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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#44546A">FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Gbifall <gbifall-bounces@cemail.gbif.org> on behalf of Kyle Copas <kcopas@gbif.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 5:31 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"GBIFall@cemail.gbif.org" <GBIFall@cemail.gbif.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>2018 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge seeks open-data innovations for biodiversity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2018 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge has just opened for submissions, seeking innovative entries from open-data champions in support of biodiversity. The Challenge
will award up to €34,000 in prizes to entries that rely on open biodiversity data or open-source tools from the GBIF network to advance open science. The deadline for submissions is 5 September 2018.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn more in the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gbif.org_news_1GQURfK5jS4Iq4O06Y0EK4&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=JiZIGufrKRsb2m2wOa1Pk4k3rzmCtiWp1kwXKKF0YqY&s=qw7GFrn8Rp5IyemjH9EOiczIOtUXaZpjCGSbhR66hwQ&e=">
call for submissions</a> that we’ve just published, and please share the call with your colleagues and through your networks. Questions or requests for clarifications should be directed to
<a href="mailto:ENChallenge@gbif.org">ENChallenge@gbif.org</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kyle Copas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kyle Copas</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Communications Manager<br>
+45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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