About the Seminar
This year has seen significant developments with respect to transmission and wind energy:
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Federal regulators released monumental new rules on planning and cost allocation
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The White House has committed to expediting permitting for several new transmission lines, most of which will serve renewable energy projects
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The transmission build-out in Texas has continued
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Interconnection-wide planning advanced
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Iowa has successfully integrated 20% wind energy
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Curtailment expanded, particularly in the Northwest
Next year promises additional major milestones. Don’t miss the unparalleled opportunity provided by AWEA’s Wind Power Transmission Seminar to network with industry leaders and understand how recent and future developments will impact your business!
The AWEA Wind Power Transmission Seminar is the leading U.S. transmission event dedicated solely to addressing the challenges and identifying the solutions to transmission and wind energy. The workshop brings together top experts from the wind industry, transmission sector, utilities, consulting, and policymaking worlds to discuss the progress being made, difficulties that remain, paths forward and lessons learned on wind energy transmission.
Why is this Seminar Important?
Inadequate transmission access is one of the key constraints on the wind industry today, and is the most significant barrier identified by the Department of Energy in achieving 20% of our nation’s electricity from wind energy. With roughly 35% annual growth in the U.S. wind industry over the past five years, and over 300,000 MW of proposed wind projects waiting to be connected to the power grid, the development of new transmission lines is vital to the continued growth of the wind industry. While some progress is being made on planning, policy, transmission build-out, and integration, it’s not happening fast enough to meet the needs of the wind industry. This seminar will explore transmission developments and options to assist the progress.
Program Co-Chairs
Thomas Siegel
Vice President, Transmission
First Wind
Melissa Seymour
Director, Regional Markets & Regulation
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
Who Should Attend?
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Transmission system operator
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Transmission planner
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Transmission reliability authority
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Developer (both wind and transmission)
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Consultant
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Grid operations lead
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Policymaker
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Turbine manufacturer
Why Attend AWEA Events?
Dedicated & Reliable Legislative Support
AWEA events offer a forum for sharing and examining the latest legislative and regulatory updates, ultimately ensuring the progress of wind energy. No other organization is uniquely dedicated to, or does more to support, the wind industry from a legislative and regulatory standpoint. Working in conjunction with members of Congress, state legislators, federal agencies, utility regulators, the media, and others, AWEA increases the presence of wind power in the U.S, delivers official and timely updates, and ensures that wind energy interests are addressed in relevant legislation and regulatory processes. Only AWEA employs an experienced policy team that utilizes a variety of grassroots programs, including WindPAC, AWEA’s political action committee, to support the entire wind energy industry.
Reinvest in the Industry
AWEA reinvests its events’ profits directly into the wind energy industry, unlike competing events that take profits out of the industry and put them into private company hands. With AWEA events, your dollars are used to promote federal and state wind energy policies, to support and grow your business, and advance the wind industry as a whole.
Attend and Learn:
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What RTOs/ISOs and individual utilities are doing to comply with the new rules on planning and cost allocation
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Where the most progress is being made on integration issues, and what lessons can be learned
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What costs are being proposed for integration, reliability, or other purposes that will impact your bottom line
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What transmission, if any, is obtaining permits and getting built across jurisdictions
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Results of the most recent integration studies
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Which financing models are getting transmission built
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What the interconnection-wide transmission planning modeling efforts are likely to show
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The link between planning and projects getting built
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Agenda
Wednesday, March 21
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| 8:00 AM |
Registration Opens |
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Networking Breakfast |
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| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Welcome & Opening General SessionFacilitator: Thomas Siegel, Vice President, Transmission, First Wind
Keynote Speakers:
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
FERC Order 1000: Monumental, Moderate or Somewhere in Between for the Wind Energy Industry?
Facilitator: Doug Smith, Attorney, Van Ness Feldman
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order 1000 will have a number of significant impacts on the wind industry. Order 1000 has different short- and long-term implications that vary between organized and unorganized markets. This session's panelists seek to break down the overly complicated nature of Order 1000 and focus on the key issues presented to regulated entities, and provide different perspectives and approaches to response strategies associated with planning, cost allocation, and contractual rights such as ROFR. From more general summaries forecasting what the Order will mean to the industry as a whole and the role of states' involvement to more narrow accounts of how compliance filings can aid in planning and legislative participation and influence, this session provides a complete narrative of what the FERC Order 1000 means for the future of the wind industry.
Panelists:
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| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Networking Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Integration: The Good, The Bad, and UglyFacilitator: Melissa Seymour, Director, Regional Markets & Regulation, Iberdrola Renewables
The large increase of variable energy generation across the U.S. has presented both unique opportunities as well as technical challenges. This session will focus on the challenges, solutions, and successes of integrating variable energy resources into the power grid. The panelist will also address rules and regulations that drive integration costs, including FERC's proposed tariff reforms designed to allow for a more efficient integration of variable energy resource into the power system. Panelists:
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Networking Break & Exhibits
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Nickel and Diming: Wind Integration Costs You Need to Know About
Facilitator: Kris Zadlo, Vice President, Invenergy
With the country slowly rebounding from the economic downturn, it's important that industry leaders and stakeholders understand all aspects of wind integration costs. New rules and regulatory compliance costs imposed by FERC, NERC, RTO/ISOs, and non-RTO areas will impact all stakeholders in the wind industry. This update on integration charges, interconnection costs, and market cost shifts will leave attendees with a comprehensive understanding on the risks and costs associated with wind interconnection, integration, and ongoing operations.
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| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking ReceptionExchange notes with your colleagues, relax and decompress with your wind industry peers as you enjoy passed hors d'oeuvres and drinks. |
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Thursday, March 22
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| 7:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Networking Breakfast |
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Transmission Planning, Financing and Siting: How to Get from Brainstorming to Steel in the Ground
Facilitator: Paul Jett, Director, Business Development, American Transmission Company
With the White House giving more attention to modernizing the U.S. electric grid it is important that all stakeholders have a firm understanding of which financing and cost allocation models are succeeding in getting transmission built, as well as the potential of stakeholder influence. Through a combination of presentations and case studies this session seeks to investigate which approaches to transmission planning are proving to be the most effective in expediting the process from planning and siting to construction. Topics range from market-oriented views on financing models and preliminary modeling from DOE funded interconnection wide planning efforts to a more legislative framework dealing with stakeholder involvement and the role of states in planning and siting.
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| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Networking Break & Exhibits
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Western & Eastern Transmission - Where is Transmission Getting Built?
Facilitator: Jimmy Glotfelty, Executive Vice President, Clean Line Energy Partners
Leaders from the western and eastern organized markets and WAPA experts provide attendees with provocative market updates and leading industry issues. From CAISO and MISO updates and issues to offshore wind and transmission panelists bring together a wide array of trending themes portraying the state of the industry.
Speakers:
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Registration
Registration is now closed!
However, you may register on-site at the hotel on Wednesday, March 21 at 8:00am.
Click here to download a PDF list of companies attending the 2012 seminar!
Registration Prices
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Registration Type |
Early Bird Discount by February 3 |
Regular by |
Onsite After |
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AWEA Business Member |
$495 |
$550 |
$600 |
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AWEA Advocate |
$595 |
$650 |
$700 |
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Non-Member |
$595 |
$650 |
$700 |
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Government Agency |
$300 |
$350 |
$400 |
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Full-Time Student or Faculty |
$225 |
$275 |
$325 |
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Non-Profit* |
$225 |
$275 |
$325 |
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Seminar Speaker or Moderator |
$150 |
$150 |
$150 |
* Non-Profit registrations require pre-approval by AWEA. See below for a description of the type of organizations that meet our non-profit pricing requirement and email conference@awea.org for details.
For registration questions or general event inquiries, contact conference@awea.org or
(202) 383-2512.
If you are unsure of your AWEA membership status, contact membership@awea.org or
(202) 383-2550.
If you are interesting in exhibiting, contact exhibition@awea.org or (202) 383-2514.
Special Attendee Types
Government Agency: A full-time employee of a U.S. or international government agency (federal, state, local or tribal). Government-supported universities or colleges, government contractors, and government consultants do not qualify. Economic development organizations should register under the Government category.
Full-Time Student or Faculty: To qualify for the Student/Faculty registration rate you must be a current full-time student or faculty member at an educational institution. You must bring your institution ID to registration to verify your status.
Speaker: Registration for confirmed speakers and moderators in the seminar (limit 1 per presentation). Speaker/Moderator status will be verified.
Non-Profit Wind Power / Clean Energy Advocacy Groups: Discounted registrations are available to certain non-profit wind power / clean energy organizations that receive pre-approval by AWEA. This category is intended for specific wind power / clean energy advocacy groups as well as qualified environmental or energy related non-profits such as the Sierra Club, Energy Foundation or World Wildlife Fund among others. All 501c3 organizations will not necessarily qualify for the non-profit registration rate. Economic development organizations do not qualify for the non-profit registration rate and instead should register under the government registration category. Email conference@awea.org with your full contact information and a brief description of your non-profit organization including a link to your organization website to request non-profit approval.
Media / Press: Complimentary press registrations are available to those that meet AWEA's media accreditation guidelines. To request a complimentary press pass contact presspass@awea.org.
Registration Policies
Seminar registration includes: a networking reception, continental breakfasts, lunches, access to the speaker presentations, plus invaluable education from experts in the wind energy community and critical networking opportunities.
Confirmation & Changes: Registration confirmations are emailed automatically upon registering on-line or upon manual entry of registrations sent via mail or fax. If you have changes to your registration including contact information, purchasing additional items to your registration such as a pre-conference seminar that is available to specific events, or if you need to provide a substitution for your registration, email conference@awea.org no later than Monday, March 19, 2012. After this date, any changes or substitutions will need to be made on-site at the event.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted to AWEA in writing via email to conference@awea.org or fax to (202) 293-2567. Refunds may not be processed until after the completion of the seminar. All refund requests received by March 14, 2012 will be processed less a $100 administrative fee. There will be no refunds made for cancellations after March 14, 2012 or for no-shows and registration fees may not be transferred to a different AWEA event. However substitutions are permitted for no charge. Email information on substitutions to conference@awea.org. Any refunds to credit card payments may only be credited back to the original credit card and cannot be refunded to a different card.
Other: AWEA reserves the right to eject any registrant from the event without any prior notice or refund if while at the event your behavior is deemed disruptive, offensive, dangerous, and illegal or if they are found to be distributing unauthorized material.
This event is proceeding as planned unless the event organizer, the venue, and/or local or national authorities deem it to be unsafe to do so at which time we will update this website with more information.
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Housing Information
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Location |
The Westin Indianapolis |
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AWEA Rate |
$159.00 (single and double occupancy) |
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Reservations |
1-317-262-8100 |
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Deadline |
A limited number of discounted rooms have been arranged for seminar attendees. The discounted rate will be available while group rooms remain until February 28, 2012. Once the discounted rooms are sold out or after February 28 (whichever comes first), the hotel may continue to accept reservations at the discounted rate on a space-available basis; however, they could be at a higher prevailing room rate. Rooms are now sold out for Friday, March 23.
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Hotel Contact Info |
Hotel Phone: 317-262-8100 |
Hotel Accommodations
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Located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, the city's top attractions surround the hotel. A skywalk connects guests to Circle Centre Mall for upscale restaurants, shopping, and nightlife, while the roar of Lucas Oil Stadium is just steps away.
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Travel Information
The information and pricing listed below is provided as a service by AWEA but is subject to change.
Closest Airport:
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is approximately 8 miles from the hotel.
For more information on the Indianapolis International Airport, visit www.indianapolisairport.com.
From/To Airport:
Yellow Cab: Taxis are available 24 hours a day and approximate fare is $25.00-$35.00.
Indygo Green Line Airport Express:
This shuttle bus stops on Maryland Street at the Indiana Convention Center, within walking distance of the hotel. Fare is $7.00 each way and it runs 5:00am-9:00pm, Sunday-Saturday. Drivers will accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, or fare passes purchased at the airport’s Ground Transportation Center.
Carey Indiana Shared Ride:
Available 24 hours a day from the airport’s Ground Transportation Center for a $16.00 fee each way. Reservations are required. To make a reservation call (317) 241-6700 or go online at www.careyindiana.com.
Driving Directions:
From Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• Exit Indianapolis International Airport via Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive.
• Follow signs to Interstate 70 East (toward downtown Indianapolis).
• Stay on 70 East for approximately 13 miles to the Illinois Street exit (79B). Turn left onto Illinois Street.
• Continue .5 miles to Washington Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 blocks, past Capitol Avenue.
• Stay in the left lane. The hotel is the second building on your left.
Approximately 15 minutes
From South Bend/U.S. 31 (North)
• U.S. 31 becomes Meridian.
• Continue on Meridian Street to 16th Street.
• Turn right and proceed 2 blocks to Capital Avenue.
• Turn Left onto Capital Avenue.
• Proceed 16 blocks to Washington Street, turn right. The hotel is about 1 block on the left.
From Champaign/Peoria (West)
• Follow Interstate 74 East to Interstate 465 South (Exit 73A) to the Airport Expressway.
• Follow the Airport Expressway East to Interstate 70 East (Exit 75).
• Continue approximately five (5) miles to the West Street Exit (79A).
• Turn left onto West Street and continue approximately 1 mile to Maryland Street.
• Turn rght onto Maryland Street.
• Proceed 3 blocks to Illinois Street, turn left.
• Proceed to Washington Street, turn left. The hotel is about 3 blocks on the left.
From Cincinnati (Southeast)
• Follow Interstate 74 West to Interstate 465 South (Exit 94) to Interstate 65 North (Exit 53A).
• Proceed approximately 4 miles to Interstate 70 West (Exit 110B).
• Follow Interstate 70 West for .5 mile to McCarty Street Exit (79B).
• Proceed through traffic light onto Meridian Street.
• Continue 5 blocks to Washington Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 blocks, past Capitol Avenue.
• Stay in left lane. The hotel is the second building on your left.
Approximately 2 hours
From Louisville (South)
• Follow Interstate 65 North to Interstate 70 West (Exit 110B).
• Continue .5 miles to McCarty Street Exit (79B).
• Proceed through traffic light onto Meridian Street.
• Continue 5 blocks to Washington Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 blocks, past Capitol Avenue.
• Stay in the left lane. The hotel is the second building on the left.
Approximately 2 hours
From Louisville (South)
• Follow Interstate 65 North to Interstate 70 West (Exit 110B).
• Continue .5 miles to McCarty Street Exit (79B).
• Proceed through traffic light onto Meridian Street.
• Continue 5 blocks to Washington Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 blocks, past Capitol Avenue.
• Stay in the left lane. The hotel is the second building on the left.
Approximately 2 hours
From Chicago (Northwest)
Follow Interstate 65 South to West Street/Martin Luther King (Exit 114).
• Follow West Street approximately 10 blocks south to Maryland Street.
• Turn left and proceed 3 blocks to Illinois Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1 block to Washington Street.
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 blocks, past Capitol Avenue.
• Stay in left lane. The hotel is the second building on the left.
Approximately 3 hours
Parking:
Valet parking: $32.00 (in/out privileges included)
Self parking: $26.00 (in/out privileges not included)
Internet:
Complimentary in-room internet will be available for all hotel guests.
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Exhibits
AWEA began hosting the Wind Energy Transmission Seminar in 2005 and it is the premier transmission specific event in the industry. The seminar features a wide variety of exhibiting companies, representing many services and solutions that are vital to building the transmission needed to advance the wind industry. Throughout the event, particularly during session breaks, breakfast, and the reception, attendees are encouraged to stop by the exhibit area to learn more about these companies.
Interested in exhibiting? Click here for more information.
Sponsorships
Sponsoring an AWEA Seminar generates the type of exposure you are looking for in an effective marketing program. Reach your target audience, promote your company and product, and leave a lasting impression. Please see below for a list of available sponsorship items.
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Networking Reception
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Networking Luncheon Day 1
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Networking Luncheon Day 2
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Networking Breakfast & Breaks Day 1
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Networking Breakfast & Breaks Day 2
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Lanyards
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Print Stations
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Brochure Placement
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Highlighters
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Pens
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Water Station Sponsor
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Hotel Keycards - SOLD
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Internet Access
There are many excellent sponsorship opportunities available for all AWEA events; please contact Brandon Kopp at 202-383-2514, or email exhibition@awea.org.
Advertising
Each attendee at the event will receive a program guide that includes the seminar agenda, sponsor listings, exhibitor listings, and any ads that have been placed. Maximize your participation in the event by placing an ad in the hand of every attendee. Click here for more information.
Current Exhibitors
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Side Meetings
Wednesday, March 21
Transmission Committee Meeting
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Capitol Ballroom 1-2
If interested in participating, please contact Rebecca Willard, rwillard@awea.org for more information.
Thursday, March 22
MISO Tour Added to AWEA Transmission Seminar Agenda!
We have confirmed a space-limited tour of MISO’s HQ/control room on Thursday, March 22nd. The details are as follows:
12:30 pm – Bus departs Westin Hotel
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm – Tour of MISO facility located in Carmel, Indiana
The bus will then drop off participants at either the airport or back to the hotel. If you’re interested in joining this tour, please contact Rebecca Willard (rwillard@awea.org). Confirmation will depend on available space. We currently have 30 slots available on a first-come first-serve basis.
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