{"id":1526,"date":"2025-11-11T11:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgs-network.org\/CASAXR26\/?page_id=1526"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:34:25","slug":"casaxr2026-best-paper-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cgs-network.org\/CASAXR26\/index.php\/casaxr2026-best-paper-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CASAXR2026 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recognition of outstanding scientific and technological contributions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cgs-network.org\/CASAXR26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2349-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1744 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cgs-network.org\/CASAXR26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2349-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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