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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ humantime: "9:30 - 16:30  CEST"    # human-readable times for the workshop e.g.,
 startdate: 2025-03-10      # machine-readable start date for the workshop in YYYY-MM-DD format like 2015-01-01
 enddate:  2025-03-11        # machine-readable end date for the workshop in YYYY-MM-DD format like 2015-01-02
 instructor: ["Leila M. Iñigo de la Cruz"] # boxed, comma-separated list of instructors' names as strings, like ["Kay McNulty", "Betty Jennings", "Betty Snyder"]
-helper: ["Nami Sunami", "Niek Brom","Johns Bons","Linda Chen-Zijlstra"]     # boxed, comma-separated list of helpers' names, like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
+helper: ["Nami Sunami", "Niek Brom","Johns Bons","Linda Chen-Zijlstra","Özgün Balaban"]     # boxed, comma-separated list of helpers' names, like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
 email: ["first@example.org","second@example.org"]    # boxed, comma-separated list of contact email addresses for the host, lead instructor, or whoever else is handling questions, like ["marlyn.wescoff@example.org", "fran.bilas@example.org", "ruth.lichterman@example.org"]
 collaborative_notes:  # optional: URL for the workshop collaborative notes, e.g. an Etherpad or Google Docs document (e.g., https://pad.carpentries.org/2015-01-01-euphoria)
 eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/introduction-to-version-control-with-git-tickets-1245873403889?aff=oddtdtcreator&internal_ref=social         # optional: alphanumeric key for Eventbrite registration, e.g., "1234567890AB" (if Eventbrite is being used)