.lower_banner.conference {
    position: relative;
    left: 0;
    min-height: 500px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-image: url(../../images/lower_banner_default.jpg);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5, 136, 165, 1) 0, rgb(15, 60, 77, 1) 100%);
    display: flex;
    flex-flow: column-reverse;
    filter: saturate(1.3) contrast(1.1);
}

    .lower_banner.conference .container h1, .lower_banner .container p, .lower_banner .container span {
        background-color: transparent;
        font-size: 2.2em;
        font-weight: bold;
        bottom: 100px;
        text-shadow: 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
    }

    .lower_banner.conference .bg_image::before,
    .lower_banner.conference .bg_image::after {
        content: none !important;
    }

    .lower_banner.conference .bg_image {
        filter: none !important;
        mix-blend-mode: initial !important;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-position: center;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
    }

.lower_banner.conference .page_title_container {
    margin: calc(230px + 50px) auto 100px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .lower_banner.conference .page_title_container h1 {
        font-size: 3em;
        text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
        margin-bottom: -130px;
        line-height: 1em;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: var(--sec);
        text-shadow: 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
    }

    .lower_banner.conference .page_title_container h2 {
        font-weight: 500;
    }

    .lower_banner.conference .page_title_container h4 {
        margin-top: -100px;
        color: #fff;
    }

.event_links {
    margin-top: 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    justify-content: center;
}

    .event_links > div {
        height: 250px;
        width: calc(33% - 6px);
        background-color: var(--sec);
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center;
    }

.event_links > div > span {
    display: block;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 9;
}

.event_links > div > span a {
    color: var(--white) !important;
}

.event_links .packages .bg_image {
    background-image: url(../images/packages.jpg);
    background-image: url(/_userfiles/pages/images/events/Conferences/homepage_blocks/packages.jpg);
}

.event_links .programme .bg_image {
    background-image: url(../images/programme.jpg);
    background-image: url(/_userfiles/pages/images/events/Conferences/homepage_blocks/programme.jpg);
}

.event_links .socialise .bg_image {
    background-image: url(../images/socialise.jpg);
    background-image: url(/_userfiles/pages/images/events/Conferences/homepage_blocks/socialise.jpg);
}

.event_links .speakers .bg_image {
    background-image: url(/_userfiles/pages/images/events/Conferences/homepage_blocks/speakers.jpg);
}

.event_links .sponsors .bg_image {
    background-image: url(/_userfiles/pages/images/events/Conferences/homepage_blocks/sponsors.jpg);
}

body:not(.editing) .event_links > div {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

    body:not(.editing) .event_links > div > a {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        background: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        transition: background .3s ease;
    }

body:not(.editing) .event_links > div:hover > a {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}

body:not(.editing) .event_links > div > span {
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .3s ease;
}

body:not(.editing) .event_links > div:hover > span {
    opacity: 1;
}

.image_block_text a {
    color: #fff;
    z-index: 1111111;
    position: relative;
}

.teal_text {
    color: var(--teal-superdark) !important;
}

.teal_text h1, .teal_text h2 {
    color: var(--teal) !important;
}

.conference_lower #content {
    padding-top: 60px !important;
}

.master_conference .lower_banner {
    height: auto;
}

.master_conference .header_actions {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.image_block_text {
    text-align: center;
}



@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .event_links > div {
        height: 125px;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .conference_lower .lower_banner {
        min-height: 100px !important;
        height: 175px !important;
    }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 1500px) {
    .conference_lower .container {
        width: 90%;
    }

    #header .header-actions a:not(.open-search) {
        font-size: 1.2em;
    }
}

.conference_lower .breadcrumb {
    display: none;
}