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    Name Opens Closes
    Best Paper – Aerospace Design/Structures Group
    Best Paper – Aerospace Sciences Group
    Best Paper – Aircraft Technology, Integration, and Operations Group
    Best Paper – Engineering and Technology Management Group
    Best Paper – Information Systems
    Best Paper – Program Committee
    Best Paper – Propulsion and Energy Group
    Best Paper – Space and Missiles Group
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