Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education ConferenceJune 5-8, 2006

Emergency Management InstituteEmmitsburg MD

Federal Emergency Management AgencyDepartment of Homeland Security

With NORTHCOM Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium

THEME – CATASTROPHE READINESS AND RESPONSE

June 9, 2006

June 5, 2006 (Monday) – Pre Conference Workshops (open to all conference participants):

(1) How to Design, Develop and Teach a College Course on Catastrophe Readiness & Response

8:30-5:00 -- K Building, 3rd Floor

Dr. Richard BissellGraduate Program DirectorEmergency Health Services Graduate ProgramUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MDEmail: Bissell@ndms.umbc.edu

(2) GIS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Two Half-Day Workshops) 8:00-12:00 1:00-5:00Computer Lab Computer Lab(1st 30 Registered -- FULL) (1st 30 Registered)

Kevin Mickey, DirectorProfessional Education and OutreachThe Polis CenterIndiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN kmickey@iupui.edu

With:

Dr. Jamie D. MitchemDepartment of Earth SciencesCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, PA Mitchem@cup.edu; and

Dr. Thomas R. MuellerDirector of California University Crime Mapping CenterDepartment of Earth SciencesCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, PA

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June 6, 2006 – Day One of Conference (Tuesday) – Morning Plenary – E Auditorium

7:00 - 8:30 -- Conference Registration

8:30 - 8:40 -- Conference Introduction & Welcome

Richard CallisDeputy SuperintendentEmergency Management InstituteFEMA/DHSEmmitsburg, MD

8:40 - 9:05 -- FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project Update

Dr. Wayne Blanchard, CEMEmergency Management Higher Education Project ManagerEmergency Management InstituteFEMA/DHS, Emmitsburg MD

9:05 - 9:30 – NORTHCOM Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium Update

Dr. Houston H. PolsonDeputy Division ChiefTraining and EducationChair, Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HS/DEC)NORAD-USNORTHCOM J7Peterson Air Force Base, CO

9:30 – 10:00 – Overview of Catastrophe Readiness and Response Pre-Conference Workshop

Dr. Richard BissellGraduate Program DirectorEmergency Health Services Graduate ProgramUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore MD

10:00 - 10:20 – Break

10:20 – 11:10 – Leadership in Disaster

Admiral Thad Allen WordCommandant, United States Coast Guard, Washington, DC

11:10 – 12:00 – The DHS Preparedness Directorate and Catastrophe Readiness and Response

Robert ZitzDeputy Under Secretary for PreparednessDepartment of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

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12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of June 6, Tuesday, Day One, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Defense Support of Civil Authority. Moderator: Dr. Houston H. Polson

Deputy Division ChiefTraining and EducationChair, Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HS/DEC)NORAD-USNORTHCOM, J7Peterson Air Force Base, CO

Presentations: U.S./Canada Bi-National Planning Group Final Report

Dr. Biff BakerScience Applications International CorporationAnalyst, Bi-National Planning GroupNORAD-NORTHCOMPeterson Air Force Base, CO

Captain Richard BergeronDirector, Bi-National Planning GroupNORAD-NORTHCOMPeterson Air Force Base, CO

USNORTHCOM and Catastrophic Response

Dr. Houston H. PolsonDeputy Division ChiefTraining and EducationChair, Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HS/DEC)NORAD-USNORTHCOM, J7Peterson Air Force Base, CO

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1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of June 6, Tuesday, Day One, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Con’t)

(2) Highly Vulnerable Populations and Catastrophe.

Description: Topics will include the vulnerability of people, places and things (e.g., the disables, coastal buildings and infrastructure) to natural, technological or terrorist related catastrophes. The focus of the presentation should illustrate how societal vulnerability has been augmented and how it is leading to more deadly, destructive and disruptive events that go beyond routine emergencies and even rare disasters. Recommendations to reverse such trends are especially encouraged.

Moderator: J.R. ThomasEmergency Management Certificate ProgramColumbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

Speakers: John Lindsay

Assistant Professor and Chair Department of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies

Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, lindsayj@brandonu.ca;

Dr. David McEntireEmergency Administration & Planning Program, University of North Texas

Dr. John PineChair, Department of Geography, Louisiana State University

(3) Analysis of NIMS (National Incident Management System) and NRP (National Response Plan) in Katrina Response.

Al FlumanActing DirectorNIMS Integration Center, FEMA, DHS

(4) The Psychology of Avoiding Disaster Readiness Disasters

Dr. Robin Dillon-Merril and Cathy Tinsley McDonough School of Business

Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

Abstract: In the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, people are questioning the readiness decisions made by individuals, government and first responder organizations. Poor decisions appear to have been made at every level, and tracing the roots of these poor decisions often leads to a discussion of how prior events shape perceptions. Our research examines how individuals, organizations, and communities cognitively interpret past events and currently available probability information. This seminar discusses the importance of integrating behavioral decision theory with disaster readiness and response in training to improve decision making.

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2:50 – 3:10 – Break

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3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 6, Day One, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) National Homeland Security Joint & Intergovernmental Education & Training Initiatives

Moderator: Dr. Stan SupinskiNaval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

Speakers: Dr. Stan Supinski, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

Dr. Todd Stewart (Major General, USAF Ret.), DirectorProgram for International and Homeland Security, andExecutive DirectorNational Academic Consortium for Homeland SecurityOhio State University, Columbus, OH

Patrick N. Newman, JD. Program ManagerCoast Guard Office of Strategic Analysis,

U. S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT

On: The DHS Strategic Studies Program Initiative, the Proposed DHS Academy, and Post-Katrina Education and Training Recommendations.

(2) Reports:

Moderator: Dr. Joanne NiggDisaster Research CenterUniversity of DelawareNewark DE

Emergency Management Curriculum -- Academic Goals and Aims:

Dr. Michael O’ConnorAdjunct FacultyTiffin University

Emergency Management Body of Knowledge 2006 Survey:

Carol CwiakEmergency Management Doctoral StudentNorth Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND Innovative Local Funding For Disaster:

Dr. James F. SmithProfessor of Environmental StudiesAmerican Public University SystemFloyd, VA

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3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 6, Day One, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (C’ont)

(3) How to Surge in Catastrophe.

Moderator: Dr. Sharon StanleyProgram DirectorCenter for Public Health PreparednessSchool of Public HealthOhio State UniversityColumbus, OH

Presenters: Dr. Donna Barbisch (MG, ret.),

President, Global Deterrence AlternativesDirectorInstitute for Global and Regional Readiness.

Ms. Lissa WestermanInstitute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk ManagementGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, DC

(4) Distance Learning Methodologies

Moderator: Jamie A. Wilke CorvinGlobal Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian ActionUniversity of South FloridaTampa, DL

Presenters: Dr. Wayne Westhoff -- From Pony Express to the Internet: What Next?Global Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian ActionUniversity of South FloridaTampa, FL

Nicola MartinezDirector of Curriculum and Instructional DesignCenter for Distance LearningEmpire State College, State University of New YorkSaratoga Springs, NY

Dr. Bob Jaffin, Program ManagementSchool of Military Studies and Public LawAmerican Public University System, Charles Town WV

Gene Carroll Institute for Biosecurity Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Barbara Audley, Executive DirectorExtended Education and Summer Programs

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Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA  98225

5:30 – 7:00 – Log Cabin Cookout

7:00 – 8:00 – Foundation of Higher Education Colloquia Social – Building K, Room 302

Craig Marks, CERP, CEM, Executive Director, Foundation of Higher EducationKay C. Goss, CEM, Chair, Foundation of Higher Education

June 7, 2006, Wednesday, Day Two, Morning Plenary Session, E Auditorium

8:20 – 8:30 – Conference Welcome:

E.G. Pino, SES, DAFCDirector, Training and ExercisesNORAD-NORTHCOM J7

8:30 – 9:25 – Catastrophe Readiness and Response Perspectives -- Federal Coordinating Officers

Moderator: Richard SextonDisaster Operations & Recovery SectionEmergency Management Institute, FEMA/DHSEmmitsburg, MD

Panelists: Scott Wells Louis Botta

Michael Bolch 9:30 – 10:25 – The Emergency Management Assistance Compact & Catastrophe Readiness/Response

Moderator: John PeabodyEMI Readiness Section ChiefEmmitsburg, MD

Speaker: Leon ShaiferSenior EMAC Advisor (Emergency Management Assistance Compact)

National Emergency Management AssociationBrandon, MS

10:25-10:45 – Break

10:45-11:00 -- International Emergency Management Student Association (IEMSA) Survey Report: Present Status and Future Trends Report. Michael Kemp

IEMSA PresidentNorth Dakota State University.Fargo, ND

11:00 – 12:00 – Leadership in Disaster Response

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James Lee Witt James Lee Witt AssociatesWashington, DC

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 7, Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2nd Day

(1) The Emergency Management Assistance Compact & Catastrophe Readiness/Response

Leon Shaifer, Senior EMAC Advisor, National Emergency Management Association

(2) Challenges of Incorporating Current Events, Field Work, Research Projects and Service Learning Into Emergency Management Program Curriculum.

Dr. Jennifer Wilson, Emergency Management Program Co-DirectorNorth Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

(3) Comparative Emergency Management

Moderators: John Lindsay, Assistant Professor and Chair Department of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies

Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada lindsayj@brandonu.ca; And

Dr. Chris Webb, Auckland University of TechnologyAuckland, New Zealand

(4) Perspectives on Catastrophe Readiness and Response – Non Governmental Organizations.

Panelists will examine underlying assumptions and guiding principles related to the role of Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.  The premise is that a deeper understanding of what motivates NGO’s to work in the disaster field will help others, especially government sector personnel, understand how best to be partners, and build coalitions with NGOs to meet the common disaster mission.  The panel will also examine the strengths and challenges in disaster by detailing the wide scope of activities performed, the versatility, innovative problem solving, flexibility and other characteristics of NGO’s in the disaster cycle.  

Moderator: Ben Curran, FEMA LiaisonNational Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

Panelists: Craig A. Nemitz, CEMDisaster Services CoordinatorAmerica’s Second Harvest

Rev. Gerald A. CollinsDirector, Disaster Response

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Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA 

Peter C. Losi, Vice PresidentResponse Government OperationsAmerican Red Cross National HeadquartersWashington, DC

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 7, Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2nd Day (C’ont)

(5) Papers, Reports and Initiatives:

Moderator: Dr. Barbara Klingensmith Fire and Emergency Services ProgramDivision of State Fire Marshal Bureau of Fire Standards and TrainingFlorida State Fire College University of Florida Ocala, Floridabarbara.klingensmith@fldfs.com

Cultural Conflict in Homeland Security

Description: A great deal of criticism has been directed at the Department of Homeland Security for matters ranging from the Hurricane Katrina response to priorities for funding. This paper posits that an important source for less than optimal performance by the Department may rest with the cultural differences of the organizations that were brought together under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create DHS. The paper describes the characteristics of some of the organizations and makes suggestions for improved mutual understanding.

William C. NicholsonDepartment of Criminal JusticeNorth Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC

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Dr. Richard T. SylvesProfessor of Political ScienceUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE

Local Government Managers’ Views of Homeland Security: Results from the 2005 ICMA Survey of City and County Managers

Description: This report presents results of the International City and County Management Association’s study of city and county managers’ views of homeland security in the spring and summer of 2005. It thus represents a pre-Katrina baseline for the perceptions of local managers on topics of management, funding, and training needs.

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Dr. Carmine ScavoAssociate Professor & MPA Program DirectorCoordinator, Graduate Certificate in Security StudiesEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

2:50-3:10 – Break3:10-5:00 – 2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2nd Day, Wednesday, June 7

(1) Maintaining & Growing Existing EM & HS/D Collegiate Programs – AD Level

Moderator: Carolyn Richmond TeichSenior Program Associate, Economic DevelopmentAmerican Association of Community CollegesWashington, DC 2003, CTEICH@aacc.nche.edu

(2) Maintaining & Growing Existing EM & HS/D Collegiate Programs – Upper Division Undergraduate and Graduate Levels.

Moderators: Dr. Rob Schwartz, HeadDepartment of Emergency Administration and ManagementArkansas Tech University, Russellville, AK; and

Drs. Jennifer Wilson and Arthur Oyola-YemaielEmergency Management Program Co-DirectorsNorth Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Panelists: Dr. David McEntire

Emergency Planning and Administration Program University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Dr. David NealFire and Emergency Management ProgramOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK

Dr. Joseph BarberaClinical Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineCo-Director, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk ManagementGeorge Washington UniversityWashington DC

(3) Getting New Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Programs Started

Moderators: Randy EgsegianDurham Technical Community College

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Durham, NC; and

J.D. RichardsonChairProtective Services Department San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas Email: jrichard@accd.edu

3:10-5:00 – 2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2nd Day, Wednesday, June 7 (Con’t)

(4) Non-Traditional Colleges and Emergency Management and Homeland Security Programs

Description: Adults already working in the fields of Emergency Disaster Management and Homeland Security are often unable to attend a traditional college to complete their degrees in their area of employment. There are several options now available at the undergraduate and graduate levels for adults to complete degrees. These options take into account location, time, cost, and work schedules in the development of methods used to earn credit. They recognize that college-level learning often takes place outside of the college classroom and can be recognized for college credit through carefully constructed programs of prior learning assessment. This panel will explore several models currently available.

Moderator: Dr. Judith KromDean, Heavin School of Social and

Behavioral SciencesThomas Edison State CollegeTrenton, NJ

Panelists: Dr. Esther TaitsmanAssociate DeanGraduate ProgramsThomas Edison State CollegeTrenton, NJ

Al Lawrence, DirectorCriminal Justice ProgramsEmpire State CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY

Robert FrederickAssistant Director of AdmissionsCharter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT

6:00 – 7:30 Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium Membership Meeting – K 302

Dr. Houston H. PolsonDeputy Division Chief

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Training and EducationChair, Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HS/DEC)NORAD-USNORTHCOM, J7Peterson Air Force Base, CO

June 8, 2006, Thursday, Day Three, Morning Plenary Session – E Auditorium:

8:30-9:30 -- Local Emergency Management Perspectives on Catastrophe Readiness and Response Moderator: Dr. Anthony E. Brown, Associate Professor and Coordinator

Fire & Emergency Management Program, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Panelists: Marg Verbeek, Emergency Manager, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, CanadaPresident, International Association of Emergency Managers

Mike Selves, Director of Johnson County Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Olathe, KansasPresident-Elect, International Association of Emergency Managers

Matthew McCracken, Director of Marion County Emergency Management Agency, Hamilton, AL

9:30–10:20 – FEMA Reengineering For Catastrophe Readiness and Response

Robert F. Shea, Acting Director of Operations, FEMA, Washington, DC

10:20-10:40 – Break

10:40-11:40 – Private Sector Perspectives on Catastrophe Readiness and Response Panel. Moderator: Kay Goss, CEM

Vice President for Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Business ContinuityU.S. Government Solutions, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corporation, Herndon, VA

Presentations: How do we turn private sector preparedness into an investment rather than a cost of doing business? Dr. Greg Shaw, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC)

Public/Private Partnerships in Illinois For Homeland Security: Margaret Larson, Illinois Governor’s Office

Seeking Standards for Public-Private Sector Emergency Management Collaboration Phil Padgett, Boeing, Chair, Private Sector Committee, Emergency Management Accreditation Program, National Emergency Management Association

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11:40-12:00 – Foundation of Higher Education for Disaster/ Emergency Management/Homeland Security, Inc.

Craig Marks, CEM, Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC

June 8, 2006, Thursday, Day Three (Continued)

12:00-1:00 – Lunch – K-Building Cafeteria

12:15-12:45 - Keynote Luncheon Speaker:

The Honorable James S. Gilmore III Chairman

National Council on Readiness and Preparedness – Public/Private Partnerships to Strengthen Homeland Security

The ReadyAmerica Homeland Initiative

Moderator: Patrick N. Newman, JD. Program ManagerCoast Guard Office of Strategic Analysis,

U. S. Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT

Background: The ReadyAmerica Homeland Initiative is a series of programs to educate and train the private sector and citizens on their role in community preparedness and response to terrorism. NCORP’s mission is to establish community-level programs and public/private partnerships that strengthen homeland security through education, training and communication between citizens, businesses, governments and responders/law enforcement and medical professionals.

Former Governor Jim Gilmore (Virginia) established NCORP to continue the work of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (known as the Gilmore Commission, 1999-2004) which issued a recommendation to develop a broad and central role for the citizen and private sector in homeland security.

NCORP has launched four programs that generally represent the various stakeholders in community readiness and preparedness: ResponderCorps, ReadyCorps, GuardianCorps and CitizenGuardian. These programs are developed by an institute that NCORP has established called the Institute for Community Preparedness and Response (ICPR), which works with academic and government organizations to identify and develop on-going action plans for each of these programs.

ICPR is developing the role and responsibilities of the Crisis Response Officer (CRO), a new corporate position with specific duties to integrate corporate assets and employees into community preparedness and readiness plans with the governmental and responder/law enforcement sectors. CROs will be a corporation’s internal and external coordinator preparing for, responding to and recovering

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from crisis. ICPR is also forming partnerships with academic & government organizations to develop regional Community Preparedness and Response Training Centers (CPRs) to train responders, community leaders and CROs in a joint program to improve the communication between the responder/law enforcement and corporate sectors, and increase the knowledge and understanding about the unique challenges, needs and capabilities of the other; and to create an exchange of information on products, methods, materials and procedures that could help the responder community perform their role in a cost efficient and effective way.

1:00-2:30 – 1st Round of Day Three, June 8th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions: (1) Defense Coordinating Officers Point of View on Catastrophe Readiness/Response

Moderator: Dr. David H. McIntyre, Director, Integrative Center for Homeland Security

Texas A&M University, McIntyredh@tamu.edu

Panelists: Colonel Leverm “Bullet” YoungDefense Coordinating Officer, Katrina, Mississippi

Mr. John OlivarDeputy for Training Army of the North (ARNORTH) G7, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

(2) Reports: Moderator: Dr. James (Jim) V. Porto

Director, Executive Programs Health Policy and AdministrationSchool of Public HealthUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

FEMA Catastrophic Disaster Planning Initiative

Melvin JonesFEMA Response DivisionWashington, DC

Purdue Homeland Security Institute’s Inter-Disciplinary Area of Specialization

Tim CollinsManaging Director, Purdue Homeland Security InstitutePurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN

Dr. Dean LarsonLecturer, Purdue Homeland Security InstitutePurdue University CalumetHammond, IN

(3) Command and Control versus Cooperation and Coordination Disaster Response Models.

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Dr. David NealDirector, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme EventsProfessor, Fire and Emergency Management Program, Department of Political ScienceOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK

2:30-2:45 – Break2:45-4:15 – 2nd Round of Day Three, June 8th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) How to Design, Develop, Teach College Course on Catastrophe Readiness and Response Moderator: Dr. Richard Bissell

University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

(2) Integration of Academic Emergency Mgmt. and Homeland Security Degree Programs.

Moderator: Dr. Arthur Oyola-YemaielEmergency Management Program Co-DirectorNorth Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Speakers: Dr. David NealFire and Emergency Management ProgramOklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Dr. Thomas Drabek (Professor, Emeritus)Department of SociologyUniversity of Denver, Denver, CO

(3) Grantsmanship 101

Moderator: Kay GossVice President for Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, EDS Corporation, Herndon, VA

Panelists: Julian GilmanDirector of GrantsVirginia Department of Emergency Management, Richmond, VA

Scott KelvertTechnical Assistance Division DirectorOffice of Grants & Training, Preparedness DirectorateU.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

Dr. Craig ZachlodProject DirectorNorthern California School Emergency Management and Crisis Response Program

(4) Pandemics, Bio-Hazards & Bio-Terrorism

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Dr. Bill StanhopeAssociate Director for Special ProjectsInstitute of BiosecuritySt. Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

4:30 – 5:00 – Conference Wrap-Up

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