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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SPNHC annual conference with partners NatSCA and GCG, is continuing to take great shape - <a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/spnhc2014">http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/spnhc2014</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some recent updates to the program are;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The schedule for the conference workshop<b> ‘Legal aspects of shipping preserved animals and tissues’ </b>has been updated.<b> </b></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/30765/Shipping_workshop_-SPNHC-2014.pdf">http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/30765/Shipping_workshop_-SPNHC-2014.pdf</a>. This will be a very full day’s workshop covering issues such as the current legal framework around shipping specimens, the introduction of the Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) / Nagoya Protocol and the IATA regulations. A beer in a local pub will follow! It is possible to attend this workshop outside of the conference itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>NEW</span></i></strong><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> Breakout Session</span></i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'> - <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Unlocking Evidence: Scientific Collections and Environmental Change</span></strong>. Evaluating and predicting change in the global environment is the largest scientific and policy challenge of our time. Natural history and other scientific collections offer relatively under-utilized or under-integrated sources of critical evidence about the past, and hold the potential for refining our understanding of how natural systems respond to environmental change. <a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/31183/SciCollNHM_SPNHC-18Mar14.pdf">http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/31183/SciCollNHM_SPNHC-18Mar14.pdf</a> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>NEW Session</span></i></strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'> - <b>Update on Initiatives and Progress in Digitisation of Natural History Collections</b>. For further information on the theme and on contributing to this session please visit - <a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/31182/UpdateDigitisationNHCSPNHC2014Symposium.docx">http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/media/31182/UpdateDigitisationNHCSPNHC2014Symposium.docx</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'>Registration is live</span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'> – </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'><a href="https://www.regonline.co.uk/spnhc2014">https://www.regonline.co.uk/spnhc2014</a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'>Abstracts for presentations, demos and posters can be submitted here - </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'><a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/spnhc2014/submissions/">http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/spnhc2014/submissions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>A big thanks to the support and help from the community in helping to make this event happen. Also a big thanks to the sponsors who have currently registered their support for this conference;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Delta Designs Ltd <a href="http://www.deltadesignsltd.com/">http://www.deltadesignsltd.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thermo Lignum <a href="http://www.thermolignum.com/home/">http://www.thermolignum.com/home/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Preservation Equipment <a href="http://www.preservationequipment.com/">http://www.preservationequipment.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'>John Purcell Paper <a href="http://www.johnpurcell.net/">http://www.johnpurcell.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'>Dymuniadau gorau / best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%'>The Conference Organizing Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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