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 # Ultimate Rust 2: Intermediate Concepts
 
-This is the companion repository for the `Ultimate Rust 2: Intermediate Concepts` (the followup to the popular [Ultimate Rust Crash Course]).  _UR2IC_ will be published independently online in the second half of 2021 and is also presented live as part of some O'Reilly virtual events such as  [Rust in 3 Weeks], or taught in-person for corporate training.  You will get the most out of this training experience by doing the [exercises] in this repository and watching (or attending) the instructor-led training.
+This is the companion repository for the `Ultimate Rust 2: Intermediate Concepts` (the followup to the popular [Ultimate Rust Crash Course]). You will get the most out of this training experience by doing the [exercises] in this repository and watching (or attending) the instructor-led training.
 
 In other words, this repository is for you hands-on-learners!