ** January 31, 2017 ** <https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/> https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/ ======================================================== We are pleased to announce the 13th Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation VRIPHYS 2017. The workshop will take place in Lyon on April 23-24, 2017. It is organized in cooperation with EG. For this edition, the format slightly change, as the workshop will be co-located for the first time with EuroGraphics2017 (April 24-28, 2017)! VRIPHYS is one of the well-established international conferences in the field of computer animation and virtual reality. The workshop provides an opportunity for researches in virtual reality and computer animation to present and discuss their latest results and to share ideas for potential directions of future research. Topics of interest ================== Include, but are not limited to: * animation, e.g. physically-based, vision-based, knowledge-based and geometric approaches * virtual and augmented reality * planning, learning, optimization for animation * interfaces for creating and editing animations * perception in animation * autonomous characters, group and crowd behavior * natural phenomena * mathematical foundations of animation * haptics * sound interfaces * related techniques, e. g. collision detection and contact handling * applications, e. g. in robotics, medicine, entertainment Submission ================ Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and application papers addressing all areas of VRIPHYS. Paper submissions in PDF should be formatted according to the EG publication style, and the EG exclusive licence form has to be filled, following the instructions: <https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submission_page> https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submission_page Submissions must be anonymous, should be written in English and should not exceed 10 pages. We encourage the submission of supplementary videos to particularly illustrate dynamic aspects of a submission. All materials will be submitted electronically through the SRM portal before January 31, 2017. <https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VRIPHYS_2017> https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VRIPHYS_2017 All submissions will be reviewed by three members of the International Program Committee. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. A full proceedings with all accepted papers will be published in the EG Digital Library at the time of the workshop. Important dates ================== Preliminary Summary: January 24, 2017 Full Paper Submission: January 31, 2017 Full Paper Notification: March 21,2017 Camera-ready: April 4,2017 Conference: April. 23-24, 2017 Poster/Work-in-Progress submission: April 4, 2017 Best papers award ================== The "best papers Award" will be given to the author(s) of full papers presented at the conference, selected by the Committee. The authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the journal Computers & Graphics, for publication in a Virtual Special Issue (VSI). <http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-graphics> http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-graphics General Chair ================== Fabrice JAILLET IUT Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France Florence ZARA Université Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France Steering committee ================== Jan Bender Graduate School CE, TU Darmstadt, Germany Jérémie Dequidt Univ. Lille - INRIA North Europe, France Kenny Erleben University of Copenhagen, Denmark Fabrice Jaillet IUT Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France Matthias Teschner University of Freiburg, Germany Gabriel Zachmann University of Bremen, Germany For more information, please visit <https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/> https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/ See you in Lyon!

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EG Doctoral Consortium CFP

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[Apologies if you receive multiple copies] The recently created EG Doctoral Consortium provides students with an opportunity to discuss their work with experienced researchers in the field outside their home institutions. Information follows. Call for submissions - Eurographics 2017 Doctoral Consortium What is it? Recently created, it is a networking event in which PhD students working in all areas of computer graphics can present their work (in poster format), discuss it, and receive feedback from experienced researchers in the field, as well as interact with other PhD students. Who should submit? We encourage all PhD students in computer graphics-related areas to submit, with a preference towards those who already have a clear research direction, so that they can benefit the most from participation. Those who have recently finished their doctorate degree are also eligible. Submission procedure and review process Information on what to submit, when and how, as well as other details can be found in the Eurographics Doctoral Consortium webpage: <http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg2017/index.php/call-for-doctorial-consortium/> http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg2017/index.php/call-for-doctorial-consortium/ Important dates Submission Deadline: January 13, 2017 Notification of Acceptance: March 3, 2016 --- Nicolas Bonneel and Belen Masia Co-Chairs of the Eurographics 2017 Doctoral Consortium

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Open PhD position on Creating Light Fields at University of Bath

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Creating light field content from existing images and videos The goal of this project is to create appealing visual content for upcoming light field displays from existing imagery, particularly from image and video collections such as historical photos or consumer videos. Light field displays for the first time offer the viewer more than two views of an object from different perspectives, and they can thus reproduce the appearance of real-world objects which previously unachieved fidelity. This has been demonstrated by first research prototype displays, and commercial light field displays will become available within the next few years. However, cameras for capturing light field images or videos are not yet readily available, which is why this project aims to create light field content from existing imagery, which is readily available. To achieve this goal, the project will research and develop image- and video-based rendering approaches for synthesising visually plausible novel views, as well as new data-driven inpainting techniques for filling occlusion holes in a visually consistent manner. Requirements Candidates should normally have a good first degree (equivalent to a First Class or 2:1 Honours), or a Masters degree in computer science, visual computing or a related discipline. A strong mathematical background and strong previous programming experience, preferably in C++ and/or Python, is required. Candidates must have a strong interest in visual computing, and previous experience in computer vision, computer graphics and image processing is highly desirable. Funding notes UK and EU students applying for this project may be considered for a University Research Studentship which will cover Home/EU tuition fees, a training support fee of £1000 per annum and a tax-free maintenance allowance of £14,296 (2016/17 rate) for 3.5 years. Note: ONLY UK and EU applicants are eligible for the studentship; unfortunately, applicants who are classed as Overseas for fee paying purposes are NOT eligible for funding. We welcome all-year round applications from self-funded candidates and candidates who can source their own funding. Additional information Anticipated start date: 2 October 2017. Informal enquires are welcomed and should be directed to Dr Christian Richardt ( <mailto:c.richardt@bath.ac.uk> c.richardt(a)bath.ac.uk). Formal applications should be submitted via the University of Baths website: <http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/how-to-ap ply/> http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/how-to-app ly/. For more general information on studying for a PhD in computer science at Bath, see: <http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/phd-compu ter-science/> http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/phd-comput er-science/. Application The application deadline for this position is Tuesday, 31 January 2017. Applications can be submitted via FindAPhD: <https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=80681> https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=80681. Applications may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a suitable candidate is found; therefore, early application is recommended.

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