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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ humantime: "9:00 - 17:00 UTC"    # human-readable times for the workshop e.g., "
 startdate: 2023-11-28      # machine-readable start date for the workshop in YYYY-MM-DD format like 2015-01-01
 enddate: 2023-11-28        # machine-readable end date for the workshop in YYYY-MM-DD format like 2015-01-02
 instructor: ["Dr. Jannetta Steyn", "Dr. Samantha Finnigan"] # boxed, comma-separated list of instructors' names as strings, like ["Kay McNulty", "Betty Jennings", "Betty Snyder"]
-helper: [""]     # boxed, comma-separated list of helpers' names, like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
+#helper: [""]     # boxed, comma-separated list of helpers' names, like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
 email: ["michelle.gilbride@newcastle.ac.uk","jannetta.steyn@newcastle.ac.uk"]    # 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: https://hackmd.io/ZasmYaFhRz-y5XYlra3XDQ # 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:           # optional: alphanumeric key for Eventbrite registration, e.g., "1234567890AB" (if Eventbrite is being used)