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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A quick reminder that registration for the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spnhc-2Dtdwg2018.nz_&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RFJuTvOhL8OEibnER8kCh4FQuQN1TbBJQuCdP1EZ2cs&s=iV73fzvGK30naoMcwfQNLcth0XtxbJWLJLshkGdvABo&e=">
2018 SPNHC TDWG conference</a> in Dunedin New Zealand, August 25 to September 1, opens next Monday March 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Data Carpentry Workshop – Expression of Interest<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Data analysis, programming, and reproducible research skills have long been identified as a need in the biodiversity community. The Carpentries (formerly Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry) is an organization with thousands of instructors
and over a decade of experience in teaching these skills to researchers in a supportive and inclusive manner.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">iDigBio has been involved with the Carpentries since the foundation of Data Carpentry in 2014. We've offered their workshops in Gainesville, FL and at the past three TDWG meetings. Our staff have participated in over 30 workshops and one
of our first post-docs, François Michonneau, has just recently accepted a position as Curriculum Development Lead. We think the Carpentries is a great organization. While many museums and universities in the biodiversity community have already established
their own relationships with the Carpentries through memberships and trained instructors, we want to help even more institutions participate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like help in supporting a two day Carpentries instructor training workshop at the 2018 SPNHC & TDWG meeting in Dunedin, NZ in the date range of August 23 - 26. If you would like to be trained as an instructor, support members of
your institution being trained, or help in the long-term construction of a Carpentries community, please respond to this questionnaire (2 minutes):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_AiihFfzzc8c8rB7n1&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RFJuTvOhL8OEibnER8kCh4FQuQN1TbBJQuCdP1EZ2cs&s=uA5-avJxWUNEhvcRbLf3MGuz2rVu4ToHyC06QC2qtOg&e=">https://goo.gl/forms/AiihFfzzc8c8rB7n1</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matthew Collins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Technical Operations Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Advanced Computing and Information Systems Lab, ECE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Robert Morris
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Director, Collections, Research<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">& Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Otago Museum</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">New Zealand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">SPNHC.TDWG Joint Conference<br>
25 August to 1 September</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">More info:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spnhc-2Dtdwg2018.nz_&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RFJuTvOhL8OEibnER8kCh4FQuQN1TbBJQuCdP1EZ2cs&s=iV73fzvGK30naoMcwfQNLcth0XtxbJWLJLshkGdvABo&e="><span style="color:#0563C1">http://spnhc-tdwg2018.nz/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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#</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">SPNHC2018 #TDWG2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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