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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">During the 2018 Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)
Conference in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand, a meeting for delegates from Australasia was held to gauge interest in and explore options for forming a regional group or network that focuses on supporting the practical aspects of natural science collections,
curation, management, digitisation and conservation. <br>
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There was unanimous support for forming a group/network, however we acknowledge that many people working in the sector were unable to attend or did not have the opportunity to give feedback to all items raised in the meeting.<br>
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A questionnaire has been designed to collect additional input on what should be the purpose, scope and structure of the group/network. The results from this survey will guide the next steps in development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A7090">ROBERT MORRIS</span></b><span style="color:#4A7090"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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