    @font-face {
        font-family: "Roboto-Regular";
        src: url('Fonts/Roboto-Regular.eot');
        src: url('Fonts/Roboto-Regulard41d.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
        url('Fonts/Roboto-Regular.woff') format('woff'),
        url('Fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
        font-weight: normal;
        font-style: normal;
    }
    * {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }
    body {
        font-family: Roboto-Regular, sans-serif;
    }
    .container {
        max-width: 1200px;
        padding: 0 15px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }
    /*global classes*/
    .d-inline {
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .d-flex {
        display: flex;
    }
    .justify-center {
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .clear {
        clear: both;
    }
    ul {
        list-style-type: none;
        padding-left: 0;
    }
    .text-bold {
        font-weight: 600!important;
    }
    .text-center {
        text-align: center;
    }
    .mb-20 {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .mt-20 {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }
    .pl-20 {
        padding-left: 20px;
    }
    .simple-text {
        text-align: justify;
        margin-top: 15px;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #122e68;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .dark-blue {
        background-color: #13283d;
    }
    .red {
        color: #ff0000;
    }
    /*end global*/
    .header-block {
        position: relative;
        /*background-image: url("images/semiconductor.png");*/
        height: 220px;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        /* background-position: center -70px; */
        background-size: cover;
        /* background-attachment: fixed; */
        z-index: 0;
    }
    .header-block:before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 100%;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        background: rgb(10,23,59);
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,23,59,0.5186449579831933) 100%, rgba(18,46,104,1) 80%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 30%);
        z-index: -1;
    }
    .header {
        height: 90px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
    
    }
    .v-line {
        width: 1px;
        height: 20px;
        background-color: #ffffff;
        margin: 0 20px;
        vertical-align: middle;
    }
    .header-left-block {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .header-left-block .logo {
        display: inline-block;
        height: 60px;
    }
    .header-left-block .logo img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
    }
    nav {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    nav ul {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    nav ul li a {
        color: #FFF;
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 21px;
        display: inline-block;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        text-decoration: none;
        margin-right: 30px;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-weight: 500;
        transition: all ease 0.3s;
    }
    nav ul li a:hover {
        color: #2cb2dc;
    }
    /* hamburger menu */  
    .nav {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }
    
    .menu li:hover{
        color:white;
        cursor:pointer;
    }
    
    .menu {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: row;
        list-style-type: none;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
    }
    
    .menu > li {
        overflow: hidden;
    }
    /*Container for menu button  */
    .menu-button-container {
        display: none;
        height: 100%;
        width: 30px;
        cursor: pointer;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
    }
    
    #menu-toggle {
        display: none;
    }
    
    /*  Creating the menu button */
    .menu-button,
    .menu-button::before,
    .menu-button::after {
        display: block;
        background-color: #fff;
        position: absolute;
        height: 4px;
        width: 32px;
        border-radius: 3px;
    }
    .menu-button::before {
        content: '';
        margin-top: -8px;
    }
    
    .menu-button::after {
        content: '';
        margin-top: 8px;
    }
    /*  Adding Functionality to the Hamburger Menu with CSS  */
    #menu-toggle:checked + .menu-button-container .menu-button::before {
        margin-top: 0px;
        transform: rotate(45deg);
    }

    #menu-toggle:checked + .menu-button-container .menu-button {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
    }
    #menu-toggle:checked + .menu-button-container .menu-button::after {
        margin-top: 0px;
        /*  transforms the hamburger icon into a cross  */
        transform: rotate(-45deg);
    }
    
    /* Making the navbar responsive by CSS Media Queries */
    @media (max-width: 756px) {
        .header-left-block  {
            height: 50px;
            width: 145px;
            display: inline-block;
        }
        .header-left-block .logo {
            height: 50px;
        }
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
        .header-block {
            background-position: center;
        }
        .menu-button-container {
            display: flex;
        }
        .menu {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            margin-top: 89px;
            left: 0;
            flex-direction: column;
            width: 100%;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
        }
        #menu-toggle ~ .menu li {
            height: 0;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            border: 0;
        }
        #menu-toggle:checked ~ .menu li {
            border: 1px solid #FFF;
            height: 2.5em;
            padding: 0.5em;
        }
        .menu > li {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0.5em 0;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: #13283d;
            transition: all ease 0.3s;
        }
        .menu > li:hover {
            background-color: #2cb2dc;
        }
        nav ul li a:hover {
            color: #fff;
        }
        .menu > li:not(:last-child) {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #FFF;
        }
        nav ul li a {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            width: 100%;
            margin: 0;
        }
        #menu-toggle:checked ~ .menu li {
            padding: 0;
        }
        .topics {
            flex-direction: column;
        }
    }
    .btn {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 21px;
        color: #FFF;
        text-align: center;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        background-color: #0b0a0a;
        border-radius: 2px;
        outline: none;
        border: none;
        padding: 5px 15px;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: all ease 0.3s;
    }
    .btn:hover {
        background-color: #FFFFFF;
        color: #122e68;
    }
    .header-title {
        padding-top: 20px;
        text-align: center;
    }
    h1 {
        font-size: 40px;
        line-height: 60px;
        /*color: #ffffff;*/
        font-weight: 600;
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    h3 {
        font-size: 20px;
        line-height: 24px;
        color: #122e68;
        font-weight: 600;
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
        h1 { 
            font-size: 20px;
            line-height: 30px;
        }
        /* .header-block:before {
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,10,10,0.9) 14%, rgba(255,133,9,0.7) 100%, rgba(255,133,9,0) 100%);
        } */
    }
    .header-title h2 {
        font-size: 30px;
        line-height: 60px;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-weight: 300;
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    .green-btn {
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 20px;
        font-weight: 600;
        padding: 8px 20px;
        text-align: center;
        text-decoration: none;
        background-color: #0a173b;
        border: 1px solid;
    }
    .green-btn:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
        background-color: #2cb2dc;
    }
    .about-us {
        background-color: #eef1ec;
        padding: 70px 0;
    }
    h2 {
        font-size: 32px;
        line-height: 36px;
        color: #2a5c84;
        font-weight: 500;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .about-us h2 {
        margin-bottom: 50px;
    }
    .about-us p {
        text-align: justify;
        margin-top: 15px;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #122e68;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .about-items {
        padding-top: 40px;
    }
    .about-item {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center ;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 15px;
        min-width: 220px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .about-item {
            flex-direction: column;
            min-width: auto;
        }
    }
    .about-icon {
        width: 100px;
        height: 70px;
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .about-icon img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
    }
    .about-item .organizers_name {
        margin: 0 15px;
        width: 360px;
    }

    @media (max-width: 420px) { 
        .about-item .organizers_name {
            width: auto;
        }
    }
    .about-item h5 {
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 20px;
        color: #0b0a0a;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .about-item p {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #83a7a5;
        font-weight: 400;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .our-team {
        padding-top: 70px;
        padding-bottom: 90px;
    }
    .our-team h2 {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .bg-grey {
    background-color: #eef1ec;
    }
    .line {
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 65px;
        height: 1px;
        background-color: #2cb2dc;
    }

    .our-team p {
        padding: 40px 0 80px 0;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #0b0a0a;
        font-weight: 400;
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 700px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .our-team-items {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .our-team-item {
        width: 30%;
        margin-right: 5%;
        margin: 20px;
    }
    /* .our-team-item:last-child {
        margin-right: 0;
    } */
    .our-team-items .image-block {
        height: 200px;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
    }
    .our-team-items .image-block img{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
    }

    .our-team-item h5 a {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        font-weight: 600;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: #122e68;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .position {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #2cb2dc;
        font-weight: 500;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .our-team-items {
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center
        }
        .our-team-item {
            width: 100%;
            text-align: center;
            margin: 20px 0; 
        }
    }

    .team-members {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        margin: 60px 0;
        color: #122e68;
    }
    .team-members .team-item {
        padding: 10px;
    }
    .team-members .team-item .image-block {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
       
    }
    .team-members .team-item .image-block img {
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
    }
    .team-members .team-item h5 {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        font-weight: 600;
    }
    .decription {
        display: inline-block;
        max-width: 271px;
        height: 40px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .team-members {
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center
        }
        .team-members .team-item {
        margin-top: 20px;
        }
    }

    /* Gallery Section*/

    .download {
        position: relative;
        background-image: url(images/layer.png);
        height: 200px;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-size: cover;
        z-index: 0;
    }
    .download:before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 100%;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        background: rgb(10,23,59);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,23,59,0.5186449579831933) 1%, rgba(18,46,104,1) 130%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 85%);
        z-index: -1;
    }
    .download-block {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        height: 200px;
    }
    .download-block p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #ffffff;
    }
    .download-block h3 {
        font-size: 28px;
        line-height: 38px;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    .large-btn {
        padding: 14px 20px;
        background-color: #2a5c84;
        border-radius: 100px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .download {
            height: auto;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 20px 0;
        }
        .download-block {
            flex-direction: column;
            height: auto;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }
        .left {
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
    }
    /* End Gallery Section*/


    .footer-info {
        padding: 100px 0 80px 0;
    }
    .footer-info a, .footer-info h4 {
        display: inline-block;
        margin: 5px 0;
        min-height: 30px;
    }
    .info-blocks {
        margin-top: 30px;
        /* display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between */
    }
    .info-block {
        width: 50%;
    }
    .info-block	h4 {
        font-size: 22px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #0b0a0a;
    }
    .list-items li{
        position: relative;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #122e68;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
    }
    .info-block input {
        max-width: 240px;
        height: 30px;
        border-radius: 5px;
        font-size: 14px;
        background-color: #EEF1EC;
        padding: 5px 30px 5px 15px;
        color: #0b0a0a;
        outline: none;
        border: 0;
    }
    input::placeholder {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 18px;
        color: #83a7a5;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .send-email {
        display: inline-block;
        position: relative;
    }
    .send-icon {
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        background-image: url("images/send.html");
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        display: inline-block;
        position: absolute;
        right: 10px;
        top: 5px;
        /**/
        /*top: 50%;*/
        /*transform: translateY(-50%);!*please read about this, when
        we should align center we can use transform: translate ... *!*/
        /**/
        cursor: pointer;
    }
    .heart {
        color: #e25555;
    }
    .footer-block {
        padding: 20px;
        /* border-top: 1px solid #ff850994; */
        text-align: center;
    }
    .footer-block p {
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 18px;
        color: #FFF;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .footer-block .logo {
        display: flex;
        height: 60px;
    }

    .symposium-topics .list-items li {
        position: relative;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #122e68;
        margin: 10px 0;
        padding-left: 35px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .check-icon {
        width: 26px;
        height: 26px;
        background-image: url("images/check.svg");
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        display: inline-block;
        position: absolute;
        left: 0px;
        cursor: pointer;
    }
    .at-icon {
        width: 26px;
        height: 26px;
        background-image: url("images/aticon.svg");
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        display: inline-block;
        position: absolute;
        left: 0px;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    .organizers {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .organizers {
            flex-direction: column;
        }
    }


    .organizers .list-items li {
        margin: 10px 0;
        padding-left: 35px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .committees {
        background-color: #eef1ec;
        padding-top: 70px;
        padding-bottom: 90px;
    }
    .comm-blocks {
        display: flex;
        background-color: #fff;
        color: #122e68;
    }
    .comm-blocks .comm-block {
        flex: auto;
    }
    .comm-blocks .comm-block .comm-block-header { 
        background-color: #13283d;
        padding: 10px 20px;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 16px;
        color: #fff;
        min-height: 38px;
        min-width: 320px;
    }
    .comm-block-sub-header {
        padding: 5px 20px;
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 20px;
        min-height: 32px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #13283d;
    }
    .comm-block-content  {
        padding: 20px;
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 22px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) { 
        .comm-blocks {
            flex-direction: column;
        }
        .comm-blocks .comm-block .comm-block-header {  
            min-width: auto;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .d-none {
            display: none;
        }
        .comm-block-content  {
            padding: 0 20px;
        }
        .comm-block-sub-header {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .comm-block:last-child .comm-block-content div:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
    }


    .date-info-table {
        padding: 100px 0 80px 0;
        color: #122e68;
    }

    .date-info-table .cell.even {
        background-color: #fdcd042b;
    }

    .date-table {
        border: 1px solid #2a5c84;
        /* box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(255,133,9,0.37);
        -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(255,133,9,0.37);
        -moz-box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(255,133,9,0.37); */
    }
    .date-table-header {
        display: flex;
        background-color: #2a5c84;
    }
    .date-table-header div {
        padding: 10px 20px;
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: 500;
    }
    .date-table-row {
        display: flex;
    }
    .date-table-row .cell {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        padding: 10px;
    }
    .date-table-row  .cell:first-child {
        font-weight: 600;
        width: 60%;
    }
    .date-table-row.even {
        background-color: #7a9add34;
    }
    .date-table-row > div {
        flex: auto;
    }
    @media (max-width: 700px) { 
        .date-table-row .cell {
            font-size: 13px;
            padding: 10px 5px;
        }
    }

    .symposiumVenue {
        background-color: #eef1ec;
        padding-bottom: 90px;
        padding-top: 70px;
    }
    .venue-content {
        display: flex;
    }
    .venue-content .text-block {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 0 30px;
    }
    .venue-content .image-block {
        height: 370px;
    }
    .venue-content .image-block img{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
    }
    .recommended_hotels {
        padding-top: 40px;
    }
    .recommended_hotels h3 {
        font-size: 32px;
        line-height: 36px;
        color: #2a5c84;
        font-weight: 500;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .recommended_hotels h4 {
        font-size: 20px;
        line-height: 36px;
        font-weight: 600;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .hotels_list {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .hotels_list .list_item {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 15px;
        min-width: 220px;
    }
    @media (max-width: 576px) {
        .hotels_list {
            flex-direction: column;
        }
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
        .venue-content {
            flex-direction: column;
        }
        .venue-content .text-block {
            padding: 0 15px;
        }
        .venue-content .image-block {
            padding: 15px 0;
        }
    }
    .contact-us {
        background-color: #eef1ec;
        padding-bottom: 90px;
        padding-top: 70px;
    }
    .pad-70-90 {
        padding-bottom: 90px;
        
    }
    .contact-block {
        margin-top: 50px;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-around;
    }
    .contact-text {
        padding-left: 60px;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 22px;
        color: #0b0a0a;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .contact-text p {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .contact-text p svg {
    margin-right: 5px
    }
    .contact-icon {
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .contact-icon.loc {
        background-image: url("images/loc.svg");
    }
    .topics {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-around;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
    .topics {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    }

    .transfer-cards {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 30px;
    }
    .transfer-card p {
    text-align: initial;
    }
    .transfer-card {
    width: 430px;
    margin: 10px 30px 30px 10px;
    padding: 30px 15px;
    border: 1px solid #122e6894;
    background-color: #fff;
    transition: all ease 0.3s;
    }
    .transfer-card:hover {
    cursor: text;
    box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(18,46,104,0.37);
    -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(18,46,104,0.37);
    -moz-box-shadow: 1px 10px 23px 12px rgba(18,46,104,0.37);
    }
    .transfer-card-head {
    text-align: center;
    color: #0b0a0a;
    transition: all ease 0.3s;
    }
    .transfer-card:hover .transfer-card-head {
    color: #122e68;
    }

    /* Ensure speaker images across pages align and crop consistently */
    .team-members .team-item .image-block img,
    .our-team-items .image-block img,
    .speaker-img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 220px;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

    /* Separated styles for nav and hero components */
    .nav-component {
        position: relative;
        height: 90px;
        background: rgb(10,23,59);
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,23,59,0.5186449579831933) 100%, rgba(18,46,104,1) 80%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 30%);
        z-index: 0;
    }

    .hero-component {
        position: relative;
        /*background-image: url("images/semiconductor.png") !important;*/
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-size: cover;
        padding-top: 80px;
    padding-bottom: 185px;;
        text-align: center;
        background-color: transparent;
        z-index: 0;
    }
    

    .hero-component:before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 100%;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        background: rgb(10,23,59);
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,23,59,0.5186449579831933) 100%, rgba(18,46,104,1) 80%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 30%);
        z-index: -1;
    }