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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Below is an upcoming workshop (5-6 Sept 2017) that may be of some interest to African BID awardees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Laura Russell</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com [mailto:african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ina Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 August 2017 17:18<br>
<b>To:</b> african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Madagascar Workshop on Environmental and Scientific Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries, 5 & 6 September 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Dear all</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Please read more about this upcoming workshop, to be hosted in Antananarivo, Madagascar at the Hotel Carlton.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic""><a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/?page_id=286">http://africanopenscience.org.za/?page_id=286</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">The
<b>program</b> can be viewed at <a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/workshop_program_5-6sept.pdf">
http://africanopenscience.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/workshop_program_5-6sept.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">To attend, please
<b>register</b> at <a href="http://codata-pastd.org/webreg/Register.html">http://codata-pastd.org/webreg/Register.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">For inquiries, contact any of the following:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0cm;background:white"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:black;font-weight:normal">Xiang ZHOU </span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#3D3C3C"><br>
<a href="mailto:zhouxiang@radi.ac.cn">zhouxiang@radi.ac.cn</a> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:black">or <a href="mailto:zhoux@irsa.ac.cn">zhoux@irsa.ac.cn</a>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:black;font-weight:normal">Frédéric Joël RAMAROLAHIVONJITIANA </span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#3D3C3C"><br>
<a href="mailto:dsi@mef.gov.mg">dsi@mef.gov.mg</a> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:black;font-weight:normal">Mrs NOASILALAONOMENJANAHARY Ambinintsoa Lucie</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#3D3C3C"><br>
<a href="mailto:noasilalao912@gmail.com">noasilalao912@gmail.com</a> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"">Ina</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Ina Smith</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Project Manager:
<a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/">African Open Science Platform</a> <br>
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<br>
DOAJ Ambassador, Southern Africa Region<br>
LIASA Librarian of the Year 2016</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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