{"id":818,"date":"2026-04-06T23:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/?p=818"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:09:21","slug":"conference26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/conference26\/","title":{"rendered":"NYSDEN Conference: September 29, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header.jpg\" alt=\"New York State Digital Equity Network's 3rd Annual Conference\" class=\"wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header-1536x461.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYSDEN-Convening-Header-2048x614.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#register\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#register\">Registration\/Sponsorship<\/a> | <a href=\"#lodging\">Venue\/Lodging<\/a> | <a href=\"#sponsors\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#sponsors\">Sponsors<\/a> | <a href=\"#agenda\">Agenda<\/a> | <a href=\"#menu\">Menu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our theme this year is&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Revisiting NY\u2019s Digital Divide: Solutions for Reaching the Disconnected.&nbsp;<\/strong>Through this convening, we aim to strengthen collaboration, share promising practices, and build a more coordinated statewide movement to close the digital divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to an exchange of ideas that will help educate, connect, and mobilize leaders across the state as we continue working together to expand digital opportunities for all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdd94e84 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\" id=\"register\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/events\/932407\" style=\"background-color:#5fade0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register\/Sponsor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets: $50 | <a href=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NYSDEN-Sponsorship-Sheet-2026.pdf\">Information about Sponsorship Levels<\/a><br>Is the registration fee a barrier to attending?<br><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdELaNONLTjQbva46cE_OkHKawZQTASlBsmQYkSs9R6ZTMxTg\/viewform?usp=dialog\">Request a Conference Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e35d3e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ETEC Building<\/strong><br><strong>1220 Washington Avenue<\/strong><br><em>Albany, NY 12203<\/em><br><strong>Date: September 29, 2026<br>Time: 8:30 am to&nbsp;4:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"lodging\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lodging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton Garden Inn Albany\/SUNY Area<br>1389 Washington Ave., Albany, New York, 12206, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/attend-my-event\/albsugi-91p-2a7c0b17-7b17-4c30-80f4-9fecca23e6fa\/\">Reserve your room<\/a> as part of NYSDEN&#8217;s hotel block!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2932.7191894499842!2d-73.81833758776926!3d42.68849031416794!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89de0b15c8c1151b%3A0x98397522f5565275!2sHilton%20Garden%20Inn%20Albany%2FSUNY%20Area!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1782411286103!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"sponsors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">This event made possible by our sponsors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e35d3e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deccr.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DECCR-LOGO-380x180-1.webp\" alt=\"Digital Equity Coalition of the Capital Region Logo\" class=\"wp-image-960\" style=\"width:380px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DECCR-LOGO-380x180-1.webp 380w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DECCR-LOGO-380x180-1-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deccr.org\">Digital Equity Coalition of <br>the Capital Region<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wdiny.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WDI_Logo-380x180-1.webp\" alt=\"Workforce Development Initiative Logo\" class=\"wp-image-950\" style=\"width:380px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WDI_Logo-380x180-1.webp 380w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WDI_Logo-380x180-1-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wdiny.org\/\">Workforce Development Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwaygcr.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UWGCR-380x180-1.webp\" alt=\"United Way of the Capital Region Logo\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UWGCR-380x180-1.webp 380w, https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UWGCR-380x180-1-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwaygcr.org\/\">United Way of the<br>Greater Capital Region<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Silver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e35d3e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestemalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-STEM-Alliance-Logo-300x140-1.webp\" alt=\"The STEM Alliance\" class=\"wp-image-961\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestemalliance.org\/\">The STEM Alliance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zayo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zayo-logo-300x140-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1045\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zayo.com\/\">Zayo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bronze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e35d3e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiaedc.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cedclogo-240x120-1.webp\" alt=\"Columbia Economic Development Corporation Logo\" class=\"wp-image-951\" style=\"width:240px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiaedc.com\/\">Columbia Economic<br>Development Corporation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ajuminetworks.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ajumi-Networks-Logo-240x120-1.webp\" alt=\"Ajumi Networks Logo\" class=\"wp-image-985\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ajuminetworks.com\/\">Ajumi Networks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"agenda\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a day of plenaries, panels, and workshops designed to educate, illuminate, and spur continued progress and innovation in digital equity throughout New York State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nysden.org\/staging\/conference26\/2026-conference-speaker-bios\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"935\">2026 Conference Speakers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n    <table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-family: sans-serif; color: #003366; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n        <thead style=\"background-color: #f8fafc; border-bottom: 2px solid #e2e8f0; text-align: left;\">\n            <tr>\n                <th style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Time<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Session<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Description<\/th>\n                <th style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Room<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">8:30AM &#8211; 9:00AM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Breakfast &amp; Networking<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"><\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 100F<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">9:00AM &#8211; 9:15AM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Welcoming\/Electeds\/UAlbany GREETING<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"><\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">9:15AM &#8211; 10:00AM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Fireside Chat: Learning From Massachusetts: How Sustained Investments Center Digital Equity Priorities<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"><\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\">10:00AM &#8211; 10:50AM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Your Playbook for Digital Opportunity: A Hands-On Planning Workshop<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">In this 75-minute hands-on workshop, World Education staff guide attendees through three planning exercises from the Connected Futures Playbook: mapping client friction points, identifying community assets, and drafting an Impact Roadmap. Participants leave with completed worksheets, a full planning toolkit, and a curated list of free digital navigator and AI literacy resources.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Beginner Digital Skills: A New Curriculum You Can Use Today Workshop<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">The Fifth Avenue Committee shares a new multilingual digital literacy curriculum for beginner learners, developed and piloted through a ConnectALL Technical Assistance Grant. Educators who used the materials discuss pilot outcomes and explain how attendees can access and adapt the open lessons for their own classrooms.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 303<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">11:00AM &#8211; 11:50AM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Digital Inclusion, AI Literacy and an equitable Quantum Future in NYS a Panel Plenary<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">As New York State invests in emerging technologies through initiatives like Empire AI and its growing quantum ecosystem, this panel explores how those investments can align with digital inclusion efforts to build foundational digital skills and AI literacy statewide. The conversation centers on creating equitable pathways so underserved communities are not left behind as AI and quantum technologies reshape New York&#8217;s economy.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">12:00PM &#8211; 12:50PM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Lunch<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"><\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 100F<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\">1:00PM &#8211; 1:50PM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">A Minimum Digital Standard Of Living Panel<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">This session introduces the concept of a minimum digital standard of living, an idea gaining traction in the UK and among US academics, and compares it with current digital access policies in the US, New York State, and local communities. The speaker highlights gaps such as the mismatch between minimal smartphone and data access and what today&#8217;s AI-driven economy actually requires.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Behind the Scenes of NYC&#8217;s Broadband Adoption Plan Panel<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">The moderator opens with how New York City&#8217;s broadband adoption plan took shape through City Council legislation, then panelists walk through the community research process and its findings. The session shares the survey and focus group tools used and the implementation strategies that emerged from direct resident engagement.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 303<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\">2:00PM &#8211; 2:50PM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">From Digital Divide to AI Literacy Chasm: Reaching NY&#8217;s Disconnected Fair Chance Workforce Workshops<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">This interactive workshop reframes New York&#8217;s digital divide as an AI literacy gap for justice-involved New Yorkers, using a live poll, moderated discussion, and a real-time demo of AI tools translating incarceration experience into workplace language. Attendees leave with an AI Literacy Chasm one-pager, a skill audit hiring guide, a prompt worksheet, and a list of New York reentry and digital inclusion partners.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Main Room 151\/149<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">AI Safety Awareness Project<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Adapted from an NDIA session, this talk helps attendees build the skills to understand minimum AI safety and learning standards. It offers a starting framework for organizations looking to introduce responsible AI awareness into their digital inclusion programming.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 303<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">How to Hit a Moving Target: Preparing All Workers for the AI Economy<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">A moderated panel of representatives from business, education, and workforce development examines the connections between educational attainment, digital skills, and labor market outcomes in New York&#8217;s AI-driven economy. After brief introductions and a short data overview, the session turns most of its time over to audience-driven questions.<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room B10<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">2:50PM &#8211; 3:00PM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Refresher Break<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"><\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #4b9bb6; font-weight: bold;\">Room 100F<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: bold;\">3:00PM &#8211; 4:00PM<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">Aligning New York State Associations to Advance Digital Inclusion and Workforce Equity<\/td>\n                <td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\">This panel brings together leaders from statewide associations in adult education, workforce training, and pupil personnel administration to explore how digital inclusion currently shows up across education and workforce systems. 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