:root {
  --navy: #001f3f;
  --navy-2: #082f59;
  --blue: #003594;
  --blue-bright: #106eea;
  --aqua: #a8d8ff;
  --aqua-pale: #e7f3ff;
  --brass: #ffb81c;
  --paper: #f4f8fe;
  --paper-deep: #e4edf9;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --ink: #12213a;
  --muted: #52627a;
  --line: rgba(0, 53, 148, .17);
  --line-light: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
  --font-display: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: Manrope, "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --header-h: 116px;
  --sidebar-w: 248px;
  --maxw: 1180px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
  --ease-sharp: cubic-bezier(.77, 0, .18, 1);
  --hero-shift: 0px;
  --pointer-x: 70%;
  --pointer-y: 30%;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 34px);
  background: #f4f8fe;
}
body {
  min-height: 100vh;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.68;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
body.nav-open { overflow: hidden; }

#neural-field {
  position: fixed !important;
  z-index: -3;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  opacity: .34;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 18%, rgba(16,110,234,.14), transparent 27rem),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 68%, rgba(255,184,28,.11), transparent 24rem),
    #f4f8fe;
}
#neural-field canvas { opacity: .9; }
.scroll-thread-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  opacity: .48;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
.site-main, .page-next, .site-footer { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
::selection { color: var(--white); background: var(--blue); }

@view-transition { navigation: auto; }
::view-transition-old(root) { animation: .45s var(--ease-sharp) both page-old; }
::view-transition-new(root) { animation: .7s var(--ease) both page-new; }
@keyframes page-old { to { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.985); } }
@keyframes page-new { from { opacity: 0; clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0); } }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1000;
  top: 10px;
  left: 12px;
  padding: 9px 15px;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: none; }

.page-curtain {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 999;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--navy);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: top;
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease-sharp);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.page-curtain::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: .17;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 49.8%, rgba(255,255,255,.3) 50%, transparent 50.2%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 49.8%, rgba(255,255,255,.18) 50%, transparent 50.2%);
  background-size: 82px 82px;
}
.page-curtain span {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
body.is-ready .page-curtain { transform: scaleY(0); }
body.is-leaving .page-curtain {
  transform: scaleY(1);
  transform-origin: bottom;
}

.site-progress {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 250;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}
.site-progress-bar {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), var(--aqua));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Refractive liquid surfaces. The SVG displacement comes from rt-liquid-glass. */
[rt-liquid-glass] {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  background-color: var(--rt-liquid-tint, rgba(255,255,255,.34));
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.92),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.12),
    0 24px 70px -42px rgba(0,31,63,.75);
}
[rt-liquid-glass]::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 18%) var(--glass-y, 8%), rgba(255,255,255,.78), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(125deg, rgba(255,255,255,.34), rgba(255,255,255,.08) 42%, rgba(16,110,234,.08) 72%, rgba(255,184,28,.08));
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  transition: background-position .25s ease;
}
[rt-liquid-glass]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 1px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.38);
  border-radius: inherit;
  pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow:
    inset 12px 14px 28px rgba(255,255,255,.18),
    inset -12px -14px 26px rgba(0,53,148,.08);
}
[rt-liquid-glass] > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Header */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 200;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: var(--header-h);
}
.utility-bar {
  height: 32px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 0 clamp(18px, 3.4vw, 52px);
  overflow: hidden;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.74);
  background: var(--navy);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease);
}
.utility-bar strong {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.utility-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; white-space: nowrap; }
.utility-links a { color: var(--aqua); transition: color .25s; }
.utility-links a::after { content: " ↗"; }
.utility-links a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.conference-header {
  height: 84px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 44px);
  padding: 0 clamp(18px, 3.4vw, 52px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 53, 148, .12);
  border-radius: 0 0 22px 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(130%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(130%);
  transition: height .55s var(--ease), transform .55s var(--ease), background .3s;
}
.site-header.is-condensed .utility-bar { transform: translateY(-100%); }
.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
  height: 72px;
  transform: translateY(-32px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
}
.conference-brand {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 190px;
}
.brand-copy { display: grid; line-height: 1; }
.brand-copy strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.brand-copy span {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.page-nav { margin-left: auto; }
.page-nav ul { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 28px); list-style: none; }
.page-nav a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .25s;
}
.page-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 100%;
  bottom: 4px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--blue);
  transition: right .45s var(--ease);
}
.page-nav a:hover, .page-nav a.active { color: var(--blue); }
.page-nav a:hover::after, .page-nav a.active::after { right: 0; }
.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  margin-left: auto;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.menu-toggle span {
  display: block;
  width: 27px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 7px auto;
  background: var(--navy);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease), opacity .25s;
}
body.nav-open .menu-toggle span:first-child { transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg); }
body.nav-open .menu-toggle span:last-child { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Same-page navigation */
.anchor-sidebar {
  --side-progress: 0;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 90;
  top: var(--header-h);
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: var(--sidebar-w);
  padding: 42px 28px 30px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--navy);
}
.anchor-sidebar::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: .45;
  background: url("../../assets/images/washington-monument.webp") 53% center / cover;
  transform: scale(1.06) translateY(calc(var(--side-progress) * -16px));
  will-change: transform;
}
.anchor-sidebar::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,31,63,.95) 5%, rgba(0,53,148,.62) 47%, rgba(0,31,63,.96) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,31,63,.72), transparent);
}
.anchor-sidebar > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.sidebar-mark { padding-bottom: 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.sidebar-mark strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
}
.sidebar-mark span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.58);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.anchor-title {
  margin: 30px 0 11px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.anchor-nav { display: grid; }
.anchor-nav a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 11px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  transition: color .25s, padding-left .35s var(--ease);
}
.anchor-index {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 15px;
}
.anchor-nav a:hover, .anchor-nav a.active { padding-left: 6px; color: var(--white); }
.sidebar-meta {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 28px;
  right: 28px;
  bottom: 28px;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.58);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-main {
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-h));
  margin-left: var(--sidebar-w);
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
}
body[data-page="home"] .site-main,
body[data-page="home"] .site-footer,
body[data-page="home"] .page-next { margin-left: 0; }
body[data-page="home"] #site-sidebar { display: none; }
.content-wrap { width: min(var(--maxw), calc(100% - 64px)); margin: 0 auto; }

/* Mastheads */
.page-masthead {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(470px, 66vh, 720px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: clamp(70px, 9vw, 128px) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: url("../../assets/images/washington-national-mall.webp") center calc(48% + var(--hero-shift)) / cover no-repeat;
}
.page-masthead::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--pointer-x) var(--pointer-y), rgba(168,216,255,.38), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.84) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.65) 52%, rgba(255,255,255,.25) 82%, rgba(255,255,255,.12) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,31,63,.18), transparent 45%);
  transition: background-position .2s;
}
.page-masthead::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), transparent 75%);
}
.masthead-panel {
  position: relative;
  width: min(910px, 84%);
  padding: clamp(30px, 4.8vw, 58px);
  border-radius: 34px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.36);
}
.eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 44px; height: 1px; background: var(--brass); }
.page-masthead h1 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin: 22px 0 20px;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 7.2vw, 7.4rem);
  line-height: .83;
  letter-spacing: -.058em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.title-word {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: .15em;
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
}
.js .title-word {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(70%) rotate(2deg);
}
body.is-ready .title-word {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform 1s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(.13s + var(--word-index) * .075s);
}
.page-masthead .subtitle {
  max-width: 64ch;
  color: var(--navy-2);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.masthead-facts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; margin-top: 30px; }
.masthead-facts span {
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue);
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-hero {
  min-height: calc(100svh - 32px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(110px, 13vw, 180px);
}
.home-hero .masthead-panel { width: min(970px, 88%); }
.home-hero h1 { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 10.5rem); }
.home-hero .subtitle { max-width: 54ch; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.45rem); }
.hero-context {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 34px; }
.button {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 50px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  transition: color .35s, background .35s, transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.button::after { content: "↗"; font-size: 15px; transition: transform .35s var(--ease); }
.button.primary { color: var(--white); background: var(--navy); }
.button.secondary { color: var(--navy); background: rgba(255,253,248,.45); }
.button:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.button:hover::after { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }
.button.secondary:hover { color: var(--white); background: var(--navy); }
.hero-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(24px, 4vw, 60px);
  bottom: 30px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
.hero-scroll::after {
  content: "";
  width: 1px;
  height: 62px;
  background: var(--navy);
  transform-origin: top;
  animation: scroll-pulse 2s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes scroll-pulse {
  0% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; }
  45% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  55% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: bottom; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; }
}

.research-marquee {
  margin-left: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--navy);
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
}
.research-marquee-track {
  width: max-content;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 15px 0;
  animation: marquee 38s linear infinite;
}
.research-marquee span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
  padding-right: 28px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.research-marquee span::after { content: "✦"; color: var(--brass); font-size: 10px; }
.research-marquee:hover .research-marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes marquee { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* Open editorial sections */
.content-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(86px, 10vw, 142px) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(244,248,254,.78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.content-section + .content-section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.content-section.image-band {
  background: url("../../assets/images/washington-monument.webp") center 40% / cover no-repeat;
}
.content-section.image-band::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(102deg, rgba(255,255,255,.88), rgba(244,248,254,.76) 60%, rgba(244,248,254,.58)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 32%, rgba(16,110,234,.22), transparent 28%);
}
.content-section.image-band::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: 0;
  right: 8vw;
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(7,24,39,.12);
}
.content-section.conference-band {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
  background: var(--navy);
}
.conference-band h2, .conference-band h3 { color: var(--white); }
.conference-band .eyebrow { color: var(--aqua); }
.conference-band .section-lead, .conference-band .prose { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.glass-panel { position: relative; }
.section-trace {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: calc(var(--section-progress, 0) * 100%);
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--blue-bright), var(--brass));
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(16,110,234,.5);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.section-heading {
  max-width: 19ch;
  margin: 15px 0 24px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5.3rem);
  line-height: .92;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.section-lead { max-width: 68ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.15rem); }
.prose { max-width: 78ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: 16px; }
.prose p + p { margin-top: 20px; }
.small-note {
  max-width: 65ch;
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
}
.official-link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.official-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.official-link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(.28); }

.editorial-grid, .feature-split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(250px, .65fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 92px);
  align-items: start;
}
.editorial-aside {
  padding: 26px 0 0 28px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--brass);
}
.editorial-aside h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 28px; }
.editorial-aside .aside-subhead { margin-top: 32px; }
.editorial-aside p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.side-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 34px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  border-radius: 26px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(0,53,148,.42);
}
.side-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  top: -90px;
  right: -80px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(155,209,214,.3);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 32px rgba(155,209,214,.05), 0 0 0 64px rgba(155,209,214,.04);
}
.side-card h3 { position: relative; margin-bottom: 17px; color: var(--white); font-size: 34px; }
.side-card p, .side-card li { position: relative; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); font-size: 13px; }
.side-card ul { display: grid; gap: 8px; margin: 16px 0 0 18px; }

/* Home */
.home-copy { max-width: 1040px; }
body[data-page="home"] #about .home-copy {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(190px, .45fr) minmax(0, 1.55fr);
  column-gap: clamp(40px, 8vw, 100px);
}
body[data-page="home"] #about .eyebrow { grid-row: 1 / span 2; align-self: start; margin-top: 12px; }
body[data-page="home"] #about .section-heading { grid-column: 2; }
body[data-page="home"] #about .section-lead { grid-column: 2; max-width: 62ch; }
.home-focus {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(380px, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 105px);
  align-items: start;
}
.focus-list { display: grid; counter-reset: focus; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.focus-list span {
  counter-increment: focus;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 68px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: padding .4s var(--ease), color .3s;
}
.focus-list span::before {
  content: "0" counter(focus);
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 14px;
}
.focus-list span::after { content: "↗"; color: var(--blue); opacity: 0; transform: translate(-8px, 8px); transition: .35s var(--ease); }
.focus-list span:hover { padding-left: 10px; color: var(--blue); }
.focus-list span:hover::after { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.date-table-wrap {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.date-table { width: 100%; min-width: 560px; border-collapse: collapse; }
.date-table th, .date-table td {
  padding: 18px 14px;
  text-align: left;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background .25s, padding-left .35s var(--ease);
}
.date-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
.date-table th {
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.date-table td { font-size: 14px; }
.date-table td:first-child {
  width: 220px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 21px;
}
.date-table tbody tr:hover td { padding-left: 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.4); }
.home-more-link { margin-top: 25px; }

/* Information layouts */
.summary-grid, .program-grid, .submission-grid, .date-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 44px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.summary-grid, .program-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.submission-grid, .date-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.info-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 290px;
  padding: 28px clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 34px) 34px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  transition: color .35s, background .35s, transform .5s var(--ease);
}
.info-card:first-child { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.info-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: var(--navy);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease);
}
.info-card:hover { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); transform: translateY(-7px); }
.info-card:hover::after { transform: scaleY(1); }
.info-card .number, .info-card .date {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 55px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 27px;
  transition: color .35s;
}
.info-card h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; font-size: 28px; transition: color .35s; }
.info-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; transition: color .35s; }
.info-card .tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color .35s;
}
.info-card:hover h3, .info-card:hover .number, .info-card:hover .date, .info-card:hover .tag { color: var(--white); }
.info-card:hover p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.66); }

.objective-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: objectives;
}
.objective-list li {
  counter-increment: objectives;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 168px;
  padding: 30px 36px 28px 84px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: background .3s, padding-left .45s var(--ease);
}
.objective-list li:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.objective-list li::before {
  content: "0" counter(objectives);
  position: absolute;
  top: 27px;
  left: 28px;
  color: var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 19px;
}
.objective-list li:hover { padding-left: 92px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.42); }

.topic-tools {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 34px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}
.topic-search {
  min-width: 280px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.topic-search input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 13px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy);
  outline: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
}
.topic-search input:focus { border-color: var(--blue-bright); }
.topic-list, .principle-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.topic-chip, .principle-list span {
  padding: 10px 13px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--navy);
  background: rgba(255,253,248,.32);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: color .25s, background .25s, border-color .25s, transform .35s var(--ease);
}
.topic-chip:hover, .principle-list span:hover {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.principle-list { margin-top: 28px; }
.topic-empty { margin-top: 20px; color: var(--muted); }

.timeline {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-left: 54px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -1px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--brass), var(--aqua));
  transform: scaleY(var(--timeline-progress, 0));
  transform-origin: top;
}
.timeline-item {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
  padding: 0 0 48px;
}
.timeline-item:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.timeline-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 8px;
  left: -60px;
  width: 11px;
  height: 11px;
  border: 2px solid var(--blue);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: background .3s, transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.timeline-item:hover::before { background: var(--blue); transform: scale(1.35); }
.timeline-item time { color: var(--blue); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.1; }
.timeline-item h3 { margin-bottom: 7px; font-size: 29px; }
.timeline-item p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }

/* People */
.people-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(210px, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px);
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.organizer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.webmaster-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 330px)); }
.person-card { position: relative; min-width: 0; }
.person-photo {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.15;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,.8), rgba(155,209,214,.25)),
    var(--paper-deep);
}
.person-photo::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(7,24,39,.12);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.person-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 8px 8px 0;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center top;
  filter: saturate(.88) contrast(1.02);
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease), filter .5s;
}
.person-card:hover .person-photo img { transform: scale(1.035); filter: saturate(1) contrast(1.03); }
.person-photo .initials {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 70% 25%, rgba(155,209,214,.28), transparent 35%),
    var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 64px;
}
.person-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: calc(100% - 20px);
  margin: -46px 10px 0;
  padding: 22px 19px 20px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.38);
}
.person-copy::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
  transition: width .5s var(--ease);
}
.person-card:hover .person-copy::before { width: 100%; }
.person-copy .role {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.person-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(21px, 2vw, 27px); line-height: 1.05; }
.person-copy .affiliation { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--blue); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.person-copy .bio { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
.person-copy a {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.status-note {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.68);
  border-radius: 22px;
  color: #4f451f;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.34);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.sponsor-placeholder {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 84px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 32px;
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.32);
}
.sponsor-placeholder .mark {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 84px;
  height: 100px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 45px;
}
.sponsor-placeholder h3 { font-size: 28px; }
.sponsor-placeholder p { margin-top: 8px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }

/* Page flow and footer */
.page-next {
  margin-left: var(--sidebar-w);
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,31,63,.96), rgba(0,53,148,.88)),
    url("../../assets/images/washington-national-mall.webp") center 40% / cover;
}
.page-next a {
  width: min(var(--maxw), calc(100% - 64px));
  min-height: 260px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 54px 0;
}
.page-next-copy span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  color: var(--aqua);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.page-next-copy strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.4rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: .9;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}
.page-next-arrow {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 82px;
  height: 82px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.36);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-style: normal;
  transition: color .4s, background .4s, transform .55s var(--ease);
}
.page-next a:hover .page-next-arrow { color: var(--navy); background: var(--aqua); transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1.08); }
.site-footer {
  margin-left: var(--sidebar-w);
  padding: 54px 32px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  background: #00152b;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}
.footer-inner {
  width: min(var(--maxw), 100%);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1fr 1.6fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 70px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.site-footer strong { color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; }
.site-footer p { margin-top: 9px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.7; }
.site-footer a { color: var(--aqua); }
.source-note { color: rgba(255,255,255,.4); }

/* Scroll reveal */
.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  filter: blur(10px);
  transform: translateY(64px) rotate(.55deg) scale(.985);
  clip-path: inset(0 0 16% 0);
  transition:
    opacity .75s var(--ease),
    transform 1s var(--ease),
    clip-path 1.15s var(--ease),
    filter 1.1s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--reveal-delay, 0ms);
}
.js .reveal.from-left { transform: translateX(-42px); }
.js .reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; filter: none; transform: none; clip-path: inset(0); }

/* Natural case everywhere except the REED-AI 2027 hero title itself. */
.utility-bar,
.brand-copy span,
.sidebar-mark span,
.anchor-title,
.sidebar-meta,
.eyebrow,
.masthead-facts span,
.hero-context,
.hero-scroll,
.research-marquee span,
.official-link,
.date-table th,
.info-card .tag,
.topic-search,
.person-copy .role,
.person-copy a,
.page-next-copy span {
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
}

@media (max-width: 1280px) {
  .page-nav ul { gap: 14px; }
  .page-nav a { font-size: 11px; }
  .brand-copy strong { font-size: 21px; }
  .brand-copy span { font-size: 9.5px; }
  .submission-grid, .date-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .submission-grid .info-card:nth-child(3), .date-grid .info-card:nth-child(3) { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root { --header-h: 108px; --sidebar-w: 0px; }
  html { scroll-padding-top: 124px; }
  .utility-bar { height: 28px; padding-inline: 18px; }
  .utility-bar > strong { max-width: 58%; }
  .utility-links span { display: none; }
  .conference-header { height: 80px; padding-inline: 18px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header { height: 68px; transform: translateY(-28px); }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .page-nav {
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 210;
    top: 108px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 24px 26px 32px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: rgba(255,253,248,.98);
    transform: translateY(-120%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform .55s var(--ease), opacity .3s;
  }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 68px; }
  body.nav-open .page-nav { transform: none; opacity: 1; }
  .page-nav ul { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0 30px; }
  .page-nav a { padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 13px; }
  .page-nav a::after { display: none; }
  .anchor-sidebar {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    width: auto;
    min-height: 76px;
    margin-top: var(--header-h);
    padding: 15px 22px;
  }
  .anchor-sidebar::before { background-position: center 38%; }
  .sidebar-mark, .sidebar-meta, .anchor-title { display: none; }
  .anchor-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .anchor-nav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .anchor-nav a {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    grid-template-columns: 22px auto;
    padding: 11px 0;
    border: 0;
  }
  .anchor-nav a:hover, .anchor-nav a.active { padding-left: 0; color: var(--white); }
  .site-main { margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; }
  body[data-page="home"] .site-main { padding-top: var(--header-h); }
  .site-footer, .page-next { margin-left: 0; }
  .page-masthead { min-height: 500px; }
  .home-hero { min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h)); }
  .home-focus, .editorial-grid, .feature-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .focus-list { margin-top: 12px; }
  .summary-grid, .program-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .info-card:first-child, .info-card { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .organizer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .source-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --header-h: 100px; }
  .utility-bar { height: 26px; }
  .utility-bar > strong { display: none; }
  .utility-links { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }
  .conference-header { height: 74px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header { height: 64px; transform: translateY(-26px); }
  .conference-brand { min-width: 0; }
  .brand-copy strong { font-size: 19px; }
  .brand-copy span {
    max-width: 210px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 8.5px;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .page-nav { top: 100px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 64px; }
  .page-nav ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .content-wrap { width: min(100% - 32px, var(--maxw)); }
  .page-masthead { min-height: 430px; padding: 68px 0; }
  .masthead-panel, .home-hero .masthead-panel { width: 100%; }
  .page-masthead h1 { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 17vw, 5.2rem); }
  .home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 22vw, 7.2rem); }
  .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .button { width: 100%; }
  .hero-scroll { display: none; }
  .research-marquee-track { animation-duration: 28s; }
  .content-section { padding: 76px 0; }
  .section-heading { font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 13vw, 4.3rem); }
  body[data-page="home"] #about .home-copy { display: block; }
  body[data-page="home"] #about .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
  .home-focus { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .submission-grid, .date-grid, .objective-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .submission-grid .info-card:nth-child(3), .date-grid .info-card:nth-child(3),
  .objective-list li:nth-child(even) { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .info-card { min-height: 250px; }
  .info-card .number, .info-card .date, .info-card .tag { margin-bottom: 38px; }
  .objective-list li { min-height: 140px; padding-right: 24px; }
  .topic-tools { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .topic-search { min-width: 0; }
  .timeline { padding-left: 30px; }
  .timeline-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 7px; padding-bottom: 38px; }
  .timeline-item::before { left: -36px; }
  .organizer-grid, .people-grid, .webmaster-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 310px); justify-content: center; }
  .person-photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.25; }
  .sponsor-placeholder { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .page-next a {
    width: min(100% - 32px, var(--maxw));
    min-height: 220px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 50px 0;
  }
  .page-next-arrow { width: 62px; height: 62px; }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .source-note { grid-column: auto; }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .focus-list span::after { opacity: .55; transform: none; }
  .info-card:hover { transform: none; color: inherit; }
  .info-card:hover::after { transform: scaleY(0); }
  .info-card:hover h3 { color: var(--navy); }
  .info-card:hover .number, .info-card:hover .date, .info-card:hover .tag { color: var(--blue); }
  .info-card:hover p { color: var(--muted); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
  .js .reveal, .js .title-word { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; clip-path: none !important; }
  .page-curtain { display: none; }
  #neural-field, .scroll-thread-canvas, .section-trace { display: none; }
}

/* Academic glass and legibility refinement */
:root {
  --font-display: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body: "Source Sans 3", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  --ink: #10243f;
  --muted: #405571;
}

body {
  font-size: 17px;
}

body * {
  text-transform: none !important;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  overflow: visible;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}

#neural-field {
  opacity: .49;
  filter: saturate(1.18) contrast(1.08);
}

#neural-field canvas { opacity: 1; }

.scroll-thread-canvas {
  opacity: .60;
}

[rt-liquid-glass] {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.54);
  background-color: var(--rt-liquid-tint, rgba(255,255,255,.16));
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.72),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.07),
    0 24px 64px -48px rgba(0,31,63,.62);
}

[rt-liquid-glass]::before {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 18%) var(--glass-y, 8%), rgba(255,255,255,.62), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(125deg, rgba(255,255,255,.20), rgba(255,255,255,.04) 42%, rgba(16,110,234,.045) 74%);
}

[rt-liquid-glass]::after {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.28);
  box-shadow:
    inset 10px 11px 24px rgba(255,255,255,.12),
    inset -10px -11px 22px rgba(0,53,148,.04);
}

.utility-bar {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.conference-header {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.22);
}

.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.28);
}

.brand-copy strong {
  font-size: 25px;
}

.brand-copy span {
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.page-nav a {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.anchor-nav a {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.sidebar-mark span,
.sidebar-meta {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.anchor-title,
.content-section .eyebrow,
.page-masthead:not(.home-hero) .eyebrow,
.hero-scroll,
.research-marquee,
.small-note,
.status-note,
.source-note {
  display: none !important;
}

.home-hero .eyebrow,
.home-hero .event-date {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 23px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.home-hero .eyebrow::before { display: none; }

.page-masthead .content-wrap,
.masthead-panel,
.home-hero .masthead-panel {
  overflow: visible !important;
}

.masthead-panel,
.home-hero .masthead-panel {
  width: min(980px, calc(100% - 16px));
  padding: clamp(38px, 5vw, 62px);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
}

.page-masthead h1 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  overflow: visible;
  margin: 8px 0 20px;
  padding: .06em .14em .17em .02em;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7.1rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
}

.home-hero h1 {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 9.8rem);
}

.title-word {
  overflow: visible;
  margin: -.06em .10em -.14em -.02em;
  padding: .06em .08em .16em .02em;
  clip-path: none !important;
}

.page-masthead .subtitle {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.65vw, 22px);
}

.hero-context {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.button {
  min-height: 52px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.content-section {
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.34), rgba(226,238,253,.18));
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,53,148,.10);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.62),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(118%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(118%);
}

.content-section + .content-section {
  border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
}

.content-section.image-band::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(102deg, rgba(248,251,255,.68), rgba(235,243,253,.53) 60%, rgba(231,240,252,.34)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 32%, rgba(16,110,234,.16), transparent 30%);
}

.content-section.conference-band {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.88);
  background: rgba(0,31,63,.82);
}

.glass-panel {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.section-heading {
  overflow: visible;
  margin: 0 0 25px;
  padding: .04em .10em .13em 0;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.8vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 1.03;
}

.section-lead {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.64;
}

.prose {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

body[data-page="home"] #about .home-copy {
  display: block;
  max-width: 920px;
}

body[data-page="home"] #about .section-heading,
body[data-page="home"] #about .section-lead {
  grid-column: auto;
}

.side-card {
  color: var(--navy);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.56);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) brightness(1.13) saturate(115%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) brightness(1.13) saturate(115%);
}

.side-card h3 { color: var(--navy); }
.side-card p, .side-card li { color: #314963; font-size: 16px; }

.focus-list {
  border-top-color: rgba(0,53,148,.16);
}

.focus-list span {
  min-height: 74px;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(0,53,148,.16);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.date-table-wrap[rt-liquid-glass] {
  max-width: 940px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  overflow-x: auto !important;
  overflow-y: hidden !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.10);
}

.date-table th {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.date-table td {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.date-table td:first-child {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.date-table tbody tr:hover td {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.24);
}

.info-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.11);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(112%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(112%);
}

.info-card .tag {
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.info-card p,
.objective-list li,
.timeline-item p,
.sponsor-placeholder p {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.topic-search {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.topic-chip,
.principle-list span {
  color: var(--navy);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.timeline[rt-liquid-glass] {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding: 38px 38px 38px 78px;
  overflow: visible;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.10);
}

.timeline[rt-liquid-glass]::before {
  top: 38px;
  bottom: 38px;
  left: 38px;
}

.timeline[rt-liquid-glass] .timeline-item::before {
  left: -46px;
}

.timeline-item time {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 25px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.person-copy {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
}

.person-copy .role,
.person-copy .affiliation,
.person-copy a {
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.person-copy .bio {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.sponsor-placeholder {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}

.official-link {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.page-next,
.site-footer {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.80);
  background: var(--navy);
}

.page-next {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}

.page-next-copy span,
.site-footer a {
  color: var(--brass);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.page-next-copy strong {
  overflow: visible;
  padding: .03em .10em .12em 0;
  line-height: .98;
}

.site-footer {
  border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}

.footer-inner {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.site-footer strong { font-size: 24px; }
.site-footer p { font-size: 14px; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .page-masthead h1 { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 11vw, 6.4rem); }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .brand-copy span {
    max-width: 230px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }
  .page-nav a { font-size: 16px; }
  .masthead-panel,
  .home-hero .masthead-panel {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 30px 22px;
  }
  .page-masthead h1 {
    padding-right: .18em;
    font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 15vw, 5rem);
  }
  .home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 20vw, 6.6rem); }
  .section-heading { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 12vw, 4.1rem); }
  .timeline[rt-liquid-glass] {
    padding: 30px 24px 30px 58px;
  }
  .timeline[rt-liquid-glass]::before {
    top: 30px;
    bottom: 30px;
    left: 26px;
  }
  .timeline[rt-liquid-glass] .timeline-item::before { left: -38px; }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* People page and runtime refinements */
.content-section {
  content-visibility: auto;
  contain-intrinsic-size: auto 760px;
}

.people-grid {
  align-items: start;
}

.organizer-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.speaker-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(235px, 1fr));
}

.webmaster-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(235px, 330px));
}

.person-card {
  isolation: isolate;
  border-radius: 28px;
  outline: none;
}

.person-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border: 1px solid rgba(185, 218, 255, 0);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 14%), rgba(191, 224, 255, .20), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(4, 28, 54, .36), rgba(8, 48, 86, .66));
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  backdrop-filter: blur(0) saturate(100%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0) saturate(100%);
  transition:
    opacity .34s ease,
    border-color .34s ease,
    backdrop-filter .42s var(--ease),
    -webkit-backdrop-filter .42s var(--ease);
}

.person-photo {
  z-index: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border-radius: 28px;
  background: var(--navy);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(3, 25, 49, .13);
}

.person-photo img {
  padding: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 18%;
  filter: saturate(.92) contrast(1.025);
}

.person-copy {
  z-index: 2;
  width: calc(100% - 24px);
  margin: -70px 12px 0;
  padding: 24px 21px 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 48, 82, .12);
  border-radius: 22px;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: rgba(245, 249, 255, .95);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(3, 25, 49, .14);
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  transition:
    transform .42s var(--ease),
    color .32s ease,
    background .32s ease,
    border-color .32s ease,
    box-shadow .42s var(--ease),
    backdrop-filter .42s var(--ease),
    -webkit-backdrop-filter .42s var(--ease);
}

.person-copy .role,
.person-copy .affiliation,
.person-copy a {
  text-transform: none;
}

.person-card:hover::after,
.person-card:focus-visible::after,
.person-card:focus-within::after {
  border-color: rgba(185, 218, 255, .32);
  opacity: 1;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(126%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(126%);
}

.person-card:hover .person-copy,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy {
  transform: translateY(-9px);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(207, 229, 255, .32);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(113, 183, 255, .24), transparent 38%),
    rgba(3, 31, 61, .84);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 52px rgba(3, 25, 49, .27), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(132%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(132%);
}

.person-card:hover .person-copy h3,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy h3,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

.person-card:hover .person-copy .role,
.person-card:hover .person-copy a,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy .role,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy a,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy .role,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy a {
  color: #ffd878;
}

.person-card:hover .person-copy .affiliation,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy .affiliation,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy .affiliation {
  color: #d5e9ff;
}

.person-card:hover .person-copy .bio,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-copy .bio,
.person-card:focus-within .person-copy .bio {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
}

.person-card:hover .person-photo img,
.person-card:focus-visible .person-photo img,
.person-card:focus-within .person-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.055);
  filter: saturate(1.02) contrast(1.04);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .organizer-grid,
  .speaker-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

/* Sidebar-free layout, clearer glass, and uniform people cards */
:root {
  --ink: #081f39;
  --muted: #304b69;
}

.site-main,
.site-footer,
.page-next {
  margin-left: 0;
}

.site-main {
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
}

#neural-field {
  opacity: .74;
  filter: saturate(1.24) contrast(1.13);
}

.scroll-thread-canvas {
  opacity: .70;
}

[rt-liquid-glass] {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.46);
  background-color: var(--rt-liquid-tint, rgba(255,255,255,.10));
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.76),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.055),
    0 22px 58px -48px rgba(0,31,63,.52);
}

.conference-header {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.20);
}

.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.24);
}

.masthead-panel,
.home-hero .masthead-panel {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}

.content-section:not(.image-band):not(.conference-band) {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.105), rgba(225,238,254,.035));
  backdrop-filter: blur(15px) saturate(130%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(15px) saturate(130%);
}

.side-card,
.info-card,
.date-table-wrap[rt-liquid-glass],
.timeline[rt-liquid-glass],
.sponsor-placeholder {
  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.075);
}

.utility-bar {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.86);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.utility-bar strong {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.96);
}

.masthead-facts span,
.button,
.official-link,
.info-card .tag,
.topic-search,
.page-next-copy span,
.site-footer p {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.date-table th {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.topic-chip,
.principle-list span,
.editorial-aside p,
.side-card p,
.side-card li,
.info-card p,
.objective-list li,
.timeline-item p,
.sponsor-placeholder p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.site-footer {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.90);
}

.people-grid,
.organizer-grid,
.speaker-grid,
.webmaster-grid,
.six-person-grid {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 32px 16px;
  margin: 48px auto 0;
}

.organizer-grid,
.webmaster-grid {
  max-width: 1106px;
}

.speaker-grid {
  max-width: 1106px;
}

.people-grid .person-card {
  flex: 0 0 171px;
  width: 171px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-radius: 22px;
}

.people-grid .person-card::after {
  width: 100%;
  height: 238px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0;
}

.people-grid .person-photo,
.six-person-grid .person-photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: 238px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(239,247,255,.70), rgba(195,218,242,.40)),
    var(--paper-deep);
}

.people-grid .person-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}

.people-grid .person-copy,
.six-person-grid .person-copy {
  width: 100%;
  height: 196px;
  min-height: 196px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 20px 15px 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  border-radius: 0 0 22px 22px;
  color: var(--navy);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(139,196,255,.14), transparent 42%),
    rgba(229,241,255,.36);
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.72),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.06),
    0 18px 38px rgba(3,25,49,.11);
  backdrop-filter: blur(17px) saturate(132%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(17px) saturate(132%);
}

.people-grid .person-copy .role,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .role {
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  color: #003b78;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3,
.six-person-grid .person-copy h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.people-grid .person-copy .affiliation,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .affiliation {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: #174f83;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-copy,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-visible .person-copy,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-copy {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(113,183,255,.20), transparent 42%),
    rgba(3,31,61,.70);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .organizer-grid,
  .speaker-grid,
  .webmaster-grid {
    max-width: 720px;
  }

  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 32px) / 3);
    width: auto;
    max-width: 220px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 16px) / 2);
    max-width: 245px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
  }

  .people-grid .person-photo,
  .people-grid .person-card::after {
    height: 310px;
  }
}

/* Navigation, typography, neural-glass, and roster density refinements */
:root {
  --header-h: 128px;
}

body {
  font-size: 18px;
}

#neural-field {
  opacity: .66;
  filter: saturate(1.22) contrast(1.11);
}

#neural-field canvas {
  opacity: 1;
}

.scroll-thread-canvas {
  opacity: .66;
}

.conference-header {
  height: 94px;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 38px);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.28);
}

.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
  height: 78px;
  transform: translateY(-34px);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.34);
}

.brand-copy strong {
  font-size: 27px;
}

.brand-copy span {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.page-nav a {
  font-size: 17px;
}

.page-masthead h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 5.2vw, 5.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.home-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.section-heading {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.8vw, 3.9rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
}

.page-next-copy strong {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.3vw, 4.6rem);
}

.section-lead,
.prose {
  font-size: 18px;
}

.editorial-aside p,
.side-card p,
.side-card li,
.info-card p,
.objective-list li,
.timeline-item p,
.sponsor-placeholder p,
.focus-list span,
.topic-chip,
.principle-list span {
  font-size: 17px;
}

.info-card h3,
.timeline-item h3,
.sponsor-placeholder h3,
.editorial-aside h3 {
  font-size: 25px;
}

.side-card h3 {
  font-size: 29px;
}

.content-section:not(.image-band):not(.conference-band) {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.54);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.18), rgba(225,238,254,.08));
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.72),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.045),
    0 18px 52px -50px rgba(0,31,63,.44);
  backdrop-filter: blur(13px) saturate(126%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(13px) saturate(126%);
}

.six-person-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px 16px;
}

.six-person-grid .person-photo {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.six-person-grid .person-copy {
  width: calc(100% - 14px);
  min-height: 166px;
  margin: -48px 7px 0;
  padding: 17px 14px 16px;
  border-radius: 17px;
}

.six-person-grid .person-copy h3 {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.45vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.six-person-grid .person-copy .role,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .affiliation,
.six-person-grid .person-copy a {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.six-person-grid .person-copy a {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

@media (min-width: 1181px) and (max-width: 1380px) {
  .page-nav ul { gap: 12px; }
  .page-nav a { font-size: 15.5px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root { --header-h: 112px; }
  .conference-header { height: 84px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
    height: 72px;
    transform: translateY(-28px);
  }
  .page-nav { top: 112px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 72px; }
  .page-nav a { font-size: 16px; }
  .six-person-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .six-person-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --header-h: 104px; }
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  .conference-header { height: 78px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
    height: 66px;
    transform: translateY(-26px);
  }
  .page-nav { top: 104px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 66px; }
  .page-masthead h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 12vw, 4rem); }
  .home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15vw, 5rem); }
  .section-heading { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 9.5vw, 3.2rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .six-person-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .organizer-grid,
  .speaker-grid,
  .webmaster-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .person-card {
    max-width: 370px;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
}

/* Final cascade for the sidebar-free glass roster */
#neural-field {
  opacity: .74;
  filter: saturate(1.24) contrast(1.13);
}

.scroll-thread-canvas { opacity: .70; }

[rt-liquid-glass] {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.46);
  background-color: var(--rt-liquid-tint, rgba(255,255,255,.10));
}

.conference-header { background: rgba(255,255,255,.20); }
.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header { background: rgba(255,255,255,.24); }

.content-section:not(.image-band):not(.conference-band) {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.105), rgba(225,238,254,.035));
  backdrop-filter: blur(15px) saturate(130%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(15px) saturate(130%);
}

.people-grid,
.organizer-grid,
.speaker-grid,
.webmaster-grid,
.six-person-grid {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 32px 16px;
  margin: 48px auto 0;
}

.organizer-grid,
.webmaster-grid { max-width: 1106px; }
.speaker-grid { max-width: 1106px; }

.people-grid .person-card {
  flex: 0 0 171px;
  width: 171px;
  max-width: 171px;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-radius: 22px;
}

.people-grid .person-card::after {
  width: 100%;
  height: 238px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0;
}

.people-grid .person-photo,
.six-person-grid .person-photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: 238px;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0;
}

.people-grid .person-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
}

.people-grid .person-copy,
.six-person-grid .person-copy {
  width: 100%;
  height: 196px;
  min-height: 196px;
  max-height: 196px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 20px 15px 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  border-radius: 0 0 22px 22px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(139,196,255,.14), transparent 42%),
    rgba(229,241,255,.36);
  backdrop-filter: blur(17px) saturate(132%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(17px) saturate(132%);
}

.people-grid .person-copy .role,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .role {
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  color: #003b78;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3,
.six-person-grid .person-copy h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.people-grid .person-copy .affiliation,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .affiliation {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: #174f83;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 32px) / 3);
    width: auto;
    max-width: 220px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 16px) / 2);
    max-width: 245px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    max-width: 300px;
  }

  .people-grid .person-photo,
  .people-grid .person-card::after { height: 310px; }
}

/* Circular profile system shared with the Pitt HexAI family of sites */
.people-grid,
.organizer-grid,
.program-committee-grid,
.webmaster-grid {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 934px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 48px 32px;
  margin: 48px auto 0;
}

.people-grid .person-card {
  flex: 0 0 290px;
  width: 290px;
  max-width: 290px;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: visible;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.people-grid .person-card::after {
  display: none;
}

.people-grid .person-photo,
.six-person-grid .person-photo {
  flex: 0 0 176px;
  width: 176px;
  height: 176px;
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 4px solid rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 42px rgba(3,25,49,.18),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,53,148,.08);
  transition: transform .42s var(--ease), box-shadow .42s var(--ease);
}

.people-grid .person-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 18%;
  filter: none;
  transform: scale(1);
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease), filter .35s ease;
}

.people-grid .person-copy,
.six-person-grid .person-copy {
  width: 100%;
  height: 154px;
  min-height: 154px;
  max-height: 154px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 22px 18px 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.46);
  border-radius: 24px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(139,196,255,.12), transparent 44%),
    rgba(229,241,255,.30);
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.74),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.055),
    0 16px 38px rgba(3,25,49,.10);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(134%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(134%);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease), box-shadow .35s ease, background .35s ease;
}

.people-grid .person-copy .role,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .role {
  display: none;
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3,
.six-person-grid .person-copy h3 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 52px;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3 a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .25s ease;
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3 a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.people-grid .person-copy h3 a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue-bright);
  outline-offset: 4px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.people-grid .person-copy .affiliation,
.six-person-grid .person-copy .affiliation {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 22px;
  margin-top: auto;
  overflow: visible;
  color: #174f83;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-photo,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-photo {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow:
    0 24px 54px rgba(3,25,49,.24),
    0 0 0 7px rgba(168,216,255,.18);
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-photo img,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.075);
  filter: saturate(1.04) contrast(1.02);
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-copy,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-visible .person-copy,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-copy {
  transform: none;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--glass-x, 20%) var(--glass-y, 12%), rgba(139,196,255,.16), transparent 44%),
    rgba(229,241,255,.34);
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.78),
    inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,53,148,.055),
    0 18px 42px rgba(3,25,49,.12);
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-copy h3,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-visible .person-copy h3,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-copy h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.people-grid .person-card:hover .person-copy .affiliation,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-visible .person-copy .affiliation,
.people-grid .person-card:focus-within .person-copy .affiliation {
  color: #174f83;
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .people-grid,
  .organizer-grid,
  .program-committee-grid,
  .webmaster-grid {
    max-width: 612px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 660px) {
  .people-grid,
  .organizer-grid,
  .program-committee-grid,
  .webmaster-grid {
    max-width: 320px;
  }

  .people-grid .person-card {
    flex: 0 1 320px;
    width: min(100%, 320px);
    max-width: 320px;
  }
}

/* Conference identity, committee navigation, and content refinements */
:root { --header-h: 126px; }

.utility-bar {
  justify-content: flex-end;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.utility-links { margin-left: auto; }

.conference-brand {
  min-width: 217px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.conference-brand img {
  width: auto;
  height: 68px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  object-fit: contain;
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease), filter .35s ease;
}

.conference-brand:hover img { transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.015); }
.conference-brand:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blue-bright); outline-offset: 4px; }

.page-nav > ul { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(12px, 1.35vw, 24px); }
.nav-item { position: relative; }
.nav-parent-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 3px; }

.dropdown-toggle {
  width: 28px;
  height: 36px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.dropdown-toggle span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}

.has-dropdown.is-open .dropdown-toggle span { transform: rotate(180deg); }

.page-nav .nav-dropdown {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 260;
  top: calc(100% - 1px);
  left: 0;
  right: auto;
  width: 250px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 9px;
  list-style: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: rgba(238,247,255,.88);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -28px rgba(0,31,63,.65);
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(140%);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .32s var(--ease), visibility .25s;
}

.nav-item[data-nav-key="committee"] .nav-dropdown {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
}

.page-nav .nav-dropdown a {
  padding: 11px 13px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  white-space: normal;
}

.page-nav .nav-dropdown a::after { display: none; }
.page-nav .nav-dropdown a:hover,
.page-nav .nav-dropdown a:focus-visible { color: var(--navy); background: rgba(168,216,255,.42); }

.has-dropdown.is-open > .nav-dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: none;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

@media (hover: hover) and (min-width: 1181px) {
  .has-dropdown:hover > .nav-dropdown {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: none;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }
}

.single-line-title,
.single-line-heading { white-space: nowrap; }

.page-masthead h1.single-line-title {
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 5.1vw, 5.1rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

body[data-page="committee"] .page-masthead h1.single-line-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4.6vw, 4.75rem);
}

.content-section[id],
.page-masthead[id] {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 20px);
}

.organizing-intro {
  max-width: 780px;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.45vw, 1.25rem);
}

.focus-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

.focus-item {
  counter-increment: focus;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0, 1fr) 28px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  outline: none;
  transition: padding .38s var(--ease), background .3s ease;
}

.focus-item::before {
  content: "0" counter(focus);
  color: #8a5b00;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.focus-item::after {
  content: "+";
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease);
}

.focus-item h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.focus-description {
  grid-column: 2 / -1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: grid-template-rows .45s var(--ease), opacity .3s ease, margin-top .4s var(--ease);
}

.focus-description p {
  min-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 64ch;
  color: #2f4f72;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.focus-item:hover,
.focus-item:focus,
.focus-item:focus-within {
  padding-left: 10px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.22);
}

.focus-item:hover::after,
.focus-item:focus::after,
.focus-item:focus-within::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }

.focus-item:hover .focus-description,
.focus-item:focus .focus-description,
.focus-item:focus-within .focus-description {
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  margin-top: 10px;
  opacity: 1;
}

.focus-item:focus-visible { box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--blue-bright); }

.submission-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root { --header-h: 112px; }
  .conference-brand { min-width: 185px; }
  .conference-brand img { height: 58px; }
  .page-nav { max-height: calc(100vh - 72px); overflow-y: auto; }
  .page-nav > ul { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0 30px; }
  .nav-parent-row > a { flex: 1; }
  .dropdown-toggle { width: 46px; height: 48px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .page-nav .nav-dropdown {
    position: static;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 0;
    padding: 0 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0 0 14px 14px;
    background: rgba(231,243,255,.72);
    box-shadow: none;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: none;
  }
  .page-nav .nav-dropdown a { padding: 10px 12px; border-bottom: 0; font-size: 15px; }
  .has-dropdown.is-open > .nav-dropdown {
    max-height: 360px;
    padding: 7px 12px 10px;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
  }
}

@media (hover: none), (max-width: 760px) {
  .focus-description { grid-template-rows: 1fr; margin-top: 9px; opacity: 1; }
  .focus-item::after { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --header-h: 104px; }
  .conference-brand { min-width: 153px; }
  .conference-brand img { height: 48px; }
  .page-nav > ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .page-masthead h1.single-line-title { font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 7.2vw, 2.7rem); }
  .single-line-heading { white-space: normal; }
  .focus-item { grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr); padding-block: 20px; }
  .focus-description { grid-column: 2; }
  .focus-description p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .submission-actions { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Restored two-tier conference banner and unclipped committee menu */
:root {
  --conference-banner-h: 78px;
  --conference-nav-h: 94px;
  --header-h: 172px;
}

.site-header {
  z-index: 1000;
  overflow: visible;
}

.utility-bar {
  height: var(--conference-banner-h);
  justify-content: space-between;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: 16px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.90);
  background: var(--navy);
}

.conference-banner-logo {
  flex: 0 1 270px;
  width: 270px;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.conference-banner-logo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
  opacity: .98;
  transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .35s var(--ease);
}

.conference-banner-logo:hover img { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.conference-banner-logo:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--aqua); outline-offset: 4px; }

.utility-links {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.88);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.conference-header,
.conference-header[rt-liquid-glass] {
  height: var(--conference-nav-h);
  overflow: visible;
}

.site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
  height: 78px;
  transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--conference-banner-h)));
}

.conference-brand {
  min-width: 230px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.brand-copy {
  display: grid;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease);
}

.conference-brand:hover .brand-copy { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.conference-brand:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blue-bright); outline-offset: 5px; }

.brand-copy strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 27px;
}

.brand-copy span {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.page-nav,
.page-nav > ul,
.nav-item { overflow: visible; }

.page-nav .nav-dropdown {
  z-index: 1400;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 72px -30px rgba(0,31,63,.78);
}

.submission-publication .feature-split {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(245px, .45fr);
}

.submission-actions {
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 12px;
}

.submission-actions .button {
  min-height: 50px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

.poster-download-button { flex: 1 1 310px; }

.poster-showcase {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.poster-showcase .glass-panel {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.poster-preview {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(30, 96, 145, .22);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.38);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 52px -34px rgba(0,31,63,.58);
}

.poster-preview img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease), filter .45s ease;
}

.poster-preview:hover img,
.poster-preview:focus-visible img {
  transform: scale(1.008);
  filter: saturate(1.04) contrast(1.02);
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root {
    --conference-banner-h: 68px;
    --conference-nav-h: 84px;
    --header-h: 152px;
  }

  .utility-bar {
    padding-block: 14px;
  }

  .conference-banner-logo {
    flex-basis: 235px;
    width: 235px;
  }

  .conference-brand { min-width: 220px; }
  .brand-copy strong { font-size: 25px; }
  .brand-copy span { font-size: 14px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
    height: 72px;
    transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--conference-banner-h)));
  }
  .page-nav { top: var(--header-h); }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 72px; }
  .submission-publication .feature-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root {
    --conference-banner-h: 64px;
    --conference-nav-h: 78px;
    --header-h: 142px;
  }

  .conference-banner-logo {
    flex-basis: 205px;
    width: 205px;
  }

  .utility-links { font-size: 11px; }
  .conference-brand { min-width: 0; }
  .brand-copy strong { font-size: 21px; }
  .brand-copy span { max-width: 220px; font-size: 12.5px; }
  .site-header.is-condensed .conference-header {
    height: 66px;
    transform: translateY(calc(-1 * var(--conference-banner-h)));
  }
  .page-nav { top: var(--header-h); }
  .site-header.is-condensed .page-nav { top: 66px; }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .utility-bar { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .conference-banner-logo { flex-basis: 215px; width: 215px; }
  .utility-links { display: none; }
}