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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">If you are looking to get involved in biodiversity informatics at a global level and want to make a difference then why not join the enthusiastic team running
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG, <a href="http://www.tdwg.org">www.tdwg.org</a>) ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">It concerns the further enhancement and development of the data standards and tools used among others by GBIF and the framework of the data publishing in the
BID projects. Nominations are notably open this year for the African Representation of TDWG. Elections will happen in Fall and terms start as of January 2019 for two years.
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Positions are open for Deputy Chair, Secretary, Chair of the Functional Subcommittee for Communications & Outreach, Chair of the Functional Subcommittee for Funding & Partnerships,
<b>Africa Representative</b>, Asian Representative and North American Representative.<br>
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All terms are for two years, except for the Deputy Chair, who is expected to serve as Deputy Chair for two years and as Chair for a further two years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">Details of the positions and the process are available on the TDWG website at <a href="https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id=6b4a695e6b&e=e69faeeea4" target="_blank"><span style="color:#202020">https://www.tdwg.org/news/2018/call-for-nominations/</span></a>. <br>
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Nominations and queries should be address to <a href="mailto:secretary@tdwg.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#202020">secretary@tdwg.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">You can follow up here the people already nominated and examples of the information expected to be sent to the secretary
<a href="https://www.tdwg.org/about/executive/2019/">https://www.tdwg.org/about/executive/2019/</a>
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The deadline for nominations is the <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">30 August 2018</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">With my best wishes
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#202020">Pat
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Patricia Mergen<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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+32(0)2 769 5626 <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be"><span style="color:blue">Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.africamuseum.be/"><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:windowtext">www.africamuseum.be</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR">P</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:FR"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#00B050;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Before
printing, think about the environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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