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<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Dear List Members,<br></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Field activities related to
the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will result in the
collection of a variety of biodiversity samples that will be archived in
museums around the United States. NEON is currently seeking members of the
scientific community to serve on the Collections Technical Working Group. This
group will provide guidance on NEON activities related to scientific research collections.
</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">The Collections Technical
Working Group will respond to NEON inquiries for input and comment on
scientific, technical and implementation issues related to the collections program
approximately 4 times per year. We seek a diverse group with expertise and
experience in collections and archiving to help ensure that NEON collection
activities have a strong scientific base and will produce a resource that is
most useful to the community. We invite self-nominations and/or suggestions of
names of colleagues who might be interested. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">For more information please
follow the link below:</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="http://neoninc.org/content/membersCTWG">http://neoninc.org/content/membersCTWG</a></span></p>
<p class=""><br><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"></span><span style="font-family:Arial">Please submit nominations by
May 15<sup>th</sup> 2013.</span>
</p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Feel free to contact me with
any questions and thank you for your consideration.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Michael</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></p>
-- <br>Michael W. Denslow<br>Assistant Director for Scientific Research Collections<br>National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)<br>1685 38th Street, Suite 100<br>Boulder, Colorado 80301<br><br>Office 720.330.1567
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