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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear all <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We would like to remind you about the 2017 TDWG Conference in Canada Ottawa. (Biodiversity Information Standards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://tdwg.github.io/conferences/2017/">https://tdwg.github.io/conferences/2017/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We would be happy to see more participants active within the GBIF-BID at the conference. As a reminder, you are encouraged to use the funding you have received within the GBIF-BIDs for networking activities
and for example come promote your work within those projects at TDWG. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Special rates apply for participants from lower and lower-medium economies and students.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Check out the registration here:
<a href="https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=2011221">https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=2011221</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In case you would like to attend and are from an eligible country please contact our treasurer at
<a href="mailto:treasurer@tdwg.org">treasurer@tdwg.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">With my best wishes <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Pat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dr. Patricia Mergen<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Liaison Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#943634">Royal Museum for Central Africa <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span lang="NL" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#49D7D0">Botanic Garden Meise
</span></b><span lang="NL" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#49D7D0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Leuvensesteenweg 13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">- BELGIUM</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:#1F497D">'</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> +32(0)2 769
5626 </span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="NL-BE"><a href="mailto:Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be"><span style="color:blue">Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be</span></a></span></span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="NL-BE"><a href="mailto:Patricia.Mergen@plantentuinmeise.be"><span style="color:blue">Patricia.Mergen@plantentuinmeise.be</span></a>
</span></span><span lang="NL-BE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.africamuseum.be/"><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">www.africamuseum.be</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR"> P</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Before
printing, think about the environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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