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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear everyone, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt">I am Aisha, new temporary Programme Officer for Participation and Engagement (PO) at GBIF Secretariat as from 1st January 2017. As part of the Participation and Engagement team at the Secretariat,
my role will involve providing support to the GBIF Participant Nodes, and other participants/communities involved. I very much look forward to working together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt">From the Secretariat we would like to share with you the information that
</span>JRS Biodiversity Foundation is presently issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for multi-year projects focused upon biodiversity data, knowledge and information services related to freshwater biodiversity and pollinator biodiversity in eastern and southern
Africa. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">The scope, timeline, forms, and online application portal are now posted on the JRS Website. </span>For more information:
<a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2017rfp/">
http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2017rfp/</a>, and if
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">interested you can contact
<a href="mailto:jrsrfp2017@jrsbiodiversity.org">jrsrfp2017@jrsbiodiversity.org</a> with any questions. Applications are due by end of day February 22, 2017.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">Aisha Lolila Jensen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Programme Officer for Participation and Engagement</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">GBIF Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">Universitetsparken 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">2100 Copenhagen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:aljensen@gbif.org">aljensen@gbif.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DA"><a href="http://www.gbif.org/">www.gbif.org</a>
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