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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Local Organising Committee is pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration for the 2018 conference in Dunedin, New Zealand opens March 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eiseverywhere.com_ehome_231424-26t-3D86b192b0d070b5fdc0c7b731be5ec87d&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=BBpc38v6ol7omSt4505_PXxcNuIE-nz48SgE0xqU3p4&e=">PLEASE REGISTER HERE</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that registration includes a membership fee. Be sure that your membership is up to date before registering for the conference. Membership will incur a fee of US$75 if you choose to renew at the time of conference registration.
If you are already a member of SPNHC or TDWG, the membership fee of US$75 is deducted from the registration fee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not a member of SPNHC or need to renew your membership - <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_13&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=CPhu94krZ1_NSKirRIdvagDZQahBMISSAsCqyXafgjQ&e=">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that all prices are in $NZ. Please also be aware that attendees registering under an institutional membership (up to 5 institutional staff per membership) will be asked to register at the same time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Early bird registration is 12 March to 13 May 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Regular registration is 14 May to 4 July 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Late and onsite registration is 5 July to 31 August 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Accommodation, events and field trips can also be booked via the registration site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Workshops </b>- These have yet to be finalised. Please keep an eye on the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spnhc-2Dtdwg2018.nz_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=dWG9uJ5MHTwZY8eaoSVvLKtufciZCB6n1lACN-UjjBk&e=">conference website</a> for more information. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Special Interest Group </b>meetings – Please contact <a href="mailto:spnhc.tdwg2018@otagomuseum.nz">
spnhc.tdwg2018@otagomuseum.nz</a> if you would like to arrange a meeting during the conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information on plenary speakers, workshops and sponsors will be coming soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin, New Zealand<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_391295014641890_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=IFc2-7c7zcsGgVRkJV_A02S26ANft8eycUREVj-EYUc&e="><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3BA1B.EB0E1B90" alt="cid:image015.jpg@01D37298.0661E230"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_spnhc-3Flang-3Den&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=3LDn731cBkbkiCROLgMoJyrKjVdQTnJWOYUtdm9xczA&e="><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D3BA1B.EB0E1B90" alt="cid:image016.jpg@01D37298.0661E230"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.otagomuseum.nz_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=h88fd6fDT1v749j6csw3gWZFcNouJ2d-0ObFa81fYxs&e="><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="125" height="53" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D3BA1B.EB0E1B90" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01D375B0.47BD2B70"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><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" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=fTH-oO0Hr_5EfnQlH7-utTMJozBvim9B32mErpgzopI&s=dWG9uJ5MHTwZY8eaoSVvLKtufciZCB6n1lACN-UjjBk&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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