Emeritus Professor Delyth Prys
Emeritus Professor
Delyth Prys
Head of the Language Technologies Unit
Language Technologies Unit, Canolfan Bedwyr
Phone: +44 (0)1248 382800
ȫƱ, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG
Overview
I was the head of the Language Technologies Unit at Canolfan Bedwyr, ȫƱ 2001-2023, and held a personal chair there. I led a mixed team of linguists and software developers with a shared vision of revitalizing small languages like Welsh through developing language technologies for them. Previously I was Chief Editor of the Centre for the Standardization of Welsh Terminology at the university’s School of Education. The Centre was incorporated in the Language Technologies Unit when it became part of Canolfan Bedwyr.
I began my career as a lexicographer, working as assistant editor on the University of Wales historical dictionary of the Welsh language,Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymruin 1978. I was for a time a member of the staff of The Welsh Academy’s English to Welsh dictionary in 1983-4, before setting up my own business as a self-employed translator. I was invited to be part of ȫƱ’s tender to standardize Welsh terminology in1993. This led to the publication ofY Termiadur Ysgol:Standardized Terminology for the Schools of Walesin 1998 (revised and enlarged asY Termiadur Addysgin 2006)which includes Welsh terms standardized for the schools and collages of further education in Wales. The dictionary continues togrow,but is now published solely electronically, on-line and in apps. I have also edited a number of other terminology dictionaries over the years, and wrote theGuidelines for the Standardization of Terms for the Translation Service of the Welsh Assembly Government and the Welsh Language Boardin2007.These activities culminated in the establishment of a project to standardize terminology for Welsh-medium education at University level for Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (virtual National Welsh-medium college) in 2009. This work is also on-going, with theGeiriadur Termau’r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol(Terminology Dictionary of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol) also published on-line and in an app.
After the move to Canolfan Bedwyr, maintaining and developing(the Welsh language spelling and grammar checker)andCysgair(a general Welsh/English electronic dictionary) also became part of my remit. I led the work of updating and repackaging the two products asCysgliad, the compendium of Welsh language proofing tools.Cysgliadwas first published in 2004,and continues to provide essential support to bilingual administration in Wales.
In 2004 I received funding for theWISPR project (Welshand Irish Speech Processing Resources) with grant aid from the EU Interreg fund. This enabled me to collaborate with Irish researchers, leading to the establishment of theCeltic Language Technologies Groupin 2013, and new Celtic Language Technologies projects, such as the recent one to adapt ourMaes Tdictionary writing platform for the Cornish language. Amongst my most recent projects is research into Welsh speech recognition and the creation of the first Welsh-speaking digital personal assistant,Macsen(2015-2018).This also lead to theLleisiwrproject (2017-2018) to create personal Welsh-speaking synthetic voices for people about to lose their ability to speak due to illness.
My personal experience of running a business has led to my engaging with industry, transferring academic research to a business environment. I have led two significant A2B projects:SALT Cymru(2008), andCAT Cymru(2009),the first to research the speech and language Technologies sector in Wales, and the second to investigate the technological needs of the translation industry.I established three national web portals, namely theWelsh National Terminology Portal, theWelsh National Corpora Portal, and theWelsh National Language Technology Portal. TheLanguage Technology Portalin particular provides language technologies on open licences for industry to incorporate into their own products and services.
I have led a numberofKTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) projects, including a current one with Cymen translation company in Caernarfon to develop technology to help ease translators’ workload. I’ve also co-supervised a number of KESS PhDs on aspects of language technology, including one sponsored by the Welsh Government to improve language models for speech technology.
I am a member of the Welsh Government’s Technology and the Welsh Language committee, and an adviser to the European DLDP (Digital Language Diversity Project), as well as advising on the report presented to the European Parliament Culture and Education Committee,Language equality in the digital age(2018). I was recently invited to be an advisor on the Mozilla Common Voice project. I have served on a number of scientific committees, including for theCLTW (Celtic Language Technologies Workshop) at TALN, Paris in 2016, andWILDRE (Workshop on Indian Language Data: Resources and Evaluation) at LREC, Japan, in 2018. In 2005 I was President of NAACLT (North American Association of Celtic Language Teachers) and continue to be their European Adviser. I am a member of the BSI (British Standards Institute), and have led the UK’s delegation to the ISO (International Standards Organisation)’s Language and Terminology (TC37) summit three times.Iam also convenor of the Socioterminology Working Group for ISO/TC37, and leader of their Language Registers project which has just published the first international standard for language registers,ISO/TR 20694A Typology of Language Registers(2018).
I have been an invited speaker at a number of international conferences, including theUNESCOYear of Languages Conference. Bilbao, Spain (2008);Termturk International Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (2009);International Conference of Societât Sientifiche e Tecnologjiche Furlane,Udine, Italy (2011), Fenno-Ugria Languages of Smaller Populations Conference, Tallin, Estonia (2012); the British andIrish Council Conference on Language Technology (2015),and the EAFT (European Association for Terminology) Conference at the European Parliament Building in Luxemburg (2016).
Publications
2024
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Watkins, G. (Editor), Prys, D. (Contributor), Prys, G. (Contributor), Jones, D. (Contributor), Ghazzali, S. (Contributor), Vangberg, P. (Contributor), Farhat, L. (Contributor), Cooper, S. (Contributor), Williams, M. (Contributor), Gruffydd, I. (Contributor), Jouitteau , M. (Contributor), Grobol, L. (Contributor), Morris , J. (Contributor), Ezeani , I. (Contributor), Young , K. (Contributor), Davies, L. (Contributor), El-Haj , M. (Contributor), Knight , D. (Contributor), Jarvis , C. (Contributor) & Barnes, E. (Contributor), 1 Nov 2024, Bangor: Prifysgol Cymru Bangor. 74 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - Published
Watkins, G. (Editor), Prys, D. (Contributor), Prys, G. (Contributor), Jones, D. (Contributor), Cooper, S. (Contributor), Williams, M. (Contributor), Vangberg, P. (Contributor), Ghazzali, S. (Contributor), Gruffydd, I. (Contributor), Farhat, L. (Contributor), Grobol, L. (Contributor), Jouitteau , M. (Contributor), Morris, J. (Contributor), Ezeani , I. (Contributor), Young , K. (Contributor), Davies, L. (Contributor), El-Haj , M. (Contributor), Knight , D. (Contributor), Jarvis , C. (Contributor) & Barnes, E. (Contributor), 1 Nov 2024, 1 ed. Prifysgol Cymru Bangor. 72 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2023
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Prys, D. & Watkins, G., 7 Jun 2023, European Language Equality: A Strategic Agenda for Digital Language Equality. Rehm, G. & Way, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 223-226 4 p. (Cognitive Technologies).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2022
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Russell, S., Jones, D. & Prys, D., 25 Jul 2022, Proceedings of the CLTW 4 @ LREC2022. European Language Resources Association (ELRA), p. 104-109
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - Published
Prys, D., Watkins, G. & Ghazzali, S., 28 Feb 2022, European Language Equality (ELE). 23 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review - Accepted/In press
Prys, D., Andrews, T. & Prys, G., Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) History of Terminology. John Benjamins, (Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice ).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2021
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Prys, D. (Editor), Jones, D. (Contributor), Prys, G. (Contributor), Watkins, G. (Contributor), Cooper, S., Roberts, J. C. (Contributor), Butcher, P. (Contributor), Farhat, L. (Contributor), Teahan, W. & Prys, M. (Contributor), 5 Oct 2021, Bangor: Prifysgol ȫƱ. 120 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - Published
Prys, D. (Editor), Jones, D. (Contributor), Prys, G. (Contributor), Watkins, G. (Contributor), Cooper, S. (Contributor), Roberts, J. C. (Contributor), Butcher, P. (Contributor), Farhat, L. (Contributor), Teahan, W. (Contributor) & Prys, M. (Contributor), 5 Oct 2021, Bangor: Prifysgol ȫƱ. 120 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2020
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Prys, D., 2020, Proceedings of the 1st Joint SLTU and CCURL Workshop (SLTU-CCURL 2020): Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC 2020). European Language Resources Association (ELRA), p. 235-239
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D., Andrews, T. & Prys, G., 2020, Svijet od riječi. Terminološki i leksikografski ogledi. Zagreb: Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, p. 159-184
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2019
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Cooper, S., Jones, D. B. & Prys, D., 25 Jul 2019, In: Information. 10, 8, p. 247 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Smith, A., 5 Jun 2019. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - Published
Jones, D., Prys, D., Prys, G. & Prys, M., 2019, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Smith, A., 3 Oct 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
2018
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Andrews, T., Prys, G., Prys, D. & Jones, D., 2018, Terminologie(s) et traduction: Les termes de l’environnement et l'environnement des termes. Berbinski, S. & Velicu, A. M. (eds.). Peter Lang, p. 323 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Smith, A., 13 Sept 2018, 1 p.
Research output: Other contribution - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Hammond Rowley, S., 25 Oct 2018, 1 p.
Research output: Other contribution - Published
Prys, D. & Jones, D., 12 May 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - Published
Prys, D. & Jones, D., 17 Jun 2018, Language and Technology Conference: LTC 1015 Human Language Technology. Challenges for Computer Science and Linguistics. Springer, p. 420-429 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 10930).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Smith, A., 13 Sept 2018, 1 p.
Research output: Other contribution - Published
Spencer, L., Cooledge, B., Prys, D. & Hammond Rowley, S., 25 Oct 2018, 1 p.
Research output: Other contribution
2017
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Andrews, T., Prys, G., Prys, D. & Jones, D., 14 Nov 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Prys, D., 4 Sept 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Prys, D., Jones, D. & Ghazzali, S., 2017, Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguisics : Proceeding of the 8th Language and Technology Conference. Vetulani , Z. & Paroubek, P. (eds.).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D., Jones, D. & Ghazzali, S., 19 Nov 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2016
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Prys, D., 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - Published
Prys, D., Prys, G. & Jones, D., May 2016, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2016). Paris: European Language Resources Association (ELRA), p. 3261-3264
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D., Prys, G. & Jones, D., 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - Published
Prys, D., Jones, D., Ghazzali, S. & Robertson, P., 5 Jul 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - Published
Prys, D., Roberts, M. & Prys, G., 23 May 2016, p. 74-79.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Jones, D., Prys, G. & Prys, D., 4 Jul 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2015
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Prys, D., 4 Nov 2015
Research output: Other contribution - Published
Prys, D. & Prys, G., 28 Nov 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Prys, D., 13 Nov 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Ghazzali, S., Jones, D. & Prys, D., Oct 2015, ȫƱ. 14 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report - Published
Prys, D., 3 Nov 2015
Research output: Other contribution - Published
Prys, D. & Trefor, R., 2015, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2014
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Prys, D., Roberts, M. & Jones, D., 2014, Proceedings of the First Celtic Language Technology Workshop.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Cooper, S., Jones, D. & Prys, D., 2014, Developing further speech recognition resources for Welsh. Dublin, Ireland, p. 55-59
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - Published
Cooper, S., Jones, D., Chan, D. & Prys, D., 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - Published
Prys, D., 2014, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2012
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Andrews, T., Prys, G., Jones, D. & Prys, D., 2012, Proceedings of CHAT 2012: Creation, Harmonization and Application of Terminology Resources. p. 37-40
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Owen Griffiths, H., Roberts, G. W., Roberts, S. H., Roberts, G., Roberts, S., Tranter, R., Whitaker, R., Bedson, E., Tranter, S., Prys, D., Owen, H. & Sylvestre, Y., 8 Jun 2012, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 10, 64, p. 1-6
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Prys, D. & Prys, G., Feb 2012, ȫƱ. 31 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
2011
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Prys, D., 1 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Hungarian Terminology. 4, 2, p. 160-168
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Prys, D., Prys, G., Jones, D. & Chan, D., Oct 2011, ȫƱ. 19 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
2009
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Prys, D., Prys, G. & Jones, D., 2009, ȫƱ. 92 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report - Published
Prys, D., 2009, Proceedings of the Second Colloquium on Lesser Used Languages and Computer Linguistics . p. 33-42
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2008
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Prys, D. (Editor), 2008, Proceedings of the Global Understanding in Multilingual, Multimodal and Multimedia Contexts.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Jones, R., Prys, G., Prys, D., Jones, D., Davies, O., Chan, D. & Choy, A., Apr 2008, ȫƱ. 165 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report - Published
Prys, D., 2008, Mercator Media Forum 10. p. 4-10
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D., 2008, Euskalgintza XXI. Mendeari Burus XV. p. 299-303
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2007
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Prys, D. & Jones, D., 2007, ȫƱ. 53 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report - Published
Prys, D., 28 Jul 2007.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2006
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Prys, D. & Jones, D. B., 23 Mar 2006
Research output: Non-textual form › Data set/Database - Published
Prys, D., 2006, Terminology, Computing and Translation. Gunter Narr Verlag Tubingen, p. 41-55
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - Published
Jones, D. & Prys, D., 2006, Proceedings of the Lesser Used languages and Computer Linguistics Conference. p. 149-169
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D., Davies, O., Jones, J. M. & Prys, G., 1 Jan 2006, Awdurdod Cwricwlwm, Cymwysterau ac Asesu Cymru.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2005
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Williams, B., Prys, D. & Ni Chasaide, A., 2005, 6th INTERSPEECH 2005 and 9th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology (EUROSPEECH). New York: Curran Associates, p. 188-191
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution - Published
Prys, D. (Developer), Hicks, B. (Developer), Jones, D. B. (Developer) & Morgan, M. (Developer), 1 Dec 2005
Research output: Non-textual form › Software - Published
Prys, D., Andrews, H., Andrews, T. & Evans, D., 15 Dec 2005
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
2003
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Prys, D., 2003, Speaking in tongues: languages of lifelong learning: Proceeding of the 33rd annual conference of SCUTREA. p. 139-142
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
2019
Article on Nation.cymru
3 Jan 2019
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2018
Delyth Prys ac Dewi Bryn Jones ar Ddoe & Heddiw 17.30 Mund I fewn
21 Oct 2018
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Article on Page 3 about the Collaboration of the Language Technology Unit (Techiaith) Canolfan Bedwyr and Cornish Academy
1 Feb 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article on Wired Gov 1/02/2018
1 Feb 2018
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Interview on Cymru Fyw about Project Lleisiwr
31 Jan 2018
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Article on BBC Cymru Fyw for Lleisiwr Project
31 Jan 2018
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Article on Golwg360 on 31/01/2018
31 Jan 2018
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Article in North Wales Chronicle about Lleisiwr Project
31 Jan 2018
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2017
10 Jan 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Interviewee)
2015
Article on The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives about techiaith moving to .cymru/.wales domains
19 Nov 2015
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Projects
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01/01/2023 – 30/09/2023 (Finished)
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01/01/2023 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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01/12/2022 – 15/07/2024 (Finished)
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01/10/2022 – 30/04/2023 (Finished)
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01/01/2022 – 31/01/2025 (Finished)
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01/12/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/01/2021 – 31/12/2199 (Active)
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01/01/2021 – 30/04/2021 (Finished)
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01/10/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/10/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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01/04/2020 – 09/04/2025 (Finished)
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01/12/2019 – 30/04/2021 (Finished)
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09/09/2019 – 15/02/2021 (Finished)
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01/07/2018 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)
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01/04/2018 – 30/04/2021 (Finished)
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01/11/2017 – 31/07/2018 (Finished)
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01/11/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)
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01/04/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)
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01/10/2016 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/10/2016 – 28/02/2018 (Finished)
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01/08/2016 – 31/01/2017 (Finished)
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01/04/2015 – 15/08/2016 (Finished)
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01/04/2015 – 22/01/2016 (Finished)
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01/03/2015 – 30/09/2015 (Finished)
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01/02/2015 – 15/08/2015 (Finished)
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01/09/2014 – 30/09/2015 (Finished)
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01/09/2013 – 30/09/2015 (Finished)
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01/01/2013 – 01/08/2014 (Finished)
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01/06/2012 – 30/11/2012 (Finished)
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01/04/2012 – 01/08/2014 (Finished)
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01/11/2011 – 01/08/2012 (Finished)
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01/08/2011 – 31/03/2012 (Finished)
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01/04/2011 – 01/08/2012 (Finished)
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01/01/2011 – 31/05/2011 (Finished)
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01/10/2009 – 01/08/2010 (Finished)
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01/10/2009 – 30/09/2011 (Finished)
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01/04/2009 – 15/03/2012 (Finished)
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16/03/2009 – 31/07/2009 (Finished)
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01/02/2009 – 28/01/2012 (Finished)
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01/11/2008 – 30/09/2011 (Finished)
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11/07/2008 – 31/07/2011 (Finished)
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01/04/2008 – 31/07/2009 (Finished)
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01/04/2008 – 01/08/2010 (Finished)
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01/07/2007 – 30/09/2008 (Finished)
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31/01/2007 – 31/07/2009 (Finished)
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01/04/2006 – 01/08/2013 (Finished)