University of Nottingham
Launch of the Institute of Aerospace Technology
14th December 2010
European Commission – DG RTD.H.3
Liam Breslin HoU
Content list
 FP7 Overview
 Aeronautics Research within FP7
 Retrospect to the calls 2007 to 2010
 Current call FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1
 Remaining calls 2012 and 2013
 International cooperation
 Clean Sky
 Innovation Union and FP8
 Aerodays 2011
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FP7 Overview
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Overall structure
 Cooperation ( 32.41 billion €)
 Ideas ( 7.51 billion €)
 People ( 4.75 billion €)
 Capacities ( 4.10 billion €)
 EURATOM + JRC Nuclear ( 2.75 billion € + 1.75 billion €)
Funding schemes - CP, NoE, CSA, ERC, MC,
 Collaborative Research
 Network of Excellence
 Coordination and support actions
 European Research Council
 Marie Curie
 Research for the benefit of specific groups
Legal basis
Decision 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme
of the European Community for research, technological development
and demonstration activities (2007-2013)
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FP7 Cooperation programme
10 thematic areas
623 M€
Transport
(incl. Aeronautics)
4,16 billion €
1430 M€ 1400 M€
6100 M€
1935 M€
2350 M€
1890 M€
3475 M€
9050 M€
Total budget: 32,413 billion €
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FP7 Transport (incl. Aeronautics)
Overall Objectives
 Develop “safer”, “greener”, “smarter” and “more
integrated” transport systems for:
 respecting environment and natural resources
 the benefit of citizens and society
 Secure and develop the competitiveness of
European industry in the global market
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Transport Research
Indicative budget breakdown
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EU Collaboration in
Aeronautics Research
“European Aeronautics: A Vision for 2020”
 http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/growth/aeronautics2020/en/index.html
• Initiated and chaired by
Commissioner Philippe Busquin
• Focused on Research /
Technology / Development
• Prepared by a group of 14 highlevel personalities (GOP)
• Takes a pan-European
perspective with a 2020
horizon
Responding to the
Society’s needs
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Two
Top Level
Objectives
Securing global
Leadership to Europe
European Aeronautics:
A Vision for 2020
The Goals for 2020:
 80% cut in NOx emissions
 Halving perceived aircraft noise
 Five-fold reduction in accidents
 Air traffic system capable of handling 16 million
flights a year
 50% cut in CO2 emissions per pass-Km
 99% of all flights within 15 minutes of timetable
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2000
European Aeronautics:
A Vision for 2020
ACARE SRA
2002
Strategic Research Agenda
Five Challenges for Aeronautics
2005
2nd Issue of the Strategic Research Agenda
Six High Level Target Concepts
2008
Addendum
Focus on recent developments
Society's needs
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Global leadership
ACARE
Vision 2020 (January 2001)
• To meet Society’s needs
• To achieve global leadership for Europe
ACARE
October 2002 : The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)  5 Challenges
Quality and
Affordability
Environment
Safety
Air Transport
System Efficiency
Security
October 2004 : The SRA 2  High level Target Concepts
Very Low Cost
ATS
Ultra Green ATS
Highly
Customer
oriented ATS
Highly timeefficient ATS
Ultra Secure
ATS
22nd Century
• 80% cut in NOx emissions
• Halving perceived aircraft noise
• 50% cut in CO2 emissions per pass-Km by drastic fuel consumption reduction
• A green design, manufacturing, maintenance and disposal product life cycle
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Recent Developments
Today:
“Aviation Platform”
A Group of
Personalities
preparing the
Vision 2050
To be issued
March 2011
2010: “CREATE”
Following “Out of the Box”
(FP6) - steps necessary to
take radical changes in air
transport to actual research
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2010: “Beyond Vision 2020
(Towards 2050)”
A background document to
stimulate a challenging
Vision 2050
FP7 Aeronautics & Air Transport
Research Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Greening of air transport
Increasing Time efficiency
Ensuring Customer satisfaction and Safety
Improving Cost efficiency
Protection of the aircraft and passengers
Pioneering of the air transport of the future
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Research, Technology &
Product Development
Product development
Research and technology acquisition
Fundamental knowledge
Technology development
Technology validation
Demonstrators
Prototypes
Product definition
Product design and development
Product demonstration
EU Framework Programme
Production
Level 1
Level 2
Collaborative Projects
New in FP7: Level 3
JTIs: Clean Sky, SESAR JU
EUREKA
-10
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-5
0
years
+5
FP7 Aeronautics & Air Transport
Instruments
See description of
Clean Sky below
 Level 3:
Combination, final proof in fully integrated system of systems
- Public-Private-Partnerships (SESAR (ATM), CLEANSKY (800 M€ EC + 800 M€ Ind.)
 Level 2:
Downstream R&TD - Multidisciplinary integration & validation
(Collaborative Projects < 40 M€ EC fund)
 Level 1:
Upstream R&TD Breakthrough up to validation at component level
(Collaborative Projects < 4M€ EC funding)
Coordination Actions “CSA-CA” (no R&TD)
Support Actions “CSA-SA” (no R&TD) < 300 k€
R&TD up to 50/75% EC co-funding, others up to 100%.
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AAT Calls 2007 to 2013
FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-1
Call open  July to Dec. 2011
154 M€
FP7 call sequence
2007
2008
FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1
FP7-ERANET-2008-RTD
30/11/2007 to 07/05/2007
211 M€
FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1
FP7-AAT-2007-TREN-1
22/12/2006 to 03/05/2007
220 M€
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2009
2010
2011
FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1
20/07/2010 to 02/12/2010
121 M€
FP7-AAT-2010:
-RTD-1
-RTD-CHINA
-RTD-RUSSIA
30/07/2009 to 14/01/2010
108 M€
2012
2013
FP7-AAT-2013-RTD-1
Call open  2nd half 2012
160 M€
AAT Calls 2007 to 20101)
 Aggregated results of the calls
 Level 1:
90 projects, 325.0 M€
 Level 2:
8 projects, 200.2 M€
 CA:
2 projects, 2.9 M€
 SA:
23 projects, 8.9 M€
 ERANET:
AirTN, 1.9 M€
 Cleansky SA:
2.0 M€
 Distribution of the Level 1 projects2)
 Greening:
114.0 M€ (35 %)
 Time Efficiency:
4.9 M€ (2 %)
 Customer & Safety: 51.4 M€ (16 %)
 Cost Efficiency:
102.4 M€ (32 %)
 Security:
9.1 M€ (3 %)
 Pioneering:
43.3 M€ (13 %)
1)
FP7-AAT-calls 2007, 2008 and 2010 incl. AAT-TREN, ERANET and Cleansky SA
2) The classification is only indicative as L1 projects usually address several activities
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AAT Calls 2007 to 2010
Participation
Types of participants in FP7 aeronautics research - participations
Participation in FP7-AAT calls
2000
1800
1600
No of participations
1400
In total 1774 participations:
- Universities 415
- Research organisations 407
- Industry 903
- Public Bodies 34
- Other 15
Participations in total
1200
Secondary and Higher Education
Non-profit Research
1000
Private Companies
Public Bodies
800
Other
600
400
200
0
FP7-AAT (incl. TREN)
Calls 2007
Calls 2008
Call year
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Calls 2010
AAT Calls 2007 to 2010
Participation
Types of participants in FP7 aeronautics research - EC contribution
Millions
Participation in FP7-AAT calls
600€
500€
In total 542.5 M€ EU contribution:
- Universities 108.7 M€
- Research org. 152.9 M€
- Industry 275.7 M€
- Public Bodies 3.5 M€
- Other 1.7 M€
EC Contribution
400€
Participations in total
Secondary and Higher Education
Non-profit Research
300€
Private Companies
Public Bodies
Other
200€
100€
0€
FP7-AAT (incl.
TREN)
Calls 2007
Calls 2008
Call year
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Calls 2010
AAT Calls 2007 to 2010
Participation
SME-participation in FP7 aeronautics research - participation
SME Participation in Calls 2007
SME Participation in Calls 2008
16%
SME
non-SME
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17%
19%
81%
84%
SME Participation in Calls 2010
83%
SME
non-SME
SME
non-SME
Recently closed 4th AAT Call 2011
 Call budget: 121.3 M€
 Level 2:
6 topics open, 107 M€
 Level 1 and CA:
only the activity “Pioneering” open, 11.3 M€
 SA:
3 M€
 Time schedule
 Call opening date: July 20th 2010
 Call closing date:
December 2nd 2010 17:00 h Brussels time
 Proposals:
65 received
 Evaluation phase: January 24th to February 24th 2011
 Start of first projects:
June to July 2011
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Recently closed 4th AAT Call 2011

Level 2
Min. 6 M€ EC
grant/project
Greening
Time
Customer
& Safety
Cost
Open for
1 Topic
Open for
1 Topic
Open for
1 Topic
Open for
3 Topics

Level 1
(& Coord.
Actions)
Max. 4 M€ EC
grant/project
Support
Actions
Networks of
Excellence
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CLOSED
Open for 7 Topics
CLOSED
Security
Pioneer
CLOSED
Open
Recently closed 4th AAT Call 2011
Events...
 Support Action topics AAT.2001.7-…
 …9.
Organization of conferences and events SME participation...
 …11. Stimulating SME participation  improved ERA integration
 …18. Assessment of air freight in air transport
 …19. Stimulating research cooperation with Canada ( INCO)
 …20. Stimulating research cooperation with Japan ( INCO)
Education &
 …22. Assessment of educational needs
qualification...
 …23. Technology support for crisis coordination
 Support Action funding:
Volcano...
 Total Support Action budget 3 M€
 Typically requested funding up to 300 k€
 Maximum 1 proposal per topic for topics 11. to 23.
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Level 2 Proposals
Individ. Assessment  IER
Prelim. Consensus  P-CR
 Questions to coordinators
Level 1 Proposals
Individual Assessment  IER
Consensus Meetings  CR
Extended Panel1)
 ESR
Support Action Proposals
Individ. Assessment IER
Consensus Meetings  CR
Extended Panel
 ESR
Calendar Week 4-2011
(24th to 29th January)
Calendar Week 5-2011
(31st Jan. to 5th Feb.)
1)
L2 coordinators prepare
hearing information
10th December 2010:
Final nomination of evaluators
Recently closed 4th AAT Call 2011
Evaluation schedule
Level 2 Proposals
Hearings
Consensus Meetings CR
Extended Panel
 ESR
Level 1 Proposals
Extended Panel1)
 ESR
Calendar Week 8-2011
Feb.: L2 Hearings
nd
22 to 24th Feb.: Ext. Panels
21st
Remark Level 1 Proposals:
Extended Panel planned for calendar week 5-2011. If the workload
requires the L1 Ext. Panel may attend in calendar week 5-2011
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5th and 6th AAT Calls 2012 and 2013
Background (I)
 A multi-annual strategy the period 2012-13 to ensure a
balanced approach & complementarity among calls
 Coherence
 Policy framework (new elements)
 Compliance with commitments (SP, EGCI, JTIs)
 Complementarity & synergy
 Review of previous calls
 JTIs: Clean Sky, SESAR, FCH
 Other themes/actions
 Planning & budget for 2012-2013
 1 AAT call 2012
 1 AAT call 2013
 Indicative budget for 2012-2013:  314 M€
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5th and 6th AAT Calls 2012 and 2013
Background (II)
 Share between Level-1 & Level-2 in WP2012 and WP2013
 50:50 at the end of FP7
 Introduction of Level-0
 incubate new fundamental knowledge & disruptive ideas
 strong potential for innovation
 Level-1 + CSA-CA
 Activities & areas to open?
 Level-2
 Complementing previous L2 research projects & ongoing
demonstration work in the ‘Clean Sky’ Integrated Technology
Demonstrators
 Innovation
 e.g. alternative fuels, co-modality & unmanned airborne systems
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5th AAT Call 2012
 FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-1 - tentative data only  Budget:
154 M€
 Call opening date:
July 2011
 Level 0:
Incubation phase projects, 5 M€
 Level 1 and CA:
96 M€
 Level 2:
50 M€
 SA:
3 M€
 Coordinated call:
not yet decided
 Evaluation:
 February 2012
 Start of first projects:
June to July 2012
 Addressing challenges ‘competitiveness’ & ‘decarbonisation
and eco-innovation’
 Activities ‘Greening’ and ‘Cost Efficiency’ fully open
 Other activities open to a limited number of topics1)
1)
selected from gap analysis of previous calls & ensuring complementarity with L0 and L2
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6th AAT Call 2013
 FP7-AAT-2013-RTD-1 - tentative data only  Budget:
160 M€
 Call opening date:
2nd half 2012
 Level 0:
Incubation phase projects, 5 M€
 Level 1 and CA:
39 M€
 Level 2:
113 M€
 SA:
3 M€
 Coordinated call:
not yet decided
 Evaluation:
 Q1-2013
 Start of first projects:
 summer 2013
 Addressing challenges ‘competitiveness’ & ‘decarbonisation
and eco-innovation’
 Activities ‘Greening’ and ‘Cost Efficiency’ fully open
 Other activities open to a limited number of topics1)
1)
selected from gap analysis of previous calls & ensuring complementarity with L0 and L2
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AAT Calls 2007 to 2010 - INCO
 INCO basing on mutual interest & benefit to enhance global
competitiveness of the European Aeronautics industry
 Instruments
 All activities open to researchers from 3rd countries
 Support actions to explore and stimulate INCO
 Coordinated calls with 3rd countries with whom an agreement
has been reached  coordinated funding
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International Cooperation INCO
 AAT calls 2007 to 2010
 CSA-SA topics addressing cooperation with PR of China,
Latin America, Russian Federation, South-Africa, Ukraine,
US
 Coordinated call with PR of China and Russian Federation
2010
 Recently closed 4th call 2011
 CSA-SA topic addressing cooperation with Canada
 CSA-SA topic addressing cooperation with Japan
 Future calls
 Coordinated call with Japan 2012?
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ACARE and Clean Sky
Vision 2020 (January 2001)
• To meet Society’s needs
• To achieve global leadership for Europe
ACARE
October 2002 : The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)  5 Challenges
Quality and
Affordability
Environment
Safety
Air Transport
System Efficiency
Security
CLEAN SKY
October 2004 : The SRA 2  High level Target Concepts
Very Low Cost
ATS
Ultra Green ATS
Highly
Customer
oriented ATS
Highly timeefficient ATS
Ultra Secure
ATS
22nd Century
• 80% cut in NOx emissions
• Halving perceived aircraft noise
• 50% cut in CO2 emissions per pass-Km by drastic fuel consumption reduction
• A green design, manufacturing, maintenance and disposal product life cycle
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Clean Sky
 Public-Private Partnership between Commission and Industry
 Multi-year research project on Greening of Aeronautics
 Duration 2008 to 2015
 Start February 2008
 Total budget 1.6 billion €
 800 million € from Commission in-cash
 800 million € from industry in-kind
 An independent legal entity (“Community Body”), with own staff up to
~20, places the contracts / grant agreements and coordinates the
programme: the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking
 Aims in high Technology Readiness Levels
 Demonstrators at “system of systems” level
 Compare slide “FP7 AAT Instruments” above
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JTI Clean Sky
ITD Structure
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Beyond next FP7 calls
FP8 & Innovation Union
Current Political Framework
 Major economic down-turn and precarious finances in
some MS
 The European Recovery Plan should help Europe
 “Grand Challenges” identified in the Lund declaration
 “Decarbonisation of the transport sector (incl. aviation)”
explicitly mentioned in the new Barroso’s Commission
guidelines
 Europe 2020 flagship initiatives include:
 “Innovation Union”
 “Resource efficient union”
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Beyond next FP7 calls
FP8 & Innovation Union
Steps towards FP8
 6th October: Communication “Innovation Union” published
 Spring 2011: Commission communication to Council and
Parliament - this will pose a series of relevant questions.
 (…) Extensive consultation process
 End 2011 / beg. 2012: FP8 Commission proposal followed
by co-decision process of Council and Parliament
 2014: start of implementation of FP8 - together with the
new financial framework package of the EU
Note: the successful budget increase of Aeronautics in previous FPs can’t be
taken as self-evident for the future. Strong case needed wrt other R&T goals
e.g. clean energy security, …
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Beyond next FP7 calls
FP8 & Innovation Union
First concepts for FP8
Innovation is key, as Europe compared with other regions and
countries needs to improve the translation of advanced technologies
into new & competitive products & services.
3 pillars:
 “Grand Challenges”: Specific research activities to tackle them
supporting innovation
 Enabling technologies development through research on
“horizontal” technologies such as nanotechnology, information
technologies, biotechnology, etc.
 European Research Area ERA by enhancing the related political
measures, actions of the ERC, support to large-scale world-class
research infrastructures and by an openness to global
collaboration
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Beyond next FP7 calls
FP8 & Innovation Union
Aeronautics and Air Transport in FP8
 Pillars:
 Mainly in “Grand Challenges”
 some in the “Enabling technologies”
 ERA regarding world-class research infrastructures
 Innovation in tune with aviation, to:
 Tackle the societal-environmental challenges
 Cope with increasing competition
 WTO case outcome may influence future RTD in Europe
 The Commission takes the initiative for preparing FP8, but
goals and content need to be jointly with all stakeholders:
Member States, industry, research community, aviation
authorities, …
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Beyond next FP7 calls
FP8 & Innovation Union
Preparing for FP8
DG MOVE and DG RTD
with Aeronautics & Air Transport stakeholders
 Impact Assessments:
 MEFISTO & AGAPE (FP5, FP6)
 Mid-term review of FP7 Transport and Clean Sky, …
 New Transport White Paper before end 2010
 Strategic Transport Technology Plan STTP in 2011 for
 Enhanced long-term technology perspective
 Alignment of research, innovation and transport policy
 New Vision (towards 2050) by group of personalities in
conjunction with an “Aviation Platform” - the basis for
defining a new ACARE Strategic Research Agenda  Aerodays 2011 in Madrid
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6th Aerodays 2011
Madrid/ Spain
Palacio Municipal de Congresos
30th & 31st March and 1st April 2011
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6th Aerodays 2011
‘Innovation for a Sustainable Aviation in a Global Environment’
 Next event after 5 successful events since 1991
 Bringing together aeronautics stakeholders, ministries, agencies and
R&D centres over Europe and overseas
 Reporting on latest advances & encouraging new partnerships
 Presentation of R&T achievements from national and European level
(FP, JTI Clean Sky, SESAR JU)
 Open forum for the review process of meeting the Vision 2020 goals
& the Aeronautics Strategic Research Agenda
 Discussing the perspectives of a Vision 2050
 Presentation of the future Framework Programme
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6th Aerodays 2011
Conference Features
 Up to 1000 participants expected from Europe and overseas
 Keynote and Plenary speeches by main political actors involved in
aeronautics, research and innovation from Commission, member
States, European Parliament, Industry and Research
 Substantial parallel sessions structured by the Challenges of SRA2 and
addressing key activities of FP7
 Additionally special sessions on
International Co-operation, National
activities, GARTEUR, JTI 'Clean Sky‘,
SESAR and others
 Attractive side events: stands &
exhibition, special meetings
(Transport PC, NCP, ACARE, projects)
 Fieldtrips: EADS-CASA, INTA, ITP,
Airbus, IBERIA Maintenance
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6th Aerodays 2011
Organisation
European Commission
Centre for the Development of Industrial Industry (CDTI)
Venue
Palacio Municipal de Congresos
Avenida Capital de España, 21
(Campo de las Naciones)
28042 Madrid (Spain)
Information

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www.aerodays2011.org
Information on the programme:
caeronautica@cdti.es
Further info on logistic matters:
technicalsecretariat@aerodays2011.org
Cooperation
in EU FP7 Aeronautics Research
WHOM to contact?
 FP7 & call info: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
 DG RTD - Directorate H “Transport (incl. Aeronautics)”:




Head of Unit: liam.breslin@ec.europa.eu (until 31st Dec. 2010)
Head of Unit: tiit.jurimae@ec.europa.eu (from 1st Jan. 2011)
INCO: pablo.perez-illana@ec.europa.eu
Further info:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/transport_modes/aeronautics_en.cfm
 Publications:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/more_info/publications_en.cfm
 Networks of National Contact Points (NCPs):
 In EU Member States: to facilitate connections & activities
 In 3rd countries to aid participation in FP7
 Links:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html
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Thank you for your attention!
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