Prof. Karlfried Knapp
AILA Secretariat
Angewandte Linguistik Universität Erfurt Postfach 900221 D-99105 Erfurt, Germany
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Prof. Karlfried Knapp
AILA Secretariat
Angewandte Linguistik Universität Erfurt Postfach 900221 D-99105 Erfurt, Germany
| phone: | +49 - (0)361 - 737 4320 |
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| fax: | +49 - (0)361 - 737 4329 |
| e-mail: | Secretariat: |
Every three years, AILA holds its international World Congress. This congress is the biggest event in Applied Linguistics, bringing together - usually more than 2.000 - researchers and practitioners from all areas of Applied Linguistics for five days.
The Congress is characterized by high level presentations and discussions on key issues of the field. Its format includes keynote addresses, plenary speeches by outstanding scholars, invited symposia, symposia, individual papers and poster presentations.
The first AILA Congress took part in Nancy, France, 1964, presenting in its strands cutting edge findings from theory and practice of the time. Following this model, the programs of the Past Congresses represent the history of the discipline.
Each congress is organised by a different national or regional affiliate. The congress sites alternate between different areas of the world to reflect the global character of AILA.
AILA is the acronym for Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics.
AILA is the international federation of national or regional associations of Applied Linguistics. Through its member associations, AILA currently has a membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and practice dealing with practical problems of language and communication that can be identified, analysed or solved by applying available theories, methods and results of Linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in Linguistics to work on these problems. Applied Linguistics differs from Linguistics in general mainly with respect to its explicit orientation towards practical, everyday problems related to language and communication.
The problems Applied Linguistics deals with range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual such as first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, etc. to language and communication related problems in and between societies such as e.g. language variation and linguistic discrimination, multilingualism, language conflict, language policy and language planning.
AILA is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) enjoying Status B (mutual information and consultation) with UNESCO.
AILA Review is the official scholarly journal of AILA. All issues are guest-edited and thematically oriented. They include original unpublished contributions dealing with topics relevant to the scope of Applied Linguistics.
Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.
AILA issues three different publications:
- AILA News
- AILA Review
- AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA News
AILA News is a twice yearly newsletter with information on internal matters of AILA and its affiliates. It is edited by Richard Baldauf and Steward Campbell. They restarted the AILA News (New Series) as an electronic publication in 1998. It is distributed online to all AILA affiliates, associates and individual members.
AILA Review
AILA Review is a scholarly journal of AILA. Its first issue appeared in 1984, and from 1989, all volumes are guest-edited and thematically oriented. Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS) is a book series published under the editorial responsibility of AILA at John Benjamins, Amsterdam.
Third Party Publications
The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.
Homepage: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/IJAL
Starting in 2005, this new series will include edited books and monographs on different areas of Applied Linguistics. The series aims at representing the field in its diversity and will include high quality volumes which will be externally reviewed and will be published by John Benjamins.
To document the development of the field, this page contains a list of past congresses. According to availability, we are trying to present information on dates and venue, main topics, and publications. To supplement these in part only fragmentary data, readers are kindly invited to provide the AILA Secretariat with any additional information on the respective congress.
- 14) 2005: 25.-29., July, AAAL, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- 13) 2002: 16.-21. December, Singapore
- 12) 1999: 1.-6. August, Tokyo, Japan
- 11) 1996: August, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 10) 1993: 8.-14. August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 9) 1990: Halkidiki, Greece
- 8) 1987: 16.-21. August, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
- 7) 1984: 5.-10. August, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- 6) 1981: Lund, Sweden
- 5) 1978: 20.-26. August, Montréal, Canada
- 4) 1975: 25.-30. August, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- 3) 1972: 21.26. August, ADLA, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2) 1969: 8.-12. September, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- 1) 1964: 26.-31. October, University of Nancy, Nancy, France
The future is now!
For more information see http://www.aila2005.org/.
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The Roles of Language in the 21st Century: Unity and Diversity.
Publications
(1999): Selected Papers from AILA '99 Tokyo. Edited by AILA '99 Tokyo Organizing Committee. Tokyo: Waseda University Press.
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Currently no further information available!
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Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (ed.) (1995): Multilingualism for all. Swets & Zeitlinger Lisse.
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Halliday, M.A.K., Gibbons, John & Nicholas, Howard (eds.) (1990): Learning, keeping and using language: selected papers from the eighth world congress of Applied Linguistics. 2 Volumes. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
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The Contribution of Applied Linguistics to International Understanding
Publications
Den Haese, Jan & Nivette, Jos (eds.) (1984): AILA Brussels 84. Proceedings. Volume 1-4.
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Nickel, Gerhard & Nehls, Dietrich (eds.) (1982): Error analysis, contrastive linguistics and second language learning: papers from the 6th Internat. Congress of Applied Linguistics. Heidelberg: Groos.
Sigurd, Bengt (ed.) (1982): Proceedings/AILA 81: abstracts of section papers and workshop summaries.
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Savard, Jean-Guy (ed.) (1981): Actes du 5e Congrès de l?Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée. Québec: Les Pr. De l?univ. Laval.
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Abstracts: Stuttgart, 25th-30th August/ International Congress of Applied Linguistics
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Nickel, Gerhard (ed.) (1974): Applied contrastive linguistics.
Verdoodt, A. (ed.) (1974): Applied sociolinguistics.
Qvistgaard, Jaques, Schwarz, H. & Spang-Hanssen, H. (eds.) (1974): Applied linguistics: Problems and solutions.
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Perren, G.E. & Trim, John (eds.) (1971): Applications of Linguistics: selected papers of the second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP
Primsleur, Paul (ed.) (1973): The psychology of second language learning: papers from the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP.
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Actes du premier Colloque International de Linguistique Appliquée. Nancy, 1966.
Preface by Bernhard Pottier & Guy Bourquin.
- I. L'Automatiosation en Linguistique
- II. Pédagogie des Langues Vivantes
- III. La Coordination des Recherches dans le Domaine Européen
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The 15th AILA World Congress will take place in Essen, Germany, 2008, and is hosted bei the German Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL).
For further details see: http://aila2008.org
Application for Grants
AILA aims to extend participation in Applied Linguistics across geographical areas not currently well represented in our association by offering a limited number of Solidarity Awards to scholars in Applied Linguistics who might be unable to participate in the World Congress without financial support.
Scholars who would like to apply for the Solidarity Award can find more information under Solidarity Awards.
Every three years, AILA holds its international World Congress. This congress is the biggest event in Applied Linguistics, bringing together - usually more than 2.000 - researchers and practitioners from all areas of Applied Linguistics for five days.
The Congress is characterized by high level presentations and discussions on key issues of the field. Its format includes keynote addresses, plenary speeches by outstanding scholars, invited symposia, symposia, individual papers and poster presentations.
The first AILA Congress took part in Nancy, France, 1964, presenting in its strands cutting edge findings from theory and practice of the time. Following this model, the programs of the Past Congresses represent the history of the discipline.
Each congress is organised by a different national or regional affiliate. The congress sites alternate between different areas of the world to reflect the global character of AILA.
AILA is the acronym for Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics.
AILA is the international federation of national or regional associations of Applied Linguistics. Through its member associations, AILA currently has a membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and practice dealing with practical problems of language and communication that can be identified, analysed or solved by applying available theories, methods and results of Linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in Linguistics to work on these problems. Applied Linguistics differs from Linguistics in general mainly with respect to its explicit orientation towards practical, everyday problems related to language and communication.
The problems Applied Linguistics deals with range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual such as first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, etc. to language and communication related problems in and between societies such as e.g. language variation and linguistic discrimination, multilingualism, language conflict, language policy and language planning.
AILA is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) enjoying Status B (mutual information and consultation) with UNESCO.
- Forthcoming Linguistic Events
- News
More events are available in our Event Calendar.
The next AILA World Congress
August 24-29 2008, Essen, Germany
"It is only natural that an AILA World congress in Europe should focus on aspects of multilingual matters and the linguistic richness of this continent. The European Union and the Council of Europe have a clearly defined policy to preserve Europe as a multilingual and multicultural region. Because of the expansion of the European Union in the coming years, multilingualism and the challenges and opportunities connected with it will be a very topical theme in 2008, thus attracting a lot of attention and promising to be a great stimulus for academic debate. Consequently, the GAL-Executive and the AGM chose MULTILINGUALISM: Challenges and Opportunities as the theme for the 2008 congress."
August 2008
The Seventh Symposium on Second Language Writing June 5-7, 2008 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Homepage: http://www.sslw2008.org/
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9th International Conference - ALA2008, June 26-29, 2008.
Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala/
Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern, June 18-19, 2008.
Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/conference08/
September 2008
41st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), September 11-13, 2008. Theme: "Taking the Measure of Applied Linguistics"
Homepage: BAAL conferences webpage
December 2008
National University of Singapore, December 4-7, 2008.
Third CLS International Conference (CLaSIC 2008); Theme: "Media in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning"
Call for Papers! Presentation proposals can be submitted online by 31 May 2008.
Homepage: CLaSIC 2008
June 2009
Penn State University, Pennsylvania June 22 - July 17, 2009. Summer Institute in Applied Linguistics. Two sessions, each lasting two weeks. The program will feature an array of topics, with particular focus on the teaching and learning of additional language. More information will be available on the PSU website in fall 2008.
Homepage: http://www.programs.psu.edu/Linguistics
News
Teaching and Research Posts (France)
For a teaching and research post in EFL see:
Institut Telecom, Maître de conférences en Anglais
For a teaching and research post in FFL see:
Institut Telecom, Maître de conférences en Français Langue Etrangère
Book discount for AILA members at Multilingual Matters
Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications offer a 25% on all their books to AILA members. The new members' ordering page has moved and is now available here: Multilingual Matters -- please update your browser bookmarks/favorites.
AILA Review, Volume 19
Edited by Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Zoltán Dörnyei. For the table of contents and abstract see Themes in SLA Research.
- Forthcoming Linguistic Events
- News
More events are available in our Event Calendar.
The next AILA World Congress
August 24-29 2008, Essen, Germany
"It is only natural that an AILA World congress in Europe should focus on aspects of multilingual matters and the linguistic richness of this continent. The European Union and the Council of Europe have a clearly defined policy to preserve Europe as a multilingual and multicultural region. Because of the expansion of the European Union in the coming years, multilingualism and the challenges and opportunities connected with it will be a very topical theme in 2008, thus attracting a lot of attention and promising to be a great stimulus for academic debate. Consequently, the GAL-Executive and the AGM chose MULTILINGUALISM: Challenges and Opportunities as the theme for the 2008 congress."
August 2008
The Seventh Symposium on Second Language Writing June 5-7, 2008 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Homepage: http://www.sslw2008.org/
Download flyer
9th International Conference - ALA2008, June 26-29, 2008.
Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala/
Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern, June 18-19, 2008.
Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/conference08/
September 2008
41st Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), September 11-13, 2008. Theme: "Taking the Measure of Applied Linguistics"
Homepage: BAAL conferences webpage
December 2008
National University of Singapore, December 4-7, 2008.
Third CLS International Conference (CLaSIC 2008); Theme: "Media in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning"
Call for Papers! Presentation proposals can be submitted online by 31 May 2008.
Homepage: CLaSIC 2008
June 2009
Penn State University, Pennsylvania June 22 - July 17, 2009. Summer Institute in Applied Linguistics. Two sessions, each lasting two weeks. The program will feature an array of topics, with particular focus on the teaching and learning of additional language. More information will be available on the PSU website in fall 2008.
Homepage: http://www.programs.psu.edu/Linguistics
News
Teaching and Research Posts (France)
For a teaching and research post in EFL see:
Institut Telecom, Maître de conférences en Anglais
For a teaching and research post in FFL see:
Institut Telecom, Maître de conférences en Français Langue Etrangère
Book discount for AILA members at Multilingual Matters
Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications offer a 25% on all their books to AILA members. The new members' ordering page has moved and is now available here: Multilingual Matters -- please update your browser bookmarks/favorites.
AILA Review, Volume 19
Edited by Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Zoltán Dörnyei. For the table of contents and abstract see Themes in SLA Research.
AILA issues three different publications:
- AILA News
- AILA Review
- AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA News
AILA News is a twice yearly newsletter with information on internal matters of AILA and its affiliates. It is edited by Richard Baldauf and Steward Campbell. They restarted the AILA News (New Series) as an electronic publication in 1998. It is distributed online to all AILA affiliates, associates and individual members.
AILA Review
AILA Review is a scholarly journal of AILA. Its first issue appeared in 1984, and from 1989, all volumes are guest-edited and thematically oriented. Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS) is a book series published under the editorial responsibility of AILA at John Benjamins, Amsterdam.
Third Party Publications
The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.
Homepage: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/IJAL
This page is intended to provide Applied Linguists with information and tools that are relevant for their work. In particular, this page will contain:
- A calendar of congresses and similar events
- Tools that are available online such as
- Dictionaries
- Fonts
- IPA-Transcriptions
- Language corpora
- Job opportunities
At this point, only the calendar of congresses and similar events is available. Fellow Applied Linguists are invited to suggest new congresses and events.
AILA issues three different publications:
- AILA News
- AILA Review
- AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA News
AILA News is a twice yearly newsletter with information on internal matters of AILA and its affiliates. It is edited by Richard Baldauf and Steward Campbell. They restarted the AILA News (New Series) as an electronic publication in 1998. It is distributed online to all AILA affiliates, associates and individual members.
AILA Review
AILA Review is a scholarly journal of AILA. Its first issue appeared in 1984, and from 1989, all volumes are guest-edited and thematically oriented. Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS) is a book series published under the editorial responsibility of AILA at John Benjamins, Amsterdam.
Third Party Publications
The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.
Homepage: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/IJAL
AILA is looking for researchers interested in organizing Research Networks (ReN) focused on special topic areas of Applied Linguistics. If you would like to work internationally on your area of research together with other scholars from all over the world, you might consider applying to be a ReN organizer.
Research Networks (ReNs) seek to promote the gathering and dissemination of information and the undertaking of research in all academic areas of AILA with a particular focus on areas that have the potential for new cross-disciplinary research.
ReNs exist for three years and can be renewed. At any point in time, there will be about 15 ReNs in existence. Generally, the life of an ReN is not expected to be longer than six years. Renewals beyond the six years would be determined by the criteria listed below.
For the formation of an ReN, the following criteria should be met:
- at least five members, some of whom should be new scholars,
- multinational composition,
- participants are active in the research area of the ReN,
- a program for research activities for the three years between congresses and a commitment to present at the upcoming AILA World Congress,
- nominate from among their members one individual as the organizer of the respective ReN who liases with the ReN Coordinator.
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How to set up a ReN
For new applications, the ReN organizer must submit a proposal to the ReN Coordinator at least two months prior to the World Congress. The proposal should consist of
- a statement concerning the scope of the ReN,
- a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
- a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years, and
- a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
Each ReN organizer is responsible for a brief written report to the ReN Coordinator on an annual basis.
When possible, AILA will, upon written request, consider limited financial support for ReN activities.
Applications to set up a new ReN should be directed to the AILA ReN Coordinator.
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Research Networks Coordinator
Jean-Marc Dewaele
School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture Birkbeck College University of London 43 Gordon Square WC1H 0PD London, UK
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How a former Scientific Commission (SC) can continue as a ReN
If a current Scientific Commision (SC) of AILA has been demonstrably active, it may continue its research as an ReN by meeting the criteria listed in the section above.
For continuation as a ReN, the presently designated SC convener and, in future, the ReN organizer must submit to the ReN Coordinator no more than two months following the World Congress a proposal which demonstrates an active research profile in the preceding three years. In addition, at the most recent AILA Congress, they must have filled their SC/ReN slot with presentations relating to the domain of their ReN/SC.
Specifically, the proposal should consist of:
- evidence of past activities including a description of the session at the most recent AILA World Congress and a statement of evolving research interests of the ReN/existing SC,
- a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years,
- a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
- a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
The decision for renewal will be based on fulfillment of the above criteria as determined by the ReN-Committee as defined in the Bylaws of AILA.
It will be the task of the ReN coordinator to notify the ReN organizers of the specific submission date for proposals to continue and the criteria for continuation.
ReN organizers will be notified of the decision no later than two months after the proposal submission deadline.
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AILA is composed of the following types of members:
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A non-profit national or regional representative organization that has maintained an active scientific program in the field of applied linguistics for some time and agrees in writing in the required form required by the Bylaws to undertake the responsibilities of membership in AILA, may become a regular affiliate member. Only one organization from one country or region is admitted as a regular affiliated member.
The organization may be a representative of a number of other participating associations within the country or region.
A regular affiliate member organization should normally have no fewer than 20 members.
Annual membership fee in AILA is US $ 6.- for each individual who is a direct member of the respective national or regional organization.
Temporary Affiliate Member
An association that is active in the field of applied linguistics in a country or region where a national or regional representative organization has not yet been established admitted as a regular affiliate member may become a temporary affiliate member.
Only one organization from each country or region is to be admitted as a temporary affiliate member. The organization may be a representative of a number of participating associations within the country or region.
One of the responsibilities of a temporary affiliate member is to promote the formation of a national or regional representative organization as soon as possible.
Temporary affiliate membership is granted for a period of three years. Temporary affiliate membership may be extended only if the temporary affiliate member demonstrates that its application for regular affiliate membership is nearing completion and will be presented for approval within two years from the date of the grant of the extension.
Annual Membership fee in AILA is US $ 6.- for each individual who is a direct member of the respective temporary affiliate organization. It can, however, be reduced subject to negotiation.
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Associate Member
An institution, corporation or non-profit association that has interests and activities relevant to the objectives and practices of AILA and AILA's affiliate members may become an associate member.
Annual membership fee in AILA is US $ 100.-
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Individual Associate Member
A person working in the field of applied linguistics in a country where no organization or institution is a regular affiliate member may become an individual associate member. When possible, a regular affiliate member is to be appointed to mentor, support and inform an individual associate member.
Annual membership fee is US $ 25.-
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Benefactor Member
A person, organization, or group that is in harmony with the goals and aspirations of AILA and that agrees to provide AILA with financial or other support to enable it to make awards or grants or otherwise to defray the cost of its activities, may become a benefactor member.
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Honorary Member
A person who has made an exceptional contribution to AILA or to the field of applied linguistics may become an honorary member.
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Prof. Gerhard Nickel
Universität Stuttgart Institut für Anglistik Keplerstrasse 17 D-70174 Stuttgart Germany
Dr. John Trim
53 Barrow Road Cambridge England CB2 2AR United Kingdom
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Prof. Albert Valdman
Indiana Unversity Ballantine 602 Bloomington, IN 47405 United States
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