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Humanoid soccer Workshop in November ? (@Humanoids2024 IEEE)
by Gregoire Passault 12 Jul '24

12 Jul '24

Dear all, The Humanoids IEEE 2024 conference will happen in Nancy, France in november: [ https://2024.ieee-humanoids.org/ | https://2024.ieee-humanoids.org/ ] It is possible to apply to organize a workshop there. I come to you all with the proposition of applying for a " Humanoid soccer", where we could meet and discuss with the community. Please reply to this email if you would be interrested in participating and/or presenting in such a workshop ! If we manage to gather enough interrests, I can take care of the submission, which deadline is the 17th of july . I know it is short notice, but I believe the opportunity to be interresting. I only need statement of interrests for now, even if you are not absolutely sure you will be able to attend. I sent the same e-mail yesterday to the Humanoid's newsletter and already got some responses I wish you all a good RoboCup! Best regards, Grégoire Passault

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New SPL Commitee nominations
by Patrick Göttsch 03 Jul '24

03 Jul '24

Dear SPL Teams, *TL;DR * This is a call for nominations to the SPL organizing committee (OC) and technical committee (TC). Without the work that these committees do, RoboCup SPL would not be possible. Both committees need new members and generally require 4-5 members each. We ask that all teams nominate candidates for the committees. It is tempting to hope that another team will do it, but in this case, we need contributions from everyone to increase the diversity of representation. Please *email your nominations to the Execs by Wednesday 5th of July* as indicated below. *What does being a committee member entail? * The two committees (OC and TC) each have a different focus, although they work closely at times. The TC is responsible for writing the rules and technical challenges of the SPL and implementing the league's longer-term roadmap year by year. The TC also manages the call for participation and qualification decisions. The time commitment varies depending on the time of year, but the TC usually meets at least once a month and the responsibilities are divided between the committee members. The OC helps implement directives from the TC and is responsible for organizational aspects of the league and the RoboCup event. The OC interacts with the Local Organising Committee for the RoboCup event itself to ensure that the physical environment, network, etc. matches the league's needs. The OC also helps organise the running of the SPL at the event, including the game schedule, referee allocation, the collation of results, etc. Like the TC, the time commitment varies, but OC usually meets at least once a month after the call for participation has gone out. Nominees to both committees are voted for by the teams but must be approved by the trustees. (The trustees can also appoint members.) The trustees have specifically asked for diversified representation from different geographical regions and teams at different levels of the competition, in addition to other kinds of diversity. You don't have to be an experienced RoboCupper or from an experienced team to join the committees. All we ask is that you have a reasonable expectation of attending the next RoboCup event and will commit to the role for at least the year leading up to that event. (If you might be able to participate for a couple of years, that is even better). By participating you get a chance to develop long-lasting relationships, to help the league operate and improve, to add to your resume, and to genuinely make a difference. *Nomination and election process * Any member of any team may be nominated. You can nominate yourself, or another person (but ask them first to make sure they are interested in being nominated). To make a nomination, simply email all the execs ( katie(a)cs.utexas.edu <mailto:katie@cs.utexas.edu>, patrick.goettsch(a)tuhh.de, and rudi.villing(a)mu.ie <mailto:rudi.villing@mu.ie> ) with the following information by Wednesday 05th of July: Committee (TC or OC)? Nominee’s name: Nominee’s team: Nominee’s email: After nominations have been finalized, the list will be circulated and each team may vote for three preferred nominees for each committee. More instructions will be given when the election opens. We look forward to receiving your nominations. Best regards, Rudi, Katie and Patrick (the SPL execs)

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IDs and Defects for RC24 - Reply by 07.07.2024
by Arne Moos 24 Jun '24

24 Jun '24

Hello RC-Teams, Time is flying and we are soon be reunited in Eindhoven for this years RoboCup! As we are preparing, I want to remind you to sent me your lists of Robots IDs and defects you will be bringing to the event. You can find both excel sheets in my previous mail. *Please make sure to turn them in by **07.07.2024**.* This way I will have one week to check your missing data and we can plan the priorities for the urgent repairs during the set up days. I am very much looking forward to seeing you there! With kind regards, Viele Grüße / Best Regards <https://cobiotx.unitedrobotics.group/> *Eva Hähn* Operations Manager Email: e.haehn(a)unitedrobotics.group <mailto:e.haehn@unitedrobotics.group> Web: www.unitedrobotics.group <https://cobiotx.unitedrobotics.group/> United Robotics Group GmbH Wittener Straße 45 44789 Bochum Commercial Register: AG Bochum, HRB 19138 Management Board: Dr. Nadja Schmiedl, Thomas Hähn, Thomas Linkenheil Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Von:* Eva Hähn | United Robotics Group <e.haehn(a)unitedrobotics.group> *Gesendet:* Montag, 6. Mai 2024 14:50 *An:* rc-spl-oc(a)lists.robocup.org <rc-spl-oc(a)lists.robocup.org> *Betreff:* IDs and Defects for RC24 Hello Dear RoboCupers, I am getting more and more messages from you regarding onsite repairs for this years RoboCup in Eindhoven. Maybe we should start early with collecting your IDs and Defects this year: If you know which robots you are going to bring to the Event, please fill in the excel above. In case you dont know your warranty end dates, you can leave them empty. I will check and fill them for you. I already asked the teams that attended the german open to try and sent some of their defects to the repair center prior to the event, to help us focus the clinics actions on the urgent repairs that keep the competition running instead of performing maintenance tasks. If your team is not in the URG distribution territory, please check with your local distributor for repair center availabilities. When this option is already ruled out and you know that you will have to bring defect robots to the event that will have to be repaired by us during the set up days, please fill the second list. This way we can prepare by ordering special spare parts for your repairs and make sure we prioritise the repairs before the matches so that every team has enough functional robots to start the matches. I am very much looking forward to seeing you all in Eindhoven! Viele Grüße / Best Regards <https://cobiotx.unitedrobotics.group/> *Eva Hähn* Operations Manager Email: e.haehn(a)unitedrobotics.group <mailto:e.haehn@unitedrobotics.group> Web: www.unitedrobotics.group <https://cobiotx.unitedrobotics.group/> United Robotics Group GmbH Wittener Straße 45 44789 Bochum Commercial Register: AG Bochum, HRB 19138 Management Board: Dr. Nadja Schmiedl, Thomas Hähn, Thomas Linkenheil Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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RoboCup SPL Newsletter No. 2 2024
by Caron, Benjamin 17 Jun '24

17 Jun '24

Dear all, TL;DR: * Referee meeting on June 22. * Rulebook update: New Standby state. * New GameController version with new header. * Please consider participating in the technical challenge. * Swiss-system tournament for CC and CS. * Pre-qualification rules announcement. * Call for nominations to SPL committees. * Reminder: Prepare team posters. Referee Meeting on June 22 The technical committee will hold a virtual referee meeting on the SPL Discord <https://discord.gg/3WcStZ4nsx> on June 22 at 15:30 CEST. Find the time in your timezone here.<https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/?qm=1&lid=5261457,3688689,6077243,3451190,29…> Please make sure that at least one referee of your team can attend this meeting! In the meeting we will address the changes of the Rules since last year. Rulebook Updates The final rulebook for RoboCup 2024 can be found here<https://spl.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/SPL-Rules-2024.pdf>. Every team participating should consult this document and have a good understanding of it. The major change from our last update is the addition of the Standby state before Ready for Champions Cup matches. GameController Update A new version of the GameController will be available soon here<https://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/GameController3/releases>. In the meantime, the GameController can be tested by building the source from the same repository. Technical Challenge Teams are encouraged to participate in the technical challenge, which this year focuses on teamwork between an autonomous NAO and a remote-controlled NAO. Participating teams are required to prepare two slides explaining their approach to the challenge. See the challenge rules for more information. Swiss-System Tournament For RoboCup 2024, the Swiss system will be used for both Champions Cup and Challenge Shield. Pre-Qualification Based on the result of RoboCup 2024 pre-qualification will be issued to the top 3 teams in Champions Cup divisions and the top 3 teams in Challenge Shield division. The 5 best scoring teams from the Technical Challenge will also be pre-qualified if they aren’t already pre-qualification due to another criteria. Call for Nominations Please remember the call for nominations to the SPL organizing committee (OC) and technical committee (TC). You can find more information here<https://discord.com/channels/721967993860521996/727109269060845588/12506723…>. Reminder: Team Posters Finally, this is a reminder that teams need to prepare a poster to participate in the main communication. See section A.1 of the rulebook for more information. Best regards, RoboCup SPL Technical Committee

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2024 Call for Nominations for Silvia Coradeschi and Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar Awards
by Tom Ellis 27 Apr '24

27 Apr '24

2024 Call for Nominations for Silvia Coradeschi and Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar Awards Prof. Silvia Coradeschi (d. Feb 5, 2014) was a founding trustee of RoboCup and an early visionary in the RoboCup initiative. She served as General Chair of RoboCup 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden, was a frequent competition participant, and was an exemplar of the RoboCup ideal of engaging in cutting-edge AI and Robotics research. Prof. Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar (d. July 24, 2019) joined RoboCup since its beginning in 1997 and significantly contributed to the development of the RoboCup Federation (Trustee since 2004, Vice-President from 2008 to 2016). He was involved in the organization of many of the leagues, with major contributions to RoboCupJunior, RoboCup@Home, and RoboCup@Work. He was General Chair of RoboCup 2016 in Leipzig, Germany. To honor their extraordinary contributions to RoboCup and to honor their memories, the RoboCup Federation created “The Silvia Coradeschi RoboCup Award” in 2014 (https://www.robocup.org/silvia_coradeschi), for a young female RoboCup student or post-doctoral researcher, with distinguishing research and the “The Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award” in 2021 (https://www.robocup.org/gkk_award), to recognize the outstanding contributions of an individual for his/her exceptional leadership, service, and dedication that benefit RoboCup in any of its leagues. We are now calling for candidates for the 2024 Awards. The award recipients, to be named at RoboCup 2024 will receive: * a certificate * a US$1,000 honorarium Nominations for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award”: Eligible candidates for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award” are female graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who received the degree within the past 3 years and who will register for RoboCup 2024. The two criteria are: 1. Distinguishing research as evidenced by, for example, refereed publications. 2. RoboCup leadership, either within a team and/or in the broad RoboCup community. To nominate a female student or post-doctoral researcher for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award”, the individual's professor should fill out the nomination form<https://forms.gle/VT2j8SsXHCfn9XkT9> by May 1st, 2024. The submission should include: * A letter of recommendation that addresses both criteria. * An additional letter of recommendation from a RoboCup community member not affiliated with the nominee’s team is recommended (but not required) to support the nomination. Please upload the letters to the form by the professor recommending the candidate. Nominations for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award”: Eligible candidates for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award” are RoboCup members with an outstanding record of service in one or more of the RoboCup Leagues, including as Technical and Organizing Committees, Executive Committee, and/or Board of Trustees. To nominate a RoboCup member for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award”, a person nominating a candidate should fill out the nomination form<https://forms.gle/VT2j8SsXHCfn9XkT9> by May 1st, 2024 by May 1st, 2024. The email must include * a letter of recommendation that addresses the individual’s impact of service and contributions to RoboCup, including diversity, quality, and length of the work done for RoboCup. * One or two additional letter(s) of recommendation from RoboCup community members to support the nomination. Please upload the letters to the form by the person nominating the candidate. Best Regards, Tom Ellis on behalf of the RoboCup SPL OC and TC.

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Important News - URG - NAO repairs + price list
by Arne Moos 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Latest news from URG/Aldebaran regarding NAO repairs and the newest price list. > > Hello dear RobCupers! > > after we struggled with not being able to offer you warranty > extensions anymore last year. > > You guys helped us finding a new solution to cope with the out of > warranty repairs that will be usable from today on. > > I know this might be a little short notice considering the GO starting > next week, but we hope this will help you and your universities plan > the budgets for upcoming NAO repairs more conveniently. > > We now offer RoboCup Repair Vouchers! > The Voucher will come at a Cost of 5.000€ plus VAT and grant you 10 > Repairs on your NAO fleet. > You can use your voucher onsite at RoboCup events and also for the > Repair Center in 2 years time after purchase. * > * > Most important thing: When ordering a Voucher you will get a voucher > number. Every time you want to use one of your purchased > voucher-repairs, you will have to submit this number, onsite at the > Event or in your Ticket for the repair center. > > This offer is currently only available for the European Teams, that > are managed by United Robotics Group as the European Master > Distributor for RoboCup. The Master Distributors in the other regions > are still able to sell the 1 year repair packages. > > In Summary you now can get: > > * 1 RoboCup Repair Voucher: > * > > * *5.000€ plus VAT * > * *10 Repairs total * > * *usable on all your out of warranty robots * > * *usable on the event and in the repair center * > * *valid for 2 years after purchase * > > > Of course the regular repair center repairs on cost estimates and the > one time repairs for the events (440€ plus VAT) are still available as > well. > > We hope this solution will allow you to keep using your out of > warranty robots and be more flexible with repairing them while being > able to better plan budgets with your institutes. > > I am very much looking forward to seeing you next week! > > Eva > > P.S.: find the whole RoboCup price list (starting from 15th of April > 2024) below for information: > > > *NAO ROBOT* > > Europe/APAC/Japan: (Price in Euro) > NAM_LAM: (Price in US Dollars) > > *PRICE OF NAO V6* > 5784€ > $ 7970 > > /Includes/: 2 Years of warranty starting at initial shipping date + 1 > Charger + 1 Battery > /Does not include/: shipping, import duties and taxes > > *ADDITIONAL BATTERY FOR NAO* (Subject to availability) > 176€ > > *ADDITIONAL CHARGER FOR NAO* (Subject to availability) > 266€ > > *ADDITIONAL CHARGER FOR NAO + 1 BATTERY* (Subject to availability) > 350€ > $ 590 > > *1 YEAR MAINTENANCE PACKAGE FOR NAO V6* > 1296€ (APAC & Japan) > $1540 > > *10 REPAIR VOUCHERS NAO V6* > 5000€ (Europe) > > *1 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR NAO V5 AND PREVIOUS* > not available > not available > > > Important information > > Teams will be able to order NAO V6 within the limit of six (6) robots > per Challenge Shield Team and eight (8) robots per Champions Cup team. > Due to the electronic components crisis, COMPANIES are facing a > shortage of batteries for NAO. Orders can be fulfilled depending on > availability. > The total warranty period shall not exceed a duration of four (4) > years after the initial shipping date of the robot, unless otherwise > agreed in writing between the Team and an authorized distributor > depending on the location of the Team and as appointed by a Company. > As for NAO V4, quotation will be done within the limits of available > stock of NAO V4 spare parts. > Warranty does not include shipping costs. For the sake of clarity, in > case of warranty claim, Teams will have to pay for the shipment of the > robot if such transport is needed. > > > Viele Grüße / Best Regards > Eva Hähn > Operations Manager > > Email: e.haehn(a)unitedrobotics.group > Web: www.unitedrobotics.group > United Robotics Group GmbH > Wittener Straße 45 > 44789 Bochum > -- M.Sc. Arne Moos Robotics Research Institute Section Information Technology TU Dortmund University Otto-Hahn-Str. 8 44227 Dortmund, Germany arne.moos(a)tu-dortmund.de https://ds.etit.tu-dortmund.de/ Phone: +49 231 755 7047 Fax: +49 231 755 3251 Important note: The information included in this e-mail is confidential. It is solely intended for the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail please contact the sender and delete this message. Thank you. Without prejudice of e-mail correspondence, our statements are only legally binding when they are made in the conventional written form (with personal signature) or when such documents are sent by fax.

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GermanOpen 2024 - Call for Participation
by Patrick Göttsch 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

RoboCup German Open 2024 - Major Leagues Call for Participation https://robocup.de/german-open April 17th – 20th, 2024 Messe Kassel, Germany The RoboCup German Open 2024 will be the 21st open RoboCup competition held in Germany. The event will take place in Kassel at Messe Kassel. Every regional and international Major team is cordially invited to take part in the event. --------------------- RoboCup Major Leagues (international teams) ------------------------- Competitions are from April 17th- 20th in the following Major leagues: RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League RoboCup Soccer Small Size League RoboCup Rescue Robot League RoboCup Logistics League RoboCup @Home League RoboCup @Work League The registration opens *** February 12th, 2024 ***. The registration deadline is *** February 29th, 2024 ***. Visit https://register.robocup.de to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, accommodation, rules) are available on the website. Booking of blocked accommodation with special rates is possible after your registration. The Major Leagues Organizing Committee: Patrick Göttsch (Standard Platform League) Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann (Humanoid League) Nicolai Ommer (Small Size League) Johannes Pellenz, Stefan May (Rescue Robot League) Sven Wachsmuth (@Home League) Alexander Ferrein (Logistics League) Christoph Steup (RoboCup @Work League) -------------------------- RoboCup Junior (regional teams) ------------------------------- From April 18th-21st the final event of the German RoboCupJunior Championship will be held at RoboCup German Open 2024 in Kassel. The best teams that have qualified in the eight previous local tournaments will take part. The best German Junior teams will qualify for RoboCup 2024 in Eindhoven and for the European RoboCupJunior Competition 2024 in Hannover. -------------------------------- Important dates —————------------------------------------ 2024-02-12 Major teams registration starts 2024-02-29 Major teams registration deadline 2024-03-11 Invoices are sent to team leaders 2024-03-17 Registration deadline for team member updates 2024-03-31 Registration fee due 2024-04-17 Set-up day Major League teams (venue opens 9:00) 2024-04-18 Competition day (open to the public) 2024-04-19 Competition day (open to the public) 2024-04-20 Competition day, Major finals (open to the public) 2024-04-21 Competition day, Junior finals (open to the public) ----------------------------------- Contact --------------------------------------------- Please contact germanopen(a)robocup.de for any questions. See you all at the 21st RoboCup German Open 2024! Best regards, German RoboCup Committee ---------------------------------- Acknowledgement ———————————————————— The RoboCup German Open 2024 is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) under grant number 16ME0933.

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RoboCup SPL 2024 Team Newsletter
by Stefan Seering 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Dear SPL Teams, with this newsletter, we want to share the newest information: Rules There have been minor rule changes based on feedback we received via Discord and issues on Github <https://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/Rules/issues>. Thank you all for your feedback and contribution. The latest rule draft can be found here <https://spl.robocup.org/downloads/#2024>. This is a list of the latest changes: • Kick off after a Global game stuck is now assigned by the GameController • Wide stance allowance is now loosened to 10 seconds • Technical Challenge: Clarification on procedure and scoring Online registration for RoboCup 2024 Upcoming is the online registration for RoboCup 2024: every team will be required to register online with the RoboCup organization for the 2024 competition. The registration form and deadline are not finalized yet. You will be notified via e-mail as soon as online registration is available. URG/Aldebaran Currently, the contract regarding repairs is still under negotiation. However, it was announced that the RoboCup prices for robot purchases will increase by 10% by the 15th of April. So if you think about buying a NAO in the RoboCup-version/pricing it is best to do this beforehand. Travel visa Using the travel website of the Government of the Netherlands <https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands/visa-required>, you can determine if your human team members need a travel visa to visit RoboCup 2024. If you plan to apply for a visa, invitation letters may be obtained from the Robocup organization <https://2024.robocup.org/early-visa-applications/>. Robot Jersey Submission If you are a new team, or plan on changing your previous jersey designs, please send in your jerseys for approval. Submission must arrive by 1st of May 2024 via e-mail to rc-spl-tc(a)lists.robocup.org . For more details, see section 2.2 of the rules document <https://spl.robocup.org/downloads/#2024>. All approved jersey designs will be published by the TC <https://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/Robot-Jerseys> before the 2024 competition. Best regards Stefan Seering on behalf of the SPL Technical Committee.

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Naova code usage for German Open 2024
by Club Naova 16 Mar '24

16 Mar '24

Dear SPL Teams, In accordance with the terms and conditions of the B-Human code release 2021's license, Naova announces the use of the B-Human code from the release 2021 for the German Open 2024. The following parts of our code have been written by Naova: * Walk controller * Strategies * Behavior * Wi-Fi communication We will also replace the ball perception with our own model, but this change is not ready yet. The following parts are modifications of the original B-Human code: - Tactics selection We would like to thank the B-Human Team for sharing their code and acknowledge their contribution to the RoboCup SPL. [signature_914140835]Olivier St-Pierre | Étudiant en génie logiciel Capitaine du club scientifique Naova École de Technologie Supérieure | 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal (Qc) Canada | H3C1K3 Tél. : 438-226-6639| Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/clubnaova/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/naorobotique/> | Site Web<https://www.clubnaova.ca/>

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B-Human Usage of Code from Nao Devils 2023 Code Release
by Thomas Röfer 15 Mar '24

15 Mar '24

Dear SPL teams, the team B-Human hereby announces that we will probably use the module "WhistleDetector" including the neural network "WhistleNetMk16" from the Nao Devils Code Release 2023 during the upcoming competitions. We wish to thank the Nao Devils for advancing our league by releasing their software! Best regards, Thomas Röfer (B-Human) _______________ [attachment.png] Dr. Thomas Röfer Senior Researcher Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) Cyber-Physical Systems Enrique-Schmidt-Straße 5 28359 Bremen Deutschland / Germany Phone: +49 421 218-64200 Mobile: +49 160 96708297 Further Information: https://www.dfki.de Headquarters: Trippstadter Straße 122, D-67663 Managing directors: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger Helmut Ditzer Chairman of the supervisory board: Dr. Ferri Abolhassan Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313

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