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JCertif 2012 Call for Papers Now Open -- http://www.jcertif.com!
As some of you already know. The next edition of JCertif is coming and will take place on September 03th-09th in Brazzaville, Congo.
If you have an interesting presentation idea, we want to hear from…
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Hi Max! Thanks for inviting me to come bck to Brazzaville in September for JCertif 2018. Here are some of my favorite photos from the last time I was there as your guest. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/albums/72157624821616032
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