EGDF 2024 Conference Programme
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Thursday, 3rd October |
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15:30 |
Registration opens in Lounge Area |
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16:45
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Introduction and welcome - David Adams, EGDF Honorary President Introduction of volunteers and delegates |
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17:00 |
Annual General Meeting, including election of Board Members – David Adams |
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18:30 |
Close of first day |
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Evening at leisure
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Friday, 4th October |
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8:00 |
Registration for new arrivals |
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8:45 |
Welcome and opening of conference – David Adams, EGDF Honorary President |
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9:00 |
Welcome to Espinho - Dr. Maria Manuel Cruz, Mayor of Espinho |
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9:20 |
Introductions – Jane Richards, EGDF Executive Director EGDF Board Conference delegates Portuguese hosts |
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9:30 |
Panel: Recent Activity reports of EGDF and Associated Organisations – Chair: Jane Richards Assistance Dogs Europe - Marijan Sesar, ADEu Board Member, Croatia Assistance Dogs International – Danny Vancoppernolle – Chair ADI European Blind Union – Sabine Ström, EBU Board Member, Germany European Disability Forum – Daniel Casas, EDF Accessibility Policy Officer European Guide Dog Federation – David Adams, EGDF Honorary President ANEC - Chiara Giovannini, ANEC, Deputy Director-General |
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11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:20 |
The Association of Blind and Visually Impaired of Portugal - Rodrigo Santos, President ABAADV - The Portuguese Guide Dog School - Mafalda Vicente, President ABAADV |
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11:45 |
European Standard for Assistance Dogs CEN/TC 452 – Chair: Jane Richards Latest Developments - Peter Gorbing, convenor WG4 – Pre-training, Training and Tasks Portuguese Perspective - Patrícia Santos, chair of CT-205 Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) and Abílio Leite, Chairman of the board Ânimas |
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12:45 |
Lunch and dog relief |
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14.15 |
Be My Eyes - Hans Jørgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes Brief introduction about what Be My Eyes is and its history Focus on AI and how we see AI in the future Discussion on our recent announcement and what it means for Be My Eyes and the blind community. |
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15:05 |
Coffee break. |
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15:30 |
Presentation from our sponsors BPI Caixa – Ana Feijó da Cunha, Director ‘la Caixa’ Banking Foundation PakFlatt – Brian McGonagle, Director of Operations |
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16:00 |
50 years of training guide dogs - Luiz Alberto Melchert de Carvalho e Silva, Brazil |
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16:30 |
EGDF European Assistance Dog Survey – Jane Richards EGDF |
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17:00 |
Close of meeting |
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19:15 |
Meet in reception for short walk to ‘dinner by the beach’ at Golfinho, Espinho
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Saturday, 5th October |
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8:00 |
Registration for new arrivals |
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8:45 |
Welcome - David Adams – EGDF Honorary President |
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9:00 |
Assistance Dog Assessment Association – the story so far – Peter Gorbing Chair ADAA |
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9:20 |
Panel: An Overview of Travelling with a guide dog - Chair: Karine Garnier FFAC France European Disability Forum (EDF) review on assistance dogs travelling by air – Daniel Casas Accessibility Policy Officer, EDF. impeded: negative treatment of guide dog users in Sweden - Finn Helman, Social Scientist, Sweden DogMap – Rosie Warda, CEO Pfotenpiloten Germany Shared Spaces and Floating Bus stops – Sarah Gayton NFBUK |
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11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:20 |
International Guide Dog Federation - Christine Baroni-Pretsch – Vice President IGDF |
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11:40 |
Assistance Dog travel registration system proposal – Andrew Lamb EGDF Vice President |
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12:00 |
Panel: Innovations by our Members, Supporters and Associates – Chair: Darinka Lecnik-Urbancl, EGDF Board Member, Slovenia Life with a guide dog in Finland – Susanna Kovasin, Board Member, Opaskoirayhdistys ry, Finnish Federation of Guide Dog users Living with a guide dog in Italy - Cátia Lima, President AICA, Breaking New Ground: My Journey as Greece's First Guide Dog User and How Things Have Evolved Until 2024 – Ioanna-Maria Gertsou, Chairperson, Lara Guide Dogs, Athens |
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13:00 |
Lunch and dog relief |
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14:15 |
Panel: Technological Innovations – Chair: Andrew Lamb, EGDF VP Virtual Reality for the Visually Impaired – What is it and how can we use it?- Kurtis Weir Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction Birmingham City University UK |
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15:40 |
Coffee break |
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15:55 |
Honorary President Handover – Chair: Jane Richards EGDF Thanks to David Adams – Sean Dilley EGDF Board Member International Guide Dog Federation Christine Baroni-Pretsch – Vice President IGDF Assistance Dogs International – Danny Vancoppernolle – Chair ADI |
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16:30 |
Conference Conclusions – Judith Adams, Former EGDF Executive Director |
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17:00 |
Closing of the Conference Clara Marques Mendes, Secretary of State for Social Action and Inclusion TBC |
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19:00 |
Gala Dinner in hotel |
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Sunday, 6th October |
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8:00 - 10:00 |
Meeting of EGDF Board; Free time for other delegates
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10:30 – 17:30 |
Sightseeing tour to Porto, Douro River trip, Port wine cellar visit followed by lunch and visit to Serralves museum and gardens |
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Delegate list |
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Title |
First Name |
Last Name |
Country |
Organisation in English |
Organisation in Local Language and website link |
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Mr |
David |
Adams |
UK |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation |
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Mrs |
Judith |
Adams |
UK |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation |
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Ms |
Ana |
Andrade Bacelo |
Portugal |
A.I.C.A, Italian Association of service dogs |
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Mr |
Ádám |
Balogh |
Hungary |
Baráthegyi Guide Dog and Service Dog School Foundation |
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Mme |
Christine |
Baroni-Pretsch |
Switzerland |
IGDF, International Guide Dog Federation |
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Ms |
Anaïs |
Barzeele |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Dr |
Kate |
Bugler-Lamb |
France |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation |
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Mr |
Daniel |
Casas Ballester |
Belgium |
EDF, European Disability Forum |
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Ms |
Juliette |
Chofflet |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mr |
David |
Collin |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Dr |
Maria do Rosário |
Cunha |
Portugal |
ACAPO Portuguese Blind and Partially Sighted Association |
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Mrs |
Virginie |
Decoster |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mrs |
Stéphanie |
Demartin |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Ms |
Birgit |
Depoorter |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mt |
Sean |
Dilley |
UK |
Light into Europe |
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Mr |
Kristinn Halldór |
Einarsson |
Iceland |
BIAVI, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, |
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Mme |
Karine |
Garnier |
France |
FFAC, French Federation of Guide Dogs Schools |
Fédération Française des Associations de Chiens guides d'aveugles FFAC |
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Ms |
Sarah |
Gayton |
UK |
NFBUK, National Federaion of the Blind UK |
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Dr |
Ioanna-Maria |
Gertsou |
Greece |
Lara Guide Dogs School |
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Mr |
Peter |
Gorbing |
UK |
ADAA, Assistance Dogs Assessment Association |
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Mrs |
Katherine |
Gorbing |
UK |
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Mr |
Nuno |
Gouveia |
Portugal |
ABAADV – Portuguese Guide Dog School |
ABAADV - Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual |
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Mr |
Benoît |
Haelemeersch |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Ms |
Ida |
Haeyaert |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mr |
Finn |
Hellman |
Sweden |
SLHF (Swedish Association of Guide Dog Users |
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Mr |
Duncan |
Johnson |
UK |
Pakflatt (UK) Ltd |
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Ms |
Mónika Elísabet |
Kjartansdóttir |
Iceland |
BIAVI, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, |
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Ms |
Susanna |
Kovasin |
Finland |
Finnish Association of Guide Dog Users |
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Dr |
Andrew |
Lamb |
France |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation |
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Mrs |
Isabelle |
Le Bouedec |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mrs |
DARINKA |
Lečnik-Urbancl |
Slovenia |
Association SLO-CANIS |
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Ms |
Roosa |
Lehikoinen |
Finland |
Finnish Association of Guide Dog Users |
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Mr |
Abilio |
Leite |
Portugal |
ÂNIMAS - Portuguese Assistance Dog School |
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Miss |
Catia |
Lima |
Italy |
A.I.C.A, Italian Association of service dogs |
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Ms |
Anne-Cécile |
Luycx |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Ms |
Roselyn |
Macaskill |
UK |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation - supporter |
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Ms |
Cyrielle |
Massard |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mr |
Oisín |
McCallion |
UK |
Pakflatt (UK) Ltd |
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Mr |
Brian |
McGonagle |
UK |
Pakflatt (UK) Ltd |
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Mr |
Patrick |
McGonagle |
UK |
Pakflatt (UK) Ltd |
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Ms |
Pam |
Megahey |
UK |
The Seeing Dogs Alliance |
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Dr |
Tamás |
Mezősi |
Hungary |
Baráthegyi Guide Dog and Service Dog School Foundation |
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Mrs |
Magdalena |
Nowicka - Błażejczyk |
Poland |
Labrador Foundation guide dog school |
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Dra |
Filipa |
Paiva |
Portugal |
ABAADV – Portuguese Guide Dog School |
ABAADV - Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual |
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Mrs |
Camelia |
Platt |
Romania |
Light into Europe |
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Ms |
Ewa |
Podgórni |
Poland |
Labrador Foundation guide dog school |
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Ms |
Coralie |
Privat |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mrs |
Jane |
Richards |
UK |
EGDF, European Guide Dog Federation |
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Ms |
Céline |
Rigolet |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Sra |
Mariana |
Rocha |
Portugal |
ABAADV – Portuguese Guide Dog School |
ABAADV - Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual |
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Mr |
Jan |
Rossman |
Germany |
Hessian Guide Dog School |
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Mrs |
Patrícia |
Santos |
Portugal |
Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) |
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Dr |
Rodrigo |
Santos |
Portugal |
ACAPO Portuguese Blind and Partially Sighted Association |
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Mrs |
Irena |
Semmler |
Poland |
Labrador Foundation guide dog school |
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Mr |
Jan |
Semmler |
Poland |
Labrador Foundation guide dog school |
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Dr |
Marijan Alfonso |
Sesar |
Croatia |
ADEu, Assistance Dogs International, European Chapter |
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Frau |
Merve |
Sezgin |
Germany |
DBSV, German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted |
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Ms |
Clémence |
Slivinski |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Ms |
Lennemie |
Soufflet |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Mr |
Thorkell Jóhann |
Steindal |
Iceland |
BIAVI, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, |
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Frau |
Sabine |
Ström |
Germany |
EBU, European Blind Union |
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Mr |
Öyvind |
Vågen |
Sweden |
SLHF (Swedish Association of Guide Dog Users |
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Mrs |
Kristín Sjöfn |
Valgeirsdóttir |
Iceland |
BIAVI, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, |
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Mr |
Danny |
Vancoppernolle |
Belgium |
ADI, Assistance Dogs International |
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Ms |
Maria |
Verissimo |
Portugal |
Bright Site DMC |
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Ms |
Ine |
Vermeulen |
Belgium |
Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired asbl |
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Sra |
Mafalda |
Vicente |
Portugal |
ABAADV – Portuguese Guide Dog School |
ABAADV - Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual |
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Dr |
Kurtis |
Weir |
UK |
School of Computing and Digital Technology, BCU |
School of Computing and Digital Technology, Birmingham City University |
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Ms |
Vanessa |
Wey |
Belgium |
Os'mose Asbl |
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Visiting Speaker list |
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Title |
First Name |
Last Name |
Country |
Organisation in English and website link |
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Dr |
Maria |
Manuel Cruz, |
Portugal |
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Mrs |
Chiara |
Giovannini |
Belgium |
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Mr |
Hans |
Jørgen Wiberg |
Denmark |
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Dr |
Ana |
Feijó da Cunha |
Portugal |
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Prof. |
Luiz Alberto |
Carvalho |
Brazil |
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Mrs |
Clara |
Marques Mendes |
Portugal |
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Mrs |
Rosie |
Warda |
Germany |
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