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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello,<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">I’d like to post the following message to NHCOLL-L. Please let me know if you have any specific questions and thank you.<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 Warm Regards,<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">Katie Barker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">GGI and GGBN Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Barker, Katharine B. <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Barker, Katharine B. <BarkerK@si.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'alexandra.khassidov@oegmbt.at' <alexandra.khassidov@oegmbt.at>; 'Gabriele Droege (g.droege@bgbm.org)' <g.droege@bgbm.org>; 'Eva-Maria Sehr' <Eva-Maria.Sehr@ait.ac.at><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Reminder on GGBN 2018, Austria – early registration & call for abstracts (early registration extended to January 29)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">GGBN 2018, the 3<sup>rd</sup> Conference of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">will take place in
<b>Vienna, Austria </b>from<b> May 22 - 25, 2018.</b></span><b> (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__meetings.ggbn.org_conference_ggbn_2018_&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=shxDOmsxxW7NkWwS0cbuoqTSxWK74DjZQhMA64-gOfE&s=OMCuvkGZTJ2GmGlKHn3yP9m1zor4gydNoqlcMRzA2to&e="><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2018/</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">For EARLY REGISTRATION please register before January 29th!
</span></b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__oegmbt-2Devents.at_ggbn2018_&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=shxDOmsxxW7NkWwS0cbuoqTSxWK74DjZQhMA64-gOfE&s=jw-TpUNV7FzJUFj6eZKm0tSv-l6SidO-4CMRh_j0YkE&e="><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">HERE</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Or here:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__oegmbt-2Devents.at_ggbn2018_&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=shxDOmsxxW7NkWwS0cbuoqTSxWK74DjZQhMA64-gOfE&s=jw-TpUNV7FzJUFj6eZKm0tSv-l6SidO-4CMRh_j0YkE&e=">http://oegmbt-events.at/ggbn2018/</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The organizing committee is pleased to announce the opening of registration and the call for abstract submissions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Abstracts can be submitted
<b>after registration and payment</b> have been completed. All submitted abstracts will be considered for short talks or poster presentations by the scientific committee. Please indicate during submission if you prefer a talk or a poster. Poster sessions will
offer an additional possibility for scientific exchange.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sessions with the following titles are planned:</span></b><b><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Biodiversity – current challenges, future chances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Forest biological diversity – losses and gains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Why agricultural diversity matters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The hidden biodiversity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Amazing animals ex and in situ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Do’s & don’ts sampling & preservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Do’s & don’ts analytic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ABS & Nagoya protocol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Andreas Börner (IPK Gatersleben, DE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Michael Bruford (Cardiff University, UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Philippe Desmeth (Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms, BE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Marlys Houck (San Diego Zoo, US)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Andrea Nouak (BMLFUW, Austrian CBD, AT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Anne Willems (Ghent University - Faculty of Sciences, BE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">International Scientific Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jonas Astrin (ZFMK, DE)
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Berthold Heinze (BFW, AT)<br>
Michal Vinkler (CUNI, CZ) <br>
Elisabeth Haring (NHM Vienna, AT)<br>
Alexandra Ribarits (AGES, AT)<br>
Annick Wilmotte (BCCM, BE)<br>
Manuela Da Silva (Fiocruz, BR)<br>
Marlys Houck (Sandiego Zoo, US)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Satellite Event:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing & Nagoya protocol – more information to come soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The first day of the conference will be held at the Natural History Museum Vienna with additional sessions open to the public. Be part of the diverse social events
like guided tours through Zoo Schönbrunn, the oldest zoo in the world, or through Vienna’s Museum of Natural History, or the city center and don’t miss the conference dinner at Town Hall.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are looking forward to welcome you in Vienna,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Eva, Gabi, Angela, Katie & Alexandra</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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