About the Board
The Executive Board is made up of five to eleven offices. Some of the key functions of the DiGRA Executive Board from the members’ point of view are coordination of the annual conferences, responsible and well-informed distribution of funds for regional chapters and conference travel needs, overseeing of diversity, student and sustainability related initiatives, as well as advising the development, running and maintenance of DiGRA Digital Library and ToDiGRA Journal.
2023 – Present
Current Board
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President
IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Vice President
Tomasz Majkowski
Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland)
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Secretary
Miia Siutila
University of Turku (Finland)
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Chapter Officer
Mahli-Ann Butt
University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
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Diversity Officer
Poonam Chowdhury
University in Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)
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Student Officer
Premeet Kaur Sidhu
University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
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Open Seat
Darshana Jayemanne
Abertay University (Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Open Seat
Sonia Fizek
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln (Cologne, Germany)
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Open Seat
Souvik Mukherjee
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Kolkata, India)
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Open Seat
Aki Nakamura
College of Image Arts and Sciences Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)
Board Appointed Officers
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
City University of Hong Kong
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
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Webmaster
Souvik Mukherjee
Previous Boards
Board (Aug 2018 – 2022)
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President
William Huber
Abertay University (Abertay, UK)
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Vice President
Hanna Wirman
IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Secretary
Allan Fowler
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Open Seat
Tom Brock
Manchester Metropolitan University, (Manchester, UK)
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Open Seat
Mahli-Ann Butt
The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
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Open Seat
Mark R. Johnson
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)
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Open Seat
Olli Sotamaa
University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
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Student Officer
Carina Assunção
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK)
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Student Officer
Alicia Copeland
University of Glasgow, (Glasgow, UK)
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Student Officer
Jessica Tang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts, US)
Board-Appointed Officers
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Board (Aug 2016 – 2018)
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President
William Huber
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Vice President
Chris Paul
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Secretary
Casey O’Donnell
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Open Seat
Sebastian Deterding
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Open Seat
Rachel Kowert
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Open Seat
Souvik Mukherjee
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Open Seat
Hanna Wirman
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Student Officer
Daniela De Angeli
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Student Officer
Mahli-Ann Rakkomkaew Butt
Board-Appointed Officers
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Board (Sept 2015 – Aug 2016)
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President
Mia Consalvo
Canada
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Vice President
Christopher Paul
US
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Secretary
Ashley Brown
UK
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Open Seat
Annika Waern
Sweden
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Open Seat
Rachel Kowert
UK
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Open Seat
Hanna Wirman
Hong Kong, China
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Open Seat
Souvik Mukherjee
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Student Officer
Jessika Weber
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Student Officer
William Robinson
Board-Appointed Officers
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Finland
Board (2014 – Sept 2015)
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President
Mia Consalvo
Canada
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Vice President
José P. Zagal
Chile
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Secretary
Ashley Brown
UK
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Open Seat
Annika Waern
Sweden
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Open Seat
Rachel Kowert
UK
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Open Seat
Hanna Wirman
Hong Kong, China
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Open Seat
Lindsay Grace
US
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Open Seat
Christopher Paul
US
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Student Officer
Jessika Weber
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Student Officer
William Robinson
Board-Appointed Officers
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Finland
Board (2013 – 2014)
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President
Mia Consalvo
Canada
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Vice President
José P. Zagal
Chile
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Secretary
Thomas Rousse
Denmark
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Media Liaison
Annika Waern
Sweden
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International Chapter Officer
Astrid Ensslin
UK
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Open Seat
Gerald Voorhees
US
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Open Seat
Hanna Wirman
Hong Kong, China
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Open Seat
Lindsay Grace
US
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Student Officer
Ashley Brown
UK
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Student Officer
Rachel Kowert
UK
Board-Appointed Officers
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Finland
Board (2010 – 2012)
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President
Helen Kennedy
UK
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Vice President
Esther MacCallum-Stewart
US
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Board Secretary
Bob Appelman
US – Indiana
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Board Member
Gordon Calleja
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Board Member
Annika Waern
Sweden
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Open Seat
Patrick Crogan
Australia
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Open Seat
Marinka Copier
Netherlands
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Open Seat
Dan Pinchbeck
UK
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Open Seat
Torill Mortensen
Norway
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Open Seat
José P. Zagal
Chile
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Open Seat
Jesper Juul
Denmark
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Open Seat
Bart Simon
Canada
Board-Appointed Officers
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Finland
Board (2007 – 2009)
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President
Tanya Krzywinska
UK
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Vice President
Douglas Thomas
USA
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Liaison Officer
Helen Kennedy
UK
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Secretary
Robert (Bob) Appelman
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Board Member
Marinka Copier
Netherlands
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Board Member
Tony Manninen
Finland
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Board Member
Daniel Pargman
Sweden
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Board Member
Veronica Zammitto
Argentina
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Board Member
Akira Baba
Japan
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Board Member
Torill Mortensen
Norway
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Board Member
Esther MacCallum-Stewart
UK
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Board Member
Patrick Crogan
Australia
Board (2006 – 2007)
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President
Tanya Krzywinska
UK
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Vice President
Douglas Thomas
USA
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Secretary
Bob Appelman
US – Indiana
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Liaison Officer
Helen Kennedy
UK
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Dissemination Officer
Tony Manninen
Finland
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Open Seat
Patrick Crogan
Australia
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Open Seat
Marinka Copier
Netherlands
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Open Seat
Esther Macallum-Stewart
UK
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Open Seat
Torill Mortensen
Norway
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Open Seat
José P. Zagal
Chile
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Open Seat
Veronica Zammitto
Argentina
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Open Seat
Akira Baba
Japan
Board-Appointed Officers
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Webmaster
Petri Lankoski
Finland
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UK Coordinator
Justin Parlser
UK
Board (2006)
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President
Frans Mäyrä
Finland
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Vice President
Tanya Krzywinska
UK
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Secretary
Robert (Bob) Appelman
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Board Member
Marinka Copier
Netherlands
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Board Member
Barry Atkins
UK
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Board Member
Douglas Thomas
USA
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Board Member
Helen Kennedy
UK
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Board Member
Tony Manninen
Finland
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Board Member
Daniel Pargman
Sweden
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Board Member
Tak Wai Chan
Taiwan
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Board Member
Veronica Zammitto
Argentina
The First Elected Board (2003 – 2005)
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President
Frans Mäyrä
Finland
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Vice President
Jason Rutter
UK
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Secretary
Mia Consalvo
USA
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Board Member
Marinka Copier
Netherlands
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Dissemination Officer
Staffan Björk
Sweden
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Student Officer
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Denmark
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Open Seat
Robert Appelman
USA
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Open Seat
Patrick Crogan
Australia
Initial DiGRA Board 2003
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President
Frans Mäyrä
Finland
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Vice President
Jason Rutter
UK
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Treasurer
Jussi Holopainen
Finland
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Secretary
Mia Consalvo
USA
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Board Member
Celia Pearce
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Board Member
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Denmark
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Board Member
Staffan Björk
Sweden
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Board Member
Amund Tveit
Norway
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Board Member
Patrick Crogan
USA
Working group for the establishment of DiGRA, 2002
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Amund Tveit
Trondheim, Norway
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Andy Miah, Ayr
Scotland, UK
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Aphra Kerr
Dublin, Ireland
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Bart Simon
Montreal, Canada
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Celia Pearce
USA
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Chris Crawford
USA
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Francesca Urbinati
Italy
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Frans Mäyrä
Tampere, Finland
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Jason Rutter
Manchester, UK
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Jonathan Sykes
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Jussi Holopainen
Tampere, Finland
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Kurt Squire
USA
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Manolya Kavakli
Bathurst, Australia (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Marinka Copier
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Matthew Southern
Liverpool, UK
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Maximilian Forte
Trinidad & Tobago / Canada
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Mia Consalvo
Ohio, USA
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Sal Humphreys
Brisbane, Australia
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Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Siobhan Thomas
UK
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Staffan Björk
Göteborg, Sweden
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Steffen P. Walz
Austria
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Steven Skelton
Auckland, New Zealand
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Talmadge Wright
Chicago, USA
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Yanna Vogiazou
London, UK