I asked Microsoft officials why the preconference was removed.

我问微软的官员为何会前被拆除。

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The goals of the proposed preconference workshop are multifold: First, it aims to look at the critical roles played by metadata in resource description and the access of digital resources.

各项目标的建议会前研讨会是多方面的：首先，它的目的是研究的关键作用发挥资源描述元数据的获取和数字化资源。

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The nations gathered in Kyoto are split into several factions, each pushing a different plan to deal with impending climate change, and each -- despite a spate of preconference workshops held during the past few months in an effort to narrow the differences -- sticking to its guns.

CNN: Hot Air In Kyoto