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@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ This repository contains all the course material created for the hands-on sessio
 on distributed deep learning held during the 2019 Georgian-German Science Bridge (GGSB)
 Workshop (September 09 - September 13).
 
+**Note:** The contents of this repository have been developed at the High Performance 
+Computing in Neuroscience division of the Jülich Supercomputing Center, solely for 
+educational purposes; these are not intended for production use. The contents are distributed 
+exclusively to the participants of the 2019 GGSB workshop (September 09 - September 13) in 
+the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied 
+warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Persons other than the
+participants of the 2019 GGSB workshop interested in accessing the contents are
+requested to kindly seek the author's permission.
+
 ## Cloning this repository
 
 ### 1. On your workstation/laptop
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 ### Job Submission with SLURM
 
 More information about using SLURM on JUWELS in available [here](
-https://apps.fz-juelich.de/jsc/hps/juwels/batchsystem.html).
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+https://apps.fz-juelich.de/jsc/hps/juwels/batchsystem.html).
+
+## Author
+
+[Fahad Khalid](https://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Personen/IAS/JSC/EN/staff/khalid_f.html?nn=362224) [SLNS/HPCNS, JSC]
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