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/* ICIMS 2027 visual refresh */
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/* October 2026: visibility and typography refinements */
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.hero-photo{background-position:center 48%}
.hero h1{text-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.72),0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
.hero-sub,.hero-meta{text-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
.dates article{background:#eef5f8;border-top-width:5px;box-shadow:0 9px 22px rgba(14,47,70,.08)}
.dates article span{font-size:17px;font-weight:800}
.dates article p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;font-weight:800;color:#153a53;min-height:82px}
.dates article strong{font-size:22px;font-weight:800}
.prices article{box-shadow:0 10px 25px rgba(14,47,70,.08)}
.prices article small{font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;font-weight:800;color:#183d55;min-height:78px}
.prices article strong{font-size:29px;font-weight:800}
.affiliation{border-left-width:5px;background:#f1f8fa;padding:18px 22px;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;gap:7px}
.affiliation span,.affiliation small{font-size:17px;line-height:1.5;color:#234b60;font-weight:700}
.affiliation strong{font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;font-weight:800;color:#0b304c}
.affiliation .assoc{font-size:17px;margin-top:13px}
.affiliation .assoc b{font-weight:800;color:#0b304c}
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/* Readability update — hero labels, institute metadata, discovery strip and section headings */
.hero .eyebrow{font-size:clamp(15px,1.18vw,18px);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.105em;line-height:1.55;padding:12px 20px;color:#e2fffa;background:rgba(7,35,49,.32)}
.hero-label{font-size:clamp(16px,1.2vw,19px);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.11em;color:#c5fff2;line-height:1.5}
.hero-meta{font-size:clamp(16px,1.17vw,19px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.5;gap:22px}
.hero-bottom{font-size:clamp(14px,1.05vw,17px);letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:800;padding:19px 0;line-height:1.6}
.hero-bottom .container span{font-size:inherit;color:#d5f6f6}
.notice{font-size:clamp(17px,1.16vw,19px);font-weight:600;line-height:1.55;padding:17px 0}
.notice strong,.notice b,.notice a{font-weight:800}
.kicker{font-size:clamp(16px,1.2vw,19px);letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5;color:#078b86}
@media(max-width:760px){.hero .eyebrow{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.055em}.hero-label{font-size:15px}.hero-meta{font-size:16px}.hero-bottom{font-size:14px}.notice{font-size:16px}.kicker{font-size:16px}}

/* ICIMS conference focus artwork added to About section */
.about-visuals{display:grid;gap:20px;align-content:center}
.conference-themes,.host-mini{margin:0}
.conference-themes{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfe8ed;border-radius:18px;padding:20px;box-shadow:0 16px 36px #123a5018;text-align:center}
.conference-themes img{display:block;width:min(100%,350px);height:auto;max-height:430px;object-fit:contain;margin:auto;filter:drop-shadow(0 7px 12px #10283d18)}
.conference-themes figcaption{margin-top:12px;font-weight:800;color:#0b6468;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.host-mini img{width:100%;max-height:215px;object-fit:cover}
@media(max-width:700px){.about-visuals{max-width:520px;margin:auto}.conference-themes{padding:16px}}

/* Show the entire GBPIET landscape image without cropping */
.about-visuals .host-mini img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;display:block;transform:none}
.about-visuals .host-mini:hover img{transform:none}
.about-visuals .host-mini{overflow:visible}
/* Keep the long submission email readable on smaller devices */
#submission .text-link{overflow-wrap:anywhere;word-break:break-word}

/* Submission contact is intentionally plain text, not a link. */
.submission-email { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #087f89; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }

/* ICIMS 2027 hybrid-mode and registration additions */
.hybrid-mode-label{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;margin:18px 0 12px;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(10,48,57,.78);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);color:#fff;font-size:clamp(16px,1.65vw,22px);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.07em;box-shadow:0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.22)}
.registration-benefits,.registration-accommodation{font-size:clamp(17px,1.3vw,20px);line-height:1.65;margin-top:16px;color:#254539}
@media(max-width:640px){.hybrid-mode-label{border-radius:16px;letter-spacing:.02em;padding:11px 14px}}

/* Justified body paragraphs in the four requested content areas. */
#about .about-grid > div:first-child > p,
#host .host-copy p,
#submission .panel > p:not(.submission-email),
#venue .about-grid > div:first-child > p,
#venue .travel p {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  hyphens: auto;
}
/* Avoid uneven word spacing on narrow mobile screens. */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  #about .about-grid > div:first-child > p,
  #host .host-copy p,
  #submission .panel > p:not(.submission-email),
  #venue .about-grid > div:first-child > p,
  #venue .travel p { text-align: left; }
}

/* Keep payment notes consistent with existing payment text */
.payment p, .payment .registration-note, .payment .accommodation-note {font-size:inherit; color:#536b7a; line-height:1.7;}
.payment p strong, .payment p b {font-size:inherit;}