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Cancelled: UKMPA Conference


published on 18 May 2020 90 -

This event lies in the past.
23.09.2020 - 24.09.2020
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Please note that as a result of mitigation measures concerning the Cover-19 pandemic the 2020 UKMPA Edinburgh conference has been cancelled.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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