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4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium A Leadership Programme in Social Change Manila, Philippines - August 1 to 7, 2013

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW 2

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM 3

MANILA SYMPOSIUM 2013 3

HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS 3

SPEAKERS 4

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 4 BAM AQUINO – PHILIPPINES 4 HUMANITARIAN SPEAKERS 4 TONY MELOTO – PHILIPPINES 4 ROBIN LIM – USA 5 PUSHPA BASNET – NEPAL 5 GERALDINE COX – AUSTRALIA 6 PETER BAINES – AUSTRALIA 6 LYNN PINUGU – PHILIPPINES 7 MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS 7 PAMELA WIGGLESWORTH – USA 7 SIMERJEET SINGH – INDIA 8 WORKSHOP TRAINERS 8 FRANCIS KONG – PHILIPPINES 8 LLOYD LUNA – PHILIPPINES 9 MERRY RIANA – INDONESIA 9

DELEGATE PROFILE 10

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS 10

PLENARY SESSIONS 10 A VOICE IN SOCIAL CHANGE 11 LEARNING JOURNEY 11

APPENDIX 12

APPENDIX A - PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 12 APPENDIX B – REGISTRATION FEE 15

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Overview One thousand Youth Leaders from some of the world’s Leading Universities will attend the 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium, 2013 in Manila. Philippines. The delegates will enjoy an interactive experience with extraordinary humanitarian leaders who have devoted their own lives to enriching the lives of others. There will be content-based discussions and interactive conversations as well as opportunities for quiet reflection. The University Scholars Leadership Symposium encourages the sharing of insights, and is highly motivational. With so many bright and eager minds brought together, the communal life and multi-faceted exchanges with other college youths add an incomparable international human dimension to the Symposium experience. This Symposium provides delegates with an opportunity to enlarge their understanding of the state of poverty in the world and their own roles in making positive changes. Delegates will dialogue, propose and formulate sustainable development projects to improve the living conditions of the World Poor. There will also be a full-day experiential learning journey for delegates to bring Cheer, Laughter, and Joy to less fortunate children.

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University Scholars Leadership Symposium This annual event hosted by Humanitarian Affairs Asia is specially designed to

provide the next generation leaders an understanding of key sustainable

development challenges, and to motivate them to realise their potential as agents of

change through challenging training with diverse international peers and inspiring

interactions with experienced humanitarian leaders.

The program will allow Youth Leaders from Institutions of Higher Learning and

NGOs the necessary knowledge and skills to initiate humanitarian services to the

Global Poor.

It will also provide them with opportunities for growth and involvement. The

University Scholars Leadership (USL) Symposium will engage participants and

enable them to deliver humanitarian aid to disadvantaged communities in poverty-

stricken and disaster-prone nations.

Manila Symposium 2013 From August 1 to 7, 2013, the USL Symposium in Manila, Philippines will witness

the culmination of 1,000 of the world’s dynamic youth leaders who will be on

dialogue on key humanitarian issues. This service learning conference offers a

unique opportunity for young leaders from all over the world to network with like-

minded individuals and expert humanitarians.

The Manila Symposium 2013 is strongly supported by the United Nations, the

Department of Tourism and the Department of Education in the Philippines. All

delegates are to come together at the historical Philippine International Convention

Center for the largest and most inspirational gathering of global youth leaders for

the year 2013.

Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarian Affairs is a London-based non-profit, non-government organisation

that empowers young people to become global citizens with compassion for the

world’s poor.

Humanitarian Affairs Asia is its Asia Secretariat based in Thailand. This Office

administers the annual University Scholars Leadership Symposium and other

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programmes executed in the Asia and the Pacific Region.

Humanitarian Affairs is a member of the World Association of Non-Governmental

Organizations and the World Alliance for Citizens Participation.

As a social enterprise, it is incorporated under the Company Act of 1985 and

registered with the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales. The registration

number is 6582565.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Bam Aquino – Philippines

President, Micro Ventures, Inc. In 2006, Bam co-founded MicroVentures Incorporated, a social enterprise that services entrepreneurs through micro financing. This enterprise sustains the popular Hapinoy Store Program, which helps Filipino micro-entrepreneurs run their own sari-sari stores, the iconic small retail-based convenience stores of the Philippines. Bam was later on recognized as part of the Ten Outstanding Young People (TOYP) of the World because of his world-class contributions in Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship. Prior to being an entrepreneur, Bam has served others in various capacities as a youth leader. He is the youngest person to be appointed in a government post as the chairperson of the National Youth Commission, the core youth policy-making arm of the Philippine government, from 2003 to 2006. Succeeding achievements include being awarded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines for 2010.

Humanitarian Speakers

Tony Meloto – Philippines

Founder, Gawad Kalinga Tony Meloto was born to a low middle class family in Bacolod City, Negros

Occidental. At a young age, he was already exposed to the squalid living conditions

of the poor, his home being near a shoreline squatter community where poverty was

already very pronounced.

Tony’s natural acumen provided him the opportunity to be an American Field

Service scholar, where he took his senior high school year in California and, later on,

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a Full Academic Scholar of the Ateneo de Manila University. After graduating, he was

offered a position at Procter and Gamble.

It was during an assignment in Australia that he heard the call to start the work with

the poor through a youth program in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. Since it began in

1995, the program has now evolved to become Gawad Kalinga (“to give care”), a

movement that builds integrated, holistic and sustainable communities in slum

areas.

Gawad Kalinga model of rebuilding lives by building homes for the homeless is now

being implemented in almost 2,000 communities in the Philippines and in other

developing countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea.

Robin Lim – USA

CNN Hero of the Year 2011 Robin Lim is a CNN Hero of the Year 2011 Awardee for her work in promoting

maternal health care and traditional birthing techniques for disadvantaged mothers

in Bali, Indonesia.

Robin encountered challenges during her pregnancy and in her hunt for safe

midwifery in Bali. It was through this experience that she decided to put up Yayasan

Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation). The clinic’s humble beginnings

started out in providing prenatal care from Robin’s house. Eventually, the demand

for her expertise and care grew as more and more people sought her help in giving

safe maternal care for mothers who did not have enough money to pay for such

services.

Pushpa Basnet – Nepal

CNN Hero of the Year 2012 Pushpa Basnet, a CNN Hero of the Year 2012, is a 28-year old lady from Nepal whose ambition is set on the dreams of the children she cares for. All of these children once lived in Nepali prisons with their incarcerated parents. For seven years, she has been running a children’s centre to provide these children with education, food, medical care and the opportunity to live through a happy and normal childhood outside of prison walls. Pushpa began her work at the early age of 21 when she was required by her school to visit a women’s prison. She was struck by the poor living conditions that these women lived in. The situation was made more serious after she found out that many

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of these women brought their children to live with them inside prison. Two months after her first visit to the prison, she began a day-care centre that started with just five children. Her work eventually grew into a full-fledged home called the Butterfly Home after two years since the start of her programme. Pushpa now continues to provide guidance for the children under her care and give her best effort in rescuing the 80 children that are still living inside prison walls.

Geraldine Cox – Australia

Founder, Sunrise Children’s Home - Cambodia Geraldine started her career with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs in

1970. Her first posting was to Phnom Penh, where she experienced life in a country

at war when the Vietnam War spilled over into Cambodia.

Geraldine’s original experiences in Cambodia never left her. On a return visit in

1993 she became involved in helping an orphaned Cambodian child. From that

small beginning, Geraldine co-founded what is now the Sunrise Children’s Villages.

Pan Macmillan published Geraldine’s autobiography, Home Is Where The Heart Is in

2000 and Hollywood bought the rights to make a feature film based on her book.

The documentary, My Khmer Heart, won the Hollywood Film Festival Documentary

of the Year Award in 2000 and has since been bought and screened by HBO and

Discovery Cable Channels.

Peter Baines – Australia

Founder, Hands Across the Water Hands Across the Water was set up as a direct result of Peter Baines personally

witnessing the devastating effects of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. Peter worked in

Thailand as part of the response team following the disaster.

During his time in Thailand, Peter worked with Gill Williams from the UK Police who

introduced him to the needs of a number of Thai children who lost both parents and

were living in a tent. Peter wanted to contribute in a more meaningful way to the

lives of the many children who had been orphaned by the Tsunami. It was through

this relief that, with Gill, Hands Across the Water Australia and UK was born.

Hands Across the Water has now grown to support hundreds of at-risk children in

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different parts of Thailand. Today, Peter spends his time helping businesses build

effective Sustainable Leadership programmes through the unique mix of his

leadership and corporate social responsibility initiatives and continues to lead the

team at Hands Across the Water.

Lynn Pinugu – Philippines

Founder, Mano Amiga Pilipinas Lynn is the founder of Mano Amiga Pilipinas, a school that follows the Mano Amiga system being implemented in Latin American countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Venezuela and Mexico. Lynn was only 23 years old when the Altius Foundation, the organisation that operates the Mano Amiga schools in Latin America, asked her to establish the system in the Philippines. Since then, the school has now expanded to accommodate 90 students; all of which receive quality education at no monetary cost. Mano Amiga Pilipinas also currently operates a social enterprise, Bistro 3846, which supports the scholarships of the children who attend their school. All of the proceeds of this restaurant business continue to fuel the operations of the school alongside the parents of the children who work as staff of the social enterprise.

Motivational Speakers Pamela Wigglesworth – USA Pamela Wigglesworth is an American international corporate trainer, inspiring

speaker and managing director of Experiential Hands-on Learning, a training and

development consultancy firm.

Pamela has been living in Asia for over 20 years and works with various

organisations to enhance their branding and marketing communications. She

specialises in providing trainings on presentation skills, personal communication

skills and self-effectiveness.

She has lectured on general business subjects for Regent Business School, Raffles

Institute of Design and the Asian Centre for Professional Excellence. As part of a

United Nations Development Programme effort, she conducted retail business plan

development trainings for several Bhutanese companies.

Pamela is a member of the Asia Professional Speakers and served as the 2011-2012

Vice President. She is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce and a

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founding board member of the PrimeTime Business and Professional Women’s

Association.

Simerjeet Singh – India What makes Simerjeet Singh such a powerful Motivational Speaker, Corporate

Trainer and Youth Empowerment Coach is that he is able to deliver messages of

deep content with much simplicity and clarity. For the clients he has served all over

the world, Simerjeet comes into the picture as the perfect guide and coach to move

them to take action on the things that truly matter at work and in their personal

lives.

The richness of his presentations and programs are backed by a colorful 10 years of

work experience in some of the Financial Times 500 companies in the Middle East,

North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Landing leadership positions in jobs abroad gave him the opportunity to learn more

about working with different personalities and gain many insights from experiences

and people he encountered. His talent in connecting with people was further

enhanced when he became a Certified NLP Practitioner (UK) and after receiving a

Certificate in Personal Performance Coaching (UK).

Workshop Trainers

Francis Kong – Philippines

Francis Kong is the Philippines’ top inspirational speaker and leadership guru. As an excellent communicator, Francis is trained and licensed by Maximum Impact of Atlanta Georgia to conduct the Maxwell leadership programmes, and by the Ziglar Corporation in London for the Ziglar Sales and Presentation programs. Francis is the president of Success Options Publishing Company and began his career in the manufacturing and retail industry. His wealth of experience as a co-founder of a popular company and in running a retail chain for many years allows him to provide premium business advice. He has founded and co-founded successful enterprises such as the Success Options Publishing Company, FunWorks, Inc., and Inspire Leadership Consultancy. Francis communicates excellence in business and leadership to his audiences through his 14 book titles and weekly business columns in The Philippines Star. His writings have earned him high praise from Channel NewsAsia of Singapore. He has guest appearances in Shoptalk, Umagang Kay Ganda, and other top-rating

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programmes in free TV and cable channels.

Lloyd Luna – Philippines

Lloyd Luna is an international motivational speaker, television host, business

consultant and Internet entrepreneur. He is a columnist who writes regularly for

The Manila Times and GoodNewsPilipinas.com, and has written or contributed

business and management columns for newspapers and magazines from all over the

world.

Working as a motivational speaker in Asia has featured him in major personal

development conventions in Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, South

Korea, and United Arab Emirates, where 98% of his audience has rated his speaking

performance with a perfect score of 10. Top Brands Philippines has awarded him as

the 2012 Most Outstanding Professional Service and Training Provider and the 2012

Most Outstanding Author and Motivational Speaker.

In the last six years, he has spoken to over half a million people and has consulted to

more than 300 local and multinational companies. He has also spoken in major

conventions and conferences worldwide on Internet marketing, workplace

empowerment, business success, and career improvement.

Merry Riana – Indonesia

Merry Riana, a 30-year old Indonesian, is labeled as one of Asia’s most successful young entrepreneurs. After only 4 years from graduating at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, she earned more than S$1,000,000 through her own financial advising business. Her remarkable work has been featured in The Strait Times on 26th January 2007 in an article entitled “She’s made her first million at just age 26.” This business has now grown into the Merry Riana Organisation, a team of more than 60 outstanding young individuals who share her dream of having other youths achieve their own success. In her own words, Merry’s dream is “to raise a new generation of successful young people who will take charge of their lives, live their dreams, and eventually contribute to society.” She is well on her way to achieving just that after inspiring more than 50,000 professionals, managers, executives, business owners, salespeople, teachers and students over the course of five years. This phenomenon has earned her the respect of many as a sought-after corporate speaker and a dynamic trainer.

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Delegate Profile Humanitarian Affairs welcomes anyone aged between 17 to 30 years old. Any graduate or young professional who wishes to learn about Humanitarian initiatives is encouraged to join the Symposium. Those who may participate are:

Non-Profit Organisation Leaders Non-Government Organisation Leaders Foundations Leaders Humanitarian Relief Organisations Corporations Interested in Corporate Social Responsibility Civil Service Personnel Social Entrepreneurs International Volunteer Leaders Youth Leaders Consultants to Volunteer-Driver Organisations

In our past conferences, 85% of participants consist of undergraduate students who are in their second or third year of study. Majority of this student delegation is undertaking studies in the field of Development Studies, International Relations and Political Science. Faculty observers who accompany these students hold positions as the Vice President of the universities, Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of International Affairs or Department Head of the Development Studies Programme. Faculty observers and NGO Officers make up 5% of the adult participation of the conference. This group is composed of adults ranging from ages 30 to 50 years.

Programme Highlights

Plenary Sessions In order to build sustainable projects and communities, there must first be an attempt to build the characters of those who will be leading these initiatives. Thus, the Manila Symposium 2013 will focus on refining the characters and skills of its delegates through its Plenary Sessions on Personal Development. The delegates have the choice of which plenary session they wish to attend:

The A-Z of Setting and Getting Your Goals by Lloyd Luna The Ultimate Success Formula by Francis Kong The Personal Mastery for Peak Performance by Merry Riana

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A Voice in Social Change In collaboration with the United Nations, Humanitarian Affairs has started a search for ground-breaking projects that will help alleviate poverty. Participants of the Manila Symposium 2013 are invited to submit their proposals on the following topics:

1. Using education as a means to break free from poverty 2. Creating a sustainable community programme to end poverty

The Symposium presents the “Voice in Social Change” as an opportunity for its young delegates to turn their social development proposals into a reality to ultimately help disadvantaged communities in the world. To help the youth turn their ideas into reality, Humanitarian Affairs and UNESCO will provide winning participants with close mentorship for 12-months and cash grants of up to USD 2,000 to be given progressively to the top 3 projects.

Learning Journey The Learning Journey of the USL Symposium is that one day in the weeklong event wherein the delegates have the opportunity to do humanitarian work. This activity is a full day dedicated to spending time with children of disadvantaged backgrounds and working on sustainable development projects to help the delegates have a better grasp of the field of humanitarian work. Delegates have the opportunity to put what they learn into practice and dive “into the trenches” of sustainable development through a variety of humanitarian service projects. Among our many partners for the Learning Journey will be World Vision and Habitat for Humanity. The delegates will have the opportunity to gain a hands-on experience of the projects of these international NGOs. Three hundred delegates will build Habitat for Humanity homes for a poor community. The building activities include brick laying, excavation, brick hauling, plastering, sand sieving and painting. World Vision will have two activities: a children’s rights poster designing and the building of a community school. The building of the school will involve 100 delegates. Three hundred delegates will each pair up with One World Vision Child in designing the posters for an exhibition. Through this first-hand experience of sustainable projects, Humanitarian Affairs Asia hopes to inspire young people to initiate their own sustainable projects for communities in need in their home countries. The organisation will continue to guide passionate delegates in making positive change in the world.

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Appendix

Appendix A - Programme Schedule Day 1 – Thursday, 1 August 2013 Time Activity

11:30 Airport Transfer to Hotel (Only at Ninoy Aquino International Airport)

12:00 Registration of Delegates 14:30 Checking-into Rooms 23:30 Final Airport Transfer to Hotel 1:00 (August 2) End of Registration

Note: The airport transfers from Ninoy Aquino International Airport or Manila Airport on August 1, to the Official Hotels are available on these times - 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm and 11.30pm. Day 2 – Friday, 2 August 2013

Time Activity 4:00 Breakfast for Muslim Delegates 6:45 Rise and Shine 7:00 Breakfast 9:00 Depart for Convention Centre 10:30 Delegates to be Seated 10:50 Video Show “The Bali Symposium 2012” 11:00 Arrival of Guest-of-Honour 11:05 Opening Performance 11:25 Welcoming Address 11:45 Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour 12:15 Presentation of Awards 12:30 Buffet Luncheon 14:00 Delegates to be Seated 14:05 Keynote Address on The Essence of Leadership

by Mr. Bam Aquino President of Micro Ventures, Inc. 15:45 Tea Reception 16:30 Delegates to be Seated 16:35 Building Life

by Mr. Tony Meloto Founder of Gawad Kalinga, Inc.

18:30 End of Session Day 3 – Saturday, 3 August 2013 Time Activity

4:00 Breakfast for Muslim Delegates

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6:45 Rise and Shine 7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Depart for Convention Centre 9:15 Delegates to be Seated 9:30 Overcoming Challenges

by Geraldine Cox Founder of Sunrise Children’s Home, Cambodia

11:00 Refreshing Break 11:45 Journey of Change by Peter Baines 13:15 Buffet Luncheon 14:15 Delegates to be Seated 14:30 Motivate Positive Change

by Pamela Wigglesworth Managing Director – Experiential Hands-On Learning

16:30 Tea Reception 17:15 Delegates to be Seated 17:20 The Voice in Social Change 18:45 End of Session

Day 4 – Sunday, 4 August 2013

Time Activity 4:00 Breakfast for Muslim Delegates 6:45 Rise and Shine 7:00 Breakfast 8:30 Depart for Learning Journey

Day 5 – Monday, 5 August 2013 Time Activity

4:00 Breakfast for Muslim Delegates 6:45 Rise and Shine 7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Depart for Convention Centre 9:15 Delegates to be Seated in Plenary Rooms 9:30 Plenary Sessions on Personal Development

Room 1 – The A-Z of Setting and Getting Your Goals by Lloyd Luna Room 2 – The Ultimate Success Formula by Francis Kong Room 3 – The Personal Mastery for Peak Performance by Merry Riana

11:00 Refreshing Break 11:45 Child behind the Prison

By Pushpa Basnet (CNN Hero of the Year 2012) 13:15 Buffet Luncheon 14:30 Get Inspired, Get Informed & Get Going

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by Lynn Pinugu Founder, Mano Amiga Pilipinas 16:00 Refreshing Break 16:45 Making Things Happen

By Janice Leong Regional Director, H.A. Asia

18:30 End of Session Day 6 – Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Time Activity 4:00 Breakfast for Muslim Delegates 6:45 Rise and Shine 7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Depart for Convention Centre 9:15 Delegates to be Seated 9:30 Born Free

by Ibu Robin Lim CNN Hero of the Year 2011

11:00 Refreshing Break 11:45 Together, We Are the Change

by Simerjeet Singh Inspirational Speaker, India

13:15 Buffet Luncheon 14:30 Delegates to be Seated 14:45 Closing Ceremony 14:50 Arrival of Guest-of-Honour 15:00 Closing Performance 15:15 Closing Remarks

by Miss Janice Leong Regional Director, Humanitarian Affairs Asia

15:45 Closing Address by Guest-of-Honour 16:15 Presentation of Certificates 16:30 Closing Reception 17:30 Home Sweet Home Day 7 – Wednesday, 7 August 2013 Note: The transfer to the Manila Airport will be at designated time. Please check with the Organiser upon checking-in.

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Appendix B – Registration Fee

Full Symposium Registration Fee

(Individual)

Full Symposium Registration Fee (Group of 3 or more)

*Payment by each member of the group

Convention & Networking

Access (With Meals)

Convention & Networking Access Only

Early Registration 7 January 2013 to

31 May 2013

USD 780 THB 25,000 PHP 33,000 SGD 1,000

USD 750 THB 23,500 PHP 32,000

SGD 950

USD 550 THB 17,500 PHP 23,500

SGD 700

USD 350 THB 11,000 PHP 15,000

SGD 450

Late Registration 1 June 2013 to 20 July 2013

USD 850 THB 27,000 PHP 36,000 SGD 1,100

USD 780 THB 25,000 PHP 33,000 SGD 1,000

USD 600 THB 18,000 PHP 25,000

SGD 750

USD 450 THB 14,000 PHP 19,000

SGD 570

6-night accommodation

on a twin-sharing basis

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Participation in the Learning

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Meals including 6 Breakfast Meals, 5 Lunch Meals and 8 Coffee Breaks

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One Piece of Souvenir T-shirt

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Entry to All Guest Lectures and the Plenary Sessions

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Entry to all Networking

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Local Transportation during Official

Activities

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A Certificate of Participation

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