{"id":4011,"date":"2026-04-28T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.load.se\/project\/stockholm-ibm-power-event\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:38:12","slug":"stockholm-ibm-power-event","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.load.se\/en\/project\/stockholm-ibm-power-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockholm \u2013 IBM Power Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; 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