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RSA Student and Early Career Conference 2016, Newcastle, UK

27th – 28th October 2016, Newcastle, UK

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Academic Programme

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Registration

Thursday 27/10/2016 1200 - 1800, Foyer

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Plenary 1

Thursday 27/10/2016 1300 - 1415, CCE1-403

Chair: Ignazio Cabras - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom

Rapple, Charlie - Kudos, United Kingdom Maximizing the Impact of your Research Outputs

Carl, Daniela - Regional Studies Association, United Kingdom (Net)working in Interdisciplinary & International Environments: Using Learned Societies to Maximise your Research

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Employment, Welfare & Labour Markets

Thursday 27/10/2016 1430 - 1600, CCE1-420

Chair: Nicholas Gray - Northumbria University, United Kingdom

Begum, Samina - Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey Çakar, Ulaş - Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Employee Voice Scale: Is there a need of Reconsideration of Dimensions?

Velthuis, Sanne - Coventry University, United Kingdom Progression from Low Pay and Local Labour Market Size

Malfitano, Paolo - Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland Intergenerational Links in Self-employment. The Swiss Case

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Clusters & Smart Specialisation

Thursday 27/10/2016 1430 - 1600, CCE1-403

Chair: Rodrigo Cardoso - TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, OTB, Portugal

Palloni, Roberto - Università Politecnica delle Marche / t33 Sound Policy, Italy D'Adda, Diego - Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy Guzzini, Enrico - Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Iacobucci, Donato - Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy

Assessing Technological Relatedness between Specialisation Domains: An Empirical Analysis of S3 in Italian Regions

Krenz, Astrid - University of Goettingen, Germany The Impact of Trade, Taxes and R&D for the Location Decision of German Manufacturing Enterprises

Kimura, Keiko - Yokohama City University, Japan Nanotechnology Platform Japan as a Tool of Smart Specialisation Strategies

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Politics & Territory

Thursday 27/10/2016 1430 - 1600, CCE1-327a

Chair: Mattia Casula - LUISS G. Carli - Rome, Italy

Tóth, Balázs István - University of West Hungary Faculty of Economics, Hungary

Territorial Capital: Context, Issues and Perspectives

Maggi, Federica - Istituto di Ricerche Economiche (USI), Switzerland CHF Impact on Swiss Imports of Raw Materials and Semi-finished Products

Liang, Jiaming - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom The Impact of Brexit on Entrepreneurship Ecosystem of Northern England: How High-tech Start-ups can get Funded in the Next Economic Downturn

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Innovation, Knowledge & Local Economic Development (1)

Thursday 27/10/2016 1430 - 1600, CCE1-024

Chair: Daniela Carl - Regional Studies Association, United Kingdom

Lubacha-Sember, Judyta - Cracow University of Economics, Poland Godlewska, Małgorzata - Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Impact of Local Institutions on the Development of Micro Entrepreneurship

Salchner, Gunter - Regional Development Agency Ausserfern, Austria Setting up Effective Management in Local Development

Brauer, Rene - University of Surrey, United Kingdom Dymitrow, Mirek - University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Trust vs. Indirect Harm of Research: Introducing the Defiltration Maxim

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Refreshment Break

Thursday 27/10/2016 1600 - 1630, Foyer

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Urban & Regional Policy (1)

Thursday 27/10/2016 1630 - 1800, CCE1-420

Chair: Mattia Casula - LUISS G. Carli - Rome, Italy

Agnew, Kerri - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Lyonds, Ronan - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

The Impact of Employment on House Prices: Detailed Evidence from FDI in Ireland

Kilgarriff, Paul - Maynooth University, Ireland O'Donoghue, Cathal - Teagasc, Ireland Charlton, Martin - Maynooth University, Ireland Foley, Ronan - Maynooth University, Ireland

Effect of Housing on the Distribution of Welfare

Gray, Nicholas - Northumbria University, United Kingdom Cities and Local Growth in England: Subnational Development Policy in Austere Times

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Social & Community Cohesion

Thursday 27/10/2016 1630 - 1800, CCE1-403

Chair: Ignazio Cabras - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom

McTier, Alexander - University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Community Stadia – Balancing Local Needs with Regional Ambitions?

Wilkin, Gary - Northumbria University, United Kingdom The Role of the Library as a Cultural Icon

Wolski, Oskar - Institute of Urban Development, Poland Using Rural Regeneration to Build Community Cohesion: The Process, Regional Diversity (in Poland) and the Role in the Local Development

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Innovation, Knowledge & Local Economic Development (2)

Thursday 27/10/2016 1630 - 1800, CCE1-327a

Chair: Gary Bosworth - University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

Waluyo, Budi - University of Leicester, United Kingdom Agencification and Performance Measurement: The Significance of Within-Group Variability

Namiki, Shutaro - Ryukoku University, Japan Regional Economic Institutions and Policy in Rotterdam

Morisson, Arnault - Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria A Framework for Defining Innovation Districts: Case Study of 22@ Barcelona

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Mega-regions & City-regions

Thursday 27/10/2016 1630 - 1800, CCE1-325

Chair: Dane Anderton - Edge Hill University, United Kingdom

Arbabi, Hadi - The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mayfield, Martin - The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Dabinett, Gordon - The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Too Large and Too Sparse – or Why the UK Northern Powerhouse Does Not Perform to a London Standard

Cardoso, Rodrigo - TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, OTB, Portugal Meijers, Evert - TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, OTB, The Netherlands

The Metropolitan Name Game

Cheng, Hui - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Polycentric Development and the Making of a Chinese Edge City in Guangzhou Mega City-region

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Student & Early Career Special Session

Thursday 27/10/2016 1800 - 1845, Foyer

Chair: Paul Braidford - Durham University, United Kingdom & Mattia Casula - LUISS G. Carli - Rome, Italy

In this session you will hear about the changes to communication of academic knowledge, the potential impact of these changes on students and early careers, you will gain an insight into open access publishing, learn about the RSA’s open access journal Regional Studies, Regional Science (RSRS) and its student and early career mentored publication route including first-hand feedback from an editor and author of the mentored section of RSRS

Taster, Michael - University of Sheffield

Communicating Regional Knowledge in a Changing Knowledge Ecosystem

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Conference Dinner

Thursday 27/10/2016 1930 - 2200, Panis Cafe

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Registration

Friday 28/10/2016 0830 - 1600, Foyer

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Urban & Regional Policy (2)

Friday 28/10/2016 0900 - 1100, CCE1-420

Chair: Nikolaos Goumagias - Northumbria University, United Kingdom

Sept, Ariane - TU Berlin, Germany Semantics of "Slow“:German and Italian Cittaslow Towns in Comparison

Broadhurst, Kate - Coventry University, United Kingdom Localism, Regeneration and Renaissance: The Role of Local Enterprise Partnerships in Driving Growth

Aygün, Aysun - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey İlhan, Cansu - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

The Effectiveness of Regional Development Policies on Socio-economic Inequalities in Turkey

Ladu, Mara - University of Cagliari, Italy From the Conservation of Monuments to the Historic Urban Landscapes: Challenges in Urban and Landscape Planning. The experience of Sardinia Region (IT)

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Innovation, Knowledge & Local Economic Development (3)

Friday 28/10/2016 0900 - 1100, CCE1-403

Chair: Ignazio Cabras - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom

Anderton, Dane - Edge Hill University, United Kingdom Leading Peripheral City Region Development: The Case of Liverpool’s City Region's High Technology Sectors

Cepoi, Victor - School of Advanced Social Studies, Slovenia Understanding the Temporal and Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Innovations

Kurt, Ebru - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey ErKut, Gülden - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Perceptual Assessment of the Local Economic Development Factors: TR41 and TRC1 NUTS 2 Regions

Slusarlsczyk, Gosia - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom Cabras, Ignazio - Newcastle Business School, United Kingdom

The Impact of Food Quality Schemes on Local Economic Development in the EU

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Climate Change & Sustainability

Friday 28/10/2016 0900 - 1100, CCE1-213

Chair: David Kingman - The Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom

Bott, Lisa-Michéle - University of Cologne, Germany How can Translocal Social Capital Contribute to Building Adaptive Capacity Towards Environmental Risks? – Sea Level Rise and Community Resilience in Indonesia

Nochta, Timea - Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Network Governance and Low Carbon Transitions in European Cities

Kilgarriff, Paul - Maynooth University, Ireland McDermott, Thomas K.J. - University College Cork, Ireland

Flood Event Effect on Daily Commute

Haupt, Wolfgang - Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy The Motives of European Municipalities to Engage in Climate and Energy Networks – Examining the Case of the Covenant of Mayors Initiative

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New Economic Geography

Friday 28/10/2016 0900 - 1100, CCE1-224c

Chair: Franziska Sohns - Frau, Germany

Tepeli, Özlem - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Exploring and Visualising Regional Migration Flows in Turkey

Brad, Alexandru - Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde, Germany Conceptualising the Role of Ideas in Regional Governance Networks

Moldovan, Aura - Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania Socio-Spatial Polarization: Driving Force and Outcome of Territorial Mobility in Postsocialist Romania

Gaspar, José - University of Porto, Portugal Castro, Sofia - University of Porto, Portugal Correia-da-Silva, João - University of Porto, Portugal

Economic Geography meets Hotelling: A Home-sweet-home Effect

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Refreshment Break

Friday 28/10/2016 1100 - 1130, Foyer

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New Challenges in Urban Planning

Friday 28/10/2016 1130 - 1300, CCE1-420

Chair: Ariane Sept - TU Berlin, Germany

Casula, Mattia - LUISS G. Carli - Rome, Italy Regalia, Marta - LUISS Guido Carli - Rome, Italy

Comparing Bike Sharing Practices in Italian Cities

Kingman, David - The Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom How is the Planning System Addressing the Shortage of School Places in London? The Example of the London Borough of Bromley

Myshko, Alena - Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Italy The Airport City and Aerotropolis in the Spatial Organization of a City: New Challenges for Urban Planning

Cardoso, Rodrigo - TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, OTB, Portugal

The Second-tier Urban Region: A Research and Policy Concept

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Innovation, Knowledge & Local Economic Development (4)

Friday 28/10/2016 1130 - 1300, CCE1-403

Chair: Judyta Lubacha-Sember - Cracow University of Economics, Poland

Zhao, Shasha - Middlesex University, United Kingdom Co-evolution of Innovative Subsidiaries and Global Cities of Emerging Economies: The Case of Beijing and Shanghai

Goumagias, Nikolaos - Northumbria University, United Kingdom A Comparative Study of the Survivabilty of the Creative Industries in the UK

Ankowska, Anna - Northumbria University, Poland Ankowska, Ania - Northumbria University, United Kingdom

Accountability and transparency at the sub-national level: case study of Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership

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Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing & New Business Models

Friday 28/10/2016 1130 - 1300, CCE1-215

Chair: Paul Kilgarriff - Maynooth University, Ireland

Sohns, Franziska - Frau, Germany Micro Entrepreneurship in Rural Vietnam - Benefits, Determinants and Survival

Sampaio, Sarah - Middlesex University London, United Kingdom Gender Roles and the Business/Household Nexus: Women’s Entrepreneurship in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Big Data & Regions

Friday 28/10/2016 1130 - 1300, CCE1-224c

Chair: Michael Taster - University of Sheffield

Elheddad, Mohamed - University of Hull, United Kingdom Natural Resources and FDI: Blessing or Curse?

Nikolaou, Aikaterini - University of Seville and Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Spain

Institutional Quality, Women in Parliaments and Economic Growth

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Lunch

Friday 28/10/2016 1300 - 1400, Foyer

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Plenary 2

Friday 28/10/2016 1400 - 1600, CCE1-403

Chair: Daniela Carl - Regional Studies Association, United Kingdom

Pike, Andy - University of Newcastle, United Kingdom Funding, Financing and Governing Urban Infrastructure

Liddle, Joyce - IMPGT, Institute of Public Management and Territorial Government, France

Developing an Academic Career in Regional Studies: Some Reflections on Key Milestones Towards Progression

Bosworth, Gary - University of Lincoln, United Kingdom Developing my Early Career: Researching Modern Rural Economies

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CALL FOR EARLY CAREER PLENARY SPEAKERS

Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2017

The Great Regional Awakening: New Directions

4th - 7th June 2017, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

The Regional Studies Association has a deep seated commitment to furthering and supporting the

career development of early career researchers (within 5 years after finishing their PhD). Part of this

commitment is to offer the opportunity to present in a Plenary at the RSA’s major Annual Conference.

Other initiatives include the Early Career Grant Scheme (£10k grant); the inclusion of early career

editors on RSA journals; the early career mentored paper route to publication in the journal Regional

Studies, Regional Science; the annual student & early career conference, and having an active student

and early career network run by the members in those categories supported by lively social media

activity.

We now seek applications from early career researchers to present an Early Career Plenary Presentation at the forthcoming Dublin, Ireland, Annual Conference 2017. For more details on this major international conference, visit www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/rsa-dublin-2017

Applications should take the form of both a short video and a 300-word abstract for the presentation

and this may be on any topic in line with the conference’s themes. The application should include the

following:

Name and contact details

Place of employment

Short version CV (4-page maximum)

300-word abstract of the paper to be presented

Short video (maximum 4 minutes) of the paper to be presented

Evidence of eligibility to apply/ PhD certificate – early career researchers are defined as being within 5 years of the date on their PhD.

Videos filmed on a smart phone with reasonable clarity of vision and sound are perfectly acceptable for the purposes of the competition. Applicants should clearly present their name and institution on the video. They should outline their research, its relevance to the conference topics and explain why they should be selected for the plenary presentation. The decision will be taken by a committee of the RSA including the Association’s Chair, the local

academic conference organisers and the CEO. The successful candidate will be informed as soon as

possible following the closing date. The award includes a complimentary place at the conference, a

contribution towards travel expenses and 2 nights’ accommodation.

Applicants are expected to be either an RSA member on application or to take out RSA membership

on acceptance.

Closing Date: Monday 31st October 2016, 5pm (GMT) Please email your application to Lesa Reynolds at Lesa.reynolds@regionalstudies.org

For further information please visit: www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/rsa-dublin-2017 Regional Studies Association – 25 Clinton Place, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1NP, UK

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R E G I O N A L ST U D I E S A S S O C I A T I O N A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E 2017

the Great Regional Awakening: New Directions

Trinity College Dublin & University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Sunday 4th – Wednesday 7th June 2017

Call for Papers – Abstract submission deadline: 24th February 2017

A ‘Great Regional Awakening’ is underway. There is a growing realisation that regional inequalities have both contributed to, and amplified, the ‘Great Recession’ that shook advanced and emerging economies alike. It is also becoming apparent that the crisis has been having very different impacts spatially. This will only help to further exacerbate uneven economic development, fuelling more trouble down the line. In Europe, major economic fault-lines are re-emerging between and within national economies; between the core and the periphery; between urban and rural areas; between city-regions and within cities themselves. This pattern is replicated elsewhere - in advanced, emerging and developing world. There is an urgent need to re-examine all aspects of local and regional development and how it relates to national and international economic dynamics; and to social, political, cultural, technological and environmental processes. Having spent over 50 years advocating more balanced regional development, the Regional Studies Association is now spearheading a major effort to address these pressing issues in such challenging times. We are thus calling upon regional studies experts, spatial scientists, economists, business studies scholars, political scientists, local development specialists, urban geographers, spatial planners, transport experts, development studies scholars, environmentalists, sociologists, economic geographers, financial geographers, academics, researchers and practitioners alike, to join us to be part of ‘New Directions’ in regional studies! Conference Themes

A. New Directions in Regional Studies, Community, Local & Regional Development

B. Governance, Institutions & Civil Society

C. Financial Crisis, Resilience, Recession, Austerity & Recovery

D. Financial Geographies & Globalisation E. Entrepreneurship, Investment, Start-ups and Spin-offs

F. FDI, Global Value Chains & Production Networks

G. Agglomeration, Clusters & Externalities

H. Networks, Knowledge Spaces & Evolutionary Trajectories

I. Innovation, Technological Change & Economic Growth

J. Smart & Sustainable Cities, Smart Specialisation

K. Inequality, Social Justice & Cohesion L. Urban & Regional Theory, Methodology & Data

M. Planning: Theory & Practice & the Place/Space Nexus

N. Environment, Landscape, Sustainability & Climate Change

O. Housing, Infrastructure, Energy & Security

P. Labour Markets, Health, Wellbeing, & Quality of Life

Q. Megaregions, Trade, Commerce & Economic & Industrial Policy

R. Mobility, Migration, Demographics, & Rural Development

S. Developing Area Studies & the Global South

T. Geopolitics, Territorial Power, Federalism

U. Tourism, Events & Temporary Clusters of Innovation

We welcome papers from all – academics, researchers, students and those working in policy and practice. The event is inclusive and offers networking opportunities for all in our field. The organisers welcome proposals for special sessions, themed workshops and innovative forms of networking and collaboration. If you would like to organise or offer a session to the conference, please contact Lesa Reynolds at: lesa.reynolds@regionalstudies.org. Submission Details: Please submit proposals for papers in the form of a 250 word abstract (text only) through the Regional Studies Association conference portal by Friday 24th February 2017. Proposals will be considered by the Conference Programme Committee against the criteria of originality, interest and subject balance. Academic Organisers: Dr. Dieter Franz Kogler (University College Dublin) & Dr. Martin Sokol (Trinity College Dublin) RSA Organiser: Lesa Reynolds – lesa.reynolds@regionalstudies.org

University College Dublin

REGIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2017 Regional Polarisation and Unequal Development in CEE: Challenges for Innovative Place-based Policies 10th – 13th September 2017, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Abstract Submission deadline: 23rd May 2017

Over the last decades new patterns of regional disparities

and polarisation have developed in Central and Eastern

European (CEE) countries, drawing the attention of both

researchers and policy-makers. Cohesion Policy

responded to this challenge by focusing on balanced

spatial development of the European regions. However,

although achieving significant progress in developing

towards the EU-average, CEE still faces serious internal

spatial imbalances between metropolitan and non-

metropolitan areas, between core regions and

peripheries.

The increasing social and economic disparities at regional

level within CEE have led to the need to develop new

strategies with a strong spatial focus, in order to deal with

and respond to the challenges. This conference seeks to

explore questions such as: how can we deal with

polarisation and peripheralisation? What are the

challenges for future space-based policies? What new

approaches should be developed to deal with growing

regional imbalances?

The organisers welcome proposals for Special Sessions,

themed workshops and innovative forms of networking

and collaboration.

Submission of abstracts:

Please submit proposals of papers in the form of a 400-500

word abstract (text only, no pictures, graphs or tables)

through the Regional Studies Association online portal by

23rd May 2017. Proposals will be considered by the

Conference Programming Committee against the criteria

of originality, interest and subject balance.

The RSA CEE Conference in Cluj-Napoca welcomes inputs

from researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working

in all areas of regional development. The conference will

offer an excellent opportunity for initiating a

multidisciplinary dialogue on themes such as:

Cohesion Policy

Resilient Communities

Creative Regions/Economies (ITC, Creative Industries)

The Role of Clusters in Local Developmen

Rural Areas Under Pressure (Marginalization & Rural Peripheries/Areas)

Prospects for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Use in Regional Development

Sustainable Transport and Urban Mobility

Regional Impacts and Responses to Climate Change

Territorial Change: Polarised Spatial Development or Convergence?

Environmental, Economic and Social Risks and Vulnerabilities

Cross-Border Regions and Transnational Cooperation

Geo-politics and Geo-economy

Places and Tourism Destination Development

GIS, GIScience and Spatial Data

Urban/Regional Change and Development in CEE

Smart Specialization (Smart Cities & Smart Rural Areas

Developing Cluj: Round Table Discussion

Territorial Governance

Regional Policy in CEE: Old Legacies and New Challenges

CALL FOR PAPERS

Academic Organizer: Professor Jozsef Benedek, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

RSA Organiser: Wanda Miczorek, wanda.miczorek@regionalstudies.org, +44 (0) 1323 899 698

More details on:

@regstud www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/rsa-cee-cluj2017

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