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@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ seasoned WR users and developers, can learn something new.
 
 ## Abstracts
 
-Work in progress.
-
 ### Introduction to White Rabbit
 
 White Rabbit (WR) is an extension of Ethernet which provides determinism
@@ -121,14 +119,16 @@ the more detailed talks which come later in the day.
 ### WR in action: distributed synchronization concepts and demo
 
 The presentation will start with a general discussion about distributed
-synchronization concepts using a distribution of a Pulse Per Second
+synchronization concepts using the distribution of a Pulse Per Second
 (PPS) over a WR network as an example. A short showcase of available WR
 devices will follow. The demo will show how to setup a WR network from
-scratch. Starting with a discussion about a needed fiber cabling,
-through a configuration of WR nodes and switches, to an overview about
-the basic diagnostics of a WR network. The talk willend with a short
-demo presenting how the changes of fiber's temperature can affect a
-synchronisation of two nodes (the hot air gun demo).
+scratch. Starting with a discussion about needed fiber cabling, through
+the configuration of WR nodes and switches (introducing some
+newly-developed web-based tools), to an overview of the basic
+diagnostics in a WR network using standard monitoring and expert tools.
+The talk will end with a short demo presenting how changes in fiber
+temperature can affect the synchronisation between two nodes (aka "the
+hot air gun demo").
 
 ### Determinism in WR: priority handling and latency bounds with demo
 
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ This presentation will focus on the WR network operating at CERN for
 exchanging trigger pulses between a set of geographically distributed
 instruments responsible for beam instability diagnostics in the LHC. The
 system features low\&fixed latency message distribution and can be
-easily tailored to custom requirements. Presentation will be followed by
-a demo of a small trigger distribution network.
+easily tailored to custom requirements. The presentation will be
+followed by a demo of a small trigger distribution network.
 
 #### Distributes oscilloscopes using WR
 
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ Streamers](https://www.ohwr.org/project/wr-cores/wikis/WR_Streamers)
 VHDL module. The WR Streamers take advantage of WR's features (i.e.
 synchronization and determinism) to allow data streaming with low and
 fixed latency. This streaming facility is a building brick of a system
-that distributes the value of a magnetic field in CERN accelerators.
-This talk explains the WR Streamers, their integration into your design
-and their applications. The demonstration will illustrate how the WR
-Streamers are used at CERN.
+that distributes the value of the magnetic field in real-time to clients
+in different CERN accelerators. This talk explains the WR Streamers,
+their integration into your design and their applications. The
+demonstration will illustrate how the WR Streamers are used at CERN.
 
 ### Phase-compensated distribution of RF signals using WR (with demo)
 
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ signals. A live demo will follow.
 
 ### Advanced diagnostics in a WR network
 
-White Rabbit is an expansion of a regular Ethernet network. The same way
-you can diagnose off-the-shelf Ethernet switches and routers using a
+White Rabbit is an extension of a regular Ethernet network. The same way
+you can diagnose off-the-shelf Ethernet switches and routers using the
 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you can also diagnose timing
-and data problems in your WR network. In this talk we will describe
+and data problems in your WR network. In this talk we will describe the
 various SNMP objects that are exported by WR switches and WR nodes as
 well as how they can be analysed using Icinga (an open-source SNMP
 manager) to ensure correct operation of the network. Finally, we will
@@ -196,20 +196,20 @@ fixed.
 
 ### How to use the WR PTP Core to make your own WR nodes, advanced concepts
 
-White Rabbit PTP Core (WRPC) is the main element of every WR node. It is
-an HDL implementation of Gigabit Ethernet MAC including the full White
-Rabbit synchronization stack. This talk will provide a comprehensive
-description of the WRPC and its interfaces. We will present how
-user-defined HDL modules can benefit from the timing information
-provided by the core and how they can use the pipelined Wishbone
-interface for sending application-specific Ethernet frames. We will also
-see, how the WRPC instantiation in your own WR node can be simplified by
-using provided HDL wrappers for officially supported boards and FPGA
-platforms.
+The White Rabbit PTP Core (WRPC) is the main element of every WR node.
+It is an HDL implementation of a Gigabit Ethernet MAC including the full
+White Rabbit synchronization stack. This talk will provide a
+comprehensive description of the WRPC and its interfaces. We will
+present how user-defined HDL modules can benefit from the timing
+information provided by the core and how they can use the pipelined
+Wishbone interface for sending application-specific Ethernet frames. We
+will also see how the WRPC instantiation in your own WR node can be
+simplified by using provided HDL wrappers for officially supported
+boards and FPGA platforms.
 
 ### Calibration (with demo) and remote configuration of WR nodes
 
-To ensure a sub-nanosecond synchronization, the White Rabbit software
+To ensure sub-nanosecond synchronization, the White Rabbit software
 stack needs to estimate the communication link asymmetry. In this talk
 we will introduce the White Rabbit link delay model to characterize
 various factors that make the Master-to-Slave and Slave-to-Master link