{"id":2476,"date":"2021-07-23T22:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/?page_id=2476"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:51:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb2476-69e57f760105a\"  class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\" ><div id=\"pg-gb2476-69e57f760105a-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb2476-69e57f760105a-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb2476-69e57f760105a-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb2476-69e57f760105a-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-2476\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758.png\" width=\"1622\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758.png 1622w, https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Committee-2024-11-23-114758-1536x867.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1622px) 100vw, 1622px\" title=\"Committee 2024-11-23 114758\" alt=\"Screenshot of ESPSIG Committee Members from Teams Meeting\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb2476-69e57f760105a-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" 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