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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Roberts, Roland [mailto:ROLROBER@nsf.gov]
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<b>Subject:</b> GBIF Young Researchers Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I appreciate any help you can provide with disseminating the following information. The Young Researchers Award is a prestigious award made yearly by GBIF.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gbif.org_news_5uADI7GJY4amKs88Q4Ug4I_call-2Dfor-2Dnominations-2Dopens-2Dfor-2D2018-2Dgbif-2Dyoung-2Dresearchers-2Daward&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=2w4lq4S4PfKN9Pqj7cartm2MBcoZK-Kcuo0rPTfrlfs&s=c24JhmsxFQUynC2bDFKr9cqpjrc6BqqF2JXYrWCI4xg&e=">https://www.gbif.org/news/5uADI7GJY4amKs88Q4Ug4I/call-for-nominations-opens-for-2018-gbif-young-researchers-award</a>
provides information on the nomination process. Each country/delegation is allowed two nominations. Nominations are due to GBIF by June 15. The US Delegation is planning on evaluating nominations received beginning June 1<sup>st</sup>. Let me know if you have
any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Roland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-----------------</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Roland P. Roberts, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Science Advisor – BIO Centers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program Director, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Division of Biological Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directorate for Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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