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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">This is to inform you, that the
<b>full conference programs</b> for SPNHC 2016 and GGBN 2016 have been published!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">SPNHC: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc2016.berlin_page05.html&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=7h1Hq7Id7eVtLCF4a3IJ0an6vgGhgXDE5_3FLU2tr6o&s=24JCTP1AWsdvoCcDuONzaNW-zkSqpOCEfuYEeyWW_Sk&e=">
http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/page05.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">GGBN: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__meetings.ggbn.org_conference_ggbn_2016_schedConf_program&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=7h1Hq7Id7eVtLCF4a3IJ0an6vgGhgXDE5_3FLU2tr6o&s=3EZU0Krky8rjKHtnfDzPZppDudUI1yuPnn29u0gc3HE&e=">
https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/program</a> <b>(Please note: Registration is still possible until 15<sup>th</sup> of June!)</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum and the Museum für Naturkunde are honored to be hosting the
<b>31<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)</b> as well as the
<b>2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)</b> in<b> Berlin</b> from
<b>June, 20 to June, 25, 2016</b>. The conferences will be held in parallel at the andel’s Hotel Berlin, Landsberger Allee.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">SPNHC conference web site:
<b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc2016.berlin_&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=7h1Hq7Id7eVtLCF4a3IJ0an6vgGhgXDE5_3FLU2tr6o&s=GUIQqys5MWXSME4YLX0LME6i33FBZaC5dZwPNO2RZ34&e="><span style="color:#1F497D">http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/</span></a></b>, conference theme:
<b>“Green Museum – How to practice what we preach?”</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">GGBN conference web site:
<b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__meetings.ggbn.org_conference_ggbn_2016_index&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=7h1Hq7Id7eVtLCF4a3IJ0an6vgGhgXDE5_3FLU2tr6o&s=SgXID8Td6o9Ekk_yaydbqjtZ1z6qlREDgN_Gor8YjAw&e="><span style="color:#1F497D">https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index</span></a></b>, conference theme:
<b>“Meeting the Challenge: How to Preserve a Cross-Section of the Tree of Life”</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Please check the conference web sites for information on the conference program, field trips, social events, accommodation, registration and abstract submission. All workshops, social events and
field trips as well as the opening session on Tuesday are joint events for attendees of both conferences. During lunch and coffee breaks one will have the chance to visit the vendor booths and chat with attendees of both conferences. The sessions of both conferences
cover complementary topics to avoid duplications.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">With kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Katie Barker,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gabi Droege,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Peter Giere,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Eva Häffner,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Christiane Quaisser,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Patricia Rahemipour,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thomas von Rintelen,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Daniela Schwarz,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ole Seberg,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Manja Voss</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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