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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Commonly Asked Questions about Producing Animation | |
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| The Animation Producer | |
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| What Is an Animation Producer? | |
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| Executive Producer | |
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| Producer | |
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| Line Producer or Co-Producer | |
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| Associate Producer | |
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| Producer's Responsibilities | |
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| Our Philosophy of the Ideal Producer | |
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| What Makes a Good Animation Producer? | |
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| The Producer's Thinking Map | |
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| Buying and Selling Projects | |
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| Sources for Ideas | |
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| The Buyer | |
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| Creative Executive | |
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| Production Executive | |
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| Preparing a Pitch | |
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| Pitching | |
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| Representation | |
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| The Negotiation Process | |
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| The Core Team | |
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| An Overview of the Core Team | |
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| The Role of the Director | |
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| Director's Responsibilities | |
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| Visual Development Artists | |
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| Business Affairs and Legal Department(s) | |
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| The Technology Department | |
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| Technical Direction | |
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| Systems Administration | |
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| Information Systems | |
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| Research and Development | |
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| Production Accounting | |
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| Human Resources | |
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| Recruiting | |
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| Training | |
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| The Development Process | |
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| Development Process Overview | |
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| The Role of the Producer During Development | |
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| Visual Development | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Script Stages | |
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| The Feature Script | |
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| Writer's Deals | |
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| Production Scripts | |
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| The Production Plan | |
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| Production Plan Overview | |
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| List of Assumptions | |
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| Getting Started: The Production Plan | |
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| Delivery Date | |
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| The Schedule | |
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| Project's Format, Length, and Technique | |
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| Complexity Analysis | |
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| The Crew Plan | |
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| The Level of Talent | |
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| The Role of Key Personnel | |
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| Creative Checkpoints | |
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| Buyer's Responsibilities | |
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| Marketing, Licensing, and Promotions | |
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| Payment Schedule | |
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| The Physical Production Plan | |
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| Training | |
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| Relocation Costs | |
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| Reference and Research Material | |
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| Archival Elements | |
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| Contingency | |
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| Building the Budget | |
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| Chart of Accounts | |
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| Cost Reports | |
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| The Production Team | |
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| The Role of the Producer in Structuring the Production Team | |
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| The Production Crew | |
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| The Production Manager | |
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| Department Supervisor | |
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| Production Supervisor | |
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| Production Coordinator or Assistant Production Manager (APM) | |
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| Script Coordinator | |
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| Production Assistant | |
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| Production Secretary | |
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| Subcontractors | |
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| Identifying and Selecting a Subcontractor | |
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| Negotiating the Deal | |
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| Overseas Supervisors | |
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| Material Packages/Shipments | |
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| Handing Out the Project | |
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| Monitoring the Progress of Production | |
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| Receiving Material from the Subcontractor | |
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| Expect the Unexpected | |
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| Pre-Production | |
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| The Role of the Producer During the Pre-Production Phase | |
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| Design and Art Direction | |
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| The Visual Style Guide | |
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| Model Pack | |
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| The Voice Track | |
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| Casting | |
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| Rehearsal | |
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| Session Preparation | |
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| Recording | |
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| Storyboarding | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| The Three Stages of Storyboarding | |
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| Animation Timing | |
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| Story Reels and Animatics | |
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| Leica Reel | |
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| Building the Reel | |
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| Executive Screenings | |
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| Slugging | |
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| Exposure Sheets | |
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| Songs | |
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| Producing Songs | |
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| Title Sequence | |
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| Preparing a Shipment: Checking and Route Sheets | |
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| Production | |
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| The Role of the Producer During the Production Phase | |
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| Complexity Analysis | |
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| Buyer's Creative Checkpoints | |
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| Ancillary Groups | |
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| Traditional/2D Production: From Workbook Through Film/Video Output | |
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| Workbook | |
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| Workbook Evaluation | |
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| Editorial | |
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| Layout | |
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| Animation | |
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| Scene Planning and Scanning | |
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| Sweat Box | |
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| Blue Sketch and Clean Up Layout | |
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| Clean Up Animation | |
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| Visual Effects | |
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| Background Painting | |
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| Animation Checking | |
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| Ink and Paint | |
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| Final Checking | |
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| Compositing/Film Output | |
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| 3D Computer Generated Imagery (3D CGI): From Pre-Production Through Final Film/Video Output | |
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| Pre-Production Overview | |
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| Modeling | |
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| Render Tests | |
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| Rigging or Kinematics | |
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| Skinning | |
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| Test Animation | |
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| Surfaces (Texturing and Color) | |
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| Environment | |
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| 3D Workbook | |
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| Animation | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Effects | |
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| Rendering | |
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| Compositing | |
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| Touch Up | |
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| Technical Direction | |
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| The Making of Bunny | |
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| Post-Production | |
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| The Role of the Producer During the Post-Production Phase | |
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| Music | |
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| The Post-Production Process | |
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| Locking Picture | |
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| Test Screenings | |
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| Audio Post-Production | |
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| Spotting Sessions | |
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| Foley Sessions | |
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| Dialogue Editing and ADR | |
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| Sound Effects Design and Editing | |
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| Music Score Record | |
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| Music Mix | |
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| Score and Song Editorial | |
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| Pre-Mix (Pre-Dub) | |
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| Final Mix | |
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| Fixes | |
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| Print Master | |
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| Music and Effects (MandE) | |
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| Picture Post-Production | |
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| Online Assembly | |
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| Negative Cutting | |
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| Color Correction | |
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| The Element Reel | |
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| Credits (Main/Opening and End) | |
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| Textless Versions | |
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| Picture Quality Control | |
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| Final Delivery | |
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| Final Quality Control | |
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| Release Print (Composite Theatrical Print) | |
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| Delivery | |
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| Tracking Production | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Pre-Production | |
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| Production | |
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| Tracking Subcontractors | |
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| Tracking Retakes | |
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| Post-Production | |
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| Animation Resources | |
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| Producer's Reference | |
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| Art of Animation: Techniques and Processes | |
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| General Interest | |
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| Scriptwriting | |
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| Post-Production | |
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| Journals | |
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| Key Organizations | |
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| Index | |